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Show wlTI;IRE k 1ft pes Presents 'l I 1 i People. ad(pjall Live Under Amer-s, Amer-s, icanor Foreign Gov-R Gov-R ernment? tKrer That Controls State Is Not a!e, iff Aneiican, but Is Apostolic , 'mi Commonwealth. 'vMliil lo Tho Tribune. It. , tMmZS. H3h, Nov. 2.-A magnificent of s greeted former Senator Cannon tL 'm" JcJge Ogdcn Hlles. the American ct ffr tardldato for Congressman, at the 'iKj opjra-house this evening It was " ''BrST lhe American party and It was tl-Kr, yhllc the enthusiasm manifest f ' iflKbMtr'atKi that when the ballots aro T.SBS on Tuesday next tho party that LKf" 10 decm utah rom anostouc " t-i given ft vote that will astonish ! u iMT&th gentlemen were given a royal Kt or lim Great Audience Present. vjft audience was tho largest that has 'tefrMg-itd a political gathering In Ogdcn I'fltflpsjwr The lower floor and the bal-icdiJtj bal-icdiJtj e the Grand opera-houso were 'ItfftSjd, while the foyer and the aisles frfjefiit.-e erorcde-d and many were turned iJtfjyJKir, The audience numbered at least did fa AcJ appeared to be In sympathy with K makers, ns they cheered again and UaujX Stage Beautifully Decorated. lii'sUgi was beautifully decorated. 4 & Mw&in Splllman. who had charge of thl3 fcR:k,fa4 done his best festooning the )Bi ?llb the national colors, surmoun't-TitfkK surmoun't-TitfkK til ului handsome pictures of Waah-Jlfcjfcpa Waah-Jlfcjfcpa arol Jefferson. As tho curtain went iK tfcs American party drum corps from frijfc:; Like rendered a stirring selection of t RWi&LtUl music, Snyder Calls Meeting to Order. iMiJB EctlEg was called to order by Wlll-:sl Wlll-:sl tfJKk F Snyder chairman of the Amcrl-xl&'iSf1 Amcrl-xl&'iSf1 pirty Slate central committee. Mr. 1 u jjHfr&r old ".As a citizen of Utah, I 'Si lorry that we were compelled to or-LJBii or-LJBii a new parly to maintain our iii. But tho necessity existed, and . EsdjWHiore I am glad that we had tho J"Ba$e tP do our duty. In the name of "'c lt: W lv so well, I am proud to r talK1 li sreat audience und to open HK1 fin meetjng of the American parly iMWter county Permit me, on behalf jrtfB'k State committee, to Introduce Prof. P" Christensen as your chairman rii evening" M S1"111? Speech by Christensen. i9PT' Chrlilensen was greeted with ap-fejKgyhn ap-fejKgyhn he stepped to the platform. He made n Btlrrlng speech -In which he stated that the pledge made to the United States Government had not been kept and although ho deplored tho necessity for the organization of a party to protect' tho political po-litical liberty of the 'people of Utah, such a party was necessary and It remained to the loyal and patriotic citizens of tho State to rise In their might to break the yoko of bondage. Not Fighting- Any Church. Mr, Christensen stated that he would tinder no circumstances.- Join any partv that' was organized to, fight any church"; that tho American party was lighting no church. In closing ho said: "As a member mem-ber o tho dominant church I ".'protest against the high church dignitaries trailing trail-ing their apostolic robe.s In the mire of politics." Mrs. Plummer of Salt Lake then cn-tortalncd cn-tortalncd the audience with a vocal solo entitled, "The Flag Without a Slain." Judpro Ogden lilies, candidate for Congress, Con-gress, was then introduced and greeted by loud applause. - Judge lilies said: Judge Hiles's Address. In some remarks which r made to the people of Bingham a fow days ago I attempted at-tempted to prove by historical evidence that tho dominant factor In the political llfo of this State Is a church; that this church Is a business, political, and religious reli-gious organization combined, and that It Js inimical to American methods and American principles of government. I have not the time nor would It bo prolltablo to reiterate what I then said on that part of the controveroy between tho American party of Utah and the Mormon priesthood. I wish now to Invite vour attention at-tention to the political principles' of that priesthood and you will readily see that the r principles aro contrary to American notions, principles and sentiments of government. gov-ernment. ou will, moreover, sep that their acts and conduct since the admission of Utah Into tho Union arc in entire character char-acter and keeping with those conceptions of government which thov have alwavs maintained and avowed; In other word that the priesthood lo In the concreto. as manifested by Us political acts and con- duct, what It is