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Show NpTiilii I MEETING HELD I fncricans at Bingham 1 Junction. Effective Speeches by Sena-, Sena-, Kor Cannen, Chairman Nye H and Prof. Christensen. jp Each Hade Telling' Points; Senator pBpKearns'fl Nome Vigorously Cheered Wm by the Audience. ibe American party mcotlnga constl-5 constl-5 a series of triumphs. At Bingham ictlon last night anothor gem of on-glasni on-glasni was added to the diadem of h Americanism. If the hall had been ;er more peoplo would have listened the speakers. Tho peoplo came from tha neighborhood, athlrst for tho da of encouragement that sent them ie convinced of tho Justness of the eo championed by tho liberty lovers Utah, the American party is competed of runtlcd politicians, then Utah If full hem orn tho opening1 quartette of mixed cs, In "My Country, TIs of Theo," ho closing words of tho Inst speaker one splendid exhibition of patriotism, people seemed to have at last found political homo and ensconced themes them-es comfortably by a State fireside, n which were excluded tho chilly its of church domination Nye's Straightforward Tnlk. iunty Chairman Nyo made the open-speech open-speech and In his straightforward e told of tho manner In which the :rlcnn party camo Into existence how l little talks eddying botweon a hand-of hand-of patriotic men the movemont had vn Into a whirlwind of American scn-nt scn-nt The party was not organized for purpose of bringing political cmolu-t cmolu-t to any particular man or set of , lis purpose was and Is to give to people of the Suite the opportunity ,-ote as their political desires may int them without consultation with dictation from ecclesiastics "This emcnt is not a temporary one It Is an ephemeral one, It Is not hero to-and to-and cone tomorrow. It Is here to , and to stay until our contention 1 be won." K Gave instruction to voters. sssKIr Nye was very specific In Ills dolall itMol Instruction as to the proper manner of .jjjvotlng the American ticket, and lllus-.c&mtrated lllus-.c&mtrated how the voter could do so while ;Sat the same tlmo expressing his National I n2MP''cference. The speaker very omphatl-cally omphatl-cally and truthfully denied the Iraputn-tlon Iraputn-tlon that the American party was composed com-posed of disgruntled office seekers, and conclusively showed that it was a sol-frnn sol-frnn protest against an ecclesiastical (Jomlnatlon In politics that had become enbearable to the real Americans of Utah. EThcre Is nothing on enrth that can Iftvent this American party from sweep-Irir sweep-Irir this county from end to end except one thing. And that Is Charlman Spry's .ot'nor arrangements.' He once promises that for every Gentile Republican tnkon to the American party there would be c.rawn two Mormon Democrats to tho Republican party. Thats the only thing to.it enn beat us Help American Movement Now. !"Xou, don t wnlt until a later day to liclp ur. Come with us now. We aro In this contest to win. We are In earnest end want you to be with us." r Mr Nyo closed with an urgent request to voters to register, and on election doj to put their cross tinder the emblem of the party that proposes to have politics without church Interference Hp wna ircautntly cheered during the course nf nus spooch and was enthusiastically applauded ap-plauded at Its finish. Sam Clark's "Coin' Some" made a hit Ru 5 ocal applications, and he was recalled re-called to add other funny Impromptu references ref-erences to people In the audience. , R. Christensen. candldato Wr Superintendent of Public Instruction on the American parly ticket, was the "",tr,8pfaker Mr. Chrlstenacn began by El tl . ?):, lere are somo peoplo who tL,1.. 1 lhls American movement Is ln-ffi ln-ffi n6 It I? our duty to combat tho of high church officials in K5,t,cs of Utah- and ,f we cannot do o ,nevor can d0 lt- 1 sftv that c can do It, and we can do It now. - There Is Church Interference. tt.ThCioe arc 5ome neI'e who say that tlci f in Mc?hllrcn Inlcrfercnco In poli-InJ poli-InJ , tnh SJat0u 11 ,s thc veriest non-Preu non-Preu hn.T,1;,0 ,lnaK ascrtion or to ex-lonS ex-lonS nl11, 0no wh0 a'8 this be-b be-b not lm?"u 01 .two, clll9- Either he rent ;vPnfVerf,nnt wlth the cour8e ot cur-facts. cur-facts. or 13 noL to tato tho the mil?lh' ,Tncro ,s "o time like fog remodv tV PPb' Proper and last-mvall last-mvall hoL ,.u.nhol' conditions that K..h"fK". Political freedom In Utah ttc Won? iEVIm ncc'nnshcd fact until Wopi ! In their majesty and right shall onVlPbrty." 