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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
American Party Formed.

A meeting was called in Salt Lake
City In May, 1904. and. under the di
rection of Colonel William Nelson, edi
tor OF The Salt Lake Tribune. the
principles OF the present American
party" We're enunCisted as a protest
against the law-brcaking tyranny OF
the church leaders.
Later as II became clear that the
opponents of the Smith misrule must
organize their party OF progress. COM
mIttees were formed and Il conven-
ton was held Gn September. 1e04D
at which a fun state and county
ticket was put in the field. in the
name Of the American party of Utah.
We agreed that no war should he
made on the Mormon religion as
such; that no war should be made
on the Mormon people because OF
their being Mormons; that we would
draw a deadline at the year 1890.
when the church had effected COM
position OF its differences with the
national government, and all the cit
liens Of Utah. Mormon and Gentle
alike. had accepted the conditions Of
settlement; that We would find our
cause OF quarrel in the hjerarchy's
violation OF the statehood pledges;
and that when we had corrected these
evil practices we would dissolve be-
cause Ito quote the language used
at the tIme) we did not wish "to
raise a tyrsnt merely To slay
tyrant' -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Assist Nature.

You have bee told to "hitch your
wagon to star that nature will
assist you. That S all right. There
are times. however. when you should
assist nature, and the spring is one of
these times
Nature is now undertaking to cleanse
your system--if you take Hood S
Sarsararilla the undertaking will be
successful. and your complexion bright
and clear
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Smoot's Candidacy Opposed.

AT his request Senator Hanna, as
chairman OF the party. signed A let
ter OF remonstrance TO the party
chiefs in Utah. and President Roose-
welt. AT a later conference. gave this
letter TO Senator Kearns to be COM
muDic3ted 10 the state leaders. Scna-
tor Kearns transmitted the message.
and BY so doing he dug his political
grave as the Mormon stake presi-
dent. Lewis w. Shirtliff. expressed IT,
Colonel G. F.. Loose OF Provo went
to Washington on behalf of the
church authorities. He was Cen
tile, a partner OF Apostle Smoot and
Of some Of the other Mormon leaders
in business undertakings. a wealthy
mining man. prominent Republican.
IT WIS reported in Utah that his
arguments for Smoot carried some
weight In Washington. President
Roosevelt was TO be a candidate for
election. and the "old guard" of the
Republican party. distrustful OF the
Roosevelt progressive policies WAS
gathering for grim stand around
Senate; Mark Hanna. Both factions
were playing for votes In the ap-
proachiBg national convention,
have II on the authority OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
War Against Evil Practices.

Although we OF the American party
disavowed and abstained from any
attack upon the Mormon church as
such-and confined ourselves TO
war upon the trsasons, the violations
OF law, the breaches of covenant and
the other offenses Of the church
leaders, as the practices OF individuals
these leaders dragged the whole
fense around them. and in countless
sermons and printed articles declared
that the church and its faith were
the objects of our assault.
In other words. though Smith
claimed in Washington-and Smoot
continues to claim before the ma
tion-that the church is not respon-
sible for the crimes OF its prophets.
whenever criticism or prosecution
is directed against any OF these men
they all unite in declaring that the
church is being prosecuted and the
members of the hierarchy rouse all
their followers. and use all their
agencies, in a successful resistance
There was no blithesomeness in the
campaign. 1t was not llghtened by
any humor. 1t was a hopeless assault
on the one side and a grim. over
powering resistance on the other.
The American party being organized
as a protest had at first little regard
for offices. IL sought 10 promulCate
the principles OF its cause for the en-
lIghtenment OF the citizens OF Utah
and for the preservation of their
rights.
Opponents of Progress,
Some OF the C5entiles who did not
join MS felt, perhaps. as strong an in
dignatIon as those who did. but they
were ontangled in politics with the
hierarchs, or had business connections
that would be destroyed. These men.
in course of time. became the most
dangerous opponents OF our prog
ress. (The average Mormon is obe-
dent and supiDc enough in the pres
ence Of his prophets. but he is a
man of personal Independence COM
pared with the sycophantic Gentle
who accepts political or commercial
favors from the church chiefs and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
EXCURSION no OGDEN

Decoration day, via Oregon Short Line.
Round trip $l.l0. Choice of twenty
two regular trains.
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Reply Given Publicly.

