| Show 0 W powers insult to the church THE kiili Ilola nesi t the lord on terni attorney BUS u cos tactics the readers of the enquirer will remember that reference was made while the crisis was on to a despicable badge which democrats got out aa an insult to the church and it was be lieveld at the time that judge powers was connected with it the following circular and affidavit show that the democratic chairman took a lively interest in the insult and ordered badges the mormon people will recent the insult at the polls the circular reads democratic insult the above cut represents tho latest campaign button which made its appearance pe arance on the streets of salt lake at the instance of democrats immediately following the issuance of judge powers inflammatory interview the object of its creation seems to be a desire to create sympathy in favor of the democratic ticket with old time liberals under the pretense that the republican ticket is virtually the church ticket that it had a democratic origin is plainly shown by the following affidavit subscribed and beorn to by the manufacturer of the button and such a dastardly religious sac insult hurled at the authorities of the mormon church as well as to every lay member of that organization will receive the rebuke it is entitled to at the polls from the bands of tha loyal and patriotic people of our commonwealth mon wealth on the day of atie coming election the democratic party seems to take a delight in hurling insult after insult at members of the mormon church and we believe the issuance of this button will have no beneficial effect in favor of tho democratic party by either mormon of gentile members of the grand old party voters how rf wa do you like this latest insult from the democracy of utah read the following affidavit and then go to the polls and enter your protest AFFIDAVIT TERRITORY OF UTAH county of salt lake E J swaner being first duly sworn and says on or about the day of october 1895 andrew J burt f democrat of salt lake city called aa my office and drew a design for a larg badge the aize of the ordinary quartee of a dollar containing tho imitation of i sign formerly used by cormons mormons in over their commercial representing the all seeing eye with the inscription holiness to the lord and the words republican party were also written on the badge said burt ordered a number of badges and subsequently an order for a number of said badges was received from 0 W powers chairman democratic state central committee through his messenger employed at democratic headquarters I 1 could not fill said order in full as my supply was almost exhausted I 1 am a jeweler by profession and the making of badges is a part of my business E J SWANER subscribed and sworn to before me this day of october A D 1895 THOMAS HULL notary public SEAL my commission espiria nov 1890 |
