| Show from fridays daiev oct 22 J LIBERAL LIPI elbs ll id a hurrah ad n hurrahs Hur iu a very brur last evening tho liberals ral liol at the federal court home in sill lake city some time sinco une sune s liberals tended a mr campbell the unique position of liberal striver for s tho individual sent them hii letter of acceptance and tho affair of ast night was gotten up to gloat over lis foolishness the herald gives a very lucid account of the proceed anys and we shall take the liberty of making extracts from that paper the meeting was called to order by II 11 W lawrence eia and on motion judge higbee of alio llio firm of smith of Ogden was dec cd chairman mr henry simons cag selected for secretary capt ransford smith of ogden alip mans partner was the first individual to speak and aj this gentleman seems to have a desira eliat people shall know just where he stands we ire his speech as reported by the herald behold I am glad to see eo many present t shows that the spirit of liberalism animates the gentiles of this city we have called loudly for help from abroad but have received none we anve learned the lesson eliat heaven delps those wio kielp themselves our party has nominated alien G campbell to represent us in congress and wo have come here to ratify that nomination were here given dortho nominee them h s icon a candidate nominated in opposition by the church of jesus christof balter daiy diy Si tints under an alias the people s party of utah but prefer to call it the mormon party with the candidates cindi dates in the field and he platform made the issue is made up what is alie issue we ar in an anomalous situation in utah ready as fur as wealth and population are concerned for admission into alie union yet we are not admitted the fault must be laid at the door of the mormon party because they have had control mormonism has several sides ono a religious one a political and one a quibble sida which tide keeps utah from statehood the natural advantages of the country have been manipulated to bring here people of but one faith wo all know that for years no gentile has been wanted in the territory non cormons mormons have beba given to understand sometimes in a bloody manner that they were not wanted I did not like the people anil their in but finding that no non mormon was wanted I staid I am a citizen registered and intend to say as an american citizen mormonism is what afflicts the terri lory and that disloyal ity to the united states it is a criminal religion otherwise polygamy it is union of church and state if utah was admitted what would become of the Sen tiles for thy would then legalize polygamy hiir legislature is composed nearly exclusively of law breakers here is a groat hierarch bier arch ical tyranny brooding over the people which everywhere where church and elate are united bui this is tho corat in the world in england this detate exists with this di derence there the state is supreme and the church subordinate here the situation is reversed mormon aim is disloyal dia loyal for the members of the church believe that god intend to give them the government of the world consequently they seek to help god to do this and are of course seeking to overthrow other governments but more especially that of the united state mormonism is criminal in its practicing polygamy pol gamy mor mons are banded together for mu protection the same as are other criminals if they not disloyal they would give up the practice of polygamy what is the remedy the want to be Americanized They want religious equality and if utah ever does become a stale this must be guaranteed we do not danl this territory represented by a criminal but by a mau who lives a pure life then general government must appoint a commission to make laws for this territory and the cormons mormons must be franchised dit and when they conclude to obey the laws then they can be reinstated in the rights of citizenship when mr smith had subsided district attorney van aile arose and congratulated assembled upon the numbers etc of the party he suggested the putting of the liberal shoulder a wheel and after in the usual liberal strain against tho peoples candidate and extolling the liberal would be for congress the prosecuting attorney look a long breath and sat down mr lawrence then arose and opened his remarks by stating that this a a task I would avoid if I could but mr lawrence Li wrence found he avoid and give a speech in accordance with past liberal harangues after this speaker bad finished the meeting was adjourned to the saturday evening preceding ahe november election |
