The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
MORMON PRESS LAUDS TRUMBO The Colonel Praised in the Columns of the Deseret News. Signed Manifesto From the First Presidency of the
 Church. Politicians Believe That It Means Pre- fernaent in His Political
 Aspirations.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OGDEN, Feb. 5.-A sensation ir re- ligious and political circles was occa- stoned this afternoon by the appear ance in the colu: ms of the Deseret News, the organ of the Mormon curch, of manifesto signed by the first presidency of that church, which is an extended history of the labors of Colonel Isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake, now in San Francisco, in behalf of the political and religious freedom of the people of Utah. To him is given the credit for procuring amnesty for the Mormon people after the enforcement of the EdmundsTucker act by the Fed eral Government, and, above all, the obtaining of Statehood for Utah. The acknowledged burden of gratitude and thankfulneSS is so pronounced that the public has accepted the manifesto to mean nothing short of willingness to bestow upon Colonel Trumbo an eXalt- ment somewhat commensurate with the good he has done this people, and, therefore, astute politicians see in this latest move of the Mormon church the foreshadowing of important political events, 1t having been common rumor Tor more than two years past that Colonel Trumbo, in his political aspira- tlons, would yet be recognized as a church candidate. The concluding words of the new manifesto are as fol- lows:
 We felt thankful many times for the kind Providence which raised him up, TOT he seemed to come to our aid at a time when man in his position and with his interchangeable energy was especially needed; when the Mormon people were threatened with disfranchisement Colonel Irumbo spent considerable time in Wash ington,. exerting himself to the utmost of his ability to defeat that infamous meas ure, and while there were other agencies also at work, still Colonel Isaac Trumbo was the means of bringing powerful infiu- ences to bear against the enactment of that villafnous bill. In the defeat of that proposed legislation every member of our church had cause to be deeply grateful to the Lord and to the instrument which un- der him was the means of bringing it to naught
 With the same zeal and devotedness he worked untiringly to obtain the amnesty; and also afterward in securing the return of the personal property of the church and in preparing the way for the return of the real estate.
 Colonel Trumbo was most fortunate in winning the respect and admiration Of influential men in the nation. By his rep resentations of the condition of things m the then Territory of Utah and his en- he aroused the active interest and sym pathies of very many of them. This was notably the case with General James 5. Clarkson. This gentleman was deeply moved by. all that he learned and he en- tered with his whole soul and great in- f1uence with Colonel Trumbo into the ef- fort to make the true character of the people known to the nation and to re- move the widespread and deep-rooted prejudices which existed so generally at that time against the Mormon people. It would be invidious, perhaps, to attempt to give names of other leading and in fluential public men who. by the powerful appeals which were made to them, were induced to examine what was known as the Mormon question from a different standpoint to that which they had occu- pied; but their names are cherished i'll grateful remembrance by the men of Utah and their deeds will be preserved in the history of the people.
 All the influence which he had gained by personal acquaintance Colonel Trumbo used to make the people of Utah better known to the nation at large and toward preparing the way for the admission of Utah as a State. It Is not necessary for us to go into details concerning his labors in this direction; it is sufficient to say that probably no single agency contri- buted so much to making Utah a State as the labors of Colonel Isaac Trumbo and his immediate friends.
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