in the abstract, as manifested mani-fested by thoso principles of political government gov-ernment which thoy have always asserted Pressed "Cases," said the great critcr ar.a statcsmahi ui our race, "are dead things; but principles are living and eternally energetic and Influential In tho itrrnirs and government of mankind." Principles are Indeed living and influential, influen-tial, for it is by principles that we judge of the goodness or badness of nnv system or government whatsoever. Real Question in Utah. Who shall bo tho next Governor or Congressman Con-gressman from Utah Is a matter of llttlo moment as compared to whether he shall bo elected to represent American or foreign for-eign principles of government. It is a matter of alight concern whether this or """" alum in mo next legislature secure or defeat any legislation which may either injuriously or beneficially affect af-fect Its interests, aa compared to tho quca-tlon quca-tlon of -whether the Legislature Is master or Itself or has some other master unaccountable unac-countable to the people. The whole question ques-tion hero in Utah is. shall wo live under an American or a foreign government? Apostolic Commonwealth. For the power which controls Its government gov-ernment nssorts that this Is not an American Amer-ican but is an apostolic commonwealth. To prove to you tlfat I do not exaggerate or overstate tho fact, lot me give you their own exposition of the nature of Mormon political government. I will read at some length because I tflsh to avoid the criticism that I am making a case u. P"""" tacts and circumstances which do not support the foregone conclusion: conclu-sion: 1 read from Tullldge, whoso works w-erc before publication submitted to church revision. In his "Life of Brlgham loung. or Utah and her Founder5' at pago 2, we And tho following exposition of Mormon principles of civil government; What Tulliclgo Says. "Meeting a practical issue In tho most practical sense It Is fair to claim for tho Mormons that they aro jiot mere church builders, but the founders of n new empire, em-pire, not a mere sect, but a nation; having hav-ing a distinctive providence and Inevitable destiny While Jn Missouri and Illinois their desire to found a commonwealth could with some consistency bo denied, but In Utah the case wn.s changed Thoy undoubtedly had the constitutional right If ns a people they had the social force and canacltv tn fonnrl n stnlr i. the functions of self-government. Nor la this condition of an lmperlum In Imperlo an anomaly In America so long as It has a republican meaning. Our Republic la many nations within one grand confederation, confedera-tion, and that, too, in so -brond a sense as to permit the multiplication and Kub-dlvlslon Kub-dlvlslon of Its members Born then In a newly created republican empire, whost very destiny and enlargement grows out of Its condition, the Mormon believes h has the natural privilege to beget one of the family of States. To found a Slate Is Indeed his privilege, but ho believes It Is also his mission-. et It Is a mission based upon the Idea of a republican confederation, confedera-tion, and not upon that of an Independent kingdom. Those who have understood his theocrno In any other sense havo misconceived mis-conceived It sadlyi He Is simply an apostlo of a republican nationality, manifold In Its genius; or. In popular words, ho Is the chief apostle of Stale rights by divine appointment- He has simply tho mission he affirms, and hus been endowed with the Inspiration to preach the gospel of a true democracy ofthe Nation as well as the gospel for tho remission of sins, and he believes the United States will ultimately need his ministrations In both respects. And tho Mormon reconciles his national mission In the union of States, constitutionally constitu-tionally and with historical consistency. In tho most practical language lie will tell you that the Lord In times past in the heart of old empires and nations was not able to establish 'divine government'; but that In this ago a vast and virgin country like the United States, the Lord .found tho opportunity. To fulllll his purpose, he' Inspired the fathers of this Nation In the formation of the Constitution; and in duo tlmo ho raised up the Mormon people to evolve an apostolic commonwealth and leaven the Union. They form, therefore, not a rival power as against the Union, but an apostolic ministry to It, und their political gdsool Is Stale rights nnd self-government self-government 