The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-31
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THE ALLIANCE OF SHAME.

The evil alliance between the churcl
leaders and tho Republican organ
ration, which gives the former The
control of that party, and tho eccle
slasts the direction In all of its coun
sells in this region, is sickening vast
numbers of the best Republicans. 1t is
marvel, too, how the leaders Of that
party. from President Roosevelt down
have been beguiled by the craft of the
| priesthood, and have lent themselves
to this unholy alliance, which is at once
| the shame and the disgust of all good
! citizens. regardless Of party, But it is
I especially CALLING to real Republicans,
| to men who have independence OF char.
acter, uprightuess Of purpose, who re
fuse to bend their necks to the church
yoke, and whose custom is TO walk up
right and not crawl
Proof of this attitude of stalwart Re
pubhcans, of the shock and disgust
which this shameful and shackled con
ditiou Of their party brings to them,
is constantly expressed. An instance
of it comes from a town in Idaho,
where Mormon ecclesiasticism and
church Repuhlicanism mean one and the
same; VIC reproduce the letter, as fol-
lows.
Editor Tribune: You must be careful
not to hit Roosevelt too hard for sake
OF Wisdom. His efforts for peace have
Taft have been sadly fooled by the Nor
mons. They ought, with the history OF
Mormonism before them, to know better,
AS statesmen, they evidently are expect
ing magnanimity towards the Mormons
TO win. We shall see il they (thc Nor
mops) do not betray, as heretofore those
who have trusted Them.
In Idaho all indications point To viz
tual league between Mormon leaders and
Republican leaders, In Mormon Idaho
the fat offices are gathered in at a great
Parkinson. a Senator and chairman of
regents of State University In Moscow;
Charles Goslind. until recently the sec
retary of Bishop, now State Insurance
Commissioner; another Bishop is Land
Commissioner etc. When they have Il
Fourth Of July celebration here | notice
or taking part in the exercises. The
chaplalnS at exercises of public schools,
etc, are Mormons. When Republican
State officials come here, / notice they
are lauded and praised
/ get used TO these things. because they
are manifestations OF the moral conflict
which no politician can cover up. AS
an old time Republican, | think | am
ready for some political changes. | wish
To see the National party that will de-
clare Tor an -polygamy Unc]uding
polygamous cohabitation) amendment TO
the United States constitution II both
the Republican and the Democratic par
ties ignore II. we must have an American
party candidate next time for President.
and stand up and he counted. II Smoot
was sincere in his speech, why did he
not come out for such amendment We
would know what that meant, And why
did not the recent Mormon manifesto.
published TO the world. desire for such
amendment, and thus indicate a perma-
neut abandonment OF polyGamy7 Until
country TO have I'm declarations 20 obey
law. with President Joseph Fanatical
Smith doing as he does. and his ecclesias-
ticism backing him up? II polygamous
practice Is so trivial in dimensions, how
easy for the Mormon church to stand
for the obliteration Of what Is LEFT OF II.
instead OF holding the door open for It's
increase. as Chief Joseph and those like
him may desire, Yours truly,
Preston, Idaho. May %, 1907
Under conditions like that, how can
real Republicanism thrive9 What is
the sense of talking about actual Re-
publicanism, under conditions which
make it the friend and ally of "the
Twin rene OF naTpdrlSn winch IL once
so strenuously denounced7
The dcceitfulness Of the attitude of
the Mormon chiefs in all this alliance
and intrigue is fitly referred to by the
writer of the above letter That these
chiefs care nothing whatever for the
Republican party, as such, but only as
1t can protect them and serve their law
less and reasonable purposes, is evi~
dent from the withdrawal Of their con.
trolled votes from the Republican party
from time TO time. as in this city at
the elections of 1908 and 1905. 1t is
an alliance that is as one-sided prac-
tically AS it is indecent morally, and
the National Republican party will GER
tainly find this out to its cost, and de-
mand a change.