Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-30
REPUBLICAN PAMPHLETS.

REPUBLICAN sPaAlEfiLE y.
Mr.. Roberts then took up the case OF
the pamphlet: Strife and Bitterness
in Utah. which he declared the RepuD-
leans, although 1t was not signed, were
circulating all over Utah in an effort TO
brighten the people of the Church into
voting the Republican ticket.
The American party leaders were
scored in Il narrative of the party
organization. The recent oratorical Ut
terunce of the chairman of their state
convention, he characterized as the
"frenzied screed OF diseased brain,
before which none of those who were
threatened should feel the least fear.
81 have nothing to gain and much TO
lose in this campaign" he continued,
but | feel that as an old soldier
should re-enlist for the war that 1
hope will bring peace to titan. Inc
history of political events from the
election Of Senator kearns 10 tne pres e.
ent time, was reviewed, including the
Democratic administrations and the
first American party victory III salt
Lake following the Republican-Defno-
cratic contest for the city offices, after
r. r. Morris one term,
Coming to this campaign with its al
legged cryEof unite to beat the Amer
lean party Mr.. Roberts declared 1t
was a cry in the dark, coupled with the
allegation that the Democratic party IS
seeking the exile or Imprisonment OF
Church leaders. The whole business,
he said, was contemplate. The
church afraid of the utterances of
Frank j. Cannon?" he asked. The
Mormon leaders afraid of this thing.
would be ashamed Of them if they
were. We may be proud of that
Church. There may have been some
things at some times incapable of de-
Tending, but on the whole we may
we'll be proud of the history of that
Church"
Referring to the ecclesiastical stake
in which the rally was held. he said,
that one president of q stake in this
| city, according to rumor, follows the
| method of appointing men to go into
! the homes of the people as religious
| teachers, and tell them how they shall
| exercise their civil franchises Now
| want to say to you, the speaker ar
gued, that this church has taken a
stand in every way admirable upon
this question, speaking of the Church
| at large and has done 50 from its IN
| ccption until now: and when men I'M
dertaka to come and by religious influ-
| ence interfere with the citizen in the
| exercise of this political duty, l want
| to present TO you the formidable obSta-
cles that stand in the way of such poll
cie; as that, and I am rather inclined
| to think that none of us appreciate
how tremendous these obstacles are"
The authorities We're then read, set
ting forth the Church's position in re-
gard to the political franchise, closing
With the Address to the World"
/ Then, he urged, was the attitude of the
1 Church as he interpreted 1t, and 1t left
no opportunity for men honorably to
play 4 ''sly game of politics behind
it."
Referring to the reading of the "Ad-
dress to the World by President Ne
phi l.. Morris to members of his stake,
he asked how the application of a
| clause in 1t giving the right of the
Church to "call upon its children to de-
fend it, in tho event of an attack by
a political party, was to be construed?
The speaker rentured that q Republi-
can and n Democratic stake president
might have diverse views when II
came to the application of the principle.
Il think our honored friend made a
sad mistake" ne said. when he went
beyond the limits of his legimate au-
thority and undertook to instruct
Democrats to vote the Republican tick
ct and I differ from his views of this
matter most dramatically
In closing Mr.. Roberts referred to
his long service for the Church. and
of his feelings of regard for 1t, and its
| honor. .When Republicans he urged.
Thought they must send whispers into
the homes of the people as religious
teachers, to tell them how to vote
they made war upon the very funda-
mental principles OF free government
that God established in this land. Vote
your ticket for the truth, and God
will take care of the rest"