The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-12

order of the hierarchy, discontinued.
1t will, therefore, he seen that while
III spiritual matters its domination is
practically supreme, yet in temporal af
fairs ii seems to be equally potential
This is not surprising when it is re.
membered that the head of the organ
ration Is connected in an official ca.
pacity with large number of the lead
ing industries in the city of Salt Lake,
and throughout the State of Utah
Mr.. Smith, in reply to the question,
What is your businessl'' said:
MY principal business is that OF presi-
numerous other businesses, am presi-
dent of Zion's operative Mercantile In :
stitutton, president OF the State Bank of
Utah. president OF the Utah Sugar COM
pany, president, OF the Consolidated Wag-
on and Machine company. president and
director OF the Utah Light and Power
company, president and director of the
Salt Lake g. Los Angeles Railroad COM
pany president of the SaItair Beach com =
pany. president and director OF the Idaho
Sugar company. president OF the Island
Crystal Salt company: president and d.
rector Of the Salt Lake Dramatic associ-
alton, president and director of the Salt
Lake Knitting company. director in the
Union Pacific railroad, vlcepresident of
the Bullion Beck & Champion Mining
company. and ! am editor OF the Young
Mems Improvement Association, Il perl
odical the Improvement Era. and also the
Juvenile Instructor.
Apostles Grant. Winder, John Henry
Smith, Lyman. Lund and Reed Smoot are
associated with me in the directorate OF
the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile In
stitution.
Commercial Institutions.
This Mormon organization seems,
therefore, to be stupepdous business
concern with ramiiications in every
part of the State, thus enhancing its
ecclesiastical control by the potency Of
its industrial alliances.
But it is further charged in the pro-
test that this governing body, of which
the Senator Is conspicuous and lnflu-
ential member, claims the right to die
tate and control. and does dictate and
control the civil and political affairs of
the state of Utah, resulting in the
practical establishment of a union of
church and state. contrary TO the ex~
press inhibition of the Constitution.
The evidence upon this point is volu-
miDous and convincing.
Since the admission of Utah into the
Union-.Ianuary 6, lS96-the people Of
the State of Utah have been, if posi-
bic, more completely under the domina-
tion of the Mormon hierarchy than dur
ing the long years of their Territorial
existence. Immediately and at the very
first election thereafter the hierarchy
ItSuIllcu llS IN tSJdLe =,
taking possession practically of every
official position in the State govern
mcnt, and has held them ever since
with unyielding tenacity, AS a Terri
tory its officials were appointed by the
Federal Government, selected from out
side the Territory, and, as "A rule, were
independent of and in no way connect
ed with the Mormon organization, while
as State substantially every State Off
cial has been chosen from the member
ship of this organization.
Every Governor, every Secretary of
State, every State Treasurer. every
State Auditor, and every State superin-
tendent of education has been an adj
herent of this organization. The only
office held by non Mormon under the
State government during the ten wears
of its existence, as an elective officer,
has been the Attorney General In the
first Legislature, elected in 1896. the
Senate composed of Is Senators, was
equally divided between Mormons and
Gentiles, and in the House Of Repre-
sentatives Of 45 members 81 were Nor
mons and IL Gentilcs. giving TO the
Joint convention of the two houses 43
Mormons and 20 Gentiles II might be
noted in this connection that in this
first Legislature there were 9 polyga
mists and IL officials of the church
holding the grade Of bishop or higher
The Senate of 1897 had 15 Mormons
and 5 Gentiles, and among the Nor