The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02

IL UlUU, LAS one PIluCiplS, lU6
chief principle and the only principle
| that binds all Gentles and many Nor
mons together in that solid Organization
snGMn as the American party is aheif
! mean by Smootism. BY Smootism, |
mean union of church and state and all
therein .he impied; BY SIN smootsm ,tn,n:. mean EAR
dominant church TO engage In practical
politics In practical way. BY Smoot-
ism ! mean the declared and manifest
aside an apostle to represent the Nor
mon church in the United States SON.
ate. BY Smootisn, meen that mani
fest policy OF the Mormon church and
its leaders to consider any opposition 10
the priesthood In politics as opposition
to the church Itself. and TO call such op-
religion. All these things are smoot.
ism. Apostle Snoot has the honor OF
bcstowing-or rather OF hanging his
name upon system OF evil policies
any other thing that could be devised.
What Smootism Means.
Further than this. by smootisn, ] mean
the row manifest policy OF high church
officials to set aside for themselves high
civil offices. The logical end or his
policy carried TO its natural end is the
establishment of q Hierarchy pure and
simple. 4 priesthood administering the
keys OF our church are now so held that
neither you nor /, nor any other an, be
his ability, his zeal and his labor ever
position Of importance unless lie is set
apart thereto by the priesthood above
him. And the marked favoritisn now
positions in n the l prlestnood and things
pertaining to the church, is not matter
OF favorable comment among our people.
on 5os o seect Rs4 30 Fhs he
church. It's property and all It's offices,
are. at the disposal OF the first presidency,
s Sow In So say s
effort TO establish this Same order OF
things in the affairs OF the state Setting
issue, II is the principle involved. n
the church may set apart one apostle for
the senate II may set apart two and IL
may set apart as many apostles and pres
Where is the end? You know and know
and every Mormon knows that II is not
ss, lsd1m Tor Us to 9Pp1se those ThS are
church 70 set apart one high church Of
ncial to use his ecclesiastical authority
to seize an office IN the state. we must
admit the right OF the church 10 set apart
r1r f., AL eivil Offices In the same, manner
Then the principle is gone and there is
union of church and state.
Smoot 10 hold office: Have ! not clearly |
demonstrated that union OF church and !
state is accomplished when high officers !
p nf >, the church by use OF their religious !
influence force themselves into civil Of |
hce? Does not the constitution OF Utah |
say There shall oe no union OF church !
the state or interfere with its functions?"
The Americans believe, / believe and a :
great majority Of Mormons believe that (
Z Brother Snnoot goes 70 the senate he /
.hould go as AIr, Smoot and not as Apos-
lie Smoot. II he wishes to go to the /
senate: let him withdraw from the ouor-
I'm, cast on his apostolic robe and seek |
ne Office upon his merits as man and
3ot by his Influence as an apostle. But !
10 not let Apostle Srnoot counsel and
bis people to send Reed Smoot
% the senate, Brother Smoot as a man
5 one thing, AS man he has his faults
alHnes and merits. II be strives with
)ther men for civil office let him do so
- man and not as an apostle.
American Party the Shield.
These, are the arguments that have
made the American party These are
be arguments that have convinced % per
.ens OF the Gentiles In Utah and 20 per
larty is the shield that is destined 10
ave republican institutions in Utah and
ne ne sword that is 70 defend the people of
rnment Defeat will not Kill the Amer
can party Its candidates are nothing
'ut pawns upon the chess board OF the
nc ground u you viii, but what do you
ain? To defeat the American party YOU
.Hst = r., either answer its arguments or a6ol-
~ ~, me evils of which IT complains Which
1
nents? Can you convince the Gentle
fno was born and bred In an atmosphere
Nuere the church or its leaders tool, no
srt IN politics and who imbioed with his
3other milk, as a sentiment and pr!n-
IpIc OF ms patriotism the belief that
~ nurcn en-, and state should remain apart
an you convince this Gentle that Smoot-
SIN Is well for Utah? Alas, you cannot,
or TOUT years you have argued the mat
er WIN them. trying TO Justify Srnoot-
SIN, and what is the result? NiDetv-fve
er cent OF the Gentiles OF Utah and a
lree percentage OF the Mornons Of Utah
andeo together in the solid compact en-.
husiaStic; aggressive American partv end
Is sole Issue. anti -Smottlsnl. Tho few
'entiles that remain with Smoot and
what of them? Let SmootIsm
easc Tor one moment to feed them and
ote the direction IN which they Nv,
after al: young Marmons OF Utah. prin
,dpI',1 ,peH are tAe only permanent things
,ioiltlcal parties live so long as their nrin-
ipIes arc sound and Just Truth and
else can provnjiS WIZ
unS hand can stay the march of fr,fbs ! ,
ne heaviest VIII reacu cne center. An !
wSr ihe american argument II YOU cnn
no then The American party viii do.
and II its argument cannot he ms
.fGnetn. !. II Snloot!sm is unjust, impolltic
J un American. the American M Tiw r,tii !
JCSFan. Wh!specers arc among Won !
CouhscI is given from back OF 6nrn J
2oEs and from the pulpit. But In IL ali
,nal ls the argument! What is the !
l sut'lent? There is no argument, Ali
an appeal TO religious prcjuaIccs wiz !
&c this appeal 10 religious prci,,dIco 9. ~
ait that has lost Its SAVIOR. IL answera
0 argument and It docs not instIi9
YOUNG MORMON.