'This Is "political Mormonlsm In a nutahclL Urged on by politicians and stimulated by the anti-Mormon Jealousies of the country. President Buchanan affirmed af-firmed by all tho preliminary action and Intention of war, that the Mormon commonwealth com-monwealth should not be allowed to fulllll the destiny that was marked out In the mission of the great American prophet. Nor Is It strange that Americans should object to the divine leadership of Modern Israel; yet If the Mormon knew the 'divine 'di-vine call' to be thus apostolic to tho whole confederation, there la nothing In the genius ge-nius of the Itepubllc nor In the principles of the national compact to make that mission mis-sion Inconsistent So long as one State does not make war on a sister State nor antagonize the Union, but, on the contrary, con-trary, seeks to bo an apostolic minister, glorifying to the Nation In her examples of civilization suited to tho providential Impulses of the age, 3iich a Slato would certainly have the constitutional privilege privi-lege to do ho, indeed. Is not the very existence ex-istence and growth of the American Republic Re-public prophetic of a new civilization nndi a national mission such n the Mormon peoplo affirm; and Brlgham Young, In behalf be-half of his people, hu8 In an unmistakable record, proclaimed to tho world that the Mormons' shnjl fulfill their mission with 01 without the consent of the United Stales. 'This Is the whole burden of tho history," Avowal a Positive Ono. This farrago when divested of Its Imposing Im-posing verbiage, which conceals many Inanities In-anities of conception, such as that "the Lord was not able" until recently to establish es-tablish a govornment which was suited to the divine purpose and that tho fathers in framing tho Constitution had In view the posslhlb futiire establishment of theocratic theo-cratic state-In harmonylwlth tho ConstU tutlon. and tho foolish notion that tho United States Is not one Nation, but a confederation of many nations, and some other false doctrines. Is a direct and positive posi-tive avowal that Utnh is an apostolic commonwealth com-monwealth by dlvlno appointment, and not bv the will and appointment of the people of the United States and the Slate of Utah; that this apostolic commonwealth Is an lmperlum In Imperlo in the United htntes; that the Mormons are not only a ncct, but a nation, having a distinct destiny des-tiny from the American Nation; that Mr. Buchanan, when he sent tho armed forces of tlm United Slates to establish and enforce en-force tho laws and tho authority of the General Government, was guilty of an act of aggressive war against a people who had distinct and different rights and powers pow-ers of government from the Americans of other Territories within the Jurisdiction of tho United States Those aro the principles prin-ciples of government which the Americans of Utah today controvert. This is Ono Nation. Wo deny that the people of the United States consists of mnnv nations, but we afllrm that -it is ono nation. The Constitution Consti-tution of tho United States on Its very forefront in its opening sentenco declares that "We, the peoplo of the United States, oidaln and establish this Constitution." It does not say that "We, the many nations na-tions of tho United States, have ordained and established this Constitution," or "this confederacy," but It speaks of the people of tho United States In tho aggregate aggre-gate as a nation which ordalnB and establishes es-tablishes this Constitution. Wo deny that there Is or can be any lmperlum in Imperlo Im-perlo within the sovereign Jurisdiction of the United States. What Is the meaning of an Imperfum In Imperlo as hero expressed? ex-pressed? Obviously by Its very terms It means an Independent sovereignty founded found-ed on a revelation of un American prophet. proph-et. We deny that any sovereignty whatever what-ever lias ever been formed within the Jurisdiction Jur-isdiction of the United States by any revelation rev-elation from the Prophet Joseph Smith, or by any revelation lo any prophet since this old world of ours had Its beginning. But we affirm that all powers of sovereignty sover-eignty whatsoever In the United Staffs, both national and State, are derived from tho people and not otherwise, and we afllrm af-llrm that nlj the acts of President Buchanan Bu-chanan in enforcing the laws and tho Jurisdiction Jur-isdiction of tho United States over tho people of this Territory in 1S57 were lawful, law-ful, and that