The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-23
MOYLE MAKES SPIRITED PLEA
TO PUT THE PARTY ON RECORD
AGAINST CHURCH INTERFERENCE

Thatcher Il have been through all the
phases of this discussion since its be-
ginning in Utah. and in any stand that
have taken l have never been disrespect-
ful to the church and have always been
proud of my membership in the church
80 far as Box Elder county is con-
cerned the position. or the church is set
tied. The church has made the positive
declaration that ii is not in politics. and
the people in this county have accepted
the declaration as true. 1t Goes not mat
ter what the Republicans or other parties
or persons claim"
There are politicians who wish to make
the Democrats believe that they are I'M
der religious ban. But every intelli-
strong enough to put him under a relig-
ious ban. No party can place you under
such ban by saying that IL is so.
As the church has said that it is out
of politics, why antagonize those you do
not know are unfriendly by adopting the
proposed amendment to the platform?
I'VE have seen things go amiss in pol
itics when the church could not have been
accused of having had a hand in il. We
have sent instructed delegates to CONVEX
tions and have known that they were ut
the majority. and yet they did not do
what the people wanted them to d. We
found then that the people didn't rule.
las l am a Democrat. / wish to see
the proposed amendment submitted to the
convention. If Il is the will of the ma
jority that it be adopted, I must submit
ever is done. right will prevail.
Mr.. Thatcher said that II was due TO
his pleadings that the reference TO the
church and state that had been proposed
in the amendment was omitted from the
party platform by the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
Il asked that this be DONE" he said.
because | thought il best for the DEM
ocratic party and for the state of Utah -
Sloan Attaches Platform.
Robert w. Sloan of Salt Lake then
spoke sarcastically of the platform and
of the men who prepared IT. Quoting Mr.:
Thatcher. he said, a. Right will prevail
but God Almighty so made men that they
must fight to make 1t So"
He reviewed the planks of the plat
form and then remarked: The commit
tee that prepared this platform spent
more time and produced less stuff than
any committee l ever heard Of
Speaking of the leaders of the Smoot
machine he asked: What do the men
who make up the federal bunch amount
to? What makes the federal bunch so
strong? Because back of these men is a
United States senator and an apostle of
the Mormon church: Why was Smoot put
in politics? Who has given consent to
the apostle to adopt any sort of methods
to get thereg No man can fight Smoot
fair. because Smoot can't fight fair; he
won't fight fair.
There are hundreds of men right here
in this convention who could beat Reed
Smoot in debate on politics or any other
subject
why is this man of slender ability
made an United States senator over ADLER
men?
There is an apostle who is reputed to
be a Democrat who said to friend of
mine, We must send Reed Smoot back
again. Was ii because Smoot was a
Democrat that this man wanted him in
the senate again? Was 1t because Smoot
is Republican,"
Many of the delegates shouted for Sloan
to name the Democrat who wished to see
Smoot returned TO the senate. but he re-
fused TO answer.