The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
American Speakers Tell of
Great improvements and
Who Made Them.
CLOSELY FOLLOWED AND
FREQUENTLY APPLAUDED
Attention Called TO Law Pro-
hibiting Union of State and
Church.

NJ the rooms IN NcSt 9cConb DpU'"
| "Wednesday night was given 20 the pre-
| scntatiou Of cold hard facts. showing
what bad been accomplished by the
American party administration during
the past four years and tho contrast
formed with what had been accom-
plishcd by preceding administrations
under more or Jess fully controlled Nor
mon church parties.
W. Mont. Ferry spoke and City At
tOrney DuiuuY gave figures on the tax
! rates. showing that the only increases
made were due 20 rCasscsSmcntS Dy
county officials who were members of
the opposition. William :. Dalton, too,
made Il ringing speech.
The ball was well filled. The meet
iug was called 10 order hy Joseph Co
hen. vice president ot the club. IN the
absence Of judge \. i. Weber. the pres
ideut MI Cohen first called attention
TO the next meeting of the club. 10 be
held Saturday night. at which ad'
dresses will be made by George Nj.
Sullivan and Judge Mckinney. He also
called attention 10 the necessity OF all
members Of the party registering next
Tuesday
Excellent music was furnished by The
Curtis Cohen male quarctte and H.,
Smith rendered bass solo. The speak
crs were followed with close attention
throughout thc evening and The listen.
crs often showed. by hearty applause
their appreciation and concurrence IN
the statements wadc.
Mr.. Ferry's Speech.
Mr., Ferry especially called attention
TO the attcmpt being made hr tho or
poucnts of the American party 10 cloud
Il
the falschnods which had been told by
the opposition press regarding the con
duct of the city under the American
party administration. He characterized
The opposition as band of political
ma lcontcnts composed of disCruntled
politicians and the rag.tag and bob-tail
of the city. His statement that John
:. Br1nSford viii be elected mayor at
the coming election brought forth trc.
mcndous applause. Ii seemed. he said :,
that every possible scheme was being
brought to bear To elect opposition
couucilmcn all over the city.
Judge Dininuy showed that the
county taxes had been increased one
tenth of a mill in The past year and
that the city school tax had been in
creased hv Mormon school hoard two
tenths of mill Commenting on the
Increased valuation Of city properly hy
that il was really a compliment 10 the
American party administration that the
value of property in The city had IN
creased to the extent Of moro than So,
100000 within the period of a year
In contradiction 10 this increase IN
tax rates by the church administration
the city had not increased the rate ar
all The Judge also explained tho cause
Of increase in special taxes and the
k,, 81 10 h.. n1
of letting bids as required by the law
passed by the Mormon legislature of
1907.
The Judge showed that the American
party officials connection with the IN
terccpting sewer had improved on a
bad situation and faulty surveys OF the
Morris administration aud had saved
the city about S35. 900. In all, he said.
the west side had hccu granted i'm.
provements aggregating Sl25.000 from
the recent bond Issue that had been
openly opposed hy tie citizens of the
Third ward. which included the see
ti0u from which were received most Of
the complaints for alleged American
party Incompetence.
Mr.. Daltons Speech.
Mr.. Dalton said in part: MAY ii
not he that VIC are entirely too harsh
in our cenSurc Of the hierarchy and its
interference in political afairs7 May
we not have misjudged the well-meant
and kindly disposed efforts Of the
church leaders to give us light and take
care of us generally in government mat
ters' II may he simply difference IN
the point Of view. ! know that the law
aud the facts appear plain 10 the aver
arc unrevelatcd Gentle. lie knows
that the church did absolutely control
politics here; he knows that the Nor
mon priests did practice polygamy open.
~ until the strong arm of the law
forced them INTO pretended compliance
and secret violation Of the law; he
knows that the public schools and public
school teachers werc used 10 pump into
the minds of the children the Mormon
creed
Joe Smith : interview with God. the
golden plates, the Angel Moroni. celes-
tinl marriage, obedience 10 the priests,
tithe paving and the likc--he knows
the law is clear on these matters Ar
tclc |. section !. of the state consti-
tuition is explicit enough: There shall
he no union of church aud state, nor
shall any church dominate state nor
Interfere with its functions. That s |
plain enough and the same article and
section has tho following TO say regard !
ing religious classes which were openly |
taught IN our schools until the American
party forced their discoutinuance: NO |
public money or property shall he ap- |
propriatcd or applied to any religious |
worship, exercise or instruction or for |
lhc support Of any ecclesiastical cstab- |
hshnlcnt'
Plural Marriages,
Mr.. Dalton also commented on tho
attitude of the priesthood on plural !
marriage and the fact that violations !
were unpunished. ."Thesc things, ''he said
will explain to the newcomer many
things over which we have been got
ting angry and we arc expected ht |
these same priests 10 condone the of.
lenses OF the sancti6cd violators of the
law and permit ourselves to be led bv
them.
This explains everything but
Smoot; he said, "and don L ATTEMPT
to explain him. Jesse Knight described
him last year rs ten per cent CRATER
ON his employees. That tells what he
is. -
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