The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21

clares him 10 have been venai when IL
says: He may have been influenced by
the known fortune Kearns possessed"
Here Is an assault upon dead leader OF
the Mormon church that has gone unre-
p tS why was it made? What was
the purpose? Why was 1t necessary to
oefame one whose lips are sealed. 1t Is
gear that the purpose was to advance
Smootism- And who is it that openly de-
ciareS that Senator Kearns was elected
by church dictation. thus sustaining the
ciaim OF the American party that the
mormon church leaders and the Mormon
cnureh itself dictates and controls our pol
tues! 1t is the mouthpiece Of the Re-
4 puplcan party of Utah. Ii IS the special
ana personal defender of Senator Smoot
IN salt Lake City. 1t is the political or
state committee is responsible. If any Re-
publican, from Senator Smoot down, has
disapproved of the charge made and which
nave quoted, be has had ample time %
say so; but not one Republican has ut
tered word. II any Republican has
known the charge to be untrue. there has
clared. but no denial has been made IL
the statement so boldly made be true. il
throws discredit upon Senator Shoots
own title. For if his own church, in which
| he holds the position of an apostle die
| t3ted, as stated by his organ, the election
| OF GENTLE senator because OF his
wealth. people will believe that the same
church dictated the election of Senator
| omoot because of his piety-
Mormons Should Destroy Smootism.
~ the charge be untrue. what have
Mormons 10 say of the men who are will
! ing 90 De the beneficiaries politically Of
! such hldeous statement? People who
accept the fruits of such utterances as 1
nave quoted had better go slow before
charging the Democratic party with
flghting the Mormon church and its lead
ers because the Democratic party at
| tacks Smootisrn. 1t does seem to me- in
| utterSnCTS L hay- cd
| the Republican organ, that Democratic
| Mormons ought to see as clearly as / sec
that the time has come to smash the ma
cmne, and they should help to roll up
majority that will put an end TO ring rule
and unworthy ambitions
Inc charge that Senator Kearns was
| eiecled 10 the senate through the dicta-
| tlon OF the leaders of the Mormon church
was first made almost Immediately after
ms election The charge was then indig-
| nantly denied by the Deseret News and
! II remains for the newspaper in which
| senator Smoot holds stock TO renew the
| charge Suppose the charge had been
maae by the Democratic newspaper. The
| salt Lake Herald, how long would il have
| remained unanswered? How long would
| IL nave been before a cry would have
gone up ali over the state and The Her
! ala denounced as sacrilegious? Why has
! TINS statement been allowed to go abroad
unchallenged? Is il because it was made
In the interest of the Republican ring?
| Why was 1T necessary to DENY the charge
! when first made and 10 leave the matter
/ now without denial? 1t seems to me that
| these are questions both pertinent and
| timely.
| Democratic Success Means Peace.
/ All that the Democratic party asks is
| that there shall be an entire separation Of
chuTch and state. in letter and in spirit.
1t asks that designing politicians shall not
| be allowed to seize the cloak of religion
to hide their schemes, while they plot and
! plan and labor to retain political power
| expense
This campaign is fraught with grave
| consequences 10 Utah. 1t means more
than the election of Democratic con-
gresham. The question is whether a
! graSping and selfish political machine
shall remain III control OF the state; for
| II it is TO remain in control. then we will
the bitterness between the factions grow
more bitter, and the pointer OF time turned
backward We will determine whether
Utah is 10 become like the rest OF the
Union and whether she is 10 be in har-
mony with the great quorum of sister
states. or whether she is to be looked
upon as the black sheep Of the flock.
Democracy points the way TO a brighter
day Democratic success means more of
charity and good will at home and more
of honor abroad The triumph of the
Democratic ticket means the beginning Of
an era of good will. 1t means that the
people viii cease bitter strife and that
they will come to know each other better
But Senator SmoOt declares that the Re-
publican ticket will be elected in the state
and in this county. No later than last
Saturday he stated upon the streets of
Salt Lake City that he had the battle al
ready won. He said that the railroads
are at his back and the smelters are at
bis back. Some people are always count
ing their chickens before they are Matched
they don't even ascertain whether the
incubator lamp is burning-and perhaps
Senator Smoot belongs TO this class. AS
we contemplate his declaration that he
has the railroad vote and the smelter
vote in his vest pocket we might well in
quire. Upon what meat hath this our
Caesar fed that he hath grown so greatT"
Is Shoots Boast True7
But why does Senator Smoot make the
statement? What ground has he for such
an allegation? Has he entered into a bar
roads? Has he agreed that the Repub-
Hcan delegation in congress will fight leg
islation that Is in the interest OF the peo-
pie and that the railroads do not want?
Has he agreed with the railroads that
there shall be no legislation to carry into
effect the provisions Of our constitution
relative to the regulation OF railroad
rates? Has he agreed that the employers
liability act, which is upon our statute
book and which was passed in the inter-
est of labor, shall be repealed? If he has
made any such bargains. the people should
know them. II he has made any such
bargains the men who work for the rail-
roads should know them. Has there been
an agreement made by Senator Smoot
with the officers OF the railroads that
they will deliver the votes of the men
who work for them to the Republican
party? Our statute is pretty strong with
regard to efforts made by employers to
deliver the votes of their employees. / do
not believe that the railroads Of Utah
have made any such agreement with Sen
ator Smoot. L think that when the votes
are counted he will conclude that he does
not yet own the railroad vote OF Utah.
But he also said on the streets of Salt
Lake that he had the srnelters Of Utah
al his back If that be true, how did he
obtain their support? Has he promised
them that there shall be no legislation
next winter upon the smelter smoke ques-
ton? Has he promised them that there
shall be no litigation on account OF crops
destroyed by smelter fumes? Has he
agreed with the smelters that such laws
a we have upon our statute books in IA
yor of labor shall be repealed and no more
such laws enacted?
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