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Show RiagiagAddressio Democrats by B.H. Roberts It The Dcinwmtin state committee and candidates, ut n meeting held in the office cf Clinirman Mnrtin-eau Mnrtin-eau the other day, by unanimous vote adopted the following address, introduced by B. Il Roberts, cotu-lnitteeman cotu-lnitteeman from DavU countyt To the Democrati of Utaln Fellow Citizens A cris's baa arisen in the exerieace nf the Democratic party of the State of Utah, upon which wo deem St necessary nec-essary to issue to you thU Iddresn, The Dernocratio state convention, which assembled on the 22nd of September at Logan, presented to the people of this stato as the par ty'n candidate for governor one of the state's foremost citizens and the the man of (lie hour, Jesse Knight of Provo, The nomination was presented under circumstances most unusual aud accompanied by such a demonstration of ununiuinua desire de-sire for his nomination, as must have been gratifying to Jjjmself, his family aud his friends throughout the state. That he would havo been elected had he consented to run for the ollina of governor of Utah uo one doubts; and that Ins election would have put an end to tlm diBrepluUble and ditth?mrublti machine olotliiHls id tfie Republican party in this state, on ll onp liand; and on the other would have disrupted dis-rupted and finally obliterated the "American" patty, is equally cer-fain; cer-fain; forfait- .thayfeJ bybr. good people of this state to end tli junnutural atrifa tJial now rages iu our midst as bitter and cnul n it is unnecessary; at foolish aa.it is in jurioiiB to the progress of our people peo-ple la an assured opportunity. That opportunity was prevented, as .we believe, iu the candidacy of Jesse Knight. Mr. Knight, however, how-ever, in the exercise of his judgment, judg-ment, aided perhaps by the wisdom wis-dom of his frieads, has chosen to refuse the high donor the people of our state desired to confer upon I him. We say the people of our state advisedly, for the call which came to Jesse Knight to serve the state was a call greater than one that could be issued by a political parly it wa the call of the people of Utah, without respect to party, for Jesse Kulght to come to the political rescue of the state. NO CEKSURE FOB UK. KNIOKT. This incident in the recent experience ex-perience of the rty is not here dwelt upon iu order to end in denunciation de-nunciation of the course taken by the man we desired for a candidate. Mr, Knight has only acted within his personal rights In the matter, Hbd gives to this committee and the people of Utah such sound reasons for declining the honor the people would most surely have confered upon him, that no friend of Jesse Knight's bhoUld censure him hi their Judgments, or allow their esteem es-teem for him to abate by s) much ab the one poor fraction of a hair's breadth. Not and a thousand times bol The Democrats of Utah, the people of the state, would do scant honor to themselves If they could find It in their hearts to cen sure Mr, Knight for the coUrso lit! has thought wisest Qtid best to take in tho trying hour which came upon hittl in the struggle between the perlormahct! ot one duty and another. We will not be of those who IdolUe tnd.y and rend tomorrow tomor-row today Weep a Caesar slain, to morrow build a inonliment to Brutus. Uuele Jesse, to yoU we speak In behalf of the Democrats of of Utaht We love aud hoii'ir yoU juSt the fame. Long nlay you llVd among our foremost and lit st lion tewoVciufwiv fo-d.n all ttagoad that is hi your heart to do; to stand as ve know you will for a square deal for all the pep!o in thosu relations re-lations Where your activities touch the piibliu welfare. Aud when the anxieties of our recent experience In being sought for politiual office shill liaveptssed away, may tho incident take form ami crystnllze into one of your most plejstnt aud enduring recollections a sweet remembrance re-membrance of the timo when the people of your state, without regard re-gard to pariy, would have been delighted de-lighted to Iwye honored and trusted trust-ed you with the highest office within with-in their gift, and at a time and uu-der uu-der olrutmidttni'eA tliit tried men's souls. MIOII rOJM'PSB OF DEMOCIUTIO PARTY. We nhovu that tho Knight incident wKa not dwelt