The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-17
polyamists would care straw for, so

polyamists would care straw for, SO
they could once get decision as they
want it. The anxiety manifested is
a clear showing that polygamy is as
much tenet of the faith as ever.
The row in the Agricultural college
is another notice served that there
will be no settlement there until the
school shall be made practically a
Mormon school, under the indirect, if
notTdirect, control of the church.
Heretofore it has been an American
school, and that is intoIerable in the
eyes of these church chiefs. The men
who are urging on the trouble and
who have enlisted a sheet in this city
to fill its columns with shameless
charges against some of the trustees
and faculty of the school, are known
to be absolute tools of the church ring
that is in control.
Again, the treatment of the News
Of the eight men in the city council
of this city who, the other night,
passed a new franchise for the Light
q Railway company, is another sign.
But the most direct notice of what
is intended was given when, at the
last conference, the whole great con-
gregation endorsed the whole polyga-
nous scheme of the leaders and gave
to President Smith a vote of conf
dence for the perjury which he admits
he INDUCED in when testifying before
a senatorial committee in Washington.
1t is clear that il is the purpose to
rule the state with the same iron hand
that ruled the territory twenty five
years ago ito give the church full die
tation of the legislature and the va
rious city councils, to fill every office
with Mormons or their tools, to make
every employee, as at present in the
insane asylum, creature of the same
political dictation to make the test
of candidate, not his fitness for the
position. but his willingness to obey
counsel. 1t is clear even now, as
foreshadowed by Fernstrom's threats.
that there will be mighty struggle to
elect Mormon city council this fall,
that The pet scheme of the robbing
franchise may be renewed and carried |
through; that every other church lob |
may be furthered-in short that the
rule of the malicious incompetents
who are the church, may be absolute.
The only protest that Gentiles can
make is through their ballots.
While Mormons by hundreds de-
plore this tyranny and in private in
weigh against it. almost every one.
Under the spell of their superstitious
fears, or in dread of ostracIsm and
financial ruin, will vote as instructed
to vote. 1t looks now as though
Gentiles for their own and their coun-
try's sake, as we'll as for the sake of
the deluded slaves still held under
The grasp of this despotism, would
soon have to close up their ranks and
make a solid fight. When pledges
no longer count, when the breaking
Of sacred covenants is treated as a
Joke, when direct perjury on the part
of one who claims to be Gods vice
serent is joyfully approved, it is about
lime for self-respecting men to cry
out, ITO your tents, o Americans. ("
The results in the Orient show that
king and church rule des-
iFoys the manhood of nation. As
events are eliminating here il looks
Is though the Gentiles of Utah will
ioon have 10 combine to fight his des.
'otism that is epfoldiDg Utah, even
% the death.