Show i I PEOPLE WILL INDORSE S I ADMINISTRATION Of O 1 IL 11 Hf A SAYS DARMER Before the American club last evening even evon I ing lug Chairman J. J E. E Darmer Danner of the American party city committee gave an address upon the tle Mormon Monnon question and strongly pointed out the cause of many of the events of the past W. W S. S Dalton Dal Dai- ton also spoke on the improved conditions condi condl- tion for the laboring man brought about by the American party A very large crowd was present at the meeting which was held in the tM clubrooms in the I Atlas block Mr Darmer Danner In loading leading up to the main points of his subject recited briefly the history of ot the Mormon Monnon peo peo- pie He asserted assorted that they have live always thought they were persecuted lIe He do do- dared that Joseph Smith averred he I was persecuted before beCore he lie organized h his church That Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were wera tarred and feathered and run out of Kirtland O. O Prior to that tha time he said history failed to reveal that the people of that place were wore qua rell Then the people of Missouri he d de de- dared were peaceable enough before the hf Mormons Mormons' came camo When the Saints Saint S settled at Independence and set sot up a a. printing press trouble began In Nauvoo Ill h he said the Mormon Monnon prospered and grew wealthy Then the they secured a charter that the tho town tow more power thin thui the State had Joseph Josep Smith organized d an army and nd made himself himself him him- self the head heart of it and also Mayor o ot of the town It is also asserted that the they commenced to mingle in politics as a body Right Eight to Make Living But they say sav the American part partis party is is persecuting them continued Judge Judg Darner Banner What have we wa done to persecute persecute per per- them We have ha demanded demanded we w demand now that now that as Americans TV we shall have the same ri right ht to make a living here that we shall have the same sam right to rear our children in a. a a patriotic atmosphere here that we would have i in any other city or any other State o on the American merican cont continent only continent only only that an and noth nothing n t more That is 15 the extent o of our persecution of the Mormon church It It came as a duty to the American America party said the speaker to make this a pro progressive American Americ n city an and now that the Ameri American an party is doin doing that t the e mouthpieces of the Lord ar are carping because we are making im im- The The speaker speaker then went on to detail the means by which the church party endeavors to place all the Wrongs wrongs wrong against the Americans Continuing h ho he said The American party organized a aa as asa asa a protest against this condition said Jud Judge Darmer Darner is 1 a party composed of men who dare t to kick and who have hav the courage to tc criticize It is made up of men of every religious denomination and of every school of political thou thought ht It is made up of men who do not hesitate hesi hesi- tate fate to criticize the officials they elect and to condemn them when they think thin they are wrong Sheets and Jones Suits The speaker then went on to compare the similarity between the suit against Geor e Geore e A. A Sheets Chief of Police anc and the case of William B. B Jones Jr super super- of the poor farm The latter lat lat- atter at- at ter tor he asserted was proven guilty au and still held his position as head of the institution and remained in charge for several months after charges were made against him The speaker said Dont be stampeded The Sheets sensation n was worked by the church hurch last fall falI and dont don't doubt but what another another another an an- other bug bugaboo boo will be cooked up tip for next fall So lon long as they can cari frighten and dismay American Voters by some such scarecrow they will have havea a fresh one ready for ever every emergency er ency The American party will win in inthe in inthe n the fall campaign It makes n no difference difference difference dif dif- ference whether the church decides that there shall be one two or three tickets in the field against us ris we have the votes and will win anyway if f we place none but Americans on guard on o our r- r ticket S There is not a property owner nor nora nora a a heavy business man not man not a big merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant nor a middle-class middle tradesman tradesman- not a w workingman nor a professional man who man who does not know that to turn the government of this city back to the church would be a tragedy It would be a tragedy indeed Mr Dalton spoke of the labor Jabor conditions conditions conditions condi condi- under the present administration and the raise of 25 cents a day that had been given the laboring class Mr Dalton was given a a vote of thanks by the meeting The Juvenile band played three selections I |