The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27

the real conditions as they exist there
VIII waste any sympathy upon them.
II VIII he remembered that I'D TO the
l'sst minute II was the best judgment
oL those who ought TO have isnown that
me democrats would carry Utah last
November Through a political deal
MADE with the Mormons, so mech Of
me church strength was swung to the
hepuDlcan side that the Democrats
We ue4eated- There was naturally
Sttdt upTOaf- The Democrats used VIC
ieht ana denunciatOry language. in
winch they spoke OF the Mormon HER
aIchy IN terms far from hattering.
1Lealltlme the Republicans. enjoying
the IuIi fruits of their victory. compIa-
Gently laughed in their sleeves. and
t tiIs Iladuef the Democrats got the bet
VI they seemed to enjoy it
1hen they proceeded to make ar
rahgenents To get their man in as
Dhlted states senator. Meanwhile
- rs proceeded to work, following
ne methods so carefully laid down by
MS republican associates last fall. and
FOUND those IN control of the Mormon
FOte quite as tractable, quite as amen
aDle 10 certain influences. and quite as
I'VE TO their own selfish interests as
tney ever had been. Kearns pulled the
IishI strings; therefore he won. Now
lhe republican newspapers and Repub-
licah leaders are growing hysterical in
lieH DllJer denunciatiOn Of the Nor
mon churcn and its demoralizing influ-
ence IN politics, while the Democrats
" no nave as little use for Kearns as
me Republicans. are in turn Iai1gbing
IN tbelr sleeves, and the world at large
Is losing no sleep over the whole affair.
Denver News1
The Mormon church, or. perhaps.
more properly, its leading officials. are
GAINS down upon themselves the
WIdth OF both political parties. In the
ldte presidential campaign it vas
charged that the church dignitaries
sold the state to Mckinley. Ii is low
charged that they have influence in a
republican senatorial caucus ana sold
Ine senatorship to Thomas X earns.
mus ootn the Democratic and Re cub
mean parties have an Indictment
against the church officials, ana rom
an the facts that the News an obtain
both parties are justified in prasanting
the same for trial AT the bar of Iabljc
opinion.
The organization of the Mormon
church gives TO its leaders peculiar
power over the membership. This can
De exercised in a manner that violates
no statute. but is a fragrant violation
OF the principles of free institutions.
church bishop has only to say, You
can all vote as You please. but I shall
vote for so-and-sO," and 90 per cent
OF his church members will vote the
same way. It is in this manner that
Utah is swung frcm one political rarity
10 another. and how to reach IL. by
law, IS a question that has lon5y puz-
zied many minds The almost Gel tain
result of this condition of affairs will
De that Utah parties viii reOrganize
on old Gentle and church lines. such
as existed prior to statehood. Neither
Democratic nor Republican parties care
to submit to any such uncertain church
domination and 70. or. -
out. Leaders of no other ueuomirafic1
or church organization use their infiu-
ence in this manner. What would be
said If the bishops and otler diglitar-
les of the Catholic, Episcopal or Meth
odlst churches attempted to play such
a role in the nation at iarge2 The idea
Is monstrOus. Evidently Utah nee DIS
an infusion Of Gentle immigration so
large that the Mormon church viii be
placed in a hopeless minority.