Show a ROBERTS DENOUNCES 1 J JN i I IJ 1 J f 1 REPUBLICAN N M s t t jt L 11 1 4 i ging Address Idol lol of Mormon Monnon People bi I St Pom With Wl Contempt Cont ta tJ Infamous t i t i Campaign Against Democrats g f i ii i j jd Brands BranIs d vv Ecclesiastics sfa Who Interfere in Politics Politics as Enemies 1 tf t I Is s p 1 4 i I of the Church j f i 1 1 yg I Jiri ban H H erts who h s been called heh of the Mormon people I in i a vigorous and eloquent address at atthe atI atthe I the Sixteenth wad wa Wat d meetIng house last Knight dahe efforts of oC Nephi L X LI I I II I Morris and other othe Republican publican coolest e lesi fasts to inject t campaign ca l this l fall fail the church hurch issue irnie and to appeal to toj the fears of MormOn n Democrats to In inI j tl I fluence them to vote ote the Republican n ticket He declared that It was not notI 1 I fol foi Nephi L Morris or any other e ec ee eel to tell the people of oC Utah how l they should vote vot The church he said In declarations had de declared deI I lared that it was not in politics and those th ose who sought to drag It into nto poli poll politiCS politIcs 1 tics were w re the worst worse enemies of t the church chur h leaders of oC witch which he bad the honor to be one It was with great feeling that the Ute orator spoke of those who had sought to o misrepresent him and had sought to tomake tomake tomake make the people of o his church believe b that he would barter away their confidence dence deuce and be a L traitor to his hia religion He referred briefly o to his 28 years of ot service to his church of or his tours through the British Isles barefooted and anc impoverished to preach the Mor Nor Mormon Mormon Normon mon doctrine of his suffering for the espousal of ot the principles his church taught of his exile and his imprison imprisonment ment meat Then he lie spoke of or his trip to the graves of ot the martyred disciples of ot the Church the bodies of whom he recovered ered ored and carried back b ck In his arms that they might rest among amone their friends Audience Rises in Body to Cheer At this reference the entire audience arose and cheered the tile speaker for sev several severa eral raI e era minutes n U teso Nearly everyone verY n ein in the th audience a was a member o the he Mor Morman mon man church and the reference had el touched a tender spot in iii i every heart They of QC undertaking 1 ing t h I U d t kc accomplished c o J when In isguT lie e had sought out and missionaries exhumed the bodies and an carried them in his ht hi arms anns to 0 friendly people whence the they were brought back I Ito to Utah Everyone l in the audience I rose roge to resent the infamous charge of o the Republican leaders that Brigham H Roberts had been a traitor to his people and was vas as in league with others to drive from tram their homes the Mormon people Referring to the speech of Frank Frnnk J 3 Cannon in the Salt Lake theatre Mr lr Roberts said My nerves have not been trained in a school that taught them to take fright at the utterances of one who is scarce responsible for his utterances God Almighty will take care of ot the Mormon church and we dont need to ask the Republican party to do it IL Wavering Democrats in Line That Mr Ir Roberts in one night had undone all alt that Nephi L Morris the president of or the stake in which the meeting house was located and other Republican in that section had accomplished d in weeks of o quiet whispering open counselling and even directing that the Mormon Democrats vote the Republican ticket was wis evi evidenced evidenced by b the fact that hundreds of Mormon Democrats and some who had confessed that they the had been waver wavering ing crowded to the stage at the con conclusion conclusion elusion of the meeting ana and shook sho k hands warmly with Mr Ir Roberts Robert de do I cl rl g that tiey would vote ote the Dem Dern Democratic De ticket from top to bottom arid an a c that they the would tell who sought to advise or direct them pout politically to mind their own business In addition to the speech of o Mr Rob Roberts Robert Roberts erts ert there were short hort and vigorous talks by bO L Ii R B Martineau Samuel A Ao AKing AKing King state chairman and Oscar W Moyle Democratic candidate for Cor dis district district Judge who was the chairman of the evening The Bryan BIan Glee club of o Salt lake Latre La sang Long before the meeting was opened the hall hail was crowded to overflowing and hundreds were turned turne away disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed Perley A Hill Hlll Democratic chairman for the Third precinct called the meeting to order introducing Oscar O car W Moyle as chairman of the evening Mr Moyle opened the meeting by bO saying The Democratic party part of or Utah Salt Lake county and Salt Lake City has lias everything to be proud of We e have national state and county platforms on which we are not afraid to stand A t But