The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

= treatment OF tho poh Zeal topic =
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. lures of President Joseph +. y
"a Smith, Former Senator Kearna and y
. the Salt Lake temple. Whatever =
= the point of view Of tho reader. =
= the story cannot but appeal To him y
= as the finest contribution in y
= months to contemporary humorous =
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Salt Lake City, UtaE, Nov 1G.-After
one OF the bitterest political fights ever
waged in any community. the Mormon
s. church has suffered its first decisive
defeat in almost fifty years OF political
supremacy. At last weeks election the
American party candidate, Ezra
Thompson, was elected mayor OF the
81 city by a good majority, defeating Will
81 liam ]. Lynch, the Mormon chUrch's
81 Republican candidate. Gentiles believe
they see IN this victory a decline Of the
Mormon church'S power and the set
Tlement or one OF the graVest problems
u that has ever confronted 2 stale.
Because OF its effect upon tho posi-
Al bile expulsion Of Reed SmoOt from tie
- SENATE at the coming Ses SON of con-
"a gress, tho election just pissed has as
81 stunned national impOrtancc. Smoot
strained every power at his command
So 10 force the election Of Lynch, engaged
81 5n a nasty squabble with the Demo-
II cratic leaders, and there has been a
serious split in the ranks % the church
81 officials. Sm0Ot demanded the election
81 Of Lynch in order to VindiCaIe himself
81 IN the eyes OF the people and to pre-
serve his prestige in the Republican
party.
The man OF the hour in Utah is ex-
. Senator Thomas kearns. who organized
h4 nd ~ Va
ENedit for the victory Is due Mr..
4 <earns. popular citizen during his
Feavs OF residence in the state, has be-
home q hero. If biblical simils may
be applied to so mundane a thing as
\ bOIiticQ u fight Utah regards tine former
.enatOr as q Moses. who has delivered
81 The people from a bondage in which
hey va been held for years by the
81 hierarchy. He has led tho Gentiles TO
heir first real victory after a long sue
essiOn OF discouraging defeats. ia is
he only man who has succeeded in
lighting tn most powerful religious or
s. .anizatiOn in the world to n standstiH
81 n d community where antagOnism to
81 rha church usually means social OsJra-
ism and financial ruin.
The story OF Senator ke0uS' great
= light and vic tory is an interesting one.
81 Z brings out we'll the resourCefulness
Il the man himself mis- dc erminatIon
nd unbending. will. The same quail
81 lies which mude, kedrls one OF the
#ichesT men in the country ant enabled
81 him 10 rise from the position Of a poor
q plOwboy To a eat in the senate We're
he factors that figured IN the defeat
s. { the church.
q The Mormon hurch, founded by the
Il Prophet Smith and ORGANIZED on sub
Il tantial basis by Brigham Young. Is
Without doubt one OF the most wonder
81 .ul organizations i'm the world PreSi-
& ent Joseph J.. Smith nOldS the votes
his people in the hollow Of his hand.
perfect system Of stakes. o. districts
y ach with it's own president. ana q fur
her division OF thes stakes, enable the
resident To keep directly In touch with
very member OF the organization. In
sal; Lake there ara two Mormon
a teachers" for every block. They an
wer To church Ofiic Prs \ little higher
y. who. in turn, are responsible 10 the
postles. The apostles tneH report di-
y ecC 10 President Smith.
r In the past il has been possible fOr
ne president to throw an election
within six hours before the POLLS are
pened, So perfect is The working of
his system. Instructions are eener-
lis given out at the Sunday meetiL rs
r6cedmg election, ana lf the president
u hauges his mind he calls in his apos-
les, and within a few hours tho orders
Eave been countermanded ana every
otter instructed
Up To the present campaign it was
Understood as q patent fact that Presi-
ent Smith could elect any man he de-
red for any Office i'm the CRY, county
r state and that he could force any
b GOrmon candidate to Withdraw ut any
lime in favor Of the man he might
d +auJ elected.
The Mormon church mas secured con-
kol OF the light and water p ants. the
Erect railway systems most OF the
Hrgest enterprises OF tine state, and has
Controlled the granting OF pubic fam
hises in the interests OF the church
8 TEXTILES had almost given up hope of
Mastering this all powerful hierarchy,
nd many i'm disgust We're selling cut
lcr interests and leaving the state.
Conditions had become almost unbear-
Bile the belief was general that Utah
DulI never elect 2 United States scno-
lr who would be secure in mis- seat lt
- Washington and give the state the
representation 10 which she was en-
tiled. The growth OF the state was
eriously threatened, as IL is a Nor
non principle to keep "Utan Cor the
IOrmons." and discourage the Gentle
lVestOr
Nj Kearus had long been watching
ne development OF the political power
z the church and its menace Ia tho
Itura or the state. Though elected to
lie senate. he had himself felt the
resSure OF President Smiths power.
10 determined TO crush the political
bsoutism 81 the hierarchy il possible.
With tho methods which he applied TO
is business affairs, he threw down the
n. auntleg TO tho church
Then began one OF the Ge-ccS- ana
tost prolonged fights for political hOtr-
ever waged. Both sides measured
leir strength TO the limit; no mercy
as shown; the crack o. the Mormon
residents whip resOunded; Senator
= earns newspapers and orators urged
y "a Gentites 10 unite, il only for self
> reservation. Bets We're freely offered
nat Thompson. the American caudi-
ate would not be elected and ,hcy
lund few takers. But as election day
rev near, the influence OF Mr.. KeaTas'
ghr began to DO felt. and the odds
Irned slightly i'm ThompsOn's favor.
was close contest, but the AmeIi-
= ans won out.
Mr. Kearns has long been prominent
a successful mining man, one VINO
as made billions through his knoWl-
fge OF pay rock; some call it LUCK.
was born IN Canada in 1862, moved
Nebraska as a boy, was freightCr
the Black Hills at IA. and came 10
tab when d He worked az a miner
IL Park City. gradually acquiring prop
- --tv OF his own and soon became rich.
nth all his success he has been most
1eral with his men and pays them
litter than any mine owner in the
- late He has always fought for the
Aght-hour day in both mines and mills
#ld in government work
ono OF Mr.. Kearns' most fortunate
} rokeS was the purchase OF the Silver
ing mine at Park City. The story OF
I'm oil of sfg .trss in limo