Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Brigham Young's Prophecy.

Many years ago Brigham Young was
asked this question: ''Mr. President, do
you believe MOrmOnism will ever elect
a president of the United Statesp Il
do not know" said he, whether the
Mormon church will ever elect a presi-
dent during my lifetime, but do feel
that before I die the Mormon church
will be so powerful that it will hold the
balance of power at the ballot box.
Then the two dominant parties will
have to make terms with US before Ell
ther one of them will be able to elect
a president" Is not his boast, made
many years ago. In danger Of coming
true today? Mormonism politically
dead? Why, Mormonism was never as
much alive as today. The danger Of
menacing MormOnism is not that of a
galvanized corpse. 1t is an actively
virulent destroyer, which threatens to
carry its germs through this land as the
smallpox patient nearly annihilated the
people of the Mexican kingdom Of the
MOntezumas. Today, with its vast fol-
lowers, the Mormon church practically
owns Utah. 1t has scattered its peO-
pie throughout many Of the neighbOring
states. 1t has its missionary workers
in almost every great city of the world.
And today its representative comes
knocking at the door of the United
States senate, crying: LET me in. Let
me have my voice heard in the delib-
erations Of the highest legislative tri-
bunal of the United States. Let me in.
Let me in" Now. my friends, comes
the practical question: Shall we let
Reed Smoot In? By his allegiance to
the hierarchy he stands as advocate for
all the sins Of which these men are
guilty. AS such a representative he
should be cast out. A great memorial
on this subject has been circulated by
the women Of America, calling upon the
senate to exclude Reed Smoot. They
have done their part nobly and well.
Shall the men be silent? Shall not we,
too, importune our national representa-
tives? Shall we not lift our voices un-
til at last a great chorus Of protests
shall thunder in the senate chamber Of |
our national capitol which shall say, |
''NIormonism and all those who advO-
cate its evils must have no part in our
life"
Representatives Of Mormonism should |
be forever debarred from entering our |
halls or participating in
legislation on the ground that they, as
owe first allegiance to the |
hierarchy. Their oath Of ale
glance to the hierarchy is in direct an
tagonism to the spirit and purpose Of
American citizenship. It binds them /
hand and foot like slaves. Utah today |
Is struggling In the grip Of this mon
strous evil as LAGOON and his sons
were struggling in the grip Of the dead
" serpent. Like a demon, this evil
church is casting its malignant eye on
every part Of our fair land. Beware,
D American, lest its blasting breath
may yet touch your own homel Are
not the Mormons after our own state
rs well as Utah? With their infamous
are they not after every home,
every city, Is not even the White
House at Washington the throne Of
power Mt which they are casting long
Ing eyes7
1 beg and plead with all Christian
people to be much on their knees In
prayer, that God will cut out the cam
GER Of Mormonism from this nation, as
be cut out the cancer Of slavery. For,
mark you, if MOrmonism is not soon
eradicated and stamped out, there may
come time when God viii demand its
Oblteration at any sacrifice.
copyright. 1906 BY Louis Klorsch.l