0Wn flff,,t for the,r terSSf w tcnen'8 speech was chnrac-Mm chnrac-Mm HvTshltulne?8 and earnestness SS.m5S mPrc-CflCfl hL-, auditors, who applause r aP,l-catlon in vigorous Aroused to Great Fervor. 8pTahncdnnn,U.?sanff "The Star lb feet. Danner- the audlonco rising to 0lamstr8rrn rai?k J" Ctln"0n S to hU i ndare ?ni1 lhe attention givou VZh mn(i "Pon his lls- "me the aud iSeni,lor ? ,lfe- At one creto 8iI,nnJcnco ?cemed to bo In con- Pwpli mL- 2, ns ar. only convinced l6ane hi hrlf ?UeBt.lons' nor n to chal-.ttSt chal-.ttSt ShSM finPhntlo assertions, fan nf D?morrK hat. n RcPh": ,CK for thoopMnl? ai,,08U8 woro work-ttat work-ttat to the s,?5n,0n" Sf a Gntllo Demo-fcnied Demo-fcnied to havo r3.Mhlp A. m,ul- w"o toP of tho IiaH.B0U.ln B0 cl0H0 to tho bottom If ,rn aiV.. lh,nt, he could ron to "weMar?. aBk.!i. h.VTr,r,ed ,C3CaPc became 'J. aaked: "How do you know?" VmjL senator Was There. Wftwviu;,,1!"".", nwered tho ltruo? AniirlH e" hc asked: "Ib it not b33 no Tnp7yr ?,uosl'on " Cut th??o ported thaV lnSS& ?;'ncn the Senator fenown to its Jl2 no church mado (the IlCDub a.,ra(;mJrB 119 d,,aro to have "W e th 'nn Vckcul cloctod In order to not heard lt a Moon who ' ?ul(l not bo nni i , Th0 aamo voice-it J identity I,. c5llcl by namo, bceauoe lt VSaffl'K ",C dr a"d a f ,.Th Been Visiting. i:o;'SF"'-" mr "m Ing the fact that Senator Cannon requested request-ed him to do so. Cheered Senator Kearns. At ono point the cpoakcr referred to Senator Kcarno and Senator Smoot and drew a contrast botweon tho services of the two. His compliment to Senator Kearns was greeted by a storm of applause. ap-plause. Senator Cannon's Speech. First, is tho uao of church Influence In affairs of the Stato an Injury to tho peoplo? peo-plo? Second, Is there an intrusion of ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical dictation in tho political affairs af-fairs of UtahZ Third, will the Republican Republi-can or Democratic or Socialist party ro-solvc ro-solvc thc vexatious situation which is presented In this commonwealth? Recurring to the first nueRtion, a sufficient suf-ficient answor is found in tho general experience of mankind. Ab communities have ovolved from barbaric condition, through their various stages of development, develop-ment, thoy have steadily trended to a distinct separation of church and stato until now that la the prnctlco In tho most civilised countrloB; and oven whero a remnant of lt remains it is largely innoc-uoub innoc-uoub and Is steadily loBlng- Importance. Thc people of middle ngc havo witnessed a steady recession from secular authority or effort to exercise temporal authority by tho Catholic church; and thc Church of England la constantly confronted by tho proposal for disestablishment. "Without "With-out seeking to wound the feeling of any aahercnt of the great Church of Rome lt ie fair to aay that its greatest splendor and usefulness have only been attained by the elimination of tho temporal power of the holy father Tho pages of mediaeval medi-aeval history are stained with blood because be-cause of the determination of that time on the part of the church to rule in secular secu-lar affairs, and tho connlcts which then onnued. The dominant church of Utah has had thin experience. It was largely due to thc civic power in Illinois that the Mormon people had an lrroprcssible conflict con-flict there, resulting in the awful assassination assassi-nation of their martyrs and the driving of defenseless people into tho Western wilds. Nearly all tho woes which havo boon suffered In Utah by the Mormon people, and In part loo, by their Gentile neighbors, have been attributable to an exercise of secular power by the leaders of the church. What Church Leaders Concluded. So sure Is Interference by high ecclesiastics eccles-iastics with tho political rights of followers fol-lowers Injurious that the church leaders themselves recognized the necessity of withdrawing from and pledging thom-aelvcs thom-aelvcs never to resume any attempted control of their followers In politics before be-fore Statohould could or would be granted by the general Government. I am not unaware that according to tho crocd of tho church the leaders aro endowed with all power in tho dissemination and ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical enforcement of Instruction; but theso same leaders have receded from that authority and havo