all the acts of the Government Govern-ment of the United States In enforcing Its laws before Utah became a Stnto and while It was In a Territorial condition were true and Just acts of sovereignty and In entire keeping and character with American principles of self-government. We deny the existence of a Mormon nation na-tion or of an apostolic commonwealth within the confines of the Republic. Mormons Defied Country You will perceive from this Mormon exposition ex-position of Mormon principles, that they asserted In tnc States of Missouri and of Illinois to set up this lmperlum In Imperlo, this distinct apostolic commonwealth. In contradistinction lo the American commonwealth com-monwealth of Missouri and the American commonwealth of Illinois. They did Indeed In-deed attempt such an Institution In both of those Slates, and It was that attempt which brought them In hostility to the people peo-ple and to tho government of those States, and It was that attempt to here In Utah set up an lmperlum In. imperlo against tho authority and Jurisdiction of the United States which necessitated the sending of an armed force into tho Territory bv Pres- lf1r.rH nunVnnni, In IC'XT tn Anfnr-nu Ihn o.. thorlty and jurisdiction of lis lawa over this Territory. Now Violate Constitution. The attempt to now carry out these principles here In Utah and to establish an apostolic commonwealth Is In violation, viola-tion, as I say, of American principles of government, and Is In violation of the Constitution of Utah Itself, tor bv the Constitution of this State It is declared In so many words, "There shall bo no union of church ana State, nor shall any church dominate the State or Interfero with Its functions." It Is In contravention also of the promises and pledges which were made by the priesthood before Utah was admitted to tho Union. Be Americans. If you will look Into lhe dlscusalonsby the Mormon authorities and doctrinaires, you will sec much talk nbout thoo-dem-ocracy and theo-republlcanlsra. Some of you are Democrats and some are Republicans. Republi-cans. You know what Democracy and what Republicanism Is. but you know nothing about theo-dc-mocracy or thco-republlcansm thco-republlcansm You are American Democrats Demo-crats or American Republicans and I hop In times of trial to your country, you aro above all things else, simply Americans devoted to tho principles of American law and authority and highly resolved, so far ns It Is in your power, to maintain hero In Utah as well as elsewhere throughout the land, the American commonwealth, and to transmit to your children unsullied by priestcraft, the great heritage of American law and freedom to which you were born or to which you have been ad- nuiieo Dy me gracious spiru 01 a trco people. Woul Have Apostolic Boss. This, I repeat. It Is asserted by tho priesthood to be an apostolic commonwealth. common-wealth. Being so, It Is of course, proper and essential that an apostlo In harmony with his quorum should bq In ono of tho chief scats of political influence and power pow-er and should be the political boss of this Slate An apostolic commonwealth without with-out apostles to control Its political destinies desti-nies would be like playing Hamlet with Hamlet out of the cast of characters. We can nol have the dlvlno leadership of "Modern Israel" In our politics without having the anointed of "Moderm Israel" an leader. For an American to follow such leadership even though he may thereby obtain an office seems to be a self-abasement for which the honor and dignity of office affords no adequate compensation. com-pensation. Object of Priestcraft. Tho Mormon priestcraft always has In view objects rather than methods. It Is Indifferent about the Instrumentalities bv which Its ends are achieved, and alert or conscientious Americans ought to beware that they are not made tools for the extension ex-tension and consolidation of tho power of an npostollc commonwealth Republicans should see to It thai their party Is not made the agency to effect such a purpose. Democrats should not permit their partv to be made the vehicle and Instrument for the founding or perpetual Ipg of any buf an American Slate. No considerations of Immodlnte personal or party advantage will Justify the sacrifice of American principles prin-ciples to the principle that there exists Jn Utah, or anywhere else within the Jurisdiction Juris-diction of the Jtepubllc an lmperlum In Imperlo, a sovereignty derived from any alleged revelation from God