The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

thoritative spokesman of the Mormon establish
ment:
= While On this subject we may say for general
whatever in the campaign either one side the
other Some church members are Democrats and
sohc are Republicans.
That should settle the matter of church control.
Every voter in Salt Lake, whatever may be his
church utilization, is absolutely free to vote as he
WILL and there is sort of church influence to be
exercised upon him. Never before have we been so
firm in the certainty that civic liberty is established
in Utah-and that the American party has no mis-
sion here And the above frank and brave state
ment proves it,
We take the liberty to quote little further from
the News:
The Tribune is mistaken in its classification of the
isheIs OF the endorsement of the fusion movement
lof competent economic and decent city government.
but we are not going to analyze its classification
any further than to point out that Mr.. George A.
smith whom the paper places at the head of the list
for evident purpose is not as the Tribune states
Elder George Albert Smith of the council of the
twelve Mr.. George Albert Smith states TO the News
mat MS intention is to vote the Republican ticket
ana mat he does not endorse the publication Of the
campaign document referred to- The statement of
tle tribune is false and inexcusable because the
truth might have been obtained by inquiry. But
mat is as near correct as the so-called American
church influence.
THE CRISIS Is HERE
NOW free men and free women Of Salt Lake here
Is the case; The Republican party presents ticket
composed after every honest effort possible had
been made to unite all the opposition to the Amer
lean party and ticket at the same time which is
made up of the very best of men, Their characters
are above reproach. Their principles are true and
honorable. They are under the domination of no
ring or clique nor church They solicit the support
of the people because they true and clean and
free.
We urge the people to support them because a
failure to support after this odious circular has
been sent to the homes of the people, will prove the
Tnoune's statement that the church dictates the
political action OF the voters
We believe a crisis has to the state of Utah
victory when they simply want Republican de-
feat And they have precipitated the crisis
The Wallace ticket is NOT the only fusion ticket
A vote for the Wallace ticket is NOT the only
vote for reform.
vote for Wallace is not commanded by the
Mormon church-for which we reverently thank the
good God who hath made the wrath of man TO
praise HIM"
This is the time to prove the true manhood of the
people of Utah. This is the time to defeat the enc
mics Of the state This is the time to work for peace
and progress in Salt Lake. And the way to every
desirable end, far it can be comprised in an
election is to vote for Murdoch and the whole Re
publican ticket Tuesday next.
The circular has revealed the cloven hoof of the
opposition. And every vote for the Wallace ticket
is vote for the victory of the American party--a
declaration by the voter that he wants the strife
and the graft and the home defamation to go for
ward triumphant. with the Endorsement of the peo-
pie themselves.