The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
Powers Flags Snootism
and Tells of Its Perils

american ticket That he was able to
co so arose from the fact, that he is not
mercy a-tnited States senator. he is an
apostle or the dominant church. WHAT
ever complaint Mormons have by reason
Of the success of the American party
tney cannot lay it at the door of DEM
which attempts TO dictate and TO boss the
Pciltics OF state, city. county and precinct
Ere you longer going to suffer this TO be
9cneE Are You satisfied with conditions?
10 Won want your local affairs governed
from Provo? You can answer at the
polls
Sfno otism sent its emissaries TO a dis
trlct judge and endeavored 20 control his
eeelsIon upon an important matter, be-
cause 1t reared that an adverse decision
might initiate against the Republican
party. If any branch of the government
should be free from partisan influence. Il
Is the judiciary. The judge who holds
our lives, liberty and property in his
ch&rge. should not be swayed by other
machine becomes so bold that it lays its
hands upon the judicial ermine. when il
sends its spokesman to- whisper into the
ear OF the judge upon the bench. even d
bind man can see that the time has come
Tor the people TO smash il and to bury
II out Of sight beneath their votes.
A Newspaper HarIot.
"Smootism" appeals in brazen fashion
y the religious prejudices of the people.
Its newspaper organ with no more re-
gard 10 decency than q woman of
gard for the interests of the people than
midnight burglar or character assassin
in an editorial published Sept e. 1906,
Urged all MormonS TO vote the Republican
ticket, falsely stating, that unless they
do so the American party will ride into
power, confiscate their property take
from them their votes and drive them
from the state. This incendiary appeal is
the bugle call TO the people TO engage In
a religious war. 'SmootiSm" cares not
for peace in Utah. 1t cares not for the
vel. being and good name of the state 1t
cares only for power and it is willing. if
necessary to secure power, to plunge the
state into religious war with strife
and woe and bitterness and tears
Is there not reason for strong opposition
70 Smootism? is it not treason for the
state, for men TO remain silent? Am I
not justified as a citizen and as a tax
payer in denouncing the system and in
calling for it's downfall? / reiterate again
nights SmOotiSm' does not fight the Nor
mon church. The Democratic party will
never fight the Mormon church unless the
Mormon church starts q fight upon the
Democratic party and compels the party
OF Jefferson TO defend its life.
Shoots Attack on Snow.
The Democratic party makes no assault
upon the Mormon church or its leaders
1t is keeping track of the main issue and
proposes to smash the machine that Is
now ruling Utah. But an assault has
been made upon the Mormon church and
upon the Mormon church leaders. serious
in its character and in its nature which
seems to have been overlooked. That as
sault was made by the personal organ OF
Senator Smoot In Salt Lake City by a pa
per in which he is a large stakeholder. by
the paper that speaks by the card and
carries on its front page the declaration
mat it is the official organ. OF the Re-
publican party of Utah" 1t is the paper
that is the consistent exponent of "Smoot-
ism" In an editorial in that Daper under
date OF Sept %, 1906 and addressed ITO
the Average Voter" 1 find these words:
But there is the complaint that the
Mormon church interferes in politics. II
is current history that the Mormon
church, through the influence of its first
president, did interfere in the politics of
Utah in the election of Tom Kearns"
And again, in the same editorial, l find
the following words: Tom Kearns was
elected. There was dictation by the
and Tom Kearns was the bene-
ficiary Of It. He didn't complain of Nor
mon church dictation then And still
again in the sane editorial: I find these
lieved that il would be best for the state
to be represented by a Gentle and he
may have been influenced by the known
fortune which kearns possessed, and
q INCH he Ind won in the state. He may
have been influenced by other considera-
tons"
This editorial was published over twen-
ty-one days ago. 1t has not been re-
tracted. There has been no denial or dis
avowal from Senator Smoot No Repub-
Iican in the State has .repudiated the ut
terance. 1t has gone forth to the people
as a statement of fact. and published in
the personal organ of Senator Smoot;
published in the official organ of the Re-
party OF Utah." which voices
the views Of the Republican organization
and of the Republican state committee
Shoots Organ MaIigns the Dead.
And this uttera ace OF the official or
gan" is Smootism with a vengeance To
gain votes. it besmirches the dead. II