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were high counselmeu or bishops OF
seventies or teachers, they must sus-
tain the priesthood. The priesthood
had been placed over the people for
their guidance in all things and no
man could be in harmony with the
priesthood who rejected their guidance.
Some time ago President Kelly,
speaking from the pulpit. said that too
much attention was paid to party lines
instead of being paid TO church lines.
Church lines viii be drawn closer and
closer. He objected 10 Hans Larsen as
a missionary. because he had "coun-
selled and advised him to leave his
party, and Larsen declined TO do It.
Elias Jensen was dropped from his
church position for voting in favor of
municipal ownership of an electric light
plant. =. \. Box, a lifelong saint who
had been with Joseph Smith in Nau-
WOO, was recently dropped from his OFF,
cial position because of his iudepend-
ent stand during an election. 1t was
for purely political reasons that j.
Francis Merrill and Alfred Fishburn
were dropped. Church Offices are al
ways found for the man who viii
abandon his party at the request Of the
priesthood, ana in two well known in
stances here the parties have been per
mitted 20 return to their political party,
and the priesthood has lent its assis-
tanee 10 political prefermenL
Priesthood Must Be Consulted.
But everybody understands that the
priesthood must be considered first IN
preference 10 any party leader. The
brethren who Iirst obtain permission
from President Kelly to run for an Of
flee are supported. while those who run
without the presidents permission have
been denounced as anti-church and
mti-prieSth hood men, There has never
been an election in this county but that
the teachers have gone from house 10
house and advised the people how to
vote. There has never been an election
ga this county but that the high coun-
ell" has sOlemnly determined the proper
men 10 be elected. These are facts well
known to- the people here. President
Kelly I'm "a meeting in the Fourth ward
last week said that all this newspaper
talk ARE lies" There Is not a man or
woman in this town but that knows
better Any person whose name has
been mentioned can be consulted. Il
will IN all probability be established
before long One OF our elders has
said upon the street that il is more i'm
portant 20 establish the right Of q man
20 earn present subsistence Tor himself
and little ones than to establish any
thing else. What benefit does The So
ciaI organization confer (ssys another
eldeT) if one has no right TO pursue a
lawful calling and 10 lead a peaceable
life. free from molesyation o. attack
Where are our grand juries2 II church
officials can with impunity reduce
public square 10 private ownership and
run a business upon it, says one citi-
zen. what prevents them from taking
my home2
Perjury Expected.
One elder says: President Kelly ex-
poets me TO say that these statements
are all untrue. But three hundred men
can be obtained ia one day 10 swear
that they are true Then where would
] beE' He proceeded. Il heard Presi-
dent Kelly in the Tabernacle last sum
mer tel the people what store they
should patronizc."
Porter, the architect. was unmeFci-
fully scored in the Tabernacle by Presi-
dent Kelly. Porter went TO him after
the meeting and told Kelly he had
told untruths. Kelly said. well. are
you a Mormon" Porter said. yes"
Kelly then said: "Then why did you
buy your lumber from Merrill instead
OF from Bishop MeAskfer?'- This
n0ored Porter.
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