New-York tribune., 1905-01-01


and the people, Mormons and on-Mormons, over |
municipal affairs. The people of Brigham City |
demanding municipal ownership for an |
electric light plant, and this opposed by the |
Mayor, who took the to Charles Kelly, |
president of the stake opposed to the |
formation of the Kelly company told me that |
Mr.. Kelly received revelation from the Lord to |
the effect that company should be formed to |
take the lighting plant, and that Kelly should |
be the president of the concern. The revelation |
was submitted to the General Conference at |
Brigham City, and was there rejected. Many of |
the Mormons who opposed the transaction were |
GisfellOwshipped."
DO you believe revelation was ever received |
on the question of light plant?" asked Senator |
Beveridge.
Mr.. Critchlow said that it was not improbable |
that the report that revelation had been re-
ceved was submitted for the purpose of in
fiuencing the scheme OF the Mayor and the
president of the stake.
Sometimes, Mr.. Critchlow said, the apostles
would give out the instruction that cit is the will
OF the Lord that you vote the Republican ticket
this time" The machinery of the Church, he
said was so adjusted that the Church was able
to maintain a reserve force in politics which
could be thrown in any direction the Church
might wish.
The methods which the Church uses to insure
in the cases of Brigham H. Roberts and Moses
thatcher, who endeavored to secure elections to
national office without the consent of the Church
Nj. Roberts required "enghtment" before he
could secure his election
AT one time you def1ed the Church did you
not?' Senator Bailey asked Mr.. Roberts when
he was the stand last spring
Il did"
And you were defeated?"
Yes"
Because you refused to submit to the orders
of the church,"
Il think was enlightened by the Church"
And when you were enlightened and did sub
mt to these orders you were elected?"
Il was"
III you were invited to accept political office, |
would you feel at liberty tc accede to the re-
quest without first getting consent from the |
Church," Chairman Burrows inquired
Il think not"
III the Church should refuse consent and you |
Should still accept the Office, what action would
tie taken by the Church?'
would probably be called upon for an ex- |
f!anatiOn."
Moses Thatcher, an apostle, announced him
Self as a candidate for office and opposed to |
Church interference in politics Four days after |
this announcement he was deposed from his |
oilice in the church. When he took the stand
ana was asked about this episode in his life
ne sald-and his remark was pathetic: 81
suppose am the only man of my age in tbe |
Mormon Church who has no priesthood"
And you were denied the right to enter the
Temple?" asked the chairman
Yes, sir. The entrance of the ta,on1a ros |
oehled me at the order of the first presidency, |
Ee-ote took my stand 1 had been in line for |
the presidency"
There are many Mormons living in Idaho |
1heg seem to hold the political balance of |
power calvin Cobb, publisher of .Tbe Roise |
0''ie'Ahah' said at the inquiry that several |
attempts had been made to enact 4 -statuta |
R3aiiist polygamous cohabitation, but if had |
Eoeh impossible to get on the statute hooks |
4he chaIrInen of both political parties " said
MT CoDb, go to Salt Lake City before each
Campaign and on their return they each declare
10 thelr followers that everything has been
H-,ed. After the election one or the other
usually feels that everything was not .fxad,
all right"
IL is difficult to imagine a body Of neon1a Ii,,
IhS in the United States taking some of the
o~ths which were revealed on the witness stand |
as part of what is called the ceremony of |
passing through the Endowment House These
oaths are supposed to be kept secret Each |
person passing through is obliged to promise
to keep the oaths secret or submit to severe
penalties These are some of the penalties as