The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-03
Discard All PretenSc of Secrecy
and Tell the Brethren
How to Vote.
BISHOP NJ. s. W00LLEY
MAKES FRENZIED APPEAL
Saws He Is Democrat, but Tells
Mormons They Must Vote Re-
publican County Ticket.

dicial ticket next Tuesday. II is the
viii of God -
Such was the sentiment expressed TO
hundreds of Mormons Sunday evening
in the various ward meeting houses all
over the city by the speakers. CIT is
absolutely necessary that the American
party be put down and out. 1t has no
right to exist, and we must arise in our
majesty and might and defeat them at
the polls tooth and nail - This state
ments were made from three different
pulplts in rs many parts of the city.
The cry Of the Mormon speakers was to
wipe out of existence the American par
~ and thus administer a stinging blow
TO The Salt Lake Tribune, .'else You
Will be driven from your homes and
have your leaders jailed.
Upwards of three hundred gathered
in the Twenty-frst ward meeting house
at the corner of First avenue and Is
street SUNDAY evening TO hear the
words OF wisdom flow from the lips of
Bishop NJ 5. Woclley. This staunch
" Democrat according TO his own
statement. addressed the gathering only
for q few minutes. but in that length
of time lie subjected the Intermountaiu
Rcruhl'cnn and the Deseret News TO &C
tive membership IN the Ananias club.
For a long time both of these paners
have declared repeatedly that the Nor
mon church is not and never has been
in nolitics. and that neither its bishops
and elders nor anyone else ever in
structed the Mormon people from the
pulpit how 20 vote or whv thew should !
vote 50 and so. But Bishop Woollev.
in plain lan"uare. told his hearers TO
vote the Republican county and iu-
dicIal ticket: that desDite the fact that !
he is loval Democrat and has always |
contributed 70 the Democratic cam
paion furd. and has done so this wear. /
still he prorosed next Tuesday to vote |
the Republican county and judicial /
tickets, and he implored his hearers to /
do likewise.
Same Old Stunt.
DO YOU want to be driven from this
state and al the other states 10 Mexico 1
and have your leaders nut behind the .
bars?' said the bishop. ''If YOU do. !
then vote the American ticket. But |
YOU don't! You are too loval to your
church and 10 It's members 10 thus prove |
yourselves, traitors 70 the church which |
YOU hold dearer than arvthing else
The KEYNOTE OF the h'shop's appeal .
was fear that if the American party l
was v'"torioDs. the Mormon pcopIe /
would be driven from the land. and he .
and the other leaders. who never nar.
ticipate in politics. would be landed in
la'l. He placed GREAT stress upon this,
and made no homes Of the fact that he
would advise al within hearing of his
voice. ard all whom he might meet be
tween now and TUESDAY 70 vote the Re
publican county and judicial tickets. IT.
respective OF how they voted upon the
prC CS'dent'sl and state questions
Just before the meeting adjourned.
The bishop arnse and. turning to his
pcorle. said: . Nv remarks are 10 be
confined 10 only few minutes. What
have 10 sav IS timely and TO the point
ana want Won 70 listen TO what have
20 saw. and then weigh my advice well
in vour hearts and act ACCORDINGLY.
Next Tuesday - election dav. What !
are YOU To'ng TO do then? The election
* Of vital importance To YOU and to
the church. Nonr vote Will make tire.
mendous difference IN the result. and
you must east II right. There are three
parties in the field. One is the Ameri.
can nartv and there IS no room or rea-
son for It. The others are the Repub.
bean and Democratic. II is right for
you 10 be divided upou party lines.
these American partyites and their
supporting sheet. The Tribune (aud
here let me tell YOU that no Mormon
reads that paper), say that they will
WIN the city and county this Mar.
Paints Dark Picture.
''Thev captured the city two wears
ago and what has IL meant for the city7
Look about YOU and the question is an
swered. Look at the dens OF vice which
are allowed 10 flourish without the
Shgntest attempt to put stop TO them;
look NJ the wide open city. where evory'
thing which makes for the depTading
OF the people is allowed TO grow and
prosper. and the youths and maidens
are invited with open arms to their
rum. That is what will happen on q
larger scale if the American party
gains control Of the county. And vet
" md -
'aY that they will gain control of the
rounty this year, and in few years
VAL nave cauPht IN their net the other
Counties OF Utah and finally the state.
Then, with them in control, what will
eappenf You will he banished to Mex
iico. and we. your leaders. will be lodged
2ehind IRON bars To langush and die,
hlnk OF the awful infamv of IL All.
Ah. my people. this condition OF affairs
cannot exist. There is mission before
rs ond we must right the wrong that is
lmnendIng before It IS too late.
We arc denied the right of defense
here This country gives to every ono
nt ITS citizens the right TO defend him
sselt, even to the shedding of blood.
but here we are being beaten down
Aud irampied upon and we cannot say
ourselves nay. Why. TO show YOU the
infamy Of it all. let mo quote from The
Tribune an editorial appearing in it's
columns October IA. ] know none of
you have seen it, and its fits in here
After reading the editorial. the bishon
again faced his audience and. shakinp
with emotion, declared: "Mv friends
am a Democrat-I have always told
YOU that. ] have always contributed
10 the campaign funds OF the Demo.
cratic party and I have done that this
wear. That will prove that am a Demo.
crat. But let me tell you that next
Tuesday J shall go TO the polls and vote
d HonIDllcan -. |
ticket. II is nv duty because The Re.
publican party has the most power, and
tor That simple reason il is your
boundeD duty to do the same thing.
Necessary and Essential
Il is absolutely necessary and es.
sential that tho Republicans win the
county and judiciary. The American
paiir attacks the church and It's