The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
With each and every one OF these funda-

with each and every one OF these funda-
mental clements or Amcricanism,
In the first place. the very scheme or
organization OF the church. tho very fab
ric and form OF the priesthood denies
The equality ot man. The priesthood Is
so organized that il is a self selecting
ana -pCrpetnatiug organization. The
Mormon people themselves have no voice,
either actual or theoretical. in the sclcc-
ton Of the priesthood or la the selection
OF members of the Smith trust n Young
or a I[imhall or Il Cannon is not equal
10 Smith. Merit does not cNdlt one
10 the Smith trust. An example OF TINS
occurred some time ago when Il vacancy
WAS flied in the quorum of apostles Jo-
seDh F Smith, in selecting an apostle
passed over The heads OF faithfu!, worthy
and devoted servants who had grown old
iu service TO the church and picked out
relative named Smith.
But worst Of all. the Mormon priest
a man To think for himself There is
nothing In the real Mormon doctrine
compelling any member OF the church
To obey counsel ia anything but spiritual
affairs. This matter OF taking counsel
in temporal affairs was an innovation
promulgated by Brigham Young. Eut in
Brigham NounG'S day things were differ
.cuL from what they are now, Brigham
Young had q good reason lor compelling
bis people 90 take counsel I'm his day.
witt a community oi people in the dcS-
1000 miles from civilization. II WAS ncCcS
sary that work should b" apporttoncd
and that tue whole community should
proceed with the development OF the
country according 10 a wcll-considcrod
plant was necessary that the forces
Of the community ana the work of each
man should bc properly apportloncd Ia
the several kinds of work 1T hand. Eut
wien thc hard conditions That surround
ed Brigham Young and his community
had passed away, all reason FOR taking
passed with them. Yet. the polygurnous
priesthood sam demands that all Nor
mons shall take counsel
Denies Equality of Man.
This very domand that y man take
counsel from The priesthood in temporal
affairs denies the equality OF nan, de
nics tho right OF = man I" think for him
solf and insults the intelligence OF every
man in the Mormon church. The fund1
mental principles Of IN" Mormon church
as cxpouuded and cNcnlpliiicd by the
smith trust are not only at war with
every element Of good citizenship. but
tr carried out and enforced 10 their fun
extent would result in the dcspoiism of
the Smith trust and the everlasting slav-
cry Of the masses
Now. Just think Of IL, suppose that this
doCtriuc Of counsel were obCyed 10 It's
fullest extent. I; such were the case the
ordinary Mormon would not need any
brains at all. That is The will aud the
wish Of the Smith lrust-it would have
more power. more tthiug and more glory
II nobody In Utah had amy brains AS
= matter Of fact. every boy In Utah who |
has reached the eighth grade has Il
clearer idea OF the real theory and ma
turu or this government than has any |
member of the Smith trust and needs !
no counsel from the Smith trust.
Of course the Mormon church is in |
politics, With power at hand with hearts,
tznawcd by greed and av3rlcc. do YOU |
think the Smith trust would pass an op- |
porLunty TO exercise political control? !
The Smith trust is in politics. not for |
the purpose OF securing better govern |