The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-17
It IS NOW Up TO
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Joseph F. Smith Under Oath Ad-
mitS that He Committed
Crime.
THIS KIND OF EVIDENCE
SHOULD BE THE BEST
Why, Therefore, Is 1t Necessary
to Delay Issuing Warrant
for Heirarch?

1t is up to Farley P Christensen to
order complaint filed and warrant to
issue for Joseph F. Smith, who is
CHARGED with statutory crime. A
reputable citizen of Salt Lake has made
the accusation under oath. Joseph +.
Smith, under oath, admitted that he
was guilty of crime similar to the one
he is now charged with, and he de-
clared he would continue to break and
defy the law. Farley P. Christensen,
County Attorney, knows this. Thous'
ands of others know likewise. Joseph
f. Smith, under oath, admits it himself.
and delays Why7 Is there not poll
tics behind the matter7 Farley P.
asnires to be Congressman. The hier-
archy, Of which Joseph F. Smith is
the cnlef, dominates the Dolitics of
Utah. Farley P. knows this, He will
know better after next Thursday,
when the hierarchy nominates a Con-
gresham in a church Republican con-
yention, That nominee will not be
Farley P. Christensen. Perhaps the
charge against Joseph f, Smith will
then be considered by the County At
torney, Perhaps warrant may be is
sued. Perhaps.
There is one thing about the Amer
lean party that differs from others in
that it does things IN the oven. The
places where the primaries are to be
held next Wednesday evening are
stated b. the committee in the official
call. That is, if primaries are to &c
held IL the residence of a citizen the
name of that citizen is given, as also
the location of street, number, etc. An
American is not afraid to be known as
an American. When the church Re
publican primaries were called last
week the places where they were to be
held were designated onfv by street
and number unless ward meeting
house or school-house, the officials of
the committee apparently being afraid
to give citizen 8 names where the meet
ings were held
Wonder if Br'er Brady. chairman of
the church Republican committee in
of tithing money handed over to him
by Apostle Smoot, He was cautioned,
it is said. by the latter to keep the
dough we'll in hand.
The next days for registration will be
on October 9, 10, l6 and 80,
The anti-Smoot faction in the church
Republican party will meet this even
cuss number of matters of Importance.
Since the meeting Of last week two of
those who participated, Stephen H.
Love and George \. Lawrence. hav'
been appointed members of the State
Executive committee of the church Re
publican party by Chairman Hammond
Their acceptance Will, of course, bar
them from the antis. Daniel Harring-
ton, one of the antis, has been chosen
a delegate to the State convention,
which will give him an opportunity to
advocate the revelation which he will
introduce against the apostolic Sen
atorial boss. Mr., Harrington will make
hard fight and he is confident he will
have a large following in the conven-
ton.
All over Utah there are men and
women. Republicans in principle. but
who are opposed to church in politics,
to ecclesiasticism in the political af-
fairs of the State, So strong, however,
are they in their political faith that
they vote the ticket. believing that the
principles and views. To these persons
the apostolic Senator, through his or
gan, appeals to stand by their guns to
vote the ticket regardless. These ap-
peals to Republicans are written by Il
Democrat, by one who has no more
of the principles of Republication at
heart than Satan has of the principles
of Christianity He is a hireling of the
hierarchical crowd of the band Of
twenty-six, represented by Apostle
Smoot He writes for pay so much per,
not from principle. When minister
attempts to teach you Christianity, you
expect the minister to be as good as
the pupil. When man or woman at
tempts to teach you morality. you ex-
peet that man or woman to be as moral
as you are. When man attempts to
teach you In your own political &aith,