The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-28
Large Gathering Attends Rally
and Hears Sound Principles
EIoquently ExpOunded.
SPEAKERS DEN0IJNCE RING
RULE OF CHURCH CROWD
Judges Mckinney and Darmer
Predict Glorious Victory for
Party Of Progress.

Under the auspices Of the Ladies' ,
Auxiliary Of the American party, an
enthusiastic rally was held at the home
Of Mrs. II. l.. Shannon, l127 West
Eighth street, Thursday evening. An
excellent musical programme was rem
dored, and in honor CT the occasion tho
spacious home of Mrs. shannon had
been made attractive Ey many Ameri-
can flags and japanese lanterns. Mrs.
". H. Wilkinson was chairman and more
than 800 were present.
Judge J. W. Mckinney ably discussed
the conditions which have existed in
the state during the past twenty years.
He cited many eases where the city,
under Republican rulo, had been sadly
neglected. aud it was net until tho
American party assumed control that
ANYTHING like progress was apparent
here. 'Just now,' declared Judge Nc
Kinpey, "oo every hapd can be seen
activity iu the building Enei the paved
streets add materially to make Salt
Lake n city to be priced by its cIti-
Zens, and the paramount question OF the
day Is whether Americanlsm is gong
to carry in this county,
TlrcQ OF CNurCn ONc.
That it is. the speaker said, is fact,
as every indication points in that dl-
rection. as the people Of this county
are getting tired of the yoke of the
Mormon church which has enclrcled
their necks for so long.
"In discussing the liquor question, -
continued Judge Mckinney, want ia
cite case where Apostle Senator Reed
Smoot engineered a deal whereby the
liuuor interests of this city paid over
$4,000 to the Republican party, under
threat of having the wrath of the fed
cral bunch descend upon their heads.
1t IS simply this, ladies. Reed Smoot
Owls the Republican party, but Joseph
i. Smith owns Reed Smoot, so YOU can
see that ii s something like heads |
win, tails you lose. ~
Governor spry's slander.
Governor William Spry gave this
city black eve when he sent out lis
official communication from the strong
hold of the federal bunch a few days
ago, setting forth the fact IN glarin &
letters that Salt Lake was in the grasp
of crooks, yeggmen. thieves and other
individuals of low stripe,' empbati-
caily declared Judge J. E. Darmer, the
next speaker Continuing, Judge Oar
mer said: "Just now the heuchmeu Of
the Republicans, as they leave the head
quarters. trenble like leaf in wind
storm, for fear that they. are going to
get the worst Of the deal on November
8. They know that the higher ups have
stepped over the traces by printing that
reign of terror business and that
something is going to drop. and that
mighty hard. The net result of the
eplstIc is that the fifty deputies who
have been costing The county large SUMS
of money each day. have arrested few
yagrants, stopped few Japanese games,
but never have they arrested one Grim
inal. The cushonfooted sleuths prowl
about, carving their artillery and
frightening respectable people, and they
will continue doing this until they are
called of by the little bunch of federal.
ties. -
Judge Darmcr gave few figures with
regard 10 what can be done at this clec.
ton. The majority gained this year
will be much greater than heretofore
he said. as the people generally arc
awakening to the fact that American.
ism means much to the future welfare
OF this state.
Both speakers were heartily applaud
ed at the conclusion Of their addresses
Miss jessie Shannon presided at the
oiHno, while Miss Ncva Anderson and
Miss Elsie Mathews delivered rccita
ttious. Later in the evening refresh
mentS were served,