disavowed Us ue. Furthermore they continue to admit ad-mit its evil by specifically stating that thoy are not attempting to ufc lt anv more. If lt Is right for thc church to domlnnlo In affairs of the State, then It must be equally right for thc State to interforc with a man s religion The' leaders of the dominant church In Utah mado contest for many years against the laws of the general Government on the ground that Congress, with Its supremo authority ovor this land, had no right to Intorfore with tho faith and practice of the Mormon people. By their own experience, ex-perience, as well as by their own utterances, utter-ances, tho Interference of State with ro-Hglon ro-Hglon and of religious leaders with the political action of their followers, arc proved to be evils. Is there one person In this audience who contends that the uso of political power by ecclesiastical leaders lead-ers la an advantage cither for tho church or for the State? I ask this question In good faith and I will treat with respect any answor which may bo glvon in good faith. I will oven divide tlmo for ono half hour with any man present who uhnll choose to take the opposing side on my proposition. What Second Question Is. If then lt is an incontestable fact that church Interference with tho affairs of Btato Is harmful wo reach by natural process tho second question, which Is this; Is there an Intrusion of ecclesiastical dictation In the political affairs of Utah? Once moro I ask any candid person In this audience to reply. If ho thinks there Is no such Intrusion Once more I promise prom-ise to treat with respect an answer given in good faith and to divide one-half hour of time with any gentleman prosent who shall choose to assume sincerely that the dominant church docs not Influence" election elec-tion mattors. Reviews the Record. Then let us review tho record. Tho Governor of this State is a strong and earnest man, possessing great independence independ-ence of character; and yet lt Is susceptible suscept-ible of proof by tho record that he has never vetoed a bill which the chief leaders lead-ers of tho church desired to have signed, nor has ho signed a bill which tho chief leaders of tho church desired to have vetoed. ve-toed. That Is a startling assertion. Docs any ono dispute lt? If so, I will beg of him that ho give the name of the bill which wan oither signed or vetoed against tho oxpress wish of chief leaders! of tho church. Since 1E$G no bill has passed the Legislative Legis-lative assembly which was disapproved at tho time of Its passage by tho chief ecclesiastical authority In this Stato, and no bill has failed of passage which that chief ecclesiastical authority approved Since 1S93 no man has been elected to Congress unless ho was approved by high ecclesiastics' of the church, and no man has been defeated for CongresH who was distinctively approved by tho chief element ele-ment among these ecclesiastics. Ib that not true? If any man has been elected to Congress without such approval and any man hna been defeated for Congress with such approval. I will beg somo ono in this audlen.ee to nnmo the man. Whore Power Is Manifest. In thu Senatorial elections this supremo power In this State has been most manifested. mani-fested. From 1897 until today there haa bet-n a conBtant Interference and a successful suc-cessful Interference so apparent that denial Is futilo. In 1&7 a man was elected elect-ed to the Senate of tho United States over hl3 lending opponent because tho church leaders had power to say to enough of tholr followers In tho Legislature, Legisla-ture, "Vote for Josoph L. Rawlins, " and their followers were suplno enough to obey that command Party lines were no bar to the giving or the receiving of thin instruction There were but three Rc-publlcann Rc-publlcann In the Joint asBombly of that j'ear, but one of them under ecclesiastical ecclesiasti-cal direction solved tho question, which fchould have been Bottled by thc Democrats Demo-crats alone, and It wan his voto which made thc second choice of the Democrats, of Utah tho first choice of tho ecclesiastics ecclesias-tics for Senator from this State. Why "Upheaval Did Not Occur. In 1RW thre was witnessed in Utah ono of those flagrant things which would havo created a political and social upheaval In any other State of the Union, and which only failed of these dire results In Utah because men of all classes had grown weary of tho former