Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
CHURCH MEMBERS
DISCUSS DANGER R. R.
II. Many Meetings Held Recently
The Feeling is Ex-
pressed.
~. THAT A CRISIS is AT HAND
Views Of Bishop NJ. s. Woollcy and Of
Prest. Frank Y. TAYLOR as Given
To Their People.

Inc inevitable consequences of the
bitter religious crusade into which the
American campaign has desenerated
are shown In the results of meetings
4 heldin many places iii Salt Lake coun-
y ty the past few days, on every hand
there is an expression OF the view that
4 the Church as a Church Is the object
of assault. aud an almost unanimous.
feeling thatithe members Of the Church
must rise in her Defense Just as the
members of the Catholic. Methodist.
Episcopaiian or any other body would
do under the same circumstances.
Reports which have reached the Des-
sleret News Of what TRANSFERRED in the
meetings both Saturday and Sunday
throughout the city and county were
generally To the same effect--that even
tlie Democratic Church members who
announced their faithful allegiance to
4 their party, and their Intention to vote
the national and state tickets of the
4 Democracy, had decided to vote the
Republican county and judicial tickets
& for the sole purpose Of preventing All
american yictory--were those who
took the lead In the meetings and
discussion OF the subject. IN many
places the recent intolerant and bitter
editorials in the Tribune Wereread. and
the general expression was that such
& uttcranceg could only serve as the force
that would cement the people together
4 in q time Of common danger.
Another consequence of tho iabid
"American' program laid down. is the
non-partisan mass meeting called by
Republicans and Democrats alike in
the Sixteenth ward hall this evening,to
consider the crisis which the people are
facing.
III Il is very plain that whatever stand
Church men have takenin this cam
paign they have been forced to take
by the assaults upon the Church. and
not by Church dIctation. The rabid
anti-Church politicians are driving the
Church members to an attitude Of self
defense.
BISHOP WOoLLEY,S STAND.
M. s.. Noolley, bishop OF the Twenty
first ward, was among the number
quoted In this mornings Tribune as
advising the Saints tolSote the isepub-E
{lican ticket at tomorrow's election, as !!
z 1t. wns IA the will VI God =, for them to I
.,oo so. The Tribune devoted n column
and II half to an attempt TO show that
! Bishop WoolIey's remarks We're au thor
lied from the head of the Church, but
the effort fell fiat. Bishop Woollay was
seen this morning by q News" repre-
sentative, and admitted that he had
advised the people in last nights meet
sfy, st.,.5t mr.. ~
opinion would defeat the American
party. but denied saying that he gave
it out as ,'the VIII OF God.
33"I put 1t as my advice said Bishop
NNoolley, and purely US matter OF
sself-defanse. The Tribune clique which
IS the head and front of the American
party. openly attacked the Church aud
throws down the gauntlet TO them de-
9cluringy that II they We're given the
power to do so, they would send into
exile the band OF 26 or place them be-
hind prison bars, where they belong.
This, said, was n direct challenge to
the members Of the Church, and i'm
ply advised them to stand together az
far as the local az lstlpn was con-
cerncd, and TO defeat tho American.
party, which openly declared that y i
successful AT the polls in this election
StheS would impi ison the leaders OF ths8
Church.
Are we to stand idly by and see our
leaders go To jail ana into exile. when
we have the power by our ballots u
prevent such II condition? ! MAINTAIN
1t is not n political issue: it Is n matte
of defending ourselves and our ChurcE
from an attack Of ~ common foe
II advised the people. whether Dem
octats Socialists OF Republicans. To
rise to the situation, have heen
lifelong Democrat. and have always
Voted the Democratic ticket ana CON
tributsd TO the Democratic Intipnai
calnpaisn fund And | shall woke tht
Democratic national aud state ticket In
this election, But the law protects
every citizen In his right TO aetend
himself against an enemy. and 50 said
] should, and / will vote the Renubii-
can judicial and county ticket AT this
election, fer the purpose of defeating
(. tile American party. which has OPEN
~ declared what it will do II E1en stha
power. That is III there is to H.
FRANK Y. TAYLoR's VIEWS,
..Normally am & Democrat de-
aclaled Frank Y. TAYLOR, president Of
the Granite stake, in an, interview with
s the News this morning. But IN ms
campaign I deploro d condition III
which i find my Church directly under
assault,
~ slall, vote my national ticket as
! always have, and my state ticket.
but my Salt Lake county vote fcei
compelisd to place 1t where 1t viii
count incst effectively against the re-
IIgious crusade OF the American
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