Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-29

Young men OF the taitn began 10
study the principles Of the govern
and TO have opinions of their
own, and Utah began to nurse such
hopes as had never been nursed mere
before. The first jar was over
Apostle Moses Thatcher. 1t disturb
ed the people very much but ii
quieted down because all recognized
that a church has a right to pre-
scribe its own discipline for its chief
officers The next thing to worry
the people was the nomination OF
Mr.. Roberts for Congress. That
had a look as though the purpose
was to carry out Brigham Young's
threat and force polygamy down
the throat OF Congress. The
third disturbing feature was apos-
ties going through the state and or
dering men who had honestly put
aside their plural wives and provid-
ed as we'll as they could for their
support, TO 'live their religion"
Then, too, it became apparent that
several of the apostles had taken
new plural wives, and one of the
apostles told Judge Judd that the
amnesty petition was signed by the
apostles with the determination, at
the time, that when statehood was
gained they would do as they pleas
ed. Then came Reed Shoots cam
didacy for the senate: we saw all
manner of Mormon priests from
apostles down to teachers tumbllng
over each othei at primaries and
conventions to secure the nomina-
ton Of men to the legislature who
would vote for him for senator,
and it was clear that the church
was again in the saddle: that the
covenants were all thrown aside
and full church rule restored.
Then came Reed Smoot from Provo
three years ago and named men
for state offices, the most conspic-
uous example being John Cutler
for governor, which was a direct
notice that the church did not care
one penny for pubic opinion and
meant to its control over
the state. A year later the saints
in Councilman Fcrnstorm's ward,
sick of such a representative, NOM
mated a man to succeed him. The
next day the candidate was forced
to get down from the ticket and the
.tcentral committee, against its will,
was forced to run again the name
of Fcrnstrom on the ticket. Last
autumn A. Milton Musscr was
constrained to publish that
though all his life he had been a
Democrat, he last, autumn felt il his
duty to vote the Republican ticket.
There was not a man in the city
who cid not know that it was in
spircd in the First Pr esidcnt's Of
flee, but as the campaign progress
cd the local Republican committee
became alarmed and so the Presi.
dent of the church felt it his duty,
through the paper that he is editor
of, to advise all Mormon Democrat:
to give up 0, suspend their princi
pies and vote the Republican ticket
The above is but a brief synopsis
of the ~treachery, Disregard of sol
euIn and of the determin
alton of the ecciesiatics to be a Law
unto themselves. There is a wa
to stop this business so far as poll
tics in this city goes. 1t issfor al
Gentle Republicans to declare tina
as far as American principles o
government are entirely ignored b
the Dominant church leaders, ii
a ~burlesque to try to maintain part
organizations, that h%enceforth the
votes shall be against that powe
, until it decides to separate churc
and state here in good faith. If tn
: Gentiles would do that in this cit
this year, they would carry the stat
: next year aud then priests woul
I do what they promised to do
order to obtain statehood and g,
hark fhe church nroDertv IL - ~