strife and wero willing to suffer almost anything rather than return to it. Before tho Legislature Leg-islature of that year appenrod a.s a leading lead-ing candldato a gentleman whoso prominence promi-nence was almost entirely due to tho effective ef-fective work of a political apostle of tho church, who gavo out In writing tho statement that he was proceeding with thn consent of the pr03ldcnt of tho church. That apostlo called himself a Domocrat and appeared most openly in the affalrH because ttjo Legislature was Democratic But Republican apostles ...ji-. n 1n t. rr nlrl V unmn nr. ...1 1 dacy. So determined were they to select se-lect this partlcultr individual that tho Legislature wan pormlttcl to adjourn without making a choice for Senator. Thoy would havo been successful In their endeavor these Democratic and Republican Republi-can apostlcB who sought to sway a Democratic Demo-cratic Legislature If It had not been for tho exposures In Tho Salt Lake Tribune and elsewhoro of tho purposo which wna then entertained. Smoot Given Permission. It is a fact that the Hon. Rood Smoot secured tho consont of the president of the church to bo a candldato for tho United States Scuato before the Legislative Legis-lative asRcmbly of 1001. For somo reason, rea-son, not fully Known to me, tho high ecclesiastics ec-clesiastics changed their purpose kii1 promptly removed Reed Smoot from thc rank of candidates and substituted for him as a favorito the Hon. Thomas Kearns. Judged by what the two men have done as Senators of tho United States, and Judged by thc public feeling in this country which has been shown concerning the two men, I think the chango was a wise ono; and I am ready to admit that if ecclesiastical interference interfer-ence is to be permitted at all, it should be undor tho Inspiration which chose Kearns instoad of Smoot, bocause the election of Kearns did not disturb in any degree the good feeling of tho poo-pie poo-pie of tho United States townrd Utah and becauso Senator Kearns has been a useful Senator while Smoot'B election has brought woe to every hearth In Utah and ho has been so busy defending his soat that he has boon unablo to perform any Important public work. Ecclesiastical Dictation. Was there not Interference at that time in 1901. as thoro had been In 1SS3? Who dares to say that there was not ecclesiastical eccles-iastical dictation? In lfOO tho Hon. Reed Smoot appeared before tho Legislature as a candidate for the United States Senate. So thorough was thc understanding that he was supported sup-ported by the church that men who did not wlh to antagonlzo this mighty power pow-er immediately retreated from the Hold. This Is thc plain story of that candidacy as given out by Senator Smoot's friends. He asked the permission of his quorum and the presidency to become a candidate. candi-date. Tho hleh ecclesiastics wero slow to give assent, but he held them upon tho promlso mado by dead President Presi-dent Snow, that he, Smoot. should bo clectod In 1903 if ho would make way for Sonator Kearns In 1S01. This promise was admitted to be binding and assent was finally given. Every person of Intelligence and of voting vot-ing age who was In Utah at that tlmo knows that ecclesiastical lnfluenco had been used In behalf of securing a Legislature Legis-lature which would bo favorable to Roed Smoot. He would not be one-half the able man that wo aro glad to call him If he could not build upon the small foundation foun-dation of ecclesiastical absent a fabric of church Influence which would withstand with-stand all political opposition. iic was elected a Senator It Is a violation of the covenant made with the country that a high magnate of the church should appear ap-pear as a political contestant In tho arna. lie can not enter thc lists without bringing bring-ing with him church Influence. Either lt Is lighting him as It was in tho case of Brlgham H. Roborts In 1SS3, or it is favoring him as In the case of Reed Smoot in 1D03. I do not charge all the blame to the Jilormon leaders. I think that Gentiles who bow their neck to this yoke, the men who coax and wheedle at the church headquarters head-quarters until thoy get by flattery or upon improper terms the help which they want are more to blame than tho Mormon Mor-mon leaders or followers But the folly t-xlsts and no matter who may creato or encourage It, our business Is to flght it. Havo I answered tho second question: Ib there an