this campaign is not waged r by bythe the Republicans B on a plat PIat platform platform i form Corm Do we find anything in the col columns I If o the Republican organ on po 1 i i Utica issues All In that paper isaa Isan attempt to stir up religious strife k t There is nothing in their on n rt he the religious question Nevertheless they theO have hae ragged dragged It into this thia earn cam and we V are forced to meet lu It t i Appealing to ta this religious prejudice and fear rear or of the members of the do r i v nant church of o which I am a r the Republican politicians J have sought sou ht I to Democrats to vote ote the j js Republican ticket The president of or this stake has advised and I believe directed the Mormon Democrats in this f I precinct to vote ote the Republican publican Rt ticket 1 that the American party part may be oe de defeated Is he In a better b position than 1 anyone else Ise to judge how the Ameri American can party may be defeated Has his t experience in politics been such that he always knows the right thing to do politically By what right does he h pre presume presume presume sume to speak for me or for you OU when he says that it is necessary that Mor i imona mona mon unite to vote the Republican ticket I take it that he does not pre presume pr b sume to speak for the church or with the th authority of ot the church leaders aders l b We know that the tle authorities of the 4 church dill did not direct him to speak fore for them or at least we know that they should not hot for they the have hae emphatically em Y declared in an address to the world r that tl at the lIte church would not hot Interfere with the political affiliations or of Its ite members mem bers Morris Blame for Americanism Americ nis 1 I iThe The president of your stake take laye Jae all aa Ii the blame for the strife and an In l I tab to the th American party varto Thy He g r i Charges harges Thomas Kearns with nl lather father of o the American V n 1 s sIf If if that Is true I charge I 3 stake as one manat man Inn nt t lea T 1 1 b being ing the father of or the an arf t ttY I 1 S St tY t ha b no it 0 I Ilean lean party and w Itak It th t W C Cor of or the stake will agree e C L i Thomas Kearns had not been sent ent to the United States State senate and yet et the din F president of o t is stake by b his vote ate sent Kearns to the senate This statement was greeted greet with 1 wild applause by b the entire audience Through it all ail L Morris president president i dent of the stake sat in the audience f t and listened to his own On arraignment 1 by the speaker fl 1 The president of ot this stake con cOt continued I IL ILI I Mr Ir Moyle was wrong ron when n i J JI he to send Thomas Kearns to t the 3 i i J I fr senate enate and I think he will admit It ItI 1 i f I Then it possible that he is wrong i n i now tiow We 0 were right then and antI it i possible that we are right now and 1 that the president of o the stake is t I t wrong I r L r f rHe j Jf I He is a good business man when he V I minds his own business but he is all wrong when he attempts to mind t ri t i 1 somebody business j J t 1 1 There were cheers of or applause at nt this t 1 statement and cries of or Youre right rl ht j tj I the Democrats are right came from f i ithe J J the audI ce Mr Ir Moyle then Intro Introduced Introduced 1 I P Brigham H Roberts who re received o ii J I a great reat ovation from Irom the crowd p i t f i 1 Mr Ir Roberts began b gan with a talk on 1 1 the national issues which he followed jf I d i with a vigorous denunciation or of te I I o f f 1 Continued C on Page 2 20 j p 1 I ROBERTS DENOUNCES a I i REPuBLICAN METHODS i Continued C d from m Page 1 methods of ot Republican politicians and aud the InterMountain nt rM n Republican 11 cap In Iff In this j campaign He humorously to the tl of Q Samuel XIn and ind Sen Sel Reams Kearns that appeared In tho the Ini In terou Republican that hilt j lie he would think from the pictures and andt andI t I tho ho poses of oC the parties taken that the tho Jr re had been taken I at 2 a m In tf toad of ot 2 p m rn He laughed at the ar put forth that because b Clue a man 1 waS was eating In the same restaurant with Senator Eris t he h e was WItS certainly n a vile conspiracy with the t e Amer fAmer p 3 The said that he was not be before before 3 fore ore them as a candidate for office be because because beC C cause uso it had become becom evident that he either olther could not or Dr would not hold po political lIti al office that thai he had nothing to t gin but tut much to sacrifice but that ha he haf h f felt tIt lt It h his duty as an old soldier to en enlist list HJ for tor the war which ho he hoped would peace ace to Utah He lIe said that Re Republicans publicans had declared that gratitude was as the keynote of at the th campaign and ho would begin by b expressing gratt grat gratitude tude lude to tho th people of or Utah for the con they hid had reY oed thIm