This bold falsehood was received
with laughter by the members who
had heard the testimony before the
senate committee or read the record
of its sittings; but it was wired To
all newspapers, and the contradic-
tions that followed it failed (for rea-
sons) TO get the same publicity
It was repeated by Senator Suth-
erland (January 90, 1900; and he
had the audacty 10 add that the
Mormon church. as well as Smoot.
was opposed 10 polyeamy; that the
sporadic cases" Of new polygamy
were "reprehended by Mormon and
Gentle alike" that polysamous mar
riages in Utah had bean forbidden
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Apostle Boasts of Protection.

1--WE believe-and want 10 say
thls-that i'm President Roosevelt We
have a friend, and We believe that
in the L-atter-day Saints President
Roosevelt has the greatest friend
ship among them; and there are no
people in the world who are more
friendly TO him. and will remain
friendly unto him just so long as he
remains true, as he has been. to the
cause of humanity"
The Smiths have their own idea
OF what "the cause OF humanity" Is.
But when Joseph r. Smith before
the senate committee. admitted that
he was violating 'ithe laws OF God
and man" and tried 10 eXtenua,e his
guilt with the plea that the Gentiles
of Utah condoned it. he issued chal
lcnge that no American citizen could
ignore. The GentIles of Utah had
been silent, heretofore, partly be
cause they were ignorant of the eX-
tent of the polygamous offenses of
the hierarchy. and partly because
they were hoping for better things.
Smiths boast made their silence the
aCouiescence of sympa nv
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29

and executive Offices through which
10 enforce the laws that the church
leaders were dcfvinG. But here we
failed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Denunciation by Burrows.

Early in December. 1906 Senator
j. G. Burrows of Michigan, chair
man Of the committee that had in
Nestisated Smoot, called up the COM
mittee's report and spoke TO il in
dcnunciation of Smoot. Senator
Dubois Of Idaho followed, two days
later. with a supplementary attack.
and censurcd President Roosevelt for
allowing his name and office" to be
used in defense of the Mormons.
After an interval Of a month. Sen
ator Albert j, Hopkins of Illinois
undertook TO reply with a defense
OF Smoot that reduced the apostles
eNcu.es to the absurd. Smoot. he
declared. had opposed polygamy
even from his infancy" there was
nothing in the constitution prohib-
itns "a state from having an es-
tablished church." the old practices
OF Mormonism were dying out. and
Smoot as an exponent OF the newer
Mormonism. was largely responsible
for the Improvement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Senator Cannon Begins His Indictment of the New Pobga
UNMASKS ROOSEVELT COMBINE TO SEAT SM00T

the marriage covenant, We believe
that men and women, scaled in this
life under proper authority, are
nnlted in the ,conjugal relation
that the husband IS tied TO his wives.
and they to him; that their children
and all the generations of their chill
drcn Will belong TO him hereafter
We believe in eternal progression;
hat as man Is. God was; and as
God is, man shall be
Doctrines Set Forth.
I'VE believe that by obedience TO
this revealed covenant. we shall be
exalted in the celestial realm Of our
Father, with power in ourselves to
create and people worlds, II is
never ending and constantly increas-
ing intelligence and LABOR. II | keep
my covenants TO my wives and they
keep theirs TO me in this world. all
the powers and rights of our mar
riage relation will be continued and
amplltied 10 us in the life TO come,
and we. in our turn, shall be rulers
over worlds and universes Of
worlds
Then-according TO the unctuous
gossip OF the devout-President
Roosevelt saw the true answer 10 his
own desire 10 know what was TO
after this world should have fallen
away from him lie saw In this
faith a possible continuation
throughout eternity OF the tremen-
dous energies OF his being, He was
10 continue to rule not merely ma
ton but world. system OF worlds.
universe OF worlds.
Baptism by Proxy.
And II is told sometimes solemn
". sometimes with grin-that in
the temple al Salt Lake. a proxy
has stood for him and he has been
baptized into the Mormon church:
that proxies have stood for the
members of his family and they have
been sealed to him; and finally that
proxies have stood for some OF the
great queens OF the past (who had
not already been sealed 10 Mormon
leaders) and that they have been
sealed 10 the President for eternity,
This may sound hasphemous to-
ward Theodore Rooscvelt-if not to-
ward the Almighty-but IT is told.
and IL is believed. by hundreds and
thousands of the faithful among The
Mormon people II is given TO them
as the secret explanation OF Presi-
dent Roosevelts protection Of the
Mormon trYanny-a protection OF
which Apostle Hyrum Smith boasted
in a sermon in the Salt Lake taber-
nacle (April 3. 1905) in these equivo-
cal words:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Polygamy Declared Blessing.