whatsoever. Proof of Mormon Sway, It may be said thaL these deliverances by Tullldge are but the unapplied conceptions concep-tions of a Mormon doctrinaire: that thcro Is no evidence in our day that the apostolic apos-tolic commonwealth Is dominant, whatever what-ever it might have been in tho days of i Mr. Buchanan, or In Missouri and Illinois. Tho evidence of Its power In this day Is Just as cogent an In days gone by. The election of Apostlo Smoot to the Senator-ship Senator-ship affords both an example and a proof of its complete predominance and sway. You all remember the history of thnt transaction. You remember, that from tho lime when hla candidacy was first announced an-nounced In the primaries of tho Republl-can Republl-can party, to the nomination of tne sev- eral leglBlative tickets, to the time of his election by the -Legislature, no other nnme was seriously considered for tho United States Senatorshlp. All other ambitions were dead. ' Had No 'Competition. When tho Apostle of tho Lord announced an-nounced his candidacy, all tongues were silenced and all competition lied from him as from the glance of destiny. What wero the considerations which produced this extraordinary political result? Was It that this man had rendered great service ser-vice to the State or lo his party? No. He was not much known outside of his priestly office. Was It that he possessed transcendent abilities, in tho apprehension apprehen-sion and comprehension and discussion of public questions, which might give himself him-self or his Stnto great influence In tho councils of the Notion? No, weeauso his talents In that direction are but commonplace common-place The only ratlonnl explanation seems to bo that he had no competition because he represented the priesthood, th real political power of this apostolic State. Moreovor, all this was done against the advice of tho President of tho United States, tho leader of, t,hc Republican party par-ty In tho Union, as well as apalnst tho advice of tho Republicans of Utah who had the best Interests of their party and their country at heart- Roberts Case Cited. Again a fow years ago. the leaders of thlB apostolic commonwealth, thought It might bo a good preachment to the peo-plc peo-plc of tho United States of a true Democracy, Democ-racy, to send to the House of Representatives Representa-tives a man who represented the polygamous polyga-mous feature of the apostolic State, who bohlnd the power of tho priesthood might defy the public law of his own State, and fortified behind State lines It vas supposed sup-posed could defy the public sentiment of the United States. Men who had the Interests In-terests of the Democratic party of Utah at heart protested against his candidacy. It was known that It would bring out afresh the old hurtful controversies. But theso pollllco-ecclcslastlcal doctrinaires und Juris consults, declared that ho was entirely competent and lit, and that then was no law by which he could be denied tho right to represent the impcrium In Imperlo. that this apostolic Suite was thu Jndgo of the lltness of the man whom It ahould send as Its representative, Tho Houso of Representatives quickly Informed In-formed theso learned doctors, that by the terms of the Constitution of the United States, each house of Congress is made the Judge of the qualification of Its own members, and lo tho humiliation of Utah, ho was denlod admission to tho House of Representatives. Ecclesiastic Overseer Legislation. Again It has been proved by sworn testimony tes-timony that when the Legislature of Utah has met, a committee has been appointed ap-pointed j by ecclesiastical nuthorltv to oversee proposed legislation, and to make known to members of the Legislature such measures as are approved or disapproved disap-proved by the church authorltv; to make known to members bf the Legislature the will of the Lord concerning this or that nr. I nt nrnnrmnl l.r,lolnlln 4 I . .1 I" I-jv-j -I1IC1 LIIV3U ccclcslastli-al Influences and forces, neither the so-called Republican nor so-colled so-colled Democratic pnrty of Utah affords the American commonwealth any protection protec-tion whatever. Church Domination Proven. But notwithstanding the all porvndlng power of the church authorities In business busi-ness and politics in the State, we sometimes some-times meet with a general denial from individuals. A general denial hns its capabilities and Its uses. If I am Indicted In-dicted for an offense I make a gonoral denial; de-nial; that Is. a