The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
The Paramount Isa,,.

Tribune Editorial. October Il.
The paramount issue in ITt.h =,
year rs the redemption of this co,,aa suI'|
from the clutches Of trcachcrous IIaIy Ia
less, and reasonable hierarcbv rias.|
who claim that the great isspe - no:s|
Presidential campaign will Lsns h0|
show a greater reason for the;r io|
ion than appears in either of +ba opin-
platforms or the spoutings of tbo palLy|
paign orators. As long 40 the a, Van.
the public are dinned daily w;tss Of
tcstations on the one side from .pfc
and on the other from BRYAN tba, 'Ait
or the other is the true heir ~ ~ qae
Roosevelt policies, and that the Roo..aNe .ae
welt policies arc the issue of the 80 y"
paign, and both sides claiming 70 IN H
the true exponent and the right aos,e 90 "
through which those policies cox c"rsasJ
carried out. ii is impossible n van aa, b
much enthusiasm either for Taft or ~
Bryan. io
The chief rivalry between tbe
National parties this year seems ~ ~
as to which should be the most raJ;
in declaring against trusts, monor,oI:1
aud the criminally rich. and a. y
same time on the quiet persuadino y:
trusts. combines, and criminnlns ae
that they are not to be particpjar,,,i ~
terfeTed with. no matter how tho ~.
ton goes. The people at large tbs,s
fore, must necessarily take ratbe,
languid interest In the whole MAJ
ter.
But here in. this county we have Z
live, burning issue, the question OF h.
dividual freedom. OF civic suprem,.r
over ecclesiastical pretensiops us. ssy
dominance. Here we have to cm,o.
pate the people from corrupt ass
vicious ecclesiastical thralldom' Tt
question comes right home to ors-
citizen, and is The only live. real ;ss..
that is now before the American ~"
pie in any locality of the Count
Here we have to fight anew the bs,.i'
Of liberty. Nowhere else in this rm,,
try is there an ecclesiastical hiers,sIs
in control Of politics, of civil affa;r
and claiming jurisdiction in the pare
of God over the TEMPORAL affairs ~
mankind "The fact Of the matter =
when d man says YOU can direct N,
spiritually, but not temporarily, he H.
in the presence of Cod" is the deaant
proclamation of Joseph T. Smith Ms
And with that as the issue. ons,l-
proclaimed. plainly acted upon, and ~,
same president OF the church conins
out openly and turning the church can.
ference into 2 political ratification
meeting In behalf of the Republican
candidates, what is the sense Of tall
ing about the puerile divisions on Na
tional lines that mean practically moth.
ing. that have no vitality in them. no,
earnestness or distinction, no call oi
force or effectiveness What DOS A
amount 10 10 any citizen here to lsis7
TO the clamor as between Taft apS
Bryan that the one or the other is BE-
ter fitted to carry out the purposes
plans and programme mapped out hi
President ROOSEVELT 1t is mere froit
and mouthiug. There is nothing 10 il.
We have here live, vital issue Il
immediate and tremendous important,
TO every voter. And on this issue tht
fight will bc maintained. and viii n
fought until victory is obtained. NJ
will obtain it in this county this year|
and gradually Americanism will spresi
TO the various counties of the StalM
until Utah is redeemed from the ece/
eiastical clutches. from the dominant,
OF the selfish, lawless. adulterous, roh|
bing priesthood. Aud until that frd u
victory is achieved. it is idle to tlI|
to the people Of Utah about sonH
wishv washy National issues that az
no issues at all.