| Show THE G A B R rev T C iliff s address spicy speeches by the wisconsin men ludge judge mcbrides Mc Brides falsehoods pall fail flat last evening about 2000 people were present at the GA G A it camp the skating rink the W wisconsin and ph philadelphia delegations 92 in all arrived on the utah central train and were in attendance col bells fjells pre sided and introduced rev T C iliff of tile the Aletti methodist odist as the first speaker mr iliff gave visitors a hearty welcome to the territory lie he did this in the name of all organizations as an old soldier ler he also welcomed them in the name ol of all 11 churches aud and mentioned each with the axce exception ot of t the he mor mons fie he would not discuss ills his idea of tle solution of the problem here but would say that no star in the galaxy of states whether it be utah or any aay other place should ever disgrace the starry banner 11 1 he 1 p would like to give the hand of 0 love to governor west who had fought ou on tile the bolher side but who nad had grounded his arms and now stood under the old flag the speaker saidee said he was a loyal leyal american and declared were my church not loyal to the flag I 1 should turn cyback my back upon my church forever governor fairchild com comalander comA ander uander of the loyal legion ot of Wis wisconsin congin was next introduced and said that after such a hearty greeting greeLi ug it was easy to say 11 we thank you they had counted on a visit to 10 salt lake but had not nol expected such a grand welcome the G A K R as an organization was well known its members made themselves es felt now as they did a quarter ot 1 I a century ago it was not organized tor for selfish sell isil purposes or to advance the interests ut of any man or set of men in politics religion or business us iness they were members of the ft A li because they loved each other tuey in national encamp encampments ments because they loved their order aud and wished to keep it in good standing he did not know the members in this city but thought they would compare in 10 decency an and d respectability with any thirty or forty men elsewhere the visitors tora had been pleased with the grand mountains and their wealth and with the ti V populous they saw ivirty seven years ago the had bad paused passed just north oi of suit salt lake on his way to california fo rilia in an ox team and had not seen a sign of a white mans nabi habitation tation he thought that if any man had a doubt about the country being good enough to tight for he be should travel over it there were none who had bad such good will toward the south as the G A E R there was only one point they insisted on loyalty to the ilag flag now and we not only insist on it in one place but in every place nut not in the south alone but bat in the north morth too we are law abiding inen men and so help me me god the laws ol of this land must be obeyed wherever the law is disregarded wherever treason shows itself the government has only to call on the boys in blue to stamp it out it may be in a state or possibly in the territory of utah and the loyal men will stamp it out there we thank 3 sou on and bid you godspeed and when you want help call onesy on us rev kev father father ladden of the catholic church of wisconsin followed to say he felt highly honored was putting putt inu it mild he had been agreeably disappointed with the beauty of the continent and the splendid welcome given the G A E R if they would call to mind the time when t they ae follo followed wed the flag in the dark hours of war they must feel leel happy tonight to night when the life of the nation ilung hung in the balance they went forth not for glory or we wealth th but in that spirit of patriotism that would inscribe their names on en the pages of history there were some who thought this nation could be disintegrated but tile the boys in blue had shown that the nation was one and indissoluble in order for utah to get into the un union ion it must be cared tor as a tender plant and taught as a young child that this country was the grandest on earth and all would work right general cheek of wisconsin CAMO came nest sud and said he had bad obtained his title without being entitled to it he was the last remaining private of the late war he was picked ou on because lie he was small but when at the second battle of bull run he felt mighty y g ltd that lie he was small email ile he bad le learned ar n that in war soldiers without officers were not much nor were the officers without soldiers any better and without the loyal women the others amounted to but little litile it took a a whole people to make a country he paid a hah tribute to the women of th the e union his speech throughout was full of humor and called forta form tremendous applause to solve the mormon problem he suggested that the women make inake their husbands us bands bald headed beaded by putting pulling their hair out and then the girls would not marry them judge J K R mcbride came next with his old story about those horrible hor mormons cormons Mor mons he had not been in the war but had bad stayed home because he was told to in utah there were many curious things but tile the most moat curious cariou 8 of all were the people among tile the strange thin things 8 here was to see a man swear to u uphold hold the constitution and then plot to overthrow the country another was to see religious men committing the blackest crimes in the name of religion he had passed through this valley before it was settled twenty five anve years ears ago be came here to reside he went to the tabernacle to hear bear a sermon and heard instead a tirade against the government he had bad no religion in him but studied the mormon Mor question and found that the church ruled rated the whole place he objected and was told that if be like it lie he could get out he HO go however but stayed anti and spout three months in moving geo Q cannon from Con congress itress the children here were taught to hate the united states government ana to avenge on it the wrongs their people had suffered the skeleton of a government of federal officers gri cers here was bat a farce unless the government tutor ced its laws it was not worthy of respect its enemies here do not take ane held they say to the gentiles it is none of your blaness we do with the taxes they refused to enforce laws because they think thern them unconstitutional ti they shield the criminal and with them perjury is id piety and lying has risen to tile sublimity of a tine line art tue the gentiles had bad been lighting fighting the Moro cormons mormons Mor mons 11 a long time and had lost many men among thern them robertian Rober tsan hempstead and mckean here he charged the murder 0 dr J king robinson on the mormons cormons Mor mons the gentiles have nailed the hag flag to the mast and do not mean to tn yield tibey wanted aid the corrupting hill influence bence of polygamy was less t than hall the grill grinding power of the church which is slavery to us and them congress had promised relief and had p passed laws aws but t the question was nu no nearer solution than 25 years ago chemor the Th eMor mor mons had only been irritated the f franchise rau chise should be taken f aiom tom them they are in the majority and are increasing as tave to one the longer it goes tile the worse it will be to deal with eem them ten years ago they were less than now they are and in ten reals ears they will be james B D mckean had e expressed a fear wat viat the army would have to be used th the interest ot of peace something should be done quickly bills Bill had been tied up in Cou congress gress and the GA B R should demand of congress that they settle this question thare wre wore non in utah who have no wore more to do with the government government than have the Chi tiamen iri id california Cali Calli tornia ornis the government of the territory was organized rebellion under the name of a church it is organized organised sed treason that teaches lying perjury and treason and ought to be throttled at the earliest opportunity if it been for the mormons cormons Mor mons the population of this city would now number instead of a people who vegetate there would have been a live people with colleges schools etc the mormon money was invested in temples there was more money invested in schools by the new west mission than by the whole mormon church there was not a decent school build building ingin in the territory what is wanted is mechanics of every class but they wont come they dare not they would be driven out oat this mormon church should be taken by the throat and a just government made to exist in utah the gentiles were not grumblers grumbl ers and did not care about the offices they wanted their rights they came to the GA G A R for help and sympathy and believed they would get it at the conclusion of this tirade a song was sung but the audience had become so distrusted disgusted that it was impossible to keep them in the building to listen to a gentleman from pennsyl vanta vania col sells bells was considerably nettled at the disorder created lint but the infliction upon the people of J B R mcbride was sufficient excuse for the general desire to leave the place |
