Show WHY THE AMERICAN PARTY Vh Why the tho American party Probably the answer most mORt frequently frequent frequent- I ly 13 given on Is that referred to yesterday Tho The statement of ot the tho American party palt men that the Mormons control tho the politics pol tiles of ot the state and that they aro not sincerely either Republicans or Democrats In view of ot the tho recent campaign for prohibition It has been added b 1 by members of ot the party part In In Question that Mormons i arc are not sincere oven o in the matter of ot prohibition that some of or them pretended to bo ho in fa favor favor fa- fa favor vor of ot ft It and somo against It but It-but but h hat t all were mere mero puppets responding responding authority author autho- to the siring pulled by higher I ity which authority must bo be crushed before there can bo be political Peace In Utah What Is the chief ground of complaint complaInt com corn plaint In the matter Is It tho the fact tact that there thero Is Mormon control Well as we e saM said yesterday men are not creators cre titers to an any great groat extent They hato haVe hav to build with what hat they have The Mormons arc are hero here and the wise mon inert will face that condition not as a thing to change as Mr Bill Bm Newton would change chango It Jl-b Jl it-by it by driving tho the Mormons l out but by so proceeding as that the best results can be secured with them remaining The Mormons arc are here hero and brethren brethren breth breth- ren ran thc they are aro going to stay And while extreme members of ot the American n party parlY may dislike the conditions Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons mans arc aro going to continue In tho tile on- on of or franchise rights Thc They are arc going to vote because the they are aro citi zens zeno zen And If It the objection to them I Is simply that they are Mormons we b lie lie- the tho ground will be untenable One cannot discriminate against ae any mans man's vote yote because that man is a Mormon lormon Mor or mon moo any more than because ho he Is 19 a aMason aMason Mason l or a n blonde blondo or a native e of or California Cal Cal- It Is 19 not a sufficient objection True there thero era aro a great many Mormons Mar Mor or- or mons In Utah and the they could If Jf so In Inclined In- In clued Jarge largely dominate tho the political situation But thc they have 0 divided dl on Ort party part lines and Democrats are ure as devoted devoted de do- voted to their political faith as an any men we have ever 01 known So are Republican Re no- flo- flo publican Mormons l devoted do to their I faith Either ma may be bo converted from ono one to the other for Cor a special election or through life If the reasons presented present present- ed be ba sufficient But that Is true of ot voters In in every state of at the Union In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana Is a Do state not subject to great of at the population Yet In IndIana Indiana Indiana In- In diana which used to bo be reliably Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic has lias been Republican for tor many years and at the tho recent election It went vent Democratic again Ohio which was onas Democratic In Roaring Bill Allens AlIens Al Al- lens Ions time which made an idol of Thurman and a Do god Sod of ot Gentleman George Gcorge because the they were aggressively aggressive Democratic became Republican Republican Re Re- publican more than titan twenty t years cars ago aJo and I remained so Co for I nearly two dec dee I ades ides And then again as-aln In recent years ears earsa a t Democratic governor go was again agan j elected In Ohio 1 lb d n Jwj Utah Is much the same Mme as In other states slates And Arid the fair fall man in AmorI Amor- Amor I lear lean Ti will wili recognize t that at fact Recently hero here In Utah and especially ally In Salt Lake count county bad a alvice l ic 1 d 1 the American party part to threaten the hc Mormons as a class Jass had tho the effect of making the defeat of or t the tho o American Amei Icari party more moro Important than iny tny other political motive of the Moron Mor Mar mon on In self seU defense he had to t defeat the American party part campaign against him A 11 wiser course on the part of or the American merican part party would have b been en to recognize the voting yoUng CI of he the Mormons and not arous It v v wholesale Intolerance and proscription Pout Out ut at would have been to reverse ers the he whole the theory or of the American part party arty r which rests Its hope of or success now low and later on the broad rock of anti Mormon lormon Republicans Republicans- are as true to their heir party as an any other Republicans Mormon lormon Democrats mistaken as the they aio tio In their view of ot political policies arc are as faithful as fixed and as resolute In their part party allegiance as are arc Democrats Demo Demo- of ot an any other religious faith faith falth a Democrats Indeed anywhere In the count country and under an any possible conditions con con- Underlying this whole j question In the address we are I making to the fair fall member of ot the American party Is the tho question of ot sincerity on the p part rt of ot the tho Mormon We believe the th Mormons l I ma may bo he accused of dt a good man many things I with more color of or truth than this The charge of ot l I Insincerity docs does not lie lit against them It Is an lI essential of ot