Rich: THE Lord has bestowed
that blessing on me. I wish you
could go into my home and see how
my wives are living together like
sIsters-how tender they are TO each
other-i,ow they bear each others
burdens and share each others sor-
rows-and how fond all NV children
are OF Mother and Auntic."
Roosevelt. "Wcll-but how can
women agree 10 share . husband?"
Rich: "TEey do II In obedience to
alton that proclaimed the doctrine
of the eternity and the plurality OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29

Going to Saltair tomorrow?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Smoot in Lucky Position.

IT began TO be more and more ap-
parent that. whatever success We
might achieve locally. the power OF
the financial and political allies Of
the prophets in Washington, aided by
the executive big stick Of the
president would beat us back from
any attempt 10 rouse the state or
the nation TO our support.
SmooI was In a happy position All
the senators who represented the
interests" were for him. and ali the
senators who represented the sup
posed progressive sentiment of Theo-
dorc Roosevelt were also for him.
The women of the nation had sent
a protest with a million signatures
to the senate; but they had no votes,
they received in reply. a public scold-
Ing. Long before the senate voted
on its committees report. many OF
the notorious new polygamists OF
the church returned from their ex-
lie i'm foreign missions and began to
walk the streets of Salt Lake with
their old swaggor OF self. confident au-
Ih0Tity We fore end
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Prophets Rule Controls State.

Outside OF Salt Lake the rule OF
The prophets was stlll absolute and
unquestioned. The people bowed rev
crently 20 Joseph f. Smiths dictum.
When man SAYS You may direct
me spiritually hut not temporarily.
he lies In the presence OF God-that
is. II ne has got intelligence enough
10 know what he is talking about"
The state politicians knew that they
would destroy themselves by joining
an organization opposed by the all
powerful church; and sufficient warn
Ing OF this doom appeared TO them in
the fact that no member OF The
American party could obtain any rec
ogntIon In federal appointments. The
church had meanwhile dictated the
election OF another United States
senator George Sutherland) 10 join
Apostle Smoot, and Senator kearns
was retired for his opposition TO the
hierarchy.
When Senator Aldrich was carry
Ing the tariff bill OF 1910 through the
senate, for the greater profit OF the
interests Smoot and Sutherland
did not once vote against him. Smoot
supported him on every one Of the
l29 votes and missed none. Suther-
land voted with him III times and
was rcCored AS not voting on the re-
manning twelve. Only two other
senators made anything like such a
Gesulca bic record.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-29
Fight for Recognition.

7 relate these incidents As typical
of the different kinds OF pressure
that We're brought To bear upon the
independent Mormons who wished 10
aid us. and nj the local difficulties
against which we had to contend.
WASHINGTON, OF course. gave us no
recogpItion; and we did not succeed
in reaching the ear of the nation.
Hero and there newspaper noted
our effort and paid some small heed
io our protest hut the overwhelming
success Of The Republican party-apd
the dumb driven acduiescence OF the
Democracy-in Utah and the neigh
boring church ruled states. left the
agitation with little of political in
terest for the country at large.
And vet the struggle went on. AMI
mated by the spirit of The Salt
Lake Tribune. the leading newspa-
per OF the community. the American
party entered the city elections In
the fall OF 1905 and carried them
against the hierarchys Democratic
ticket. with the help OF the inde-
pendent Mormons. under cover Of the
secret ballot. Emboldened by this
success. we proposed to move on the
state and county offices, with the
hope of gaining some members OF the
legislature and some of the judicial
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
Meeting Of Board Of Aldermen.

