El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-14
THE MORMON CHURCH
HOLDS BALANCE OF POWER IN
UTAH STATE.
Resident OF Salt take Explains why
the Mormons Vote Together
and Claims That the Church Is
ahe Dominant Factor IN poift'Cs

Tho Mormon church OF Titan mas
showu It's power in the eieclioh-
-, ,,,5o tho state republican notwith-
Lending four years ago Bryan nan
u oaa ont of - 900 votes. saih J. .
XViIston. who is here from Sait Lake
Mr. Wjlston who has Travelled all over
TI,.h Lrou,s the state thoroughly He
Is a stanch republican anu -
--noU,n in Utah as gentle. the
,,ame given those not members oil the
I,,,insnt church He says he is gian
,bat president Mckinley has been re-
sIacted and that the state ticket went
through.
several days ago X. c. Hammond
# saIt Lake stated before the election
that there was no doubt that the
church would throw the state 10 NC
Kinney. MI,
THAT has been done. said hr. VII,
ston this morning. The state "ouiu
ave gene democratic had 1t not been
Tor the aid of the church; there need
no no question about IL. The Mormon
church does or at least it can. contro'
me politics of Utah. as is shown In
this election IL is a religio-poiitlcai
organization just as IL always mas
Deen.
4 am not pleased with the methods
.au,nIoyed i'm Utah. notwithstanding
that I am a republican | hold that the
Separation of church and state are OF
more importance than mere party sue
cess.
III the Mormon church had good
government in view when ii aids one
party or the other in Utah l would
not protest. but there is nothing in
view but it's own purposes. II the
church managers believed that the
country would suffer IL President Nc
Einley was not reelected. il their mo-
,iyes were patriotic. there would not
tie so much reason TO find fault
Those who control the church vote
believe that a fierce effort Will be
made ut the coming session OF con-
Sress to pass an anti-polygamy amend
snent to the constitution. AT the last
session an attempt was made to pass |
an amendment DISTINGUISHING every |
person who had more than one wife. |
There are in Utah many men who have |
-wo three and four wives / do not |
say that this system of polygamy IS as |
general as many outsiders Imagine.
but the poIygamists are the influential |
church officials. the wealthy men who |
can support several establishments |
and numerous progeny. They control
the rank and file OF the church.
why. President Snow. the head of
sour or six wives. George Q. Cannon |
and Joseph Smith. the next in author
ity. the presidents councillors. each |
have several wives. Cannon has four
tina, 1 know of.
These men don't want to be dis
franchised. That is but natural. Whv |
list year. John Henry Smith. another |
Hie.. official. "A polygamist with four |
wives. was sent to Washington to work |
\ gaiast the amendment
THE leaders of the church believe
that by throwing the state to the re-
pubIicaDs they gain the aid as well as
the sympathy of the administration
They want the help Of the administra-
ton in defeating the anti-polygamy
to the constitution which
will surely be introduced at the com
ing session of congress. They will go
10 Senator Hanna.
" Did We not make Utah republi
an? True. you didn't need il. but you
might have needed il. Now We want
he administrations aid to defeat this
THAT will be their argument"