upon for tho ptirposieof ending In censure. of that gentlemiui. Rut It la dwelt upon for the purpose of making apparent ap-parent flip chief desire of the Democratic Demo-cratic party of U(uh, That purpose pur-pose Is not merely party success, only an that 'suces shall eventuate in terminating the political destruction destruc-tion nt our teople and a iding thoge conditions born of Republican factional fac-tional strileallko shameful and Injurious In-jurious to. our state. This wbh nunjffsti-dlin the eurmstnees with which prty fought for aud found a capitulate, upon Whom all tlm iKwItla-oiild unile It was Out) niahifeAcd in tbu willingnofs nay, the cheerfulncfa, with which prominent Democrats who desired tho nomination put aside their own ambition and became tho prime fun-tors fun-tors in bringing Mr. Knluht before the convention to deceive tho nomination, nomi-nation, Hueh con'dtiot nicrlU highest high-est commendation, Rut, fellow Demoaralt), a situation situa-tion confronts it, and a difficult oue. A new candidate must bo found; and discouragement must be put away. For It may not be denied that the refusal of Mr. Kiight stunned for a moment tlt enthnsiagm begottpi) by tho hopo of sucoeu under his leadership. The spirit of Dcmoonioy, however, rises higher as difficulties increase; and that spirit grows calmur and moro determined as obstacloj to Its pur poses are encountered. That Is all. Ultimately it will achieve Its righteous right-eous ends. Democracy In Utah here aud now dtioa what It does always and in all places. It insists that its oause Is greater than any individual, be he ever so honored, so great, or powerful. Our cause-will cause-will bo the Minn under the new leader as under the one we first desired. de-sired. Our success will mean the same to tho people of our btite, If the people will have it s?, and take unto theirselvea thulr power and rule, Tho issues, local and national, nation-al, are too great for Utah Democrats Demo-crats to l) iuactive, or to go about their work as those who toil without with-out hope. Let us enter the pend ing contest neither with the desperate desper-ate resolution that is burn of des pair, nor with a eeuho ot liopeleHJ-ness liopeleHJ-ness that of lleelK Would mean defeat, de-feat, We known nut what turn oUr party fortunes niay take. "When things Bre at their wonst, they souietiniba mend I" This Way be the titue. The sounds of u buttle but-tle royal each day collie uVer the Wasatch lulls. The people of the east and middle west are mightily might-ily stirred by the masterful campaign cam-paign being made by the great commoner, Mr. Bryant lifct'UIIUCASb IN itliTltKAt, Ite and his associates huva the Itepubllcan iary IU full retreat herljtrRt thrtMteO- 10 be 'A rout II before the cjiuiaign ends. Responsibility Respon-sibility for unwarranted conditions in busings and iu industrial lifo is being fixed iimhi the Republican party and especially upon the last two Republican administrations. The slogan of "Republican rule and a full dlnuer iall" is smashed literally by the fact of universal business depression, and hundreds of thousands of working men that are out of employment uud carry-lug carry-lug (mpty dinner pails. The recent Republican money panic in a timo of peace, after a fin cession ot fruitful seusii's, tho existence of a .high protective tariff and an uninterrupted rule of sev eral Republican administrations, taxes beyond the hopo of success even Republican obility to explain. Of a "strong central government" as expressed in the activities and usurp itlous of the present Republt cm president, we have nothing less than a vicious example. Tho. adjudged luadeijuacy of tho Rcpubliuau caudidutu Is apjwreut from the fact of his botng pushed from "his pride of place" as stand-urd stand-urd bearer of his party, by ''the Mtitnui us pretiident" who mulus a ' Republican wrty asset ot that high office which belongs all to the people." Tho Democratic slogan, "Shall the pooplo ruluV" Is growing In favor every day as the campaign proceeds, nud the affirmative answer is swelling swell-ing -Iu volume "with every pawing hour, JiubT m: up and doing. AtBtioh a timo Democrats In Utah cannot stand idlo, Wcro defeat in our state absolutely certain, still the fight should be made, and made hi dead earnest, and In behalf of