The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-23
Che Salt Lake BeraId.
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY BY
THE HERALD COMPANY.
THE STORY OF THE RETURNS.

FRYING TO EXPLAIN the detection from Bryan in Utah
the local Republican organ says the Democratic candidate
did represent the principles he did four years
ago ana so his former supporters were absoved from their
allegiance and further, that Uah naturally Republican.
Neither of these statements is and the real of
Ban loss Utah well known there can be for
conceaing msrepresenting it.
It to be expected that Bryan would have the
Gus majority in 1000 that he had in 1906 -Four years ago there
practically organized opposition the Democratic cleo
tora ticket This year. the silver Republicans led BY subsidized
press abandoned bmeasm and into the fight with good
organization and unlimited funds Even they would have lost
they had secured the support Of leading Mormon church
authorities who led their people believe that the first presidency
desired the election of Mckinley Whether they authorized
do this mmaerial; they did it openly the stump and
quietly among their friends
To many followers words of John Henry Smith,
Apostle Cowey Reed and nnumerabe lesser lights
divine command With exceptions, the of
the Democracy whose duty protest against this abuse
OF ecclesiastical authority too covardy to protest
hoping profit by it themselves. Non-Momon Repub
cans openly appauded because they knew their
advantage In both parties those who have fought church inter
ference in political affairs stood upnely by and the work
done The result shows the returns clearly if the figures
a story in words.
t. as the Republicans claim protection good times and the
flag issue Sutherland for congress- should have
had nearly the the Republican electors Governor
Wells Instead he thousands behind his ticket difference
that cannot be accounted Tor solely personal grounds Coun
ties which normally Democratic reversed themselves with
CELEBRITY that Republicans attribute other than
the influence OF churchmen If the whole Republican ticket
showed gains Mckinley electors;
public knowledge of ecclesiastical influence, it might be
claimed that tab had gone for Mckinley the political merits
OF the only but the figures tell another story with
answerabe logic and it IS needless to blink the fact
That this influence due Republican promise Of pro-
lection from antpOygay amendment is generally believed
That the crusade against practically extinct evil has been
abandoned by the chief crusader announced publicly that
It has served its purpose.
It's not likely that the active participation church apostles
campaigns Will be abandoned Until the church realizes
that such participation injurious church interests their
best friends and host OF their people believe An apostle
has the right campaign that any citizen has If he
claims organized church inspiration for his words he transcends
his rghtand the rights OF Otherand ought to be disciplined
both by the church and by public opinion The time will
when this viii be done every time there IS justification and
VIII be good thing for the Mormon church and all the people
OF Utah when It Is done