The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-26
AMERICAN RALLY
At Headquarters
Stirring Address Is Made by G.
W. Meyer on Political
Condition.
NOT A FIGHT AGAINST
THE MORMON RELIGION
Condemns Actions of Chureb
Parties in the Present
Campaign.
careful discussion of the politics,

\ careful discussion of the politics,
situation here by G.. W. Mover and .~
arraignmcut Of the church. Rcpuhlio.~
party for attempting To foist m ~
supporters candidates chosen. not ~,
the citizens, but by members Of =,
political ring, occupied the time NJ ,La
meeting at the American elub MonS.r
night. W. j. llalloCan was ia baass
spoken. but was detained and did ~.
reach the hall until after the mon,;n" uo.
had adjourned.
The meeting was called 10 order h,
II. H. EiDsman, in the absence of Pro.
idcnt y, j. Weber, and after an cyccI.
lent selection by the Kissclberc ounr.
tcttc, Mr.. Meyer was introduced No
spoke Of the spread of Justice undo,
the American flag and the determine.
tion in every American that the froa.
dom which was the right Of citizensb;n
should find i place in every Americar
community. llo commented on fbs
strangcucss Of the present campaign. o..
pccIaIlv because the occasion brouabt
out the apparent fact that Rcpublicans
wished Democrats to be in the 6cld ri
though they insisted that their onno.
ncnts were in the wrong Mr. Novr,
Thought il curious that the RopubE.
cans should not wish the Democrats ia
become Republicans, inasmuch as lhey
assumed all the virtue In politics, yei
ho said, this was the case.
Not Fighting Mormons.
Mr.. Meyer insisted that there wax
no fight against MormouS any more Than
against any other religion. and nc MS
serted that he believed firmly that tberc
| would bc no quarrel between Mormops
and GcutilcS If III were not for some al
| the things done by tho leaders of the
church parties. He showed later on
| that be meant by this the apparent TAX.
| ing away from citizens the choice of
| their candidates and the substitution
Of others without the voice of tbe peo.
| pie. and in many cases with the insist.
| encc that the candidates of some Of
| the tickets should resign or losc ior.
! ever the right TO nomination at An,
| future time at tho hand Of the party
lie commented In an amusing fashion
on tho remarks made by James d Mur.
doch, head of the Church Rephean
ticket, at n rally Of that party in which,
| according 20 Mr.. Mover, Mr.. Murdoeh
| had shown himself utterly unfit 10 cc.
cupy the position of mayor II be did The
things which he declared he would %
| if elected to that office. The member
of the ''fedcral huuch' also came il
| for q round scoring, and Mr.. Mover
! explained how many of them had been
members of The Liberal party in the Old
| days, but had left that organization 10
| accept positions at the public crib Sea.
aior Sutherland, h. d. f. Thompson. HI
| ram T.. Booth. NJ. NJ kaighn, Jaks
| Grccnewald wcre mentioned, and il 1u
explained that they had been ardent
Supporters of the Liberal movement m
al it was made desirable for them 70
JOIN the Republicans.
About State Capitol
The vote on the state capitol was alH
| handled without gloves, and lnstanca
were adduced TO show that it was hol
Indifference TO the matter which cauad
| the people Of the state to vote as ttsY
did, but rather opposition to the fed
eral bunch.
Mr. Mover closed with denuntl
! tion of the leaders Of thc opposltlo,
parties III manipulating the caudidats
as they had and practically deprivrs
! the citizens of any voice In the selcctio.
of the candidates. "Thcre is no ps1l
| lei TO this in any city in the country,
| he exclaimed, land the manner u
which the candidates arc made and On
made IS disgrace TO tho comm0'
wealth"
Selections were furnished throughod
the evening by the Kisselbcrg quartsu'
and at the close the audience Joined
singing "America' Announcement
meetings on Wednesday night was mad
| one at the residence of Mrs. "itoet
| 576 East Eleventh South, and aDolnt
| at the American club.