The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-29

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on the stump Outside, and as political matter
he has denounced the church for going outside of
It's sphere and interfering in politics. to the detr
ment, damage, and confusion of the democratic
party In the Tabernacle pulpit, however, he gives
in his adherence to the proposition that there is
such thing as getting outside of the true functions
and activities of the church, that the priesthood
have right to their voice everywhere and in every
matter, and that this voice ought to be the con-
trolling voice wherever it is exercised heard So
that delVerances OF Elder King in the Tabernacle
have been a complete extnguisher on the eloquence
OF Politician King elsewhere.
1t further related that the saints have this year
ordained that Mr.. King shall be an elder from
weeks end to weeks end and that no complaints are
to be uttered by him about the interference of the
hierarchy i'll the political affairs of the state The
church is to have full swing
Notwithstanding the handicap placed on his world
ly endeavors Mr.. King had the hardihood to prom
Use the state of Utah to Mr. Bryan while he was in
attendance on the Denver convention, although he
knew that the church had already directed that the
state be turned to Mr. Taft on the Sd of
November
He also gave to the resolutions committee the
falsehood that all good Mormons are taught to
utter that there is no polygamy in Utah. excepting
the lett overs who caught by the manifesto of
1890 with quantity of wives on their hands,
Although the church will countenance no COM
plants on his part of its interference with his work
1t is permitting Mr.. King to little political de-
partment OF his own, just to keep up the fiction that
there IS a democratic party in Mormondom Should
Mr. Bryan be elected, the spectral army of demo-
Gratis marShaled by Mr.. King can be paraded as a
real thing when the saints go down to Washington
to court the favor of the administration
In the year 1900 the state of Utah gave Mr. Nc
Kinley majority of $4,000 although it had at the
previous presidential election given Mr.. BRYAN a
majority of $4,000 During the campaign of 1900
Mr.. King, was the democratic candidate for con-
gress, champloned the cause of Mr.. Bryan on week
days and preached the political gospel of the church
On Sundays. When the count was made it was
found that Mr. Bryan had been slaughtered, al
though Mr.. King alleged democrat was elected
1t was this kind of double dealing creature of
he hierarchy that placed on the resolutions
committee of the Denver convention that he might
here advertise the Mormon church for something
is not, never has been and never will be-a monoe
mist establishment
His influence in the dominion of the hierarchy
$ not now as great as it when he led BRYAN to
eteat IN 1900 for he then enjoyed the privilege of
bJect1ng on week days to the interference of the
hurch from sacrilegous condemnation of the Lords
hurch from sacre1gious condemnation of the Lords
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