The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12

The developments of the last campaign,
wherein there was discussion of the deal
which the Smoot Republicans made with the
liquor interests two years ago, leave no doubt
that the congressional delegation, federal Of
fceholders, the president of the Mormon church
and other high authorities in that organiza-
tion participated in that shameful transaction
The Niblcv Smith Morris telegram to Senators Reed
Smoot George Sutherland and Congressman Howell,
doubt that the president OF the church had full cog
n o Of be i his a @
President Smith aided Smoot and his cohorts carry
Even today he does reveal to the public tho
contents of tho letter which was addressed to him by
Apostle Senator smoot in indirect answer to the tcle
gram of Presiding Bishop NibIey, Hyrum M smith and
Nephi L. Morris, He does not dare to do it. because
the guilt will be fixed upon him with such rmnoss that
the disgrace would be shock even to the saunchest
members of his church
He does not dare do it! Because that let
ter which has been, shown to number Of men,
and the contents of which have been, in sub
stance, presented to the public through the
columns Of The Tribune, prove that he acted
as the worst kind Of hypocrite on the entire
liquor question.
That he tool in the hands of Smoot, docs not
excuse him for his in that seaIdaous an R Mn IN
He does not dare to disclose that letter. because Pre-
siding Bishop Nibey has already admitted over his
own Signature that his tec gram 10 Utah congrcs
sonal delegation was "A church matter, ms c1cuse
bein.. that il right and proper that the answer
should be sent through the president of the Mormon
church. go -
This admission is made also in face Of the fact that
one of the United States senators who addressed
processes be, and is held TO be, Mormon He
would not therefore be expeetcd to DC addressed bT
sate-wldc importance the presumption that be- as
United States senator was expected te act on such
consent of the dominant church-tha he must first
please the Mormon priests
ff tharp ig 1iSpu
erIand is wholly bound by the will OF these ecclesass
but has protested and h's friends have protesed,
and even the Mormon leaders have protested that he
is not so bound that the church does not Interfere
with the functions OF the state
That answer TO that telegram conveyed TO
President Smith the fact that the congress
sional delegation as we'll us the federal authori-
lies here and the leading agents Of the local
Republican machine, had entered INTO Il deal
with the liquor interests And if that deal
were not carried out, the church would get
into disfavor with the national representatives
of the liquor men and their corporate allies
and associates in the east.
If this transaction docs not prove conclu-
sively that the church and the liquor interests
are allied in the control of the politics OF this
state, what proof must yet be presented?
The deal made two years ago was carried out TO =
letter. 1t renewed this year, aud again carried
the letter And IN order to protect lhosc
who supported the Smoot federal bunch with their
here through their newspa that they
pose take the licensing of the liquor business on
authorities of the state. Indeed, of the retail
liquor dealers in Salt Lake City were assured that the