Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-09-10

tave no union of church and state"
No the government has no right to try
RI make a Baptist out of Methodist
or a Presbyterian out of a Catholic,
Int it certainly has right to stop any
/ teachings that lead directly to crime or
which may be used to overthrow a
mans or a woman's morals. The In
dian government certainly had right
m interfere and stop mothers casting
their children to the crocodiles in the
| Gauges. 1t certainly had a right to
| stop the widow burning and the Indian
| Juegernaus Our government certain
| II has a right to forbid the use of the
mails for vile literaturemand for the
| selling of lottery tickets, and IT. GER.
| tainly has a right to stop the crime OF
polvgamy at its source and to compel
| all citizens to obey the statute of the
| land. Utah as a state pledged herself
| TO such obedience, but she violated her
solemn pledge. The government has
right, therefore, to enforce the laws
and prevent our land from being over
run with the crime of polygamy and
with illegitimate offspring The super
stitious teachings of Mormonism are
| responsible for these conditions. The
| degradation of women is its object, by
fair means or by foul, by the door Of
sin or by the narrow gate of blinded
superstition.
But these are not the only objects
aimed at by the Mormon hierarchy.
| yTv1. o;&,, 10 thoi
and evil teachings over all the west
and over all the east and over all the
I north and over all the south and over
all the United States. Their object is
not only to capture Utah for their
church, but all this western hemi-
sphere.
Brigham YOung's Prophecy.
Many years ago Brigham Young was
asked this question: "Mr. President, do
you believe Mormonism will ever elect
l a president of the United States?' ~
do not know" said he, whether the
Mormon church will ever elect presi-
dent during my lifetime, but I do feel
that before 1 die the Mormon church
will be SO powerful that it will hold the
balance of power at the ballot box
Then the two dominant parties will
have to make terms with us before Ell
Their one of them will be able to elect
a president" Is not his boast, made
many years ago, in danger of coming
true today? Mormonism politically
dead? Why, Mormonism was never as
much alive as today. The danger of
menacing Mormonism is not that of a
galvanized corpse. 1t is an actively
virulent destroyer, which threatens to
carry it's germs through this land as the
smallpox patient nearly annihilated the
people of the Mexican kingdom Of the
MonteZumas. Today, with it's vast fol-
lowers, the Mormon church practically
owns Utah. 1t has scattered it's peo-
pie throughout many of the neighboring
states. 1t has its missionary workers
in almost every great city of the world.
And today its representative comes
knocking at the door of the United
States senate, crying: "Let me in. Let
me have my voice heard in the delib-
erations of the highest legislative tri-
bunal of the United States. Let me in.
Let me in Now, my friends, comes
the practical question: Shall we let
Reed Smoot in? By his allegiance to
: the hierarchy he stands as advocate for
all the sins of which these men are
guilty AS such representative he
, should be cast out. A great memorial
, on this subject has been circulated by
the women of America, calling upon the
senate. to exclude Reed Smoot. They
have done their part nobly and well.
Shall the men be silent? Shall not we
too, importune our national representa-
| tives? Shall we not lift our voices IN
: til at last a great chorus of protests
Shall thunder in the senate chamber OF
our national capitol which shall say
: "Mormonism and all those who advo
l cate it's evils must have no part in oul
governmental life
Representatives of Mormonism should
, be forever debarred from entering oul
r congressional halls or participating il
legislation on the ground that they, as
Mormons, owe first allegiance to the
: Mormon hierarchy Their oath of allie
glance to the hierarchy is in direct an
tagonism to the spirit and purpose OF
American citizenship. 1t binds them
hand and foot like slaves. Utah today
!, is struggling ia the grip of this mon
, strous evil as LAGOON and his sons
), were struggling in the grip of the dead
, iy serpent. Like a demon, this evi
church is casting it's malignant eye OF
every part Of our fair land. Beware
O American, lest its blasting breath
: may yet touch your own home! Are
not the Mormons after our own state
:. rs well as Utah2 With their Infamous
: teaching are they not after every home
every city? Is not even the White
House at Washington the throne OF
power at which they are casting long
ing eyes?
I beg and plead with all Christian
;. people to be much on their knees il
: prayer, that God will cut out the can
= Ger of Morm0nism from this nation. a: