The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-27
JNGRATES! INGRATBSl

The Deseret News has a defensive
political article in behalf of its church,
and IN the course of its remarks it re.
fers to Senator Fred T. Dubois and
makes the following extraordinary
statements concerning him:
There was time with him when the
anything fhO United States O did vy' no. onS. nSr
where contain better class of citizens
Inc stories concerning thcm which had
been circulated throughout the country were
nnwsrr1nted by the facts. The practices
which had been obnoxious 10 some very
good people had become almost obsolete
and were rapidly passing away, There was
they could be relied upon as honorabIo
thrifty, virtuous and industrious builders
statement concerning them when they were
helping him into high public stations. But
when the Time came tha, he sought to gain
men and they would not yield 10 his i'm.
portunities. out left him 10 his own devices
no language at his command was too vile
or vigorous In their dcnunciation. All this
hand whenever needed We We Sors do no, "ff tb,nt az
there rs any necessity to produce them at
BeeSsS TsarsS nSF IN is ,b !. PTobabe that they will
Probably in all the record of in.
famous ingratitude in this world there
never WIS anything more igpobIe or
more false than the foregoing state
ment made by the organ of the Nor
mon church. This is the real history:
Fred /. Dubois had opposed polygamy
and the Mormon church Influence in
politics in Idaho, had been instrumental
IN securing a test oath under which
members Of the Mormon church could
not vote, had been the determined and
successful advocate of test oath pro.
VISION IN the Constitution OF the State
OF idaho. Previous, to Utah s State
pood he was In the Senate of the
United States and WAS recognized AZ
the best informed and most ageressive
opponent In National public life of the
rule of the Mormon chiefs over affairs
of State, and of the polyeamous praas
tices of the chiefs. When the mani.
festo was issued by President Wood.
ruff IN 1890, and in the succeeding time
When IL became necessary to convince
congress and the country Of the sin
cerity. of the Mormon leaders in the
recession from polYgamy and ecclesi.
astlcal rule in politics, Fred T. Dnbois
was sought out by Mormon leaders and
was bcsought to accept their solemn
pledge Of honor. delivered to him per
sonally; and, after considerable Pc
came convinced, by both Gentile and
had been terminated bv comn7cte
surrender of the offensive practices
ne allied himself with the movement
TO obtain Statehood for Utah. Natur.
ally he could not do this without also
certlfylng that polygamy had come to
an end and that thereafter the units
or the Mormon community were to be
free TO act for themselves in the COM
mon citizenship of this country.
NO political return was made to him.
neither the Mormon leaders nor the
Mormon people ever helped him into
any nigh place, or any other public
station. He was already in the Senate
OF the United States, placed there
Wlthout Mormon assistance and against
the desire and the labor of Mormon
apostles In 1896, when he was max.
ing campaign for reelection the Nor
mon ehlets were opposed to him, and
the editor Of the Deseret News cam
palgned Idaho against him. To quote
the church organ: "All this is a mat.
1sL ter Ls0 OF historyi the proofs are at hand
Fred T. Dubois never received. in ALL
bis POLITICAL career, any political helm
from the Mormon leaders. Previous to
his first election to the Senate of the
United States he had Always been
Fought by. the church and had always
been lighting the church. During his
hrst term in. the Senate the Mormon
church duplicated him TO accept it's
solemn covenant; believing In the in.
teRrlty OF human nature, ne did nccept
and 1ndorse that covenant. At the en-.
SUNG senatorial election, in 1896, all
the members Of the hierarchy who were
Ia Ia pohncs were opposing Fred T.. Du-