The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-14
sMooT, COME TO THE 'FRONT.'

In n1 this ruCtlon wherein contempt
| is expressed for the authority Of human
and divine law, where polygamy is glo
rified and its lustful place in human
society hotly sustained where the
dominant leaders of the most numerous
cult in this region openly and defantly
| proclaim their polygamous living, their
defiance of all restraints, and their de-
termination not to be interfered with
in living it; where, we say, in all this
ruction is the anti-polygamist Apostle
Smooth
Apostle Smoot, il will be remembered,
was sustained in his seat in the United
States Senate mainly because he was
such determined foe Of polygamy, had
fought it from his infancy. was known
as the determined opponent of its prac-
tice. and was supposed TO be a, man Of
fearless purity and indomitable hatred
of the evils connected with the polyga-
nous relation. Where is he in this
crisisa One blast upon his monoga.
nous bugle horn would be worth ten
thousand howls from Elder Roberts. We
attract more attention, would arrest the
public interests, as nothing else could
possibly do.
Apostle Smoot has now the chance of
his life. If he is such foe of polyga.
my, let him get up in the Tabernacle
next Sunday, or some convenient Sun
day, giving notice of what he intends
10 do few days beforehand, and pro-
claim to Elder Brigham Ii. Roberts and
all the polygamy advocates that sup
port him, that they are wrong; that
they have misstated the Mormon posi-
tion upon this question; that the Nor
mons as a mass do not reject the laws
of God and man, but that they hold
fast TO both; that the very ground
work of their faith is obedience 10 the
and faithfulness TO the revealed will
of Cod that the Mormon people as
a mass believe in the living oracles and
do not countenance their population,
that when high official in the Nor
mon church has been sustained as
prophet, seer, and reveator, chosen by
God TO become such and approved as
such by the people in general conven-
tion, 70 give voice TO their acceptance
of authority, human and divine, 'he is
to them indeed a prophet, seer, and
revelator, that they honor him as such
and do not 90 back upon his word,
spoken by inspiration and delivered to
them for their guidance and edihca
ton. Elder Brigham n. Roberts, ap.
parently by the nodded approval and
hsnd-clapping applause of President
Joseph 7. Smith, repudiated the stand
ards Of MoTmonism, deied this Nation,
upheld polygamy, claimed that he was
under moral obligation to disobey
the commands of God the foundation of
all morality; that the church, so far as
himself and those who applauded him
then and there present arc concerned,
is n lawless organization which rejects
all authority, even the authority of
God; all civil restraint; and is law
unto itself for bestiality, lust, pledge
breaking, treason, and spoils.
When such proclamation as this
sent out by Brigham II. Roberts as the
defiance of the church 10 God and
man, 20 heaven and earth, is given voice
in the great Tabernacle of the church,
surely a man like Apostle Smoot can.
not remain silent under the evil repute
which this must bring upon him and all
associated with him and upon the
church itself Let Apostle Smoot come
TO the front, for now is his time If
he ever wanted TO oppose polygamy, let
him oppose it now; let him get up in
the Tabernacle, repudiate Elder Rob.
erts, denounce polygamy, deuounce the
cutting loose from the guidance of God
and the laws of the country, and pro-
claim that the church is God guided
that II obeys the laws
of God as given TO the Saints, including
the ipculcation TO obey the laws Of The
land, is loyal and devoted TO the State
and the Nation.
Some one must do this. or the church
has sunk into the depths of infamy.
Who go fit to take upon himself this
task as the pure and -polygamous
Smoot? Now is the time for him to
make good that which is claimed in his
behalf. Let Apostle i5moot come TO the
front, repudiate those who defy God
and man, who reject laws both human
and divine, that do not suit their pur-
pose. A counterblast from the non
apostle is the thing in or.
der-it is imperative, Let us hear
from Smoot.