The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-03
JUDGE KING DENOUNCES EFFORTS
OF REPUBLICANS TO USE CHURCH
FOR SELFISH POLITICAL ENDS

The meeting in Eastman's hall was ad-
dressed by five speakers during the even
ing. 1t was the last meeting addressed
by Judge King and Judge Powers. but
the audience waited patiently for the
main speakers of the evening.
Will c. Farrell was the first speaker
to address the meeting. He dealt eXclu-
sfvely with local issues and outlined the
interference of men high in the Nor
mon church for years past. He showed
that ii had always been the plea that the
Democrats vote the Republican ticket just
that one time in order to bring adVan-
tage to the church. He also showed that
in reality the plea had been for the spe-
eial political preferment Of the men who
took a base advantage Of their eeclesas-
teal positions Mr. Farrell spoke as a
Mormon. hut urged that the Mormon
Democrats stand firm for their political
convictions and not be led astray by men
who took advantage of their church po-
Sition 10 secure political office and power.
MI Farrell was followed by John F.
TObin. secretary of the Democratic state
committee. Mr.. Tobin dealt largely with
the national issues of the campaign. lie
spoke at length on the guarantee OF
bank deposits and showed that the de-
poSitOrS We're as much entitled to secur-
ity when they entrusted money to the
banks as the banks We're when they
loaned money to others He stated that
although the Republican party had been
in power for twelve years il had not
carried out the reforms which the lead
ers of that party themselves acknowl-
edge should be put into effect and which
they now promise to accomplish should
Taft be elected. He showed that ROOse-
welt had not been enabled TO accomplish
these reforms and stated that il would
be beyond the power of Mr.. Taft.
Councilman F. s. Fernstrom spoke for
a few moments upon the conclusion of
Mr.. Tobin's speech. but yielded the plat
form to Judge William II. King, who ar
rived "A few minutes after Mr. Fernstrom
rose 10 address the audience. Judge
King said:
Il have been speaking throughout the
state for nearly three weeks and have
been in close touch with conditions and
can say with sincerity that the sky is
bright with the promise of a Democratic
victory. | cannot understand why the
people Of Utah should not support the
Democratic party. Most OF the inhabi-
tants OF Utah are laboring men. men who
earn their living with their hands and
brains. The Democratic party, if elected,
will produce a condition of affairs favor
able TO the laboring man. The Repub-
liean party, however, is dominated by
those largely interested in predatory
wealth The growth of the trusts has
seen so great that no longer is there
business freedom. Under such conditions
as exist at the present time there can
be no industrial liberty. The growing
power of the trusts will result in the
subjugation of the people and the CEN
traiization of wealth and power
We have civil liberty, gained for US by
the blood OF our forefathers but that
civil liberty does not give us Industrial
liberty. The very existence of industrial
liberty is threatened by the trusts Men
like Rockefeller. Morgan and others OF
that class are behind the Republican par
ty and lending it their support. They
are the men who are furnishing the sin
eWs of war for the Republican party.
Who are supplying the Republican party
with the funds with which to fight for
Taft's election The trusts
THE big corporations of the country
are fighting Bryan because Bryan is
struggling for and supporting policies
which viii tend to the ema ncipation Of
the people from financial slavery. This
fight is the greatest fight ever made in
a free country. Ii is a fight to deter
mine whether OF no the country will be
turned over to, an olisarchy of wealth
During the history of the world there
have been hundreds of republics. but they
have fallen because Of the fact that the
wealth of the country came into the
hands of few men. and with it the
reins of government. Wealth is never sat-
isfied until it has acquired power, and
in order to gain power il must take il
from the labor1ng man. The moneyed in
terests of the country are fighting for
lower wages and higher prices
The smelter trust in this very state
is threatening the existence Of the mines