The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14


all the friends they had in the supreme
court, and nearly all their friends In
congress, were Democrats, very likely
had something to do with the bent of
the political sympathies of the Mormon
people.
1t is well remembered that at the
time of the division on party lines there
were in power a Republican congress
and administration. With the cloud of
distrust that hung over the people of
Utah it was believed, evidently, by a
majority OF. Mormon leaders that it
would be impossible to secure state
hood in the face of the other objection
that the Mormons were largely Demo-
cratic. The first obstacle, distrust
ume alone could cure; the second, too
many Democrats, could be more easily
and Immediately overcome. In order
TO show how it was done, and how easy
it was to do it. it is necessary to point
out few well-known facts.
twice each year in the general con-
ferences of the Mormon church. and
TOUR times each year in the stake or
county conferences. the people vote
with right hands" raised toward
heaven, to sustain the first presi-
dency and each of the twelve apostles
OF the Mormon church as
PROPHETS, SEERS AND REEVE
LATORS."
Each morning and evening deyout
Mormons supplicate the Supreme Be
ing to bestow upon each of those
prophets, seers and revelators'' the
spirit Of inspiration" and no one who
Is acquainted with the Mormon people
can doubt the sincerity of their i'm
pllclt faith in the inspiration of THEN.
leaders. Take the foregoing facts into
xx-it1 a.
vowed IN more than forty wears of the
union OF church and state in Utah. and
the further fact that no prophet. seer
or reVelator' had, during those forty
years, appeared in public in the pro-
Iane garb of a politician, we find that
IN point of Elasticity. clay in the hands
Oh the potter would have been brittle
dS compared with the Utah material
! out OF which Republican voters wore IN
be moulded. The sun had scarcely GOT
ON the dissolution of the old Peonle's
party and on that of the Liberal party.
When there appeared in the politica
heavens of Utah a new and befor,e-,1n-
heard-of wonder. It was a. 'snronbet
seer ana revelator," John Henry Smith
IN the garb Of an ordinary political
sseuahpeT Tor the Republican party. OF
couase the unusual sight caused a. conn
inotlon, as much, comparativa11- o
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Iro upon the EARTH" unexpecfed1v an
peared in the divine council and nro-
posed to save the children off mon,
ny destroying their agency. Before
uncorking his political tbu,,1ar
1. Mr. smith informed. his hearers
Gnat he had left his apostolic mantle
at nome, and then proceeded, tn b,,rl
esss1II iellas at the Democrats who had
nIeo upon the starry banner and
eiaIieu the glorious flag in the mire of
asoesSioh' etc. Also-the old gag
.na' ne would not say "all Democrats
are noFse-thleves, but rather. that eM
morse thieves are Democrats" etc
etc, etc. In fact, it was IT, 'blooly
sniaGs TRADE from start to firfer,I
mere was, according to Mr." Smith
nGlndng but evil in the Demoora ti,
party and its doctrines: and nothing
put purity and the highest patriotiEn
IN tf1e Republican party. The devo,1t
ones listened with the usual reverence
II was the same imposing form: it
was the same voice, the same gestures
the same persuasive eIouuence. the
same earnest denunciation: in fact.
Iloe more than twenty-five per cent. of
tne Mormon people could distine1,isb
between the beloved and trusted amos
tie (who had left his ecclesiastical
mantle at home) and Mr." Smith. the
IanTlng politician who stopped not at
the most contemplate deception in
order 10 win votes to the cause Of
Repubifcanism and statehood. Let the
unbiased reader supplement- APOSTLE
John Henry Smiths political work in
every city, town and hamlet in Utah.
with the grossly partisan PROSECUTING
OF President Joseph F. Smith. who in
sulted the intelligence of Democrats
by affecting to believe it was a ere
neotlon on his CMr. Smith 81 mental
CAMPER, because some one reported
that PRECEDENT Smith had. received
greater political light and had become
Democrati Thus giving deyon and
minimizing Mormons to understand
mat if they desired to have their men
Tau cahbers" to stand we'll in the EST
nation of prophet seer and reve-
lator, they must become, Republicans,
Let the impartial reader also supple
ment the foregoing work by prophets
seers and revelators" with the ..still
hunt" of Apostle F. w. Lyman. who
sought, and found, votes for the Re
publican party on the specious and
convincing plea that Zion needs your
votes" Gor stafehood-) Let the fair.
minded reader put in the Republican
end of the political balances. the
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named above, and in the Democra tic
end of the balances let him. or her
place the Incompatible Apostle Moses
Thatcher with less than a half dozen
speeches, Apostle Heber ]. Grant with
the half Of a revised speech. and
then let the fair-minded reader render
his. or her. decision as by what in.
fuence, church or secular Utah be.
came a state.
Taking into consideration the fore,
going facts with the admissions Of
President Joseph F Smith at the re
cent Cache stake high council meet
ing, and the apparently studied indef
initions Of the manifesto" it arouse.
a. strong suspicion that that document
was issued in the interest of the DO
litical control of the new state. .Unde,
it's indefinite declarations, the ranl
and file of all Mormon voters are no
exempt from the injunction to seel
counsel or Consent" from tfei
leaders before they can tax,
part in political affairs. I'm
der it's indefinite provisions vic
tory could be wrested from eithe
Democrats or Republicans, and eithe
party punished or rewarded, by TIL
leaders ''consenting" to the apostle
of one political faith taking the stumr
and Withholding consent from tn
apostle-politicians of the other party
1t would be a signal to at least 500
voters on which side of the politica
fence Zion needed their votes" an,
just as sure as the signal were given
just so sure would 5000 or more voter
respond TO its appeal
Mr.. Editor, / was born in the Nor
mon church. and do not intend to per
nit the actions of men. apostles thougi
they may be, to force me out of il
because those very men have laugh
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