Intrusion of eccloslastlcal dictation dicta-tion in thc political affairs of Utah? It socms to mo that tho proposition la Incontestable In-contestable and that thc answer must bo yes. Are Violating; Pledges. In addition to thc general evil which follows tho commingling of church and state, wo in Utah aro violating the Constitution Con-stitution of thc State by permitting this interference, and the chief ecclesiastics of the State are violating tho solemn pledge made to tho country upon which they got Statehood. Shall we as citizens citi-zens attempt to correct this wrong? It seems to me that we should Insist upon a close adheronco to the Stato Constitution Consti-tution and the pledge which wa3 given and upon which Statehood was secured. We should feel as grateful now that wo are in enjoyment of thc wondrous gifts as wo were at the hour of our admission. admis-sion. In thc years previous to January 4, 1S95, the Mormon people would have been willing to promise anything In reason rea-son In order to gain relief from tho proscription pro-scription under which they were suffering. suffer-ing. In fact, they did promise. Leaders Lead-ers and followers alike pledged themselves them-selves that thc church should retire, and that Its leaders should retiro absolutely and forever, from tho position of dictators dicta-tors In polItlcB, and thc followers agreed with tho leaders. The man who at that time asserted that there would over bo a violation of the covenant, was lookod upon as an enemy of Utah, Bo solemn was the asscrvatlon that we would keep this faith which was pledged, that tho Gentiles themselves accepted thc word and Joined with Mormons In securing amnesty am-nesty for the past and In securing Statehood State-hood for this Commonwealth. In thc old days I was a strong adhoront of the Peoplo's party and I felt devoted to the leadership of tho ecclesiastics of the church. But I was glad when that lead-eranlp lead-eranlp ceased In politics. I felt grateful to the Genttlos who accepted our word apd who assisted in securing Statehood. Pertinent Question. Do you think for a moment that Preside Presi-de it Harrison would have bestowed amnesty am-nesty upon the Mormon people If tho Gentiles of Utnh had resisted? Not at ali. Tho ministers of tho sectarian churches In Utah and the lending business busi-ness Gentiles could have stopped that amnesty In an hour had thoy so chosen. Inasmuch ub It was secured by their goodwill, good-will, why should we not be as grateful now as we wore grateful then? Do you suppose that Statehood would havo been granted by a Gentile Congress If tho GcntlleB of Utah had resisted? Not at all. Tho Gentiles were nt that time in tho enjoyment of the greater part of tho political power In tho Territory of UU.h. The Mormon people were almost serfs politically. Tho principal officials were appointed directly or Indirectly bv tho President of the United States. Tho chief cities and counties of Utah wero under the political control of Gontllcs. They deliberately laid down all this tremendous tre-mendous power and said In effect: "Wo will deliver ourselves bound to vou politically. po-litically. With Statehood, the Mormon peoplo will be in tho majority, and then w will be in thc minority, and yot wo so trust your word, wc mo bollevc tho promise made by your leaders, that they will never more dictate in political affairs, af-fairs, wo so confide In tho personal integrity in-tegrity of the followers, that we will Join with you In a request for Stato-hood." Stato-hood." They did so How did they treat us In our time of greatest need, when they hnd us so practically under their hcclB? They socurcd for the Mormon people peo-ple amnesty, and they aided tho Mormon Mor-mon peoplo to secure Statehood. How do wo treat them? The church dictates in all political affairs, and those who Join in a movement to resist this wrong are called traitors to the State, Well, tho name has been applied to many a martyr. It is not tho name that hurts, if our motives arc right. , Ecclesiastical Interference Wrong. Arc you not agreed with me that ecclesiastical eccle-siastical Intrusion In politics Ib wrong, and aro vou not agreed with me that wo have ecclesiastical interferons In politics poli-tics In Utah? Wo must now seek a. remedy. rem-edy. I do not believe that tho Republican Republi-can party will correct this evil. It haa a largo selfish Interest at stake. Tho Republican party of Utah Is