The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03

deny their interference in iho II
OF the Mormon people. 7 KNGse-p polif.|
THEIR DENGALS ARE FAISSWW TH'|
seen letters from some of tbna h1'
letters in which advice wan nose lead
10 how we. Mormons in Novaa Evenl
vote; but we paid no attention snoIY
advice "'ioh to fhI
In plain English, this Mudd, .
brother, whose present loyalty VA
original quality Of Morm3n;sgy 20
questioned. brands the presont IS
the Mormon church as a liar. nead
logic OF the implied adiecti,,oa ana
yond dlspnte-the Muddy ya,Io,is is
KNOWS TT. 'ai'ey M
Much Of the foregoing ;s ,-;
Information to those who NAV s'.sn
surrenderlug TO the Smith .Smoot NJ NJ y
coWbination. to the Suppression fug
thohght and action in Utah Al, ~
the purpose of illustrating how ',oo y
the assertion that the leaders s.ue
Mormon church are reaching on, -
contiguous States-with tho oL Ls y
finally controlling the destipies JoSs
Union; or of Mormonizina ;to
by manipulating the balance of pon
in both branches of the National ~
Islature. "a
However such counterfsits ne
T, ct al may plume Themselves ouss o
ignorance of their followers: bnn..
much they may dream that tboir Js.
Of prophetic power has not been rea5t
the Latter-day Saints in Utah: thsrs
thousands who have become fuil,s
quainted with the facts in fha
These view with sorrow and conte~
the gulf that yawns between the a..
annual conference farces OF 'susss
ing' Joseph T. Smith and others
prophets, seers and revelators -
the Simon-pure article.
After reading the Washington -.
mony of Joseph F., wherein he rsj,
family conceded that ne had mayer
ccived n revelation, but might a.
if he lived for it, the same as anv a.
Methodist could, prominent c.
county brother said TO me;
While on a mission in Scaud;r,,
/ testified to the people that the Chn,
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sal,
was led by prophets, seers and rsvd
tors. After the testimony of Joa1
j. that he is not a prophet. seer 4,
revelator, ] often wonder if. in "A
to place myself right before God =
the people, | ought not to 90 back-
Scandinavia and tell them that / hi,
misstatements while on my mission
That brother, who gave voice IA
truth that is torturing the souls
thousands of Latter.day Saints, ia "a
known throughout Utah. He wa,
gladly be known as an open oppono
of the present Mormon regime. wer.
not for the certain financial ruin IA
like a specter. ever rises before nj,
and the other church weapon Of socj
ostracism that awaits the rebellious
1t is gathered from the editorial
terances of the Deseret News that 4
victory of Smootism IN the SEM
should be the signal for the surreud
of every man and woman in Utah
conditions that, as the years 90 by.
come more and more intolerable As
recalcitrant Mormon 1 have lust n
TO say regarding so despiceble s.
render: IL would but add to the
rogance OF an ecclesiastical despofil
that. if now victorious, will financial
politically and socially crush $50 far|
it is ablc) every man and woman
Utah-Mormon or otherwisc-who da'
to publicly protest against the tyran
of pledge breakers, law defiers, SO
confessed false prophets and the pi
less, deadening elevation of ignori
fanaticism. Il
The American party today is the 1
ly organization in Utah with
strength, the courage and the inelil
tion to make the struggle for politil
freedom; and TO that party every I
poneut of ecclesiastical tyranny shol
give his or her individual support. 4
the fear of priestly vengeance def
from open aililiation with the Ame
can party, they have the weapon Of |
secret ballot, which no tyrant can par
Yours for the ultimate achievemt
of political, commercial and social lih
ty in Utah. J. F. GIBBS
Gold Butte, New, March 20, 10