The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-24
TWIN TYR.ANTS.

With an applicability which furnishes
unconscious humor to the local situa-
tion. the Deseret News writes edito-
rally about the Car of Russia as fol-
lows:
The Car has on several critical oCca-
sions refused TO receive dcputntions. He
closed the doors to. the delegates of the
Finnes though importuned by prominent
men both In Russia and other countries
To grant them hearing He also refused
to hear the complaints of the delegation
led by Father Gapon, and had a number
Of these klnd-henrted trusting suppl
cants for imperial favors shot down In
the street, by his soldiers. thus inviting
revolution and riot. lt Is we presume,
question OF etiquette with the Car, The
people must not presume to approach too
near the dizzy heights from which issue
the commands of eutocracy.
But the Russian ruler may have 10
amend his code of manners. His subjects
have been aroused 10 activity, and they
know rot the nicetics Of court life.
II tho Car sacrifices his chances OF bc-
coming in reality the little father Of
the people, he must be entirely unaware
of the opportunities that all tho rest OF
the world can sec within his reach.
See how closely the description given
by the Deseret News of the Russian
autocrat may be related to the chief
autocrat OF the Mormon church,
The prophet, seer, and revelator, Jo
seph r. Smith. constantly refuses to
accord any decent hearing TO deputa-
tions. In numberless cases where men
have dared TO protest against the ty-
ranny and the evils OF his rule he has
caused them to he enthusiastically de-
capitnted; metaphorically to be shot
down In their tracks. Protest after
protest was made to him against send
ing his fayorite Apostle Smoot. to the
Senate. but the greater the cry against
the iniquity the more determined this
tyrant was to perpetrate II, When
bishop OF the church presented to him
the complaint OF Charles A. Smurth-
waite-a good business man and an
honorable gentleman who had been
wronged by Smith-the Mormon tyrant
sent the bishop covering from his pres
ence with the remark that "Smurth-
waite was on the high road to apos-
tacy." When John Scott-artist. Zealot.
and Christian deYotee-addressc him
self to Smith In humble protest against
the violations of the pretended faith OF
the community. the barbarian (who
rules the church with n club roared
like Wild bull and ordered Scott from
his presence, and so overbearing and
horrible was the conduct of Smith that
Scott fell like log and lay in the hos
pital a the charity OF friends for
weeks. BY these and numberless SINH
lar acts OF tyranny the Mormon prophet
has invited revolution and schism. 1t
is, we presume, a question OF etiquette
with the prophet. seer, and revelator.
The people must not presume to APP
proach too near the dizzy heights from
which issue the commands of his au-
tocracy. But the Mormon ruler may
have to amend his code OF manners,
His subjects have been aroused TO ac
tiyity, and they Will care not for the
niceties of his court life. II Joseph f.
Smith sacrifices his chance OF becoming
In reality the prophet, seer, and reve-
lator OF his people, he must be entirely
unaware OF the opportunities that all
the rest OF the world can see within his
reach