The mayor and board of alder
men met last week and held a
busy meeting. A number of new
lights we're ordered to be placed
at various parts of the city, also
a number of changes Of lights
we're ordered. J l.. Webb, civil
engineer, reported that the South
ern Railway had ordered material
to repair the bridge on Inness
Street, also to lay granolithic
sidewalks in front of its property
on East Innsss Street. The
mayor was directed to reprimand
the Members of the fire depart
ment for their actions on Sep
TENDER 28rd when q false alarm
was given out. The censure in
this case was to prevent any thing
of the kind from occurring again
in the future.
The Elizabeth Maxwell Steele
Chapter D. A. r. was allowed the
privilege of erecting stands on
Main Street in front of the
Wachovia Bank for the occasion
of the unwilling of the Elizabeth
Maxwell Steele tablet, Wsdnss-
day, October 18th.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
Rowan and DaVIe Counties TO Build BRIDGE

The suit against Rowan and
Davie counties, which was on
trial at Mooksvllle, last week, to
force these two counties to build
a bridge across South River was
settled for good. The court or
dered the bridge to be built.
Rowan has been in favor of build
ing the bridge. but Davie has OPP
posed the proposition. Tho suit
was brought against both ooun-
ties to have the matter properly
settled in court. Attorneys L.
Il. Clement and Hayden Glenn
ent, his son, represented the state
at the trial. Hayden Clement
made a convincing speech in IA
vor of the proposition, and was
sustained by F. A. Daniels, the
presiding judge. The bridge is to
built at the earliest possible date.
Il will be an iron structure which
will cost $1,000. The bridge will
be paid for by Rowan and Davie
counties according to agreement.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
it? Until you can af>

ford it? Until you can af-
ford it and have it done, you
cant afford to spend your
money or give your note for
a new nicely engraved stock
certificates in any enterprise,
no matter how desirable or
how certain to return a profit.
For remember, you will run
the water system and get all
the profits. And someone
else will run the corporation
and give you mighty little
consideration after he's got
your money"
Mr.. Field might have adj
ded that an investment of
this kind, an investment, in
fact, in any needed house
hold convenience or piece Of
farm equipment, in good live
stock, in reliable farm litera.
ture, will pay for bigger in
terest than can be hoped for
from any safe investment in
stocks or bonds, and the
doubtful investment in stocks
and bonds, while they may
pay a big profit now and then
they usually leave the in>
weston with an added store of
experience and. very little
else to show for his mor.ey.
Yes, there are plenty of
places on most farms to in-
vest the surplus funds, places
where the investment will be
safe, where it will pay big
interest, and where it will be
under the eye of the owner
and ready for him to realize
upon at any time. The old
farm gives back just in pros
portion to what we put into
it, and if. we want it to be
what it should and can be-,
the most comfortable, most
wholesome, most beautiful
place in all the world to live,
we must expect to put into it
thought and labor and loving
care and good hard cash.
And it is good to know that
we can safely trust it with all
of these, for the farm is
honest, and will pay us back
for every we'll invested dollar
and every hour Of careful
thought as to it's needs. The
Progressive Farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
The ladies of the Woman's

Missionary Society of the First
Methodist church are conducting
a three days sale in the store
room of the Grubb Theatre build.
ing. Many useful articles are on
sale, which we're donated by
firms of shis city and elsewhere.
The patronage of the public 10
solicited for lunches as we'll 40
for the sale of all articles dis :
played in the booths. All kinds
of good things to eat are on sale
as we'll az many useful articles i.
The ladies fair begun Tuesday
morning aud will continue until
Thursday night.
Mrs. Sheriff., wife of the late
Rev. NJ, V. Sheriff., died Mon
day night of last week at her
home at Denver, Iredell County.
She was the mother OF John B,
Sheriff.. of Concord.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

