The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
The Passions of the Mormon Sultan

Ic one. born in the 'Ffaith of Nor
nr laron1sm' ISM everything about the person
oil Prophet Smith is sacred, and the
same may be said to those converted
TO inc cult presided over by the chief
master OF polygamy and the lesser mas
ters of polygamy.
Strip typical Mormon elder of all
INC garnlshments and garments Of his
creed to see how much Of the real civil
llHeu man remains, that is, the ethical
man produced by the teachings Of many
generations of civilized man. and some
,dea OF the effects Of fanaicism on a
human being will be demonstrated II
Wi! be found that the good impulses Of
Ordinary humanity have been weakened
or destroyed, and that certain passions
nave become abnormal, and that rca.
son mas been much usurpcd by fanati-
clsm. And il is easily concluded that
fanaticism is one OF the worst evils TO
atIllct society and demoralize and de.
grade man. From the above may be
seen some OF the strong factors which
cntcr lhto the cause OF the abiect WOE
SNIP OF the passions of the polygam0us
prophet, Joseph F. Smith,
The trinity of passions Of the Mormon
sultan have been named as constituting
me polygamous godhead: Cd Passion
y.N
% passion for politics through the
welding of the polvgamous rod over
these "Childrcn Of Israel (" All Of
'hese passions arc so evident that they
scarcely need any mention, That they
are holy passions seems to be the
divine essence as distilled by the Aarous
and Melchisedccs. From the first
great and - holy passion" the prophet
IS the grand master of polygamy to
these "Children of Israel - From his
second passion, he is the monev-mongcr,
the money changer of the temples and
wlgwams of ''lsrael.' the Mammon
'trustee-intrnst of Mormon industry
While the third passion may be ac-
credited with the begetting Of Smoot
and Sutherland as United States scna-
tors. and OF Spry as governor. it must
not be forgotten that these passions of
the trinity seldom act independently, For
the purpose Of analysis. il is best TO
consider them separately. aud it is of
the Mammon passion that q few quo
tatlons may be made
When the Young Moslems descended
upon the Yildiz palace recently in
search of portable wealth, several mil
hons Of dollars in gold were found. If
any Of the Young Mormons should ever
secure an accounting from their holy
prophet in the Bee Hive, possibly not
much real money would be found about
the Hildiz palace Of the Mormons, but
safe Investments in numerous ventures
would be indicated, aud while some Of
them might he strictly personal or po-
lltical, enough wealth would be indi-
Gated TO furnish the reason why Senator
Sutherland made a long speech against
the amendment to the tariff bill which
proposed an income tax. What would
not this senator do for his political
father?
Tie Mormon prophet dominates the
sugar industry in Utah and Idaho, and
while there is 4 large quantity of sugar
produced, tho price paid by the con-
sumers in these two states is not re-
duced by such production, for the pro-
phet entered into the combine 20
keep up the bounteous dividends on
sugar stocks, II is very likely that
Utah cent more than if the soil of
Utah or Idaho did not produce pound
Of sugar. What does the prophet get
out of it? What is his share on the
combine stock dividends?? A senator
said last week, $4,000 per annum.
The prophets share is ten per cent,
and ii he gets ten per cent of the sugar
trust s profits IN the states Of Utah and
Idaho, it would 90 far beyond $4,000.
L
salt industry of Utah. Salt pays high
tribute to the Mormon sultan. Salt is
n necessity, and nations have from the
earliest times made il pay tax. With
the natural facilities for producing salt
in Utah. il is well known that this po
lygamous Mammon would seize and
the whole salt industry of
the state. Salt is no cheaper IN Utah
than if not a pound was produced.
hnt
cheaper TO buy the salt shipped from the
east.
In the mercantile business. the Nor
mon prophet is in for the Lion Of the
Lord 's'' share. The large mercantile
institutions OF which the prophet is the
head pay good dividends, for NEST of
the out-of-town Mormon trade goes
there, But the prophet is in this bust
ness7 Does that make goods any
the purpose to get the cream Of the
profits in the name of the Holiness
10 the Lord?'' He has easily all of
the Mormon trade in whisky. and alco-
hol for the country Mormons. for nearly
all of the small stores in the country
sell L. G, NJ. I. whisky and alcohol, and
the revenue from this class of goods
must be considerable.
So this grand master of polygamy is
a kind Of captain Of industry, espc-
cially where there is a chance of
monopoly or Of entering into com
to boost the amount Of the
dividends Of stocks that the ''trustee
in trust - may hold or he interested in.
That he is not a captain of industry
in the way of improvements is noted
by the languishing condition of the
Utah Light and Railway company
while he held it in the hollow of his
hand. He is one of the directors Of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, and
this fact gives him hobnobbing stand
ing with the big moneycd interests:
which in turn makes him a political
factor. His moneyed interests makes
him sought by others who follow Nam
mon as the highest attainment of ter
rcstrial glory" These connections
with the financial world also gives INN
a social standing aud an opportunity
for his polygamous children for social
relations with the children of hs
money associates in business. and what
lack Mormon would not feel cnnoblcd
by the thought that his own postterity