The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
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.rleo in q manly fashion to do something
.v"ard the betterment of conditions here,
s Ian to be elected by refraining to bring
snsrpiy 70 the public mind that the time
mas come TO SMASH the smoot machine. !.
smoot.. Not the Church, Attacked.
And right here. I want to say TO one
man, whose words have been carried to
me. and which were those; Judge Pow
srs IL the enemy of the Mormon people.
ne 10 attacking Brother Smoot, and Sit
an attack upon the church" that the
Mornsons have no better friend among all
me Sentfles OF Utah than L am. and
some day--possibly not until l am dead
you VIII admit il.
And 10 another man. whose words have
also been carried TO me. and which were
ihese; Judge Powers believes in the dis
reimbursement or the Mormon people"
one proposes to disfranchise the Mormon
people, / will oppose the proposition with
al the ability J have. The Mormon neo-
pie have the right to vote, and I want
them to continue to have the right 10
vote. I~want them 10 vote without fear
or the apostle-senator before their eyes.
/ want them TO vote as / vote. for the
political principles in which they be-
lieve. and / do not want them to aban-
don those principles when politician.
who is also an apostle. feels that ii is to
his selfish interest to have them do so.
want the Mormon people If they are of
my political faith. to support me. their
though my election be fought by the
apostlersenator.
The Boasts of Smoot Lieutenants.
Some OF Senator Shoots lieutenants
have been Boosting on the street. that
they have 1.-THE active assistance of the
Mormon church leaders in this campaign.
They, presumably with Senator Shoots
knowledge. are giving circulation TO the
statement that at che priesthood meeting
of the Mormon church. the president OF
the Mormon church declared that whoever
attacks what is known as. Smootism"
attacks the church. and that those in the
church who are fighting the ambitions of
Senator Smoot are lin the dark. [ must
have some stronger proof than the asser-
lion OF Whispering Jimmies'' before J
VIII believe that any such utterance was
made by the president of the church. I
say that because as i understand
SmootiSm". and Mormonism the former
has but little in common with the latter.
And again, | do not believe that il can
he truly said that Senator Smoot has so
absorbed his church that opposition 10 his
methods and his machine is opposition TO
The Mormon church or to the Mormon
church leaders. L am justified in thus
asserting, for as j pointed out at the
Democratic state convention. on date as
late as the 25th. day of September the
Deseret News, which voices the opinions
OF the church leaders. in a strong editO-
rial declared that Every man. no mat
ter what may be his ecclesiastical status
has an equal right with all other citizens
ct any kind that affect the public well
fare."F<s -
And again Every member of the
cl uTch is free TO join and support any
POLITICAL harty or creed and 10 vote for
any candidate that he chooses to aid. and
Is not under any obligation to submit to
arbitrary control in such matters from
any source under the sun"
Denounces Republican Story.
Justifsd by this strong and unequivocal
statement by the organ of the Mormon
church,. I denounce as untrue the state
psents of Republicans that because the
Democrats declared against Senator
Smoot and against apostles in politics in
their state convention, therefore the pres
i6ent OF the church is arraigning the
church authorities against the Democrats
But, whether this Republican roorback
be true Or false. L denounce .'Smootism"
now. and i shall denounce ''Smootism''
hereafter. And in so doing / am making
no attack upon the Mormon religion or
upon the 'ohurch authorities. l denourice
'Smootisn" because ''SmoOtism'' is bad
mixture of politics and religion. 'Smoot-
ism IL the ingrowing toenail Of our po-
litical life. 1t breeds factions and dis
ton Its direct result is to divide the
people politically. along religious lines 1t
Is responsible for the formation and the
growth TO formidable proportions OF the
American" party, and IL is responsible
for the.effort tosunite all Mormons in
support Of the Republican ticket. Tt feeds
and fattens on discord, and it's continu-
ance Will in time bring upon Utah a cy-
clone OF wrath from the people of our
sister states
Smoot,s interference in 1905.