The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-27

oven with the little sop that the M.
tional and legislative portions are to be
left intact. OF course, very few voters
will differentiate, thus the Democratic
party is again made the victim of i'll
advised directors of move to down the
Americans
~ think Salt Lake county will be the
Bryan and Knight. and that this move
for 'nnity will have more widespread
influence than is generally considered.
.'I can say am willing to do all can
TO down the enemy of either party, even
to the temporary sacrifice of my pros
poets Of victory, but | think the move
ment should he open and above board,
and should have official earmarks.
'!Tf there is n choice of which party
is the logical one to unite on, it GER
tainly seems to me TO be the Democratic
and not the Republican"
What Fitzgerald Says.
T. Fl. Fitzgerald. candidate for. the
legislature: eff Nephi L. Morris is
acting by authority of the church, and
he is upheld by the higher authorities. |
believe the time has come when every
law abiding, liberty flowing citizen is lus-
titled in using his influence to defeat the
dominant church in Utah which fathers
his sentiments
Joe Haslam Talks.
Joseph II. Haslam. candidate for the
legislature: 81 think there was time
before the different tickets were placed
in the field for Nephi l.. Morris and
others, who advocate what he does, to
have made their protest. They knew
the conditions which existed then. They
have not changed since.
Republicans were selected as dele
gates TO their conventions; Democrats
Republicans attended their conventions
as individuals and participated IN the
proceedings Of their convention, as did
in the Democratic convention. II they
are bound by the action of their con
veution, why should not / be bound by
The action of the Democratic conven-
tion, in which I took part and which
nominated me for the Legislature; What
would they think or say should !, as a
Democrat, in a religious meeting, ask
them to vote the Democratic ticket7
''It seems to me that If at this late
date q ticket has TO be chosen, one
which we can get together on, that
ticket should DO the Democratic ticket
rather than the Republican ticket. |
would have been willing TO bring peace
and settle the strife which has been
brought TO the people of this county by
the leaders OF the Republican party had
that action been taken in time, But
that time has passed, and ] believe the
voters should be allowed TO cast their
ballots for the nominees upon the
tickets chosen by the people"
Prominent Democrat Heard.
Said a well known and prominent
Democrat, father of one of the candi-
iates on the Democratic legislative
ticket: "My son Is a pretty straight
,hurchman and an orthodox Democrat.
He has thus far had no collision with
.he church or its authorities, and does
not seek any. / think he would regard
'uch statement as coming from Presi-
lent Morris as an individual utterance,
md as such would not be bound by it.
He is disposed TO take the address to
he world literally, and having permit
ed himself to drift so far along IN the
political contest with that understand
ng. would look upon such n command
ls that, IL authoritative, as beng dis.
inct right about face, a condition OF
hings so contradictory, so utterly un-
ooked for, that he is not prepared to be-
ieve that it goes any further than the
personal views of President Morris
himself. 1t is quite safe to say that he
will uphold the Democratic ticket in its
Aston Regrets Statement
Thomas Aston, candidate for re-
'order: ~ regret the position taken
,y President Nephi l.. Morris and his
associates.