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Show "I inui ii." .MiMiLir. In Mr. W. II. Bhrarman'a letter, which apared In the Nruaof Tue. day, I'eb. Snd, that genllemau atalid that the Itev. Mr. llirill lliit aummer pledged hlrut-elf to work and vote for euch a ticket aa the ono he outlined In hla communication. Thlaallualon to the clergjman referred re-ferred to revlvea a rug geatlve piece of hlatory connected with the relgu of "Liberal" mlarule which haa filled vary gootl cltlzun with apprehenalou and dlrguft. The llrat year under the Incubua of crime and Immorality, to aay nothing aliout the rulnoua burdena of taxation which (oll.ttcd, hid develoil to much rottennea, that the clergymen and other morally dlaiuiid illlrena comblnttl an I called a mau meeting (or tho puroee ol putting a check uptn the atream of muntcl nl flllh, whltli thrtatenel to overwhelm the coniutuutly. A call wai lieued, t'ii- re-ii It bring that on Die. SHh, ISW, thv Melhodlit church, In which themietlng waa held, waa jacked by au audleme compoaod almoal exilu-alvelyof"I.Urala." exilu-alvelyof"I.Urala." Judge Itowman waa lu thoclnlraul laaao Hun, Jr. waa elected aecrotary. 'Hie llev. J. IlralaarJ Thrall waa, at that elgnldcant gatlierlng.anpolnted a meuibLr of a comuiltteo of four to draft reaolutlona txproattve of the aeuao of the meeting. After the ducu. lueul was drafted, and to ahow their necorally before prtaontatloii to the meitlng, Mr. Thrall dlncled attention atten-tion to the (act that the "Liberal" olllcera had Ueu faleo to the I latforui and declaration of plnclplea of the party. The pledgee made (or good government had ttot been ktpt, aul the gentleman aald, "we have a right to loaUtou Ihclr fulfilment," He then read tho following from the "Liberal" platform of July, 1891. "Thatwhllo tho Liberal Jwarty recog. nlea lb- raot that there are lcea and crimen which human lawa and huniau tlTorla cannot wholly eradicate, It alao reuorflilaua the fait that lioneal fcreUtetil elforla un ler the law can break I lie oa er and Inlluoiicoiif lho- au I render ulli.ua and muaturably hanuteaa Ihoao who llto bythelolatloiiof law that the Liberal party gl lly and fully at knowlodgea the abiding obligation It la under, wheueter antttheronr It ahall have tho power eo to do, to uphold vlrtuo and morality and aupproa Ice and f rlmet that tho Ltbora! part enjolnaupou and reijulrra all thoae v. ho have been or may be t leclod to olllco by It, that wheuotcr they have the potior au lo do they ahall without parllulltr.li'iir or favor, hi guthl filth execule the trnat ooininlltoil to them m aa to rid thla com munlly or all Ihoao who, without further fur-ther enumeration, lite by tho hitaklng of tlio law and reylog upou the community." Tho reaolutlona wire rtad ly Mr. I', U. Urtgg, aud ador ted without dluenl. They ttirtma followa "We, ellllena o( S.ilt ULo Clly, In public pub-lic nitiolliig awemblttd tu eonatder what can be done lo realralu the lawtctimoaa, lco and crluio which ato ilUgracln,; our clt), hereby ilcilurei 'VI Irat -Iliat thofo ttho iouiMiie our reojt city government were elected to omeo Willi thu eiplltlt uiidcrMamllng that they would tufort-o the latta agilnst vice and crime, '"eeoud 1 hat tho preacnt city got eminent, em-inent, tthlloprogroaalto lu o her tblugt, haa b Ita rev-ant latluro to tuforco the latvaagaln-l giiuititlng, brothela, thn aalv of liipioi tomiiioia, anl tho nptulug of Mtoonaon HuiulatK, excited the appro hcualouauf many of Ita frienda an laup. jurltra, and la thereby Imperiling Iho canto uf morality lu thla city 1 n lew of thcae faila (1) Wo hereby tall upon our worthy major nnd bla a-tiHlalia lu rot ceil lit onto lo tnlorcu i rolupiiy nnd ttiorouglilv the latta iibote leri red to, iiaaurlng tbeui that lu o Uoili.; they ahall hatothu hoarlr auppirt and ro-operallon of iho liiiral anl law-abiding dllena if Ihl-rouimunlty Ihl-rouimunlty (. We hereh aprt-al to the Cllv lounoll to KfuM to grant tlio applliatlon lor llrrnae now beforo It for a aaloon In lha tirlnliy of, or lo bo run in connecllon with, Iho variety theatre on I rauklln Aveuuo. JoltvT. Iivaill, J II. Ilntti.lt, P. Il.Oliron, J. llnAlitiiuTilnAll., Coniinlttee. The mult of thla and other eOuiU to clcar.rr the flllliy munlclial plaltcr were utterly futllp, tho Ilccuio ol Jcclr-I to waa granted and mattera pro-ceedetl pro-ceedetl from bad to worae until un-til the eltuallon haa become a etencu In the nortrlla of every iltcent cltlznn. The clergymen, Including Mr. Thrall, were Informed by Judge I'oHera who waa nld ten tliotieaml ilollarafor gaining, (or iho "Literal " tho election In February, 1S9J that It waa not ucccatary (or Hi" clly to ho "toogood," He alao Infoimed them that lu running that cammtgn ho not only contulted with tho mlntitcre of religion but alao with the "aaloon kieieraand gamblere," whore wlthca had to beconaldcritl aa well aa thelra. Hut what la the uan of Mr. Bhaar-man Bhaar-man oranybady olau mentioning Mr. Th rail It. connection with aulnalata lice ii) on the lentlment of the law and order mettlngahell toroteat agalnat "Mberal"mlirult'' Wherewaa'he when thu tale "Liberal" city convention, waa held? Ho waa right there, among Ihoearue old crowd which haa plunged thla municipality Into a vortex uf vice and crime, run by theaarueevll gonlue who haa, aa n paid tool, worked Incalculable In-calculable mlachlof In tho community. Mr. Thrall waa there (or what I urpoae? Tu preirud toeollcltthoillvlnr timing tim-ing uou tho mob of howling, Idolater-oua Idolater-oua Tuacarorani and upon thtlr deliberation!, de-liberation!, which ruuat roeult In foat-i foat-i ulnguiiou Halt Lake Oily a continuation continu-ation of the cvlla and wnnga under which It haa groo.mil during tlio laat two yeara. What n ipectaclc he pn acnUI |
