The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-06-21
WHAT 1T IS

versy which has been waged between
the ministers of the evangelist church
ca and the Mormon priesthood was
the address delivered fn the Taber-
nacle today by Elder H. noberts,
once excluded from Congress because
of his pOlygamous practices. Elder
Roberts frankly declared that the
church had surrendered not one iOt,,
of its belief in the principle of pOlyg-
amy, but conntenanced no polyg-
amous marriages while they were.
forbidden by law. OF himself he said:
II stand exactly where did ten
years ago. namely, that though the
church proclaimed against the con-
tinuation OF this relationship, tho
the state proclaimed against it, nett
her the church nor the state may
absolve the moral duty" All of the
high officials of the church including
President Smith, were present and
tacitly Endorsed the address, of Mr..
Roberts III an utterance Of the church
body.
And also the comment thereon
from our esteemed contemporaries
the Mountainper and Troy News.
"The man who thinks there will he
no Mormon question in Idaho at the
next election has not kept pace with
the trend of affairs OF the last ninety
days. 1t makes no difference what
has been the attitude of the repub:i-
can party during the past four years
it must now meet the Issue fairly or
90 down to Overwhelming defeat.
There ia Il Mormon issue and there
is no Use denying it.
BELIEVE IN POLIGAMY
: The public has Il right to accept
the Mormon church at its Word
when a representative of that church,
in the presence of the head OF the
church, proclaims their faith III the
original doctrine of poligamy. And
just rs long as the Morm"ns h"io
that prostitution il Il religious duty
they are utterly unworthy OF citizen
ship, and unworthy the benefits of
citizenship. These teachers of a doc
trine that the entire civilized world
has condemned. and which IL n crime
in this country, ought to be treated
as criminals just as long as they con
tinue to fiaunt their immortality in
the face of the state. 1t it time for
for the notional government to take
a hand and give Mormonism to un-
derstand that no church In above the
law. 1t IL time for Americans citizens
those who believe in decency and the
purity and sancityI of American
homes, to say to the Mormon church
that it must obey the law. And hav-
ing said 80 proceed at once to en-
force the demands of decency. Pros
ti,utinn. simply because it is tanyh'
aud prac ticed in the name OF Nor
monisnl, looses none of it's vilenes>..
aid becOlnes none the less Objection,
eble. Troy News
These are republican papers, which
supported the policy OF the part!
last campain, and hence claimed the
Mormon church was not alHenace
to either the home or the state.
Now, that the heat of battle ia
over. just study there expressions
and consider whether there was tru-
tn in the Gazette statements hat the
Mormon hierarchy was sapping the
life of the sta tes, draining her states
mems manhood and permeating the
republican party leaders on one hand,
while IN it's infamous p0lygamous
teachings 1T wss ,debauching our
Woman hood. =:
Study carefully the sayings. actions
and policy of the. state administra-
ton since the late election and con-
sider-Did not the Gazette give facts
Has the Business Mems AssOciA-
finu tuEpn actioaS on the Carniyalp