the 1OIlOWlDS 0hilsouiy hAiA' "eo
chosen to fill important class OH
ces: Miss Katherine Burt, as Sec
ond vice president; Miss Helen
Sumner, as historian; Miss Elmer
Ramsay. as poet.
Rev. M. L. Ridenhour has &C..
oepted a call as pastor of St.
P. al and Bethel Luthern churches
to begin serving the congrega-
tions, December 1st. These
churc hes were mads vacant by
the resignation of Rev. r. X.
Sewers, who has gone to the
churches at Granite Quarry and
Rockwell. Mr.. Ridenhour is an
able preacher
M. W. shive, Of Rowan. has
boueht the Savannah Valley
Lumber Comany at Plum Branch,
S G. and will operate it himself
Mr.. Slive WAS for q number Of
years photographer and run a gal.
lery atisalisbury. China Grove snd
ether points. giving. up the busl-
ness to accept a position with the
lumber plant.
Rev. Geo.. w. Belk, Synodical
Evangelist. will conduct q serie'
of services. at the First Presbyte'
rian Church beginning October
Gosh. and will continue for a wesl
or ten days. Mr.. Belk is an sbl'
preacher. and Salisbury is fortu
nate in having him to come.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
Judge 8oyd Adjourns ths statesrllIs Term
OF Federal Court to Meet in Salisbury.


Un1ted States Judge James E.
Boyd, of Greensboro, has ordered
the Stasesvllle torn of Federal
court adjourned. 1t was to con-
vene Monday, October 16sh.. The
Salisbury term Of Federal court
was set for Monday, October 28rd;
instead it will convene one week
earlier, beginning Monday, Octc-
bel 18Th, the original date set for
Statewide court. The States
Vile o:utt has been transferred
to Salisbury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
Pretty Wedding at Spencer Last Thursday.

Miss Leonie Prettyman was
joined in matrimony to Thomas
Patillo Fowler at the home of the
BRIDES parents at Spencer on last
Thursday evening at $3.50 O'Clock.
The ceremony took place in the
spacious hall of the home, which
was beautifully decorated with
potted plants. trailing vines and
roses with soft lights, cleaning
through. Along with the beauti.
full flowers there was excellent
music and singing by Q number
of friends of the contracting par
ties. Rev. Byron CLARK, D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Salisbury, performed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler left on the eight O'Clock
train for Norfolk, Va, where they
will take a steamer for Yew York
city, ard other northern cities.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11
Let's Beg no Crumbs.

Speaking as the son of a Con.
fe lerate soldier, the writer is
s5rry to see Senator John Sharp
Williams, who is indeed fast
winning recognition as about
the strongest man IN either
branch of Congress, falling into
the error of asking a Federal ap-
preparation for a Confederate
monument. We are sorry, too,
to hear any talk of asking Fedora
pensions for Confederate soldiers.
1t has been fifty years now since
Sumter, and through all this time
the South has kept its self re-
spect, asking no favors and wish
ing none. Let it lie to the end.
There is a fine passage in Browns
Clover South in American His.
tory" in praise of the Southern
ers who, masters SO long, were
m~asterful to the LAST; who
never fell a-whimpeEing in the
hour of defeat, but we're of the
msttle of the man who goes on
with the strong hand, and if he
fights his fight to a finish, can
turn his face to-the wall and die
and give no sign" We should
cherish no bitterness, but we
should keep our pride. It would
be a tragic and pitiful snti-olim-
az to one of the worlds mightiest
dramas, if the South, after it's
proud record of = full half-cen.
fury, should now come a%.whining
for a few miserable crumbs from
q pension-table foul with graft
and fraud. If federal pensions
are ever t. be given the few re.
naming Confederates, OF Federal
money used for Confederate
monuments, let the North first
make the offer. But for the sake
of all our dead and all our past,
let not the South humble itself at
this late day by begging Federal
help to take oare of the handful
of heroes who once fought our
battles. We stand an Fxcellei:t
chance of gaining public Col =
tempt by such a policy, and no
chance # gaining anything else.
The Progressive Farmer.