The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12

81 man, he win ~
w hd1 nchsver eyer they put upon rW,lt y
their disapprobation Rn Re ILL, nrm IL
At was shown In the In@vn @ noI> 2
a. - 'he state OF Idaho carS1su z
nee, In order TO hayo annaiaa{1>
cess. must Visit Salt LAZY my 1onk
range for such success ake Httj
OF tho Mormon Cburo, with q,
THIS ie that whatever tSn The
1esires 10 have done eitsoru4)
legislation or In tho u,o "er ~
ton OF the affairs M NY of ~,
and whatever the Morr Mr outes !
sires shhll not be dow mon C
we'll recognized il th,. - not
state convention hcld Iaet a.
ta,n ne me ene proposition that IL
wd,,,d On desoiution should be Via
w modtu ,h g9 TO Utnh and ask ~ ~.
IL n n9rmon Church In en-
t,hs IN Idaho politics. Tbrs
~ the Mormon Church aa<
aIalrs or the State NJ I3 y2
cStent only less thar aual
ar1airs OF the State OF IItsh"
tIauon OF this fact. IL 1,sa ~
nlii In which tho Mormon 1so sno.
taliy interested was naoss Snur
lature OF Idaho shortly eSs.y ny
one OF tho apostles % NJ "
Churoh, who came there tn
OF procuring such leeIsis,iao W
tba sStIiklng Illustration Of IN.
~ oHe , M9Lihon Church In Utah 4
Oh legislation appears In ,hs
Mnat VIVA ls known as the Evan"
was passed by both houses 20
ture OF Utah In 1901. In oras "
prosecutions for polyearua
ton. This bill was favnrsS ~
dent OF the Mormon Chnrct ~
Jority OF the apostles. ana ,a a.s
a Mormon Legislature. n wns
Mormon governor, the nr1S
Tor the veto being that ths ass
lslation would bring ebomt a.tc',
10 tne CONSTITUTION OF the I'M
unoer which those guilty OF a.. !
poiysemous cohabitatIon wo,,j< /,
cuted and punished In tho FL
ferhaps one Of the moat Inss
stances or tho exercise Of az
the Mormon Church IN no1i<5
was In the matter referreA
test as the case OF Moses NJ,
that case the testimony tasAs+
committee leaves no douh, On.
from the time when the iss4
Mormon Church REQUIRED ,hs%
TO divide between the two nar{
ordered by the Mormon Lender
ofhcials Of the church who a.
gage In politics In behalf of .
political parties should 20 out'
ence the people Of the Mormor
favor OF that party, while thoes
or the contrary opinion sho0iS
home and not attempt 10 III
members OF that church IA a
way of thinking. MIR. Thatrhs@
disobey this edict, and nor
come a candidate for the Urn,
Senate, but to go out amone
and endeavor to win conyerfS
" or which he was n msmb~<-
ofrense agolnts the political A
the fret presidency and fWaf~
Mr., Thatcher was deposed frn,
tion as an apostle, dcpriyed
offices In the Mormon Chureh
privileges which are accor6s-
Mormon in good standing an6.
influence OF the leaders of M
church was put forth to comp
feat.
AS was we'll said by Mr.. n.
tho time OF this occurrences t6i
the part OF the ruling author
church transformed the Morn
into q great political machine.
Ing apparatus OF which was III
OF the twelve or fifteen men Al.
All this occurred because M
refused to take counser-fhaii
low the dictates of the Morn
as to who should become can
ONCE and who should NOT 6ec<-
Specific directions given by n
the Mormon Church TO thoss 4,
seem TO have varied accordInr
stances. Several years aso,
the admission Of Utah into III.
a State. 1t would appear that 4:
OF the Mormon Church would
the members OF that church 4
concerning their political au)I
and in public addresses. 4
would be told from the puIu'
Mormon Church what ticket 4
to support.
AS late as 1882 a bishop Of NJ
Church called together. q mum
members Of that church who 4
a party opposing the party Of
and told those whom he had I
together that he had received
from the first presidency 10
that the candidate Of the pnrtl
the bishop belonged should be-
Congress. In the same year L
same election the president O..
mon Church took occasion 10 y
ter to the bishops OF his churd',
the candidacy OF a certain GO.
representative In Congress-. I.
OF the apostles OF the Mormon,
letter to one Of the first pre.
seventies virtually advocated 4
OF a certain candidate for O [
United States Senate. =
In 1862 an apostle OF the Morn.
went through one OF the counI
no. telling the Mormon voter !
the will OF the church that Z
vote a certain ticket. II
In later years the method ok
by tho Mormon Church In pom
has been, TO a great EXTENT u
a rule requiring those OF any I
In the church TO take coun
becoming candidates for pu
This virtually puts into the d
Mormon priesthood the nllinG y
Gus offices In the State. II
takes to itself the right % I
shall be tho candidates for o
| ls no other choice left 20 en-
dates or people Under this ~
pie cannot vote for anyone WV
inent member Of the Mormon :
less the ruling authorlties OF i
permit him to be a cardiaAfe<
thereby becomes a species y
usurpation, striking at the W.
tions OF our Government Ou[
liticaI system is based on the
every voter has the right 70 VI
one he pleases, and that the ~,
right to call upon who11soeyeI
to represent them and 20 so
affairs OF the nation ana
monwealth. But the rule var
promulgated and enforced Dy
OF the Mormon Churcn M
member of that church from !
nation or the State unless IA!
designated for such seryice
rnrchy which governs saM c
means that the State shall W
things In and through the u
the church.
Tho pretext under WHEN n
the Mormon Church excuse
of candidates for public 9mo
high oGicisls in ,nc church -
neglect s OF their eccleslasticai
This veil Is too thin to sonss
motives and designs oS
priesthood, Were that tne
for the adoption OF the ruis
made to apply to oil the &c. ~
OF the Mormon ChuLcn ~ NM r,,;1
stances. and all wouio o. "a p| nj
oecoiins soh cose the ob5ecf \