success suc-cess for both national and state tickets. It is "possible that tho peo-plo peo-plo of Utah will swell tho affirmative affirmat-ive answer to the itsue presented iu the question, "Shall tho people rulcV" Atony ratp, the national i&U0 titatcri in that question too ncitrly resoluble our chief local issue is-sue for the peoplo of Utah to bo Indifferent In-different to an appeal made to them upon that issuo, the right cettlement nf which concerns both the peace and prosperity of our state. It i gratifying to note the progress pro-gress that is being made tor the local settlement of tho hsue, ''Shall the people rule?" Our statu constitution consti-tution expressly declares that nil political power is inherent iu the people; nud all free government Is founded on their authority." Also, that "thero shall be no union of church and state, nor shall any church dominate the state or interfere inter-fere with its fuuutions." On the other hand, the dominant church in tho state, against somo members of whii'h complaint Is made of the improper im-proper uee of ecclesiastical authority in political affairs, whereby the principle prin-ciple that the people shall rule is infringed, since ecclesiastical authority, author-ity, It is alleged, dominates their political action -has saldl position up TuiUMiuuuit. "The Church of Jesuit Christ of Laltor'duy Hdnts holds to the doctrine doc-trine ut the reparation of church and Slate) the tion-interfertbcC of church authority hi jiolilli-ttl ttmt ters) ami the absolute IrtfedoUl and Independence bt the Individual 111 the performance ut his political duties. It, bt any time, there hns been conduct at variance with this doctrine, It has been hi violation of the well settled principles uml pulley of the church. We declare that from priucljile and Jiolit'y, we favor the absolute freedom of "f (Continued ou'psge'rJ.) I(Contiimel from page 1.) iGlf ADDRESS" TO DEMOCRATS j a the individual from domination of ; ecclesiastical authority in political I ffairi." (Add run to tlic world, C a 1,,iG I, , This position was voluntarily us- 1 sumsd by tho church; tlio principle k and polioy above fitated wna pre- 1 dented by tho presidency of tho ' ohurch iu general conference assem- f u bled, It was ratified by that conference con-ference and tl(ua became the olttoial t action of thu whole body, From I the unturo of things there can be no reccscion from Unit position of I tho domiunnt church, so satisfactor- ily stated and announced, any more J thun there can be u repudiation of thu doctrine of the constitution, There can only be individual viola- ' tion of the principles and polioy i liro bo solemnly proclaimed. .Nor Oan these. Individual acta of usurpa- t t lioii and bad fuith be frequent or , " long continued, since the habitual J violation of fundamental principle involving, as it alwuys will, in this ', ' cute, an uct of perfidy, must lead to " ' distention within the body relhjious- j Jy and in the cud ruiu at, iluliioua organisations from the very nuture of them can only bo voluntary bo- ', Oletki), and depend for their strength and perpetuity upuu their striut ud- i Ium-wico to oouHisteuoy and gooU J iaith with their own members ami h thu community at large. To fail in M thia would be "to fail in ovary thing; It would discredit the church, uud u y . oliureh discredited w : a ohunih $ ruined. f HOW PIUCE MAY UK MltOUOUT, ' Wo drteit on this to pout out the fact that there is in tho publicity ( Ch dhfSfc ,2, A ifik AAttAAA announced policy of the church A sure corrective for any abuses that may exist or arise within it, without so much as the semblance of warfare war-fare upon u religious body by political polit-ical parties. For thu Democrutio party wo disclaim dis-claim such warfare and invite the entire people ofithe state to consider tho strictly political issues of this campaign; unite witli us in tho maintenance of those principles fundamental fun-damental to American government, and by the election of our candidates any to the warring factious iu our state, whoso folly uud hate-engendering polioy disturbs our peace, hinders our progress and renders alien to ouch other those who should be united iu tho fraternul duties and sympathy of American citizeuship Hkvo doue with the strife. Here the people do uud will continue to rule. |