plea of not guilty. If then the prosecution, notwithstanding my plea, proves the case against me, tho goneral denial is nullified. So in this case, although thoy sometimes make a general denial of church interference and domination, we prove It on them, and In lhe expreaalve but slang parlance of the day, wc "catch tnem with the goods." It is a noteworthy fact, however, that no public convention of any party In this Slate has over declared that these evils of which wo complain do not exist. Polygamy Revelation Not "Annulled. The bad faith which tho priesthood has exhibited in its re-entry Into political activity and control since the admission of Utah into the Union, has created a widespread apprehension that the sya-lem sya-lem of plural mirrlages will bo revived; that there will be recrudescence of this baleful institution. It has been supposed by many that tho manifesto, so-called, of lKO, disaffirmed and annulled the Institution Institu-tion and practice of polygamy. It Is a great and Injurious mistake to Imagine that tho revelation establlshlur nnd en joining the nractlco of poiygarv has ever been annulled or fulfilled It has been discontinued for the time being only. B tho manifesto or revolution of J90, It was suspended for the time being, becauso It was then thought expedient to order Its temporary suspension. This In proved by tho language of tho manifesto Itself and by tho declaration of the head of thn church respecting It. Tho substantial and essential part of that manifesto Is ns follows. "Inasmuch 's laws have been enacted by Congress which have been pronounced ccn.'tltiUlonal by tho court of last n'.sort, I hereby declare my Intention to 3ubmlt to these laws and uso my Influence with members of the church over which I pro-side pro-side to do likewise. There Is nothing in my teachings to the church or in Ihoyo of my associates during the time specified which can reasonably 12 construed to Inculcate In-culcate or cncDurage polygamy, and when any elder of tho church has used language lan-guage which purports lo convey such teachings, he liar, been promptly reproved. And I now publicly declare thai my ad-vlco ad-vlco to the Latter-day Saints Is to ro-fraln ro-fraln from contracting any marriage forbidden for-bidden by the law of tho land." Just Advice Not a Command. Now, every man or woman can sec without with-out the aid of argument or exposition that this manifesto or revelation, whatever It may be called, Is In the precatory words of advice or entreaty, and, not In the language lan-guage of positive commandment. But even theso limited words of advice are further limited by the head of the church to the Mormon people. For, In an Interview published pub-lished shortly after the promulgation of the manifesto. Mr Woodruff said that It had been Issued because "It Is not wisdom for us to make war upon sixty-five millions mil-lions of people- The prophet organized tho church and all that ho has promised In the Book of Doctrines and Covenants hus been fulfilled ns fast -as llmo would permit. That which Is not fulfilled will be. " I repent that thcro Is no revelation which declares thai tho revelation enjoining enjoin-ing polygamy has been fulfilled. The revelation reve-lation commanding the practlco of polygamy polyga-my Imposes lta obligation under tho highest high-est penalty, for it nays "For behold I reveal unto you a new and everlasting covenant, and If ye abide not that cove nanl then are ye damned; for no ono can reject this covenant and bo pcrailttcd to enter my glory." Polygamy Will Be Resuscitated. The extraordinary binding forco and obligation to practlco plural marriages which Is expressed in tho foregoing commandment, com-mandment, would seem to justify tho conclusion con-clusion that polygamy will be resuscitated resusci-tated and the commandment fulfilled, as soon as the priesthood shall think II has sufficient political and otger temporal power to attain that object, and this with or without tho consent of tho American people. And much is Implied In tho language lan-guage of Mr. Woodruff, because he declares de-clares thut this commandment and other promises have been fulfilled as fast as time would permit, and tho necessary Implication Im-plication Is that this unfulfilled command will be fulfilled whenever this apostolic commonwealth, this independent sovereignly, sover-eignly, Bhnll acquire tho necessary power tn effectuate that purpose. It Is this consideration con-sideration which make peonlo outside of Utah