dominated by Senator Smoot. He rules with a rod of Iron. He Is a strong, capable man, ani he will not relinquish his power, which largely arises from ecclesiastical authority, but Is also supported now by his polltl-jpl eminence. The Republican party will not dispose of this matter of church influonco In politics, becnuue church Influence Is Its chief political capital. cap-ital. That power was never more manifest mani-fest than at tho recent State convention conven-tion of the Republican party, whon Reed Smoot, becauso of his ecoleplaBtlcal station, sta-tion, became the acknowledged sole boss of his party. It la perfectly manifest that the Republican party does not Intend In-tend to work 'out the problem in Utah upon American lines. It Intends to coerce co-erce and frighten and abuse. It connot meet and It does not try to meet thc arguments argu-ments of the American party. What Confronts Ub. And, In considering the thought that the Democratic party may settle thlB trouble, we arc confronted by tho fact that thc leader, of this party In Utah arc constantly vacillating betwocn Indignation Indig-nation at tho c'.iurch leaders for helping the Republicans, and a hope that the church leaders will turn around and help tho Democrats. . After election. Demo-cra'.s Demo-cra'.s who are splendid, bravo fellows and good citizens say: "What Id the use of stirring up a fims now. Wc were offered of-fered up as a sacrlllce, but let us not disturb the peaoe of th State by male- I lug any trouble after it Is all over with." ' And Just beforo the next election many of these same good fellows say to each other "Well, thc church leaders say this time that thoro will bo no lnfluonce used against ub in fact, they feel very friendly friend-ly to us and so let u(j not make any flght that will disturb that good feeling." Under these circumstances, wo havo nothing noth-ing to expect from tho Democratic parly in tho way of a settlement of this question. ques-tion. Besldos, as to those two parties, this situation makes lt hopeless. Tho Republican Re-publican party as a rule gets tho holp from the church and doeen't work to disturb dis-turb church influence, and thc Democratic Democrat-ic party, being powerless In governmontnl affairs, cannot disturb churoh Influence. So there you are. The Socialist party cannot settle this question, nor will Socialism So-cialism be permitted to gain any voting headway In Utah while church Influence is tho chiof political factor in Utah affairs. af-fairs. Two Courses to Choose Between. Wo are left, then, to choose between two courooB: First, to let tho situation drift along to the injury of the State and thc dostmctlon of opportunity for the young people of this State both in politics and in business, second, to or-ganizo or-ganizo an American party which shall fllmplv demand tho fulfillment of pledges upon "which Statehood was granted. Between these two methods several thousand pooplo havo expressed their preference for the organization of tho American party, and thc waging of an honost, upright controversy until tho do-slred do-slred and nccoseary ond nhnll bo attained. at-tained. All that the American party oaks Is that this Stato and Its peoplo shall llvo up to the expectations whloh wore entertained en-tertained In the country at largo when Utah was admitted to her sovereignty. Ib that asking too much? It should bo the pride of every citizen and should be our determined ondoavor to meet with grateful act the expectation which our fcllow-cltizcnB of the Republic ontertalncd when CongieBs voted to glvo to Utah and her people tho full rights which, arc accorded to a sovereign Commonwealth under the flag Tho American party has chonen a consecrated con-secrated emblem. I believe that Its motives mo-tives are worthy of tho flag under which lt wages thla warfare in politics, If you believe In the end and in the purpose of this party, como out and Join it- If not, romaln in tho old partleB and defer this controversy indoiirllely thereby porpetu-atlng porpetu-atlng and onlai'glng nn evil which tho next generation of Utah peoplo will be compelled to meet. There are more than eighty millions of peoplo in the United Stntea, and they will not long permit any church to dominate the affairs of any Stato, 'and If we do not work this problem prob-lem for ourselvon and that speedily It will bo worked out for the next generation genera-tion by tho Congress of tho United States, ' , i U |