| Show THE democratic RALLY saturday may 10 the democratic club had a public meeting on second south street just west of main T B obrien spoke on the principles of democracy and gave the liberal ll party a vigorous toasting the following memorial was then read and adopt adopted edt to ro the honorable senate and oum house of representatives of f the united states skam in congress assembled gentlemen whereas an attempt is being made to deprive a large number ef american citizens of tw the elective franchise solely on account of their membership in an unpopular religious organization and sherea Wh erea the motive of the effort is purely political with the view of transfer nag to the minority of voters inthis in this territory the localton local con arol which of right should be vested in the majority and whereas this proposed disfranchisement chi is to take effect without with out a judicial hearing bearing and without any criminal accusation against the parties or either of them and whereas this scheme is being conducted under the false pretense that it is designed to suppress polygamy in utah therefore we who are gentile citizens of this territory denounce this attempted legislation as pub licau undemocratic and unnecessary practical polygamy JOly gamy is fast disappearing disa ppearl rig we will favor any legislative and constitutional measure for its entire ext tion wl will I 1 aim huppell ft guy BY plan to keep separate and distinct th the a 0 f any y and every church row 0 we t e affairs of c state and from 11 IYO but we e are a r opposed to pros uti on account aunt ol 01 0 0 creed or worship and to any y iter inter feren with civil or religious iou lib jib e rt r ta clegard gard as unwise an etri tr mental to the business interests and material growth and progress of utah any ally legislation which will tend to disrupt the associations which have been formed for the general good between mormons cormons and non mormons cormons we consider it unjust to inflict upon citizens who have never violated the anti polygamy bawd lawse the same political punishment that has been meted out to polygamists we therefore respectfully memorialize your honorable body to refrain from passing either of the bills that have been introduced into congress to debar citizens who have taken an oath not to violate the laws of our country from voting holding office and serving as jurors and which have been designed for the political enslavement of the many for the political advancement of the few in utah as we are convinced that such legislation is needless and von on arary to the genius of american institutions f A resolution was then adopted adopts hat ward democratic clubs should be organized affer which the following was read and adopted as the sense of the meeting meet Dg whereas it has become patent to democrats of salt lake city that the great lever of public opinion the associated press is manipulated in this city by one pat lannan who is interested in m a radical republican newspaper to wit the salt lake tribune and whereas ivas his Ju competency compels him to delegate to one bill nelson a prejudiced employed of the tribune the power of sending dispatches and whereas there is going to be an important election for county officers in this county in august in which the democrats will b contestants te therefore resolved that it to is the sense of this mass meeting of Demoe democrats rats numbering several thousands that we are firmly impressed with a profound conviction that nelson will villi fy distort and suppress democratic news of importance to the A democracy in the nation because of his hi inherent and distinctive prejudice against democrats resolved that these resolutions be forwarded to senator calvin 8 S brice chairman of the national democratic committee with a request that he use his influence to have a fair minded man appointed as associated press agent in salt ladeas the associated press should be impartial and unbiased politic ally |
