Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-11


the Sutherland forces 1t was Nor
mon Gentle combination against an
other "Mormun" Gentle combination,
for the Republicans We're divided be-
tween the two candidates without re-
gard to church affiliations. / am y
Republican and have been since boy
hood, and | am a federad ofliceholder,
appointed by President Mckinley l
have stumped every corner of Utah
for the Republican cause, and no Off
cial I'm the Church has ever limited to
me, let alone dictated what should be
my political course--nOt even my own
father"
CHURCH AND STATE DISTINCT
1T should be said, IN this connec-
ton" remarked President Smith, that
this stumping was done by Brother
Smith before he became an Apostle.
He was only recently appointed to that
Office"
while Reed Smoot is an Apostle"
said Apostle Penrose, there is nothing
in that fact incompatible with his hold
ing any civll office. Nor while there
has been as much ground for It as
there is I'm his case, has the objection
made 10 him ever since been raised be-
fore. He is not the first Apostle elect
ed to Congress. George q, Cannon.
who was an Apostle and counselor TO
Presidents Taylor, Woodruff and Snow,
served several terms IN Congress as
delegate from the Territory Of Utah"
That is true" said President Smith,
and, more over, there Is nothing In
the holding Of the highest offices in
the Church which would prevent man
from holding any civil office, nor from
engaging In any legitimate business, II
is one of the beauties and eNcellencies
Of the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lat
ter. Day Saints that there is not With
In II a man, high or low, who has not
| some interest or pursuit from which
to produce his own living and that OF
those dependent upon him. lie does
not have to take It out Of the Church
! tithing, nor live by the passing Of the
| hat II Is to that however that some
would reduce us-meTely a praying,
preaching, singing crowd, getting our
| living out ot the people, and by
passing the contribution box we are
charged with 'Commercialism because
we follow the principle taught by the
| Church that every man ought to make
| his own living II he be able, and That
| there Is nothing in his doing so to pre-
vent his holding the highest Offices
provided that his business pursuits do
not interfere with his Church duties
"Our plan Is for every man TO earn
| his own living he continued, why,
look at President Wmder, there. He is
my first counselor, and my colleague.
| lie Is D farmer, and has been for years,
| and has raised az much wheat ana
| other articles Of farm produce as any
man IN Utah, He Is stock raiser
| and today, II you want to buy the best
| Jersey COW IN Utah, go 10 John H.
Wnder and he viii sell It TO YOU"
L won't sell him the best Jersey COW
| In Itan," said President Wlnder DE
cause / want 10 keep her myself, but
will sell him good one
"Our Church differs from other
churches" President Smith went on
in that It looks after the temporal rs
well as the spiritual welfare of It's
people o f nS' only % to better epd w6 6rS
| homes while here on earth,
| COMPOUND OF EARTH AND
HEAVEN.
| MAN was made from the dust Of the
| earth, and into his body God breathet
| the breath OF life, and he became a Nv.
| ing soul, He Is a compound OF earth
| and heaven. While on the earth, h,
must set his living from It, and the
| church teaches him To make the bes
| use of his opportunities and his abilities
Of body and mind. The Church does
| everything possible I'm that direction
| We are charged with commercialisn
| because we are engaged I'm various In
dustrlal enterprises, From the very
nature OF the conditions under which
the church was established in Utah
that was imperatlvely necessary. Wher
the 'Mormons' came here to make new
homes for themselves / 900 miles In any
direction from civilization, they wer,
I'm poverty and distre 49, They had beer
driven from their former habitations
and were practically destitute. IL wa'
absolutely necessary that the Churcl
and the Church authorities should tax,
hold aud help the people TO make home'
and minister as far, as possible to theil
own wants All the temporal power
| the Church has ever eXerted IN Utah
was IN the direction OF helping the poo
make homes for themselves, to develoI
industries. and thereby tend to the es
Enlistment Of independence and com
fort.
president Brigham Young led tn,
way IN this. He established many in
| duStrltS, among lhen NooleN HllllH
tanneies, nail factories, even Iron
works, and many others. We make GU
own clothing here, ! wear a home
made suit Of clothes now, and hav'
worn nothing else for many years, be
HeVing In patronlzing home industries
Remember that every article OF manu-
facture and everything which we coult
not produce or make here, had to b.
hauled LOCO miles across the plains. tn
merchants charged from 100 to 900 pc
J cent profit on these goods. 1t. was