The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
DEVOTED TO TRUTH

One of the minor Mormon prints,
published under the eye OF President
William Bulge, speaks sorrowfully of
the exclusion of Apostles John w. Tay-
lor and Matthias F.. Cowley from the
quorum of the twelve. and prints edi-
torially this peculiar comment:
John w. Taylor and Matthias Cowley
are men who are beloved by the people
for their devotion TO the truth, and their
zeal for the cause OF God. and the bet
tcrment of His children: and when the
announcement was made it caused Il chill
to pass over the congregation. 1t was u
step however that had to be taken, and
sets the church right before me world
and is a refutation OF the lies that have
been so strenuously circulated by those
who sought to inJure the church and Its
members
II Taylor and Cowley were devoted
TO the truth, why was It necessary 10
take the step?" What were the lies
that were refuted?
on the one side the opponents OF the
present tyrannical and polygamous hie-
rarchy Of the Mormon church insisted
that these apostles, as we'll as others.
were living in new polygamy: and on
the other side the Mormon speakers and
Mormon prints esscverated with all
the oaths known In their mythology.
and with all possible vItuperation Of
non Mormons that the charge was
falsehood. II Taylor and Cowley have
been taking new wives. the lies which
are refuted are the lies OF the chiefs OF
the Mormon church and the news
n
been practicing new polyGamy. why
was Il necessary 10 take the step?
If they were practicing polygamy, how
could they be devoted TO the truth"
! unless polygamy Is a part OF the re-
lgion OF the church? IT is such a con-
fusing thing that only the fool prints
of the church attempt TO deal with It.
The Deseret News fights as shy OF II
as Its editor fights shy Of virtue or any
other seemliness Of human life. The
chief church organ Is afraid TO deal
with the question In any aspect. And
the maudlin utterances OF the minor
Mormon prints give a reason for that
caution on the part Of the willy Pen
rose and the News. There is no way
to explain the inexplicsble without
making an abject confession.
The Tribune has been requested TO
call anew the attention OF the coun-
try TO the fraudulent claim being put
forward in the behalf OF Smoot con-
cerning the exclusion OF Taylor and
| Cowley.
The case is so plain that no one need
to be deceived except through his own
| willful refusal TO heed the truth No
| charge was ever brought by Smoot
against Taylor and Cowley In the
church; TO charge was ever made
| against them In the church by any,
body. According to the official show
Ing made at the annual conference OF
the Mormon church. these men re-
signed. No reason was given for their
resignation except that they were not
In harmony with their quorum AS
the quorum was polygamous-as shown
by the lives OF the majority OF the hie-
rarchy-the language would leave the
case open to the absurd inference that
| Taylor and Cowley withdrew because
they were personally opposed to po-
lygamy.
On the other hand. 1t is a matter ot
current knowledge that Taylor and
| Cowley have taken new wives since the
manifesto. and that they practiced this
new polygamy with tho full assent.
connivance, and support Of both Smoot