The State of Utah vs. Joe Hill

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-2the individual withering but the world growing more and more."

But occasionally, my friends, a life is taken away from our midst under such circumstances as makes us pause and brings to mind with distinctness the bitter truth that man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn. The personality of men like Leo Frank down in Georgia or Joe Hillstrom in Salt Lake City is not a matter of so great importance, but the communities' spirit of injustice, of intolerance and despotism that ultimately wipes out that personality from existence, - that is a matter of inquiry, and that is what is interesting us today.

The genesis of this transaction and of this tragedy out in Salt Lake City took its rise in that bureaucratic power that the pioneer fathers of Illinois detected in the early attitude of the Mormons towards cherished and established principles, and which lead to the expulsion of the Mormons from the State of Illinois, not because of their religious belief, my friends, not that, but because of those peculiar tenents and practices that threatened to undermine a well ordered community; to deprive the individual of his liberty and to lash him and whip him into submission by threats of the power of vengeance by the leaders of the Church, a spirit that resulted in the Danites, and execution of the commands of the Mormon Church, a power that adopts any means to accomplish its own personal ends.

And so when they were expelled from Illinois they sought a theatre in the far West for the peculiar practices of the Mormon Church. It was arranged with Bridgeman, the discoverer of the Great Salt Lake, and with Wiggins, a scout, his companion, who died only a few years ago in Denver, - with these two men as guides of these pilgrims that went out from Illinois, - that they should start for that region piloted by these two men, Bridgeman and Wiggins and they were lead by Brigham Young, and they were after a new land that they might go in and possess it, and after they had passed the

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Illinois [32 items]

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Hall of Local No. 644 United Mine Workers Hillsboro, Illinois, January 2 1915. At regular meeting, was adopted the following Resolution: Where as: We have information that compels us to doubt the truth of the charges against Joe Hill, or the fairness of his trial at Salt Lake City, Utah.

We believe that Joe Hill is innocent of murder, either directly or indirectly; that the trial jury was prejudiced; that the convicting evidence was false, and that the defendant's evidence was largely omitted. So often in the recent past, have Judicial proceedings been fraudulently based on false accusation and false testimony, that we have lost faith in the efficacy of submissive protest. Therefore be it resolved: We demand a new and fair trial for Joe Hill We demand that the Governor and Attorney General of Utah, act promptly in securing a new and fair trial for Joe Hill. Financial Secretary Harry Brown President Walter Abrams, Presiding Vice President F. H. Haley Treasurer C. J. Greer Frank Gib [Commissioner] Herman Vonderlack [Commissioner] lahao Carter

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A: Oct.-Nov. 16, 1915; n.d.

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10/17/15

Hon Gov. Spry Salt Lake City Utah Dear Sir:-

As an American citizen I beg to petition you to stay the hand of execution in behalf of Joseph Hillstrom.

Trusting you will do your uttermost in behalf of justice. I remain,

Yours respectfully. H. Allberg

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Aline Okla 10-17-15

Hon William Spry Governor Utah Salt Lake City Utah

Dear Governor sir in reading of the conviction and sentence of Joe Hill on circumstantial evidence it moves my hart with pity to write you this simpel prayer that you in your high office have the power to save the inocent from foul murder We enderstand that the law gives every doubt over to the condend Hoping god may guide

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Col's O 10-18-15 Honorable William Spry Governor of Utah

Dear Sir

I think it is your duty to interfere in the execution of Joe Hill

Yours for Justice

Fred Abele Columbus Ohio 861 Carpenter St.

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