The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-19

lief that Gibbs lied when he made has
claim that the first presidency authorized
him TO PERFORM that dsrty piece of political
arork.-[ EDITOR DIsPATcH.
Did or did not, President Joseph F.
Smith, who is the third man in author
ity, exhibit a spirit of inexcusable
partisanship right at the commence
ment of the division movement? Did
be, or did he not In October 1894, at a
g. o. p. rally in the Sd precinct, say;
IF | we're the republican psrty-and
you know, those of you who are ac-
quainted with me, that l am not dis
posed to be illiberal in my feelings
and Utah had knocked at my door for
admission, believing as did that Utah
was democratic, should have shut
my door against her?"
Does, or does not the above sound
singulsrly like bid for democrats to
go republican because of the good in
duence it might bave with the national
republican party?
Did, or did not Joseph f. Smith
write the following letter.
Salt Lake city, Oct. !, 1884.
To Charles Crane Chairman, City,
Dear Sir:-Referring to sthe enclosed
letter from j. q. Walters, will say, if
the foregoing were true it would be a
/ sad 1or 10 nv fo
condition; as it is not true, it is sad.
der commentary upon the mental con-
dition Tor caliber) of my democratic
friends who have started the rumOr.
AS for John Henry Smith, he can
speak for himself; but for republican
corpse he appears to be exceedingly
healthy. Respectfully,
JOSEPH T. SMITH.
Is, or is not the above an insult TO
every democrat that has any respect
for his own mental condition Tor cali-
ber)? As it was, and continues to be,
a reflection on the intelligence of every
democrat, was or was not such remarks
calculated to make republicans out Of
doubtfuls who might, thereby, place
their mental conditions" and calIbers
under the benign appreciation and en-
dorsement of a Prophet, Seer and
ReYelator?"
Was, or was not, Joseph f. Smith
ever publicy disciplined for such un-
worthy partissnism? And if not, aohy
not?
Did or did not Joseph F. Smith Sc
cure church recommend from an Og-
den bishop for the express purpose of
influencing the Mormon vote in favor
of the republican nominee-Frank j.
Cannon-for congress?
ADd VIII not our eighbor concede
that without that recommend, Frank
j. Cannon, whose moral character was
then and is now under cloud. would
not have stood ghost Of a chance?
Aye, more. In the absence of that
recommend, would not the people of
Utah have denounced in as emphatic
language against Frank j. Cannon, as
the people of Kentucky did with regard
to the unsavory G. 2. Breckenridge?
Did or did not Joseph F. Smith cause
copies of those recommends to be cir
culated throughout Utah that they
might influence voters? And was Pres
ident Smith ever publicly "disci-
plined" for prostituting bishops
recommend to such an unworthy pur-
pose?.
Now if all the foregoing has trans
pired, as our friend across the block
dare not deny, and no republican was
disciplined, why was Apostle Moses
Thatcher and president of the seven
ties, B. II. Roberts, publicly disci-
plined? And if it be necessary to
publicly discipline democratic nom
inees while republicans are exempt)
why did those republican censors
choose the middle of heated CAM
paign in which to perform the job?
The foregoing questions have been
answered by democrats in the affirma-
tive as to the conduct Of certain men
in their unWarranted interference II
the politics of Utah. 1t is the thought
that those things of which democrats
complain may be continued, that is
now impelling them to declare new
declaration Of political independence.
Does or does not our republican
neighbor across the block want any
more evidence of the hands of high
churchmen In politics? And if SO,
The DISPATCH can continue the dis
cussion of men and incidents that
nothing but the hypocrisy Of our
neighbor would induce US to do. Ard
il our neighbor is convinced that the
democrats have good grounds for their
political grievances and the great up
heaval now in progress, will not it,
for its own sake, drive a plug in the
bnn ghole of its slop barrel?
THE TARIFF is A RORRERY