Show A FINE ADDRESS work of tho the peoples party pirty party central committee STERLING voters must stand up for their nights A thorough eh organization A meeting of the territorial central committee Commit teo of the peoples party was held in salt lake city on monday the committee organized with john sharp chairman john R winder vice chair mao man eli A smith secretary junius F well wells corresponding secretary after a consideration of the po lotical aspect aspects of tho the territory the he following address was prepared and adopted in view of recent congressional legislation legi elation in relation to the right r I 1 ht t to 0 vote act as jurors and hold offic emco omco e in the territory we feel it incumbent upon 0 ps as representatives of the re peoples 0 p les party to direct attention to some of the salient points of the new law point out the restrictions which it impo imposes seer and awaken your interest in the maintenance maint extance of the rights and privileges ire are yet left you Asto As to voters the most cruel and sweeping provision of the lav law is that which takes tha the electoral clec boril franchise from the women of the territory under its provisions no woman will be permitted to regi register stef or vote As to male voters of the peoples party there is no provision in the law which need necessarily reduce their il mim umbers bere the oath prescribed therein while in the nature of a teat test oath and repugnant to the spirit of liberty end and be the genius is of free government which every citizen should cherish is not regarded asa aam test of faith or rel religious i alous belief tho the authors strongest tho the bill la in congress maintained that it in no sense abridged the right of conscience or curtailed freedom of Ni belief elief accept that interpretation of this oath and its whole intent and scope are to prohibit actual violators of the law from voting acting as ju jurors tots and holding office the questions that intending Intend in voters need therefore ask usk sk themselves theae elves are these are we the crimes in aid said act or have we the present in of committing those crimes or of aiding abetting counseling or advising any other person to commit them male persona persons who can answer these questions in the negative can qualify under the existing law as voters and officeholders office holders bolders some may not understand fully the import of the words aid abet counsel or advise aid or abet Is a phrase having a well defined legal signification it means to knowingly assist the principal in the commission of an unlawful act As I 1 to 0 counseling and advising no man in the h community unit y la Is expected to counsel or advise pers per SOLS to commit crime all who can subscribe be to th the e above duty calls to wakefulness and activity the politic at nl control of the territory aitor y of the counties and the cities still remains in the ita hands edg of the peoples party if you employ the power which la Is left you but there must be no backsliding nor indifference among you vou you should not fail fill to exercise lights and defend them it ie is not a to in bogus sentiment but it ia Is a time when every man who can do so go should iveel feel it bia his first and most sacred duty to exercise the right to p preserve serve himself and his people from P political 1 bondage your ranks depleted by an important element the women voters voter scan aln be closed up and strengthened if it every iman who bo Is i eligible eli registers and votes your attention is called to the communication of the united unite a states commissioners directed eded to the regis brurs of elec election tiona a copy of which is enclosed and to the intern interpretation of the law contained ther therein shi if their suggestions shall b be e observed by those to 10 whom they are directed fair treatment may inay be expected at the tile registration and the polls and v vie ac tory will crown Y your 0 or as here tolore should there be a disposition on the part of any to curtail you in the exercise of sotir our rights and ando p privileges as herein de defined e d Y yen should repel any auch such effort do not riot let lot any one mislead or discourage yon you in the aej performance of your duty at the present lime time you are itro the M majority of the people of this territory your labors have made a i it t habit 1 habitable able your r representatives hao have governed and d controlled oled it in your our interests faithfully sinco since 1847 7 they have been true to the trust imposed in them they are entitled to your confidence and support should a change in tho the political control of this territory occur the disaster taht it involves is beyond conception he eption in those districts where such fatality ty has overtaken the people even f for or a a short hort time they have been nade wade n ade to suffer untold butr outrages ages at the hadi hands of thole those who usurped office and exercised power among them these thinas should be re by the tile voters of the peoples party and they should incite every man to the tile pel performance torce of his duty le let i it not be said that ny member of the deop peoples jos party neglected his film opportunity but let every one from froin I 1 the commencement ta of the to the day of election keep I 1 carefully in in mind the course that be should abo ulu pursue attending to every every requisite formality to maintain ins lils political status and ea se his rights and du tiei tl of citizenship following are tle members new executive committee john ab sharp a rp john R winder junius juntas F wells e iff F little ellas A smith salt lake county left lew 13 I 1 W V shurtliff weber county warren N dusenberry utah county thomas thomal F roueche divi DAVIS county and hugh 11 S dowane tooele thoele county I 1 I 1 aa |