The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-30
ROBERTS DENOUNCES
REPUBLICAN, METHODS
hi Ringing Address Idol of Mormon People
Points With Contempt TO Infamous
Campaign Against Democrats.
Brands Ecclesastcs Who interfere in Politics as Enemies
of the Church.

But this campaign is not being waged
by the Republicans of Utah on a plat
form. Do we find anything in the COL
unns OF the Republican organ on po-
litical issues7 All We find in that paper
is an attempt to stir up religious strife
There is nothing in their platform on
the religious question. Nevertheless,
they have dragged ii into this cam
paign and We are forced to meet il.
Appealing to this religious prejudice
and fear of the members of the dOmi-
'nant church. of which / am a member.
the Republican politicians have sought
to force Mormon Democrats to vote the
Republican ticket. The president of
this stake has advised and, / believe.
directed the Mormon Democrats in this
precinct to vote the Republican ticket
that the American party may be de-
feated. Is he in better position than
anyone else to judge how the 'Ameri-
can party may be defeated? Has his
experience in politics been such that
he always knows the right thing to do
politically By what right does he pre-
sumo to speak for me or for you when
he says thar it is necessary that Nor
mons unite to vote the Republican
ticket? l take it that he does not pre-
sumo to speak for the church or with
the authority of the church leaders
church did not direct him to speak for
them, or at least we know that they
should not, for they have emphatically
declared in an address to the world
that the church would not interfere
with the political Affiliations of its
members.
Morris Blame for "Americanisn1."
''Tne president of your stake lays all
the blame for the strife and trouble in
Utah 10 the American party. He
charges Thomas Kearns with being the
father of the American party. Then.
il that is true, / charge the president
of this stake, as one man at least, with
being the father of the American par
/ ~. There would have been no Amer
lean party, and l take it the president
Fof the stake viii agree with me- II
Thomas Kearns had not been sent to
the United States senate. and yet the
president Of this stake by his vote sent
Kearns 70 the senate"
This statement was greeted with
wild applause by the entire audience.
Through it all Nephi L. Morris. presi-
dent of the stake. sat in the audience
and listened to his own arrangement
by the speaker
The president of this stake cor
tinued Mr.. MOyle. was wrong when
! he voted to send Thomas Kearns to the
senate, and I think lie VIII admit IT,
Then isn't it possible that he is wrong
now? We were right then. and isn't II
possible that we are right now and
that the president of the stake Is
wrong?
He is a good business man when he
minds his own business. but he is all
wrong when he attempts To mind
somebody else's business.
There were cheers of applause at this
statement and cries of You're right.
the Democrats are right" came from
the audience. Mr.. Moyle then intro
duced Brigham H. Roberts. who re-
| ceived a great ovation from the crowd.
| Mr.. Roberts began with a talk on
/ the national issues which he followed
with a vigorous denuneiation or the
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