The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-30

Brigham H. Roberts. who has been
called the idol of the Mormon people.
in a vigorous and eloquent address at
the Sixteenth ward meeting house last
night denounced the efforts of Nephi L.
Morris and other Republican eeclesi-
asts to inject into the campaign this
fail the church issue, and to appeal to
the fears of Mormon Democrats TO in
ffuenee them TO vote the Republican
ticket. He declared that it was not
for NeDhi L. Morris or any other &C.
elesiast to tell the people of Utah how
they should vote. The church, he said,
| in oft-repeated declarations. had de-
clared that it was not in politics, and
those who sought to drag it into poll
tics were the worst enemies of the
church leaders. of which he had the
honor to be one.
1t was with great feeling that the
orator spoke of those who had sought
10 misrepresent him and had sought to
make the people of his church believe
that he would barter away their conf
dence and be a traitor to his religion.
He referred briefly TO his % years of
service to his church: of his tours
through the British Isles. barefooted
and impoverished, to preach the Nor
I ftlOIl uOCtTlfte, Oh lis SUFFERING the
| espousal- of the principles his church
| taught, of his exile and his imprison-
ment- Then he spoke of his trip to the
graves of the martyred disciples OF the
church. the bodies OF whom he recov-
cred and carried back in his arms that
they might rest among their friends.
Audience Rises in Body 10 Cheer
At this reference the entire audience
I
eral minutes. Nearly everyone in the
audience was a member of the Nor
mon church, and the reference had
touched tender spot in every heart.
| They kn<W of the hazardous undertake
4 ing their great leader had accomplished
when, in disguise, he had sought out
and found the graves of the. murdered
missionaries, exhumed the bodies and
carried them in his arms to friendly
people. whence they were brought back
| to Utah. Everyone in the audience
rose to resent the infamous charge of
the Republican leaders that Brigham
/ II. Roberts had been a traitor to his
people and was in league with others
| to drive from their homes the Mormon
people
Referring to the speech of Frank ].
Cannon in the Salt Lake theatre. Mr.
! Roberts said:
My nerves have not been trained
in a school that taught them to take
/ fright at the utterances of one who is
scarce responsible for his utterances.
God Almighty will take care of the
Mormon church, and we don't need to
ask the Republican party to do it,
Wavering Democrats in Line.
That Mr. Roberts in one night had
| undOne all that Nephi L. Morris, the
president of the stake in which the
meeting house was located. and other
Republican ecclesiasts in that section.
had accomplished in weeks of quiet
whispering. open counselling and even
directing that the Mormon Democrats
vote the Republican ticket. was evil
denced by the fact that hundreds of
Mormon Democrats. and some who had
confessed that they had been waver-
ing, crowded to the stage at the con-
clusion of the meeting and shook
hands warmly with Mr.. Roberts. de-
I elaring that they would vote the Dem
ocratic ticket from top to bottom, and
that they would tell ecclesiasts who
sought to advise or direct them polit-
ically to mind their own business
In addition TO the speech Of Mr.. Rob
erts, there We're short and vigorous
talks by L. r. Martineau, Samuel A
| King. state chairman. and Oscar w
Moyle Democratic candidate for dis
/ trict Judge. who was the chairman OF
the evening. The Bryan Glee club OF
Salt Lake sang.
Long before the meeting was opened
1.-THE hall was crowded to Overlooking
and hundreds We're turned away. disap-
pointed. Perley a. Hill. Democratic
chairman for the Third precinct, called
the meeting to order. introducing Oscar
W. Moyle as chairman of the evening.
Mr. Moyle opened the meeting by
saying:
1.-The Democratic party OF Utah, Salt
Lake county and Salt Lake City has
everything to be proud of. We have
national. state and county platforms
on which we are not afraid 70 stand.