Show J X LIBERALS I r I Tlepera House Well Filled 1 Last Evening I L I LIBERALISM LONG < DRAWN OJJT i i it t r 1 Capt Smith Explains His Position The Governor Orates Tarian and ShieJls Turns Loose t fIler Opera Hou e WS thronged yesterday L terday evening with ladies and gentleman gen-tleman and a sprinkling of the juvenile I demerit to hear the ceremonies of the Liberal meeting On the platform were llansford Smith the Liberal nominee for Delegate to Congress OoL O J n6yister Judge Tvriss Judge J G Sutherland M M Bane Receiver of the Land Office Judge BeJride and the veteran actor T A Lyne After the Star Spangled Banner had been rendered in a most effective and beautiful manner by the Opera House band Judge McBride advanced and nominated 0 J bluster for chairman chair-man who after a few brief remarks explanatory ex-planatory of the Liberal policy among which was the demand for a Legislative Council and that such a thing was a necessity said that in some other lands the Mormons might have the same rights as other people here they had not Referred to the Mormons raising hell in Mississippi valley and claimed the right of the government to enforce its authority nere I even if it included war The Gentiles do not want war but ask that aliens be stripped of power in order that it may be prevented Spoke of resorting to any means by the church to shield the violators l lators of law from punishment and said the principal support of the Moimous wasfrom aliens He curiously enough stated that the chief controlling power was tlie law and advocated the exclusion exclu-sion of all who violated the laws or held them in contempt from all privileges privi-leges or power The Colonel showed it was possible for the revival of Mo hammeds religion on this continent to produce war and he believed that the Mormons were prepared for a struggle No man or class had a right to establish slavery anywhere so long as I it operates to the detriment of others and the Mormons arc extending their field of operations everywhere We ask that something be done to check their influence and growth not because we hate them but because free government govern-ment may not be permitted to perish The Colonels remarks were read from I manuscript to Thebaud played Hail Columbia during which Judge Bennett appeared on the stand and was greeted with cheers llansford Smith the candidate of the Liberal party then appeared and was well received He started out humorously humor-ously saying that he asked for the votes J of the people not that he needed them because he knew what the result would be Laughter Many crimes had sought shelter under the agis of the Constitution but none but slavery had I received it and that had been blotted out wc ask a legislative commission temporarily until polygamy shall be abandoned happiness and statehood I will llownot till then Applause u L The speaker then read irom an address I of George Q Cannon publishsd in the i Dcserct AVir in relation to the policy of the church and showed how the Reorganized Re-organized church were respected vrhile j the established church was despised j f He tried to show why the maluni pro hihitum was of as much consequence in ordinary affairs in life as the malum iii sc illustrating his position in this connection connec-tion at great length referred to the questions put by him to Mr Caine and the latter s silence saying that if Mr Caine could answer and would it might bar future hostile legislation referred to Mr Caines speech and attempted to be sarcastic saying The Peoples party candidate has eyes ears and mouth but he dare noisay word for or against polygamy or else he cannot and this is the candidate they put up He then quoted from the remarks of Mrs Welts and claimed that she would be a better candidate than the man who carried the banner He pictured pic-tured the difference between the monogamous and polygamous wives j using good language and being frequently fre-quently applauded I At this juncture it was announced i that a big delegation from Ogdenhad arrived and the curtain would be raised I I so they could find seats on the stand I The curtain was raised and the Ogden people filed in and took places on the stage amid cheers he baud playing in the meantime An impromptu meeting was formed I outside in the street but the participants partici-pants were invited inside Captain Smith resumedleferring in complimentary terms to the Ogdenites Referred to the claim of the Mormons about a higher law mentioning particularly particu-larly the Clawson case Got oft the rib joke again it being that if God bad intended in-tended polygamv Adam would not have had one rib left The whole speech was a diatribe against the church political polit-ical topics being occasionally treated upon The Captain told tv joke j r and quit The band played Colunibia the Gem of the Ocean Governor Murray was called for and took the floor amid wild I cheering His speeclf was more systematic I syste-matic and concise than usual His re marks received frequent applause oie spoke in defense of Judge Zane and the prosecution j paid his respects to President Presi-dent Taylor and tried to be humorous his speech like that of his predecessor was strictly antiMormon and contained con-tained some suggestions in bad taste Looking straight at TUE HIRAZD reporter re-porter he said > I want it written down that no man can be an honorable upright man or worthy the confidence of his fellows unless he respects the II Constitution and laws of his country As THE HERALD man is not even a suspect and is incapable of even a I ripple of crime he felt abashed I I have more regard for a polygamist than a monogamist who holds to it and I is too cowardly to follow it to its legitimate legiti-mate end Cheers In offenses where a man assists the consummation I of a crime he is as guilty as the criminal crimi-nal himself and the one who permits his wife to be locked up that he may be shielded is a coward and a wretch the monogamists of this church are much the assassins of virtue as are the polygamists Polygamy is not the 1 1 r 1T h IT wAnt thaf r n4 g down real crime There in uut is a u government in Ubh which is an organization embracing i ecclesiastical as well as temporal pow r and the man who subscribes to snwh n doctrine cannot be a goodman n Referred Re-ferred to the emancipation proclamation proclama-tion saying that those he loved claimed that the Constitution had no rightto coerce an unwilling State and bv a strained effort made a comparison between be-tween hose who held to such a doctrine and those who shielded themselves behind the provision that Congress should make no provision pro-vision respecting an establishment of religion etc The Governor inveighed against mental reservation the establishment estab-lishment of a hierarchy here and believed be-lieved that the majority of the Mormons Mor-mons untrammeled would pronounce in nncordance with what has been set forth l as the test of loyalty The Mormon Mor-mon dream of a polygamous empire was an ignis fatuus and would never be achieved The Governor referred to the Peoples meeting and said Mr Caine was not the choice of the body of the church referring to the gathering in a manner suggestive of humor and closed without a joke The Governors speech occupied over an hour 0 I The band played The BattleCry of Freedom Judge Bennett took the stand in response res-ponse to great calls We arc here he said to protest agahut a church organization organ-ization and it is by such power the greatest crimes have been committed Referred to a certain crime committed by the church but it is not the only one In another part of the city is an assemblage presided over by a god viler than any other made by manmade by a people who claim not merely temporal tem-poral but spiritual power Referred Refer-red to the heathenish rites of the Mormons and said all we can do is to protest It is the duty of every man and woman to come forward and vote for Captain Smith This heathen god may stand enshrined over the temple and the theatre today but some day the other god will wreak vengeance ven-geance upon the violators of law The riht will ultimately prevail Mr C S Varia referred to THE t HERALD paragraph about it requiring a telescope to discern the business men of Salt LaKe who would be present at this meeting as a menace he missed the American flag discussed Liberal principles prin-ciples generally stating the duty which each one had to perform and the rights of American citizens etc the speaker feeling at times as if he were in a foreign and hostile country Within the past two or three weeks he bad become enlightened en-lightened as to the situation but the end will come The speaker brought out his underground railroad once more made a patriotic reterence to the war and closed with an eloquent appeal ap-peal to the people to come to the front but gave no reason why Smith should be Voted for in preference to Caine He was frequently applauded F A Shiells of Ogden spoke in behalf I I be-half of the delegation using a great deal of Liberal campaign material becoming be-coming quite grandiloquent the close being funny and receiving applause The band played Yankee Doodle and the crowd dispersed with three cheers for Captain Smith I and the Ogden delegation |