The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-04
dENTILES SHOULD PROTECT STATE E!
(, { Goodwin the Brilliant Salt Lake Editor Says the Mormon
Issue in 4 Real Issue in Idaho this Fall.

SnpuIu come WITHIN the laws Vi the
4 United States. On the strength OF
their promises we all did what we
could TO obtain statehood for Utah. |
One of the apostles has since admit
ted that the whole business. while
sincere on the part OF the then presi-
dent OF the church, was Intended by
the apostles 10 deceive the country.
1t was premeditated perfdy. an in-
suit to the president. congress and
people and planned revenge on the
Gentiles Of Utah.
The FIRST apparent trcachery was
the election of IL. Roberts TO
congres for II was known that he
was living with three or four wives.
Since then the church has resumed
Its rule as onpletely over the people
as IL was In the old days. Since the
manifesto ut least four of tho apostles
have taken new plural wives. The
man who has charge OF the church
schools In Mexico has one wife In
Utah he has taken two more since
he removed to Mexico, and under one
pretcxt or another these plural mar
riages are going on all over Mormon
dom. Polygamy Is as much tenet
OF their faith as IL ever was. You,
OF course, read the testimony OF
Joseph Y. Smith. In Washington
that he had had bakers dozen OF
, children born TO him since the mani
festo, and that he Was living In de.
tiance Of both the laws OF God and
man. What presumably he meant
was that he was now president, and
: because of the powers which that OF.
/. ice confers he was the rightiul Judge
OF what to do. for the teaching OF
Christ. the theory on which IL Is
! toundec, Is that Joseph Smith Was
by direct, divine appointment made
the yicegerent OF God on earth aud
given the right To absolute temporal
and spiritual rule here, and that his
u power by regular succession passes To
! every president Of the church.
!. BY another fiction of the creed tue
! IL apostles have equal power with
: the president This Is to provide
!. against accidents; like the death OF
:, insanity OF the Lords duly commits.
stoned agent. This gives an especial
!, sanctity TO the apostles In the eyes
i OF the Mormon people.
=. So when Apostle Snoot announced
N himself candidate for senator W.
rs saw elders. presidents, bishops and
10 apostles all tumbling over each Other
\ at primaries and conventions To bs
is sure to nominate men for the legis
Is lature who would vote for Smoot fol
D. senator
10 or course he was elected. How III
ne uses his power can he judged by !
10 single circumstance. He came 4
n. this city two years ago and picked
out who should be nominated for tn
n. state and county Offices Some hh'
is never been dreamed OF for such OF
es fees, being utterly incompetent, bn
As they were every one elected, con
II. test was inaugurated TO Dust Smoo
nd from the seat. II has been going oI
N. three years. The committee ha
I'd filed majority and minority report
II Utah. Idaho aud Wyoming can b
in carried republican this fall, MI
10. smoot can return smiling Ia Wash
a ington In December and say: 81 di
ee II; that means nine electoral vote
no In 1903. What aie You going 10 d
of about it2"
en- or course. he can carry Utah: h
ise is reasonably sure Of Wyoming. 10
nm both Wyoming senators have IN
10 same astigmatisD OF the eyes tha
n. MI borah seems TO haye-tbey ca
an. see no church influence. but they ca
I'D still see that their political fenc'
ed are kept IN repair.
,es Now, IL Senator Dubois can /
"a. downed, that will be worth more
m Mr.. Smoot than both Wyoming an
10 Utah combined, for he can declai
he that a full majority of the Gentle
roe OF Idaho joined TO throw down h
sas chief prosecutor. And II Mr.. Bora
.ha can he elected, the Smoot vote
by the senate will he postponed mt
md Mr.. Borah can vote upon his rctei
on tiou or expulsion. Is there any doul
how he would voter
d a The real question In Idaho. the
lis. Is not whether President Roosese
md shall be sustained bot whether Apo
I've tie Smoot shall be sustained. Al
lily behind IL all IN whether the Mofm'
In ESQ called church, which Is but
In political and commercial nachin
os. shall Withdraw It's high priests fro
the political control II their peni
,lly or whether they shall have fun pow
NJ, more che.ffuiiy than dors Aposi
The Smoot.
ue, Apostle smOat aas set aside
mi manipulate the politics 81 the chur
,a,. because be was ppt a pipygami
an. The church has many uses for spec
IA. ileutenants. ana the effort IL 10 :
NON the right man for each place. u
re- really polygauy Is the cement of
lied system. The real objection i
a