The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-03
moRMoys CHEAT BOTH PARTIES.
DupIicity Practiced on All Sides but the
Mormon saints Got the Better Of Ii.


caIly by the Gent1les. and the dawn OF
public schools began. Prior to hat era
Gentle children attended mission schools
supported by missionary societies OF sew
| eral Christian sects, or they stayed at
| home Mormon ward schools were not
only had, but they were controhed oy
| the hierarchy.
In December, 1898, the liberals met IN
convention and voted to adjoJrn sine die.
Judge O. W. Powers stu remained chair
! man OF an organization that could again
be invoked were IL proved that conditions
had not changed. You VIII naturally
ask Why Gentiles who fought losing
! game 30 Icing should deliberately walk
| into the enemys camp after winning the
battle. My previous letter partially ex-
planned the cause. The serpent or the
Mormon Church promised all sorts OF
Offices 20 insatiate politicians II they
| would divide On party lines. At that time
| MVrmOns were Democrats TO man al
most. Daniel II. Wells, a noted charac-
ter. being the only known Mormon Re
| publican. His son. Heber NJ Wells, Is
| Republican nominee for governor. Cen
/ tile Democrats fancied they could capture
the future State for their party. So those
misguided men deserted their colors,
| leaving only few OF their TX to respond
10 the old call. Democrats, however
| formed but a quarter part OF the lib
eral party. Why did the Republicans fol-
| low in the footsteps Of the minorlty2
| When political disintegration begins 1t
goes on to the bitter end. Republicans
| saw what an advantage Democrats would
| have If their teachings were disseminated
| among the saints without a Republican
| candidate. Newly arrived Ccntles could
not understand why Mormons could not
be taken at their word. Divide was
their cry. Whenever a greedy liberal
was refused an office he didn't deserve,
or was thwarted IN selfish schemes. he
deserted Others conscientously thought
the time had come for revolution; so the
best and bravest were forced 10 haul
down their flag and consOrt with strange
J bedfcllows. Il know division Will put
Utah in Mormon hands" sad a friend.
but 1t is bound 10 come, so we may as
well make virtue OF necessity"
Division need not have come if liberals
had remembered George @. CannOu's all
wee to the saints in 1888. when he urged
them to obey their priests rather than
the laws of the United States. What is
there among Latter Day Saints worthy
OF notice? Two hundred thousand peo-
PIE cut no figure in this world, but you
unite 2oOcD souls and let them be OF one
heart and OF one mind. and let them be
| increasing and there Is a power mani
| A'ot'h ny ttitiu Lidl llilpItsScS men Win
its grandeur. Men feel there is a pow
er there, an influence there that they
cannot cope with or circumvent, and il
inspires them with dread. knowing the
power of union Of course the Mormon
hierarchy wanted 10 divide the liberal
party. II don't know what We should
have done if division had not come" said
good saint to me recently. 1--WE were
in despair"
After division Mormon influence at
Washington became stronger than ever
because IL was reinforced by Gentiles
some OF whom had been loudest in OPP
posing Mormon schemes for statehood.
When Republicans and Democrats button
hoieo the average congressman win the
assurance that unless his party smiled
on the saints Utah would 20 over TO the
opposition, what result would you ex-
pect? This congressman knew nothing
OF Mormon history, and the very chican-
cry OF the Mormon Church redounded 10
its advantage For example, in wrestling
with Republicans, advocates OF statehood
could pOnt 10 Wyoming, and claim 5000
Mormon Republicans because these saints
voted for the Republican legislative ticket.
No one explained the reason why. 1t
was TO get votes in the Senate for state
hood No one whispered that these Re-
publican saints voted for a Democratic
governor, il could be said truly that
Colorado Mormons voted the legislative
tickets that elected Senator Teller.
On the other hand, Democrats could
point to Arizona, Idaho Nevada and
Utah. Five thousands Idaho Mormons
were Democratic before the test oath de-
priyed thom Of suffrage. How they will
vote now that President WoOdruff's man.
festo has restored the ballot to them
remains to be seen. Nevada Morm0nS
have always been Democrats except when
] the Church ordered a temporary change
of base In the case Of George W. Cassidy.
II was a spectacle for gods and men to
see Republicans and Democrats in Wash
ington working like beavers 20 one end
statehood. Both parties made The same
promises and "tumbled over each other
to make themw eXclaims a politician
, On the Republican side labored Senator
] Carey Of Wyoming, Senators Shoup and
Dubois Of Idaho Senator Teller Of Colo
! RADIO, George @. Cannon, Hiram Ciawson.
Isaac Trumbo and others Of Titan. De-
| mocracy was represented by Delegate
| Rawllns, Governor West, sx-Delegate
John Y. Game. and other Utah leaders.
| Everybody believes that the hierarchy
pledged Utah 10 both parties. This is
| quite in keeping with Mormon ways.
! | "Thc Lord allows his priesthood TO lie in
order 10 save his people" That the Demo-
Gratis were positive Of victory l am sure.
! That Republican lobbyists gave assur-
ances of party triumph, / heard.
: IN the spring Of 1894, after the enabling
1 | bill had passed the House Of Representa-
| tves and was tucked away in a sena-
, torlal pigeon-hole. l added 'Mormonism'
| 10 a series OF lectures in Washington for
D | the express purpose OF tailoring with
members Of the Senate Territorial Com
| mitt e. At the conclusion OF this par
ticular lecture a prominent Democratic
| senator said TO me: There's only one
2 point you made that makes me hesitate
e about giving Utah statehood-will pro-
, misses be kept?'
Right and wrong. the good Of the ma
ton, justice to Gentiles. did not enter
| into this politicians calculations. He had
been promised two Democratic senator's.
! | Would the goods be delivered? Evidently
I l made but a slight impression on this
senator. for the bill was taken out or the
pigeon-hole three months later and passed
the upper house.
When President Cleveland signed the
enabling act last July the Mormon HER
archy attained a desire OF nearly itty
years old. So anxious was Brigham
Young for sovereignty that the Territory
had scarcely been created before he made
| preparations for the state or peseret.
He felt greatly aggrleved that the con-
stitutlou he framed was not then and
. there adopted. and never forgave the
government for daring 10 .thwart his
plans.
All Mormons, however, VIII not vote
! for the constitution framed in tho con-