the I Mormon character that the they arc are sin sin- cere People of or Intense habit always arc sincere And the Mormons by his his- tor tory and habit are arc rather moro mora Intense In their tendencies than aro are persons with a Sl history less leAS marked marled b by hardship hard hurll- ship and struggle A little acquaintance with human nature will vill convince tho tha fair tall member of ot the tho American part party that If It the thc Marmon Mormon Mar Mor 10 mon Is li not too sincere Incero tho the laws ot of human nature make mako an exception In his Imis case cuse And that that- will Ill h hardly be claimed mn ed Take Tale another step They arc are living lI here You seo thorn thom every day claro You do business with them You find thorn them thornas themas as as reliable blo as other men Wo Yo do not riot sa say there are arc no bad men among them but we do sa say that an any wholesale condemnation condemnation condemnatiOn con con- of or tho the Mormons because Is both unjust and the they arc aro Mormons untenable Very generally e you admit that they arc hospitable that they are arc kindly that the they are are- devoted In their friendships friendships friendships friend friend- ships that the they aro are temperate in their lives and orderly In their whole conduct con con- duct duet duct civil and domestic and religious rail reli I Well VeIl men of or that sort are as dependable dependable de tie- as an any other They are arc not notto notto notto to be dl discriminated against They are not to be ostracised cd So that tho the motive mothe of ot the tho managers manager of ot the American party can enn best be bo described de Ic scribed as an effort to get political control control control con con- for their own advantaging not advantaging not for tor the general uplift And If It the fair tah man In the Ame l can tan party nartY conceding these points one I after another repeats that the Mor Mormon 01 mon establishment was not riot sincere In Inthe Inthe the lie matter ot of prohibition let him be disabused Some men In the tho Mormon church were In favor avor of ot prohibition laws law Some Sonic while equall equally opposed to Intemperance did not believe prohibition prohibition tion than laws the tho means of ot advancing temperance temperance tem tern perance the solution of or tho the liquor problem Some of at those In favor tavor of ot a Q prohibition law laon were wore Republicans some somo were Democrats We Vo see no reason at all to doubt their thell sincerIty I In fact tho the crusade was made with so keen an intensity that thero there are still wounds unhealed More than ono one child of parents opposed to prohibitory laws remembers with grief today th the taunts of ot hIs hla playfellows whoso whose parents parents parents pa pa- rents had espoused the usually popular popular lar cause of ot prohibition More than one man goes to his rest with regret that the conflict divided friendships ho valued as his life Tho They were In earnest gentlemen I AND D THE TIlE CHURCH DID NOT EVEN EVEX TRY TO CO CONTROL If It It had and arid If It It be the power tobe to tobe tobo be bo feared that American party papers have declared It and opposed to prohibition prohibition prohibition there thero would have been no campaign campaign campaign cam cam- for that statute And If It the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon church had been In politics d ai were tho the dangerous thing It St had been described and for prohibitory laws there would have o been no defeat of ot the Cannon bill There has never in all the world been better proof of ot any w pr p sll n 7 rJ cn have furnished of or time the absolute Innocence Inno- Inno cence of tho the Mormon church of at th charge of controlling the politics of Ulah It simply did not do anything of or the kind It did not tr try Of or course If It ono one Is not fair one will not be ho convinced by any facts On the street one da day when It become clear that there would bo no prohibition prohibition tion then law a prominent member of at tho the American party part said the difference of at opinion between Mormons touching I the prohibition question proved prayed nothing nothing noth noti ing that Reed Smoot and Hebor Grant Just got their wires crossed It was hardly oven witt witty It was not an accurate statement of ot an any fact I I HERE WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS l HAS BEEN TH BEST POSSIBLE PROOF THAT THE rHE MORMON MOR CHURCH DOES NOT Ol EVEN TRY THY TO CO CONTROL THE POLITICS POLITICS POLITICS POL POL- OF UTAH Let the fair fall man inthe In Inthe Inthe the American party forget p political 1 antipathies for a moment and apply appl to this case caso just tho the same san rules he lie would use in judging like conditions In any state other than Utah and he will see that there is no rio need for tor the tho American party part If It Its Us mission misson Is La to prevent the Mormon church from controlling the politics of ot tho the state slate of ot the city of ot the county or county or of ot an Individual In either Tomorrow let us take talc up another r Phase of ot the tho same me question It 13 Is I worth while But let us be frank and fearless In tho the matter The existence of ot the American part party Is either a gool thing or n. n bad a-bad bad thing for the Jilt If good then It should continue K rr not good then fair men should s sec the of ot longer retaining their membership In m it |