Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

makes use are utterly false. Speaking
OF the stupid assertion that "Mormons"
hold the balance OF power IN the inter.
mountain states Mr., Peet says:
II every Mormon In Idaho or Wyom.
Ing had voted Tor Judge Parker at the
last Presidential election they would
not have reduced President ROoseyclt's
plurality 80 per cent. For Instance.
President Roosevelts plurality IN wy
om!ng was ll,559. and there are not over
1000 Mormon voters IN Wyoming and
In Idaho the conditions are practically
the same. Senator Dubois wants 90
convey the idea that the recent great
landslide OF Democratic votes 10 the
Republican party in the lnter-m0untain
States ana that he viii lose hi political
head was the result Of the Mormon
Church influence Is ridiculous There
was a greater change from the Demo-
Gratis 20 the Republicans in Kansas.
Nebraska and Minnesota than there
was IA Utah. Idaho or Wyoming. anc
that certainly could not be laid 10 Nor
mon Influence"
Mr., Ptet further proyes-not merely
asserts but furnishes the proois-ihat
some Of the sectarian ministers 10 Utah,
while accusing "Mormons' Of meddlIng
with politics, are doing so themselves
in a most conspicuous and offensive
manner lie closes his communication
with some figures on the financial as
peet Of the anti-"Mormon' agitation.
from which it Is clear that % has been
profitable to somebody. Notwithstanding
the damage Il has done 10 the business
interests Of the State Mr Peet says.
Senator Dubois laments at the long
drawn-out smoot TRIAL Il was GER
tainly not Senator Shoots fault. as ne
defense only occupied about three
weeks time of the three years trial.
The Trial was closed in January. 1905.
Soon after, however. tho prosecution
said n they would reopen the case they
could put one witness on the stand
who would testify that the Mormon
Church inttrfered On business affairs.
The case was rc0penei. and Mr. Charles
SmurhWalt OF Ogden. Utah. was put on
the stand. who testified that the Nor
mon Church had ruined his salt busi- |
ness. but when he WAS carefully ques- /
toned by Senator Knox Mr. Smur,h-
wait admitted that Doc had invested
5000 ia the salt business and al the |
end OF the year he sold part ~ Il Nv, |
$4,000 and leased the balance for 30 |
years az $500 per year lSee Vol. {. /
page 900. SmoOt inquiry proceedings |
just as long aR they can keep up the |
anti-smoot and anu-Utah agitation /
they viii graft the liberal but deceived |
people in the east There are now sew |
erd anti-SmOut lecturers in the field. |
and they either charge am admission f., |
or pass the hat az their lectures We |
all had 90 dig mp a dollar each 10 heN |
Senator Dubois in Philadelphia. II Il |
low estimate that over $500 900 has |
been collected by these anu-smoot aei- |
tators and lecturers. Miss Helen Gould /
gave them 5000. Mr.. John G. Martin. |
Cincinnati. 1900. IN Chicago they |
worked up one OF their audiences so /
that &c put 1929 in the collection box. /
Many societies voted 10 assess each Of |
their members 20 cents What they /
wanted with all the money they coll |
lected no one has been able 10 explain, |
as Uncle sam paid all Of the expenses |
OF the SmoOt investigation. both for the |
prosecution and defense. except a pOr-
ton OF the lawyers fees. and his bill /
was over 100000 These agltators hurt
Utah and Idaho by frightening away
settlers and capital, and the business
men OF Utah are up IN arms against |
them: and when Senator Dubois or any.
one else makes false statements about
Utah and Idaho they will be brought to
account"
The anti-"Normon' crusade is a mat
ter Of money Offices, and cmoluments
with those who take the lead IN Il. Il
Is not a question Of principle. This Is
well known here, and (, IL only a qucs-
ton OF time till Il viii become known
everywhere. hypocrisy VIII ne I'M
masked and truth vindicated.