The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-13

ipe necessity OF removing from the
| field OF legitimate competition a band of
| conspirators whose only aim is the fur
therance of their own selfish interests Is
apparent-Deseret News editorial No
yembcr II. 1908.
AT the present time we are about TO
make choice of some political leaders II
Us scarcely necessary TO say that q man
has the interests of himself and his peo~
pie at heart VIII choose his friends. Who
are our friends2 Men who have kent in
formed on the trend OF affairs in the Ma
tion In the past two years or more may
easliy snrmise. To vote any other way
would be ungraclous against our own
best interests, and would show q spirit
OF ungraciousness such as this people do
not naturally possess.-Joseph f Smith
president OF the Mormon church. I'm the
Improvement Era for November, 1905.
Speaking Of Apostle Reed Smoot. the
speaker said that he had vlndicated the
gospel of the Son OF God I'm the Congress
ional halls OF the United States and that
ne Smoot, was true TO his trust,-Apos-
Tie liyTum smith at Emery stake confer
eence; Emery County Progress, April %.
1908 ~
=, The closing words OF President Joseph
r. smith lat the October conference OF
the Mormon church, were fervent and
eloquent tribute to the integrity and abil
lty OF tue men who have represented, and
are ar now representing, the State OF Utah
ms gratitude to God for His blessing and
the hope for its continuance-Deser
News editorial. October 7. 1908.
Everybody hereabouts knows of the
peruic'ous activity displayed in the re
cent campaign by the presidents of Nor
mon church stakes in Salt Lake county.
Among the most influential of these
were Presidents McLachlan, TAYLOR and
Morris--and they were the most active
In urging the Mormon people TO uphold
and sustain the political choice ex-
pressed by President Smith at the con.
ference. which expression was taken I'D
by the official church organ and ex.
plotted to the utmost limit.
In 1905 the bogus prophet attempted
to defeat the American party bv in.
tlmating to the young mcu and the
young women of the church. through
their recognized ecclesiastical publica.
tion, that any who had opposed Apostle
Reed Smoot were not friends of the Nor.
mon people. Arguing from that point of
view, Smith made his instruction suffi.
cientiy clear that none but those who
had assisted Smoot were TO be support.
ed IN the approaching election. He
utilized his influence as president of
the church in an effort to SWAY the
voters of that organization TO his DO
litical choice. 1t was the beginning Of
the hiorarchical plan to return Smoot
to the Senate for second term. This
was undertaken in direct violation of
the pledge that he, as the supreme head
of the Mormon organization. would for
ever abstain from using his influence
for the purpose Of interfering with the
froe expression of his people S will a.
the polls, In this act alone Smith proved |
himself to be one OF the "hand of
conspirntors against whom the Des.
eret News makes complaint. He was |
head nnd front of the exclusive &c,
clesiastical gang who engaged in "the |
of their own selfish inter |
ests.''
Then came Apostle Hyrum Smith, son
Of the fraudulent prophet, who went |
about the outer stakes Of Zion in the 1