nJ Haddock Hadd k who the theme fume caine me meeting house the evening before nd iid had urged the tic Mormons t unite n ud d vote tho the Republican t referred erred to contemptuously by Mr tr Roberts He called him hIn a young oung en ent n t and an upstart saying with reference to him j Haddock addock an n Object of Contempt I 1 begin to feel trel of any an t on onE ani 1 pretends to a faith in the thing n c U who would make F fell a talk taik to tho young oung Mormons C for a young young upstart who says tays that It itI I fi I I necessary to save a e the groat Toot Mormon Morton d by b voting for tor tho tha RepublicanS Republican S candidates for county I Javo no word by which I 1 can express my con conc c The circular issued by b th thA f I ran tn party but hut which bears be rR no signa sina sinar r hire charging that the Americans r nd Democrats had formed an al nl hanco was read by the speaker He Hp Mid hald that this circular was as a hand handin handi i in li the dark to strike the Democratic i party part and Its leader dor There Thero was sas no noname name Illmo to it It ws all t tb ti ath the while the th people were at slum Ier I er The Infamy was wall not confined to riH It Lake county he hp said and he held heldo heldI l I o f circular saying that toot It had been beo In Davis county This Thio circular he said makes the I statement that the Democrats cannot i hope to t win the county count By B y Its very the Republicans admit that they cannot hope to win the county without the aid ald of oC the Democrats Lot Let Letus I us S bo ho fair air then n and If It It Is necessary to lo unite let the Republicans come nail I Join tho the Democratic party and thereby th rebY n defeat the Americans J Mr tr Roberts RobertA was Wall frequently tr Inter d by loud bursts of ot applause anti and tr Ii Vat at t tile the conclusion of oC his hili speech the tho theES ES i IC 1 ladled several minutes lb Martineau Speaks Briefly J t Lyman R Tt Martineau wItS was w introduced 7 f next C n n flu Ilo talked ked moment or two I Just juet stopped off oft for a few tew mm mID t sP he said Awhile Je on way wity WI Y to Washington Vt I want you o tor td come come eme me t there and Ill rl pleasure In tt Introducing you to Pr President Bryan I 1 want wont to endorse all that thit Mr Ir Rob Bob Roberts Ro erts orts has said Bald about a out local conditions I Ican Ican Ivan can van remember Frank J 1 Cannon ob oh obtained tamed his seat In the United States J congress by b the J gets of oC Truth Truths S s 1 that a B great many Mormons criticised i my action In opposing his hi election Anti And again a n little tittle later when I op os opposed o q posed Mr Kearns election I was agaIn criticised by those Mormons who have hao now come to Bee ace sc that I was as right In 11 i my views then I 1 want to shako shake you ou by the hand j Brigham H Roberts and pledge you my support In this great fight tight for tor forpe peace pe e c that you yon have begun I am with you and may God bring you suc sue success cess cogs Chairman King followed with Just a message to the voters 0 from every part of or o the state that If Ie the Democrats or ot Salt SnIt Lako L o City and county would woul stand standby by their convictions and vote ote t Li L a Dem d ticket William J 1 Bryan would rry rr Utah UtiA and Jesse Js c William Knight would bo be e the next of ot the he slate 8 tnt a c Mr r Roberts Speech r C Ii t his ms brilliant speech Brig Brigham Brigham ham H Roberts B borts devoted pome Fome time to toa toa toa a brief t Consideration of som some of the leading national n Issues t I take ns js my m text ho hI said the tho slogan an of oC Democracy Shall Shan the tho People Rule because I believe that hat uch such a text Is particularly applicable to Utah Utahan and an because this was the th subject spoken spoken spoken ken of ot by the senior senator s from Utah at a 8 meeting In this same hall hail last evening He said sad that Mr Sherman had re replied replied replied plied to the question by bJ the sweeping declaration The people do rule Then Mr Roberts showed that on the con contrary contrary contrary In the nation the corporations are beginning to supersede the people in the control ot oc the th legislative Je bodies and that In the state the federal bunch ruled rUle And anyone who doubts this statement I respectfully refer to Gov Governor Governor Cutler yiT tr Roberts Ro declared tha that conditions lii 1 this state Illustrate the need of ot one ont oneat at Dt the strong points placed In Iii 1 the Dem Democratic Democratic Democratic party that the rule of ot the peo pee people people might be m re election cle of bC United States senators by popular Vote fe If JC such a provision were In effect In Utah do you suppose that the people of ot the tile state would have ever elected elect d senators fron Utah who o preceded the present senators Loud choruses of ot noes greeted this question il l 2 |