distrustful of tho priesthood concerning concern-ing the practice of polygamy in the future. fu-ture. If the priesthood can so easily break Ilia pledges concerning ordinary matters of political conduct, for a much stronger reason will it onjoln the practice of polygamy polyg-amy under this assumed revelation, when-ovor when-ovor their power Is sufficiently consolidated consoli-dated and Bccure.to protect It against Interference In-terference from American law. American State Best. But. my friends, there may bo those who will fay thai admitting that this Is "an upostollc utate, that It Is as good or even better than the ordinary American commonwealth. I will not stand bore to arguo that question further than to say, that the apostolic state Is not the com-monwealth com-monwealth which was provided for In tho "enabling act." under which Utah was admitted to the Union, nor in tho Constitution Consti-tution which was adopted by this State. Moreover, It Is contrary to the promises and pledges, both expressed and Implied, which tho priesthood and the Mormon people peo-ple made to the country beforo Utah was admitted. Without those promises and pledges It could not possibly have been admitted, ad-mitted, To such, however, as assert that the apostolic state Is preferable to the American State. 1 say, thai surely you can not cbargo Americans with depravity, who think and act upon the conviction that the American State Is to "be preferred to the apostolic state, And who can sec no other Issue out of tho difficulty than through tho agency of a distinct party, pledged to tho single Issue, that thl3 State shall not be dominated by Its priesthood In political matters as It waa In Territorial Terri-torial days, and as It has been since the advent of Utah Into the Union. Ono Hope Held Out. In conclusion, I ask you. Is it too much to hone, that there yet remains with the-Mormon the-Mormon people enough of organic American Amer-ican life to rescue their church and their creed from tho body of this death? Is It too much to hope, that there is enough force of character among them, to compel com-pel this priesthood to keep Its pledges and promises that U will not longer exercise control over the political concerns of tho people? It Is In that hope. In that patriotic patriot-ic feeling that Americans "never ask for anything but what Is consistent with universal uni-versal toleration In religion, and with liberty lib-erty and Justice in all things, that tho American party of Utah expects the Mormon Mor-mon people themselves to finally determine that Utah shall bo an American commonwealth common-wealth In feeling. In purpose, and In destiny, des-tiny, aa well as In name. At tho conclusion of Judge HIlcs's address ad-dress tho Utah quartotlc pleased tho audience au-dience with a selection entitled, "Our Flag." Responding to an encore, thoy rendered "My Old Kentucky Home." "Worm "Welcome for Cannon. When Senator Cannon was Introduced tho audience broke Into prolonged applause ap-plause and It was fully a minute beforo Mr. Cannon could begin his talk. His wonderful eloquence held tho big audience audi-ence spellbound. At limes one could havo heard a pin drop from any portion of the house, and again thunderous upplauso would greet him as he appealed to them to brook the bonds of ecclesiastical oppression op-pression and become American freemen. Refers to Disfranchisement Bill." During the course of his talk Mr. Cannon Can-non look occasion to refer to the bill Introduced In-troduced In Congress to disfranchise the Mormons, and told of tho light he had to prevent tho passage of tho bill and said that a lot tor from Abbot R. Hey wood of Ogden was one of the main Influences that enabled them to win tho light. Pointed Question. His rcmarka regarding tho fact thai Utah had broken her pledge to tho Government Gov-ernment brought forth rounds of applause. ap-plause. Ho said that upon Utah's solemn pledge to abide by the laws of tho United States sho had been welcomed with open arms by forty-four States and asked, "But now would forty-four States vote for us If wc wcro not a Slate?" Cries of "No," Will Continue Fight. Mr. Cannon closed by saying that ho would never again have tho pleasure of serving tho peoplo of Utah In an official way. but would never glvo up tho light until his son should seo the tlmo that he was llko him, an lndopondcnt American citizen. At tho conclusion Mis. Plummer sang Senator Cannon's song, "Dcserot," after w'hlch the meeting was dismissed. |