Salt Lake Herald | 1900-10-16 | Page 2 | McKinely Assailed

Assailed Chicago Special New York World The Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church is the rno must t influential conference in that denomination denomination nation President McKinley is a Met Meth Methodist h odist Rev A B Smart surprised the m he conference today with resolutions d 1 flouncing President poliY v vIn In the Philippines which policy h hl i l hen been indorsed by Bishop Thoburn n tnt 1 Hartzell He submitted these resolutions lions I We condemn the anI policy of our pres ert nt administration and its in inaction action 1 In nullifying and abrogating the canteen end and civil service laws For double dealing in connection fl With Porto Rico legislation which i is clench cleary unconstitutional 3 For basely betraying our peat ful and petitioning allies in the Ph and then without the of either constitution or or Dr an n unjust and war of criminal aggression and c r quest falsely and hypocritically calling call in it expansion and publicly falsifying the facts to deceive people and secure their approval 4 Making treaties ignoring con congress green gress the power of the constitution and recognizing and lowing polygamy and slavery f true democracy rae racy By all these and other acts ing to set over this our Christian nt na nation ti tion n an autocratic personal govern government meat ment superseding and displacing Our ur government under the constitution There was Wad a S round of ap applause and hisses and the resolutions were referred The conference went on record as de denouncing the president for refusing to enforce the law Rev M 31 Sr M Parkhurst submitted a a resolution denouncing the president arid and Secretary Root