The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
MAY He RETURN!

II is announced through the medium
or journalistic allies of the Mormon
church that the venerable president
has gone East on his vacation, to be
gone some time and TO enjoy lengthy
rest from the arduous business laborS
of his exalted station
| The Tribune hopes that all the trains
upon which he shall bo a passed pessen-
ger may run in safety, that the boats
upon which nc shall sail may float the
bosoms Of rivers or lakes or seas with
out disaster, that the hotels in which
| he shall he guest may be spared
| from fire and earthquake shock, and
| that after he shall have enjoyed a
beautiful and invigorating rest he may
| return to Utah nourished and strength
cred for the manifold duties OF his
reign as a representative Of the Most
High
For the cause which The Tribune
voices in Utah could not very well do
without Joseph f Smith There is no
other man in the Mormon church who
can and will bring to as early fruitiou
the work Of the American party Some
men there are in the hierarchy who
possess fapaticism, some who are am.
bilious for self and family. some who
are desirous of accommodating the wealth
Of this world, some who speak indis.
creetly, some who are arrogant toward
humanity and defiant toward law, some
who are almost or quite biasphemous
TO God, but no other among them all
possesses such striking com binatiou
Of The qualities and inclinations which
could make his presidency of the Nor.
mon church and his claims Of prophetic
power SO palpably vain pretension
and an insult to the intelligence of
mankind.
1T is idle to hope that President
Smith will learn something Of the vast
ness of this world, the magnitude Of
its affairs and the grandeur Of its hui
manity, He has been among mankind
on other occasions, and he has come |
back more determinately devoted to his |
single idea that the universe was held |
In suspense for eighteen hundred years, |
from tho death Of Christ until the birth |
of his uncle, Joseph Smith-and still |
more determined in tho view that the |
work of the Mormon church was sus-
pended from the death OF Joseph and
Hyrum until that day in November
1901, when Joseph j. and his son were
nducted into their present positions
1t would be Godsend TO his church
President Smith, with his ardent
md impetuous and intense nature,
'ould learn the great lesson that this
world is all in God Is keeping: that all
Is people are His children, and that
his Nation is His elect for the pro.
nulgation and maintenance of the
highest principles Of human govern.
nent. 1t would be Godsend to the
Mormon community if Joseph F.
smith could return from his present
rip and say To them "The Republic
as been a tender mother to us and we
lust repay with gratitude and obc-
ience to the laws and regard for tho
utilization of this Government. We
'lll live our religion as it is permitted
8 TO do, in freedom, and we will obey
he common requirements which arc
Md upon the citizenship Of this Re-
ublic with fidelity as we have obli-
ated ourselves to do. We will with.
raw from all the offenses against God /,
nd man which have peen inculcated as
part OF our system, and we will en-
age IN generous rivalry with other
hurches, other institutions, other COM
'unities TO see which can do the most ,
ood and spread the best fraternity ,
mong mankind !
But as he will not do this and will
ot say this, the best thing which can
appen for the cause of regeneration in
tab is for President Smith to return :
18th all his bigotries infamed, with all I
is ambitions enhanced, and with a do. :
to rule more automatically
ian ever. .
The Tribune trusts that it will not
accused of betraying an inside Sc !
'et II it advises the public that Presi. .
ent Smith has permitted the an !
ouncement of his departure after n $
'rlcus consultation, in order that he V
lali not be charged with exercising S
'litical influence in the coming cam.
lign. 1t will be given out again and :
gain during the months between now 9
I'd November, and will be made a \
part of the Smoot defense !
Washington next winter, that Presi- .
INT Smith was absent from the inter. \
ountain country and had nothing to Z
with the politics of this region, g
AS shown by The Tribune yesterday
ia the day preceding, President
NTH had bestowed his political gifts q
I'd had impaired his political instruc- i
H.