The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-23
THE MORMON METHODS.

OF the inward ambitions of its leaders
The incubation OF religion and NOR
ality is only the modicum of tn,
creed Financial and political intlr
nee is the foundation upon which the
structure was erected So today til,
good Mormon is he who pays his
1.-THE promptly and without fuss, anC
votes according to counsel. Devo
ton and morality count for little wit
the bishop OF the ward. however
pleasing they may be to the laity
The ambition of the leaders of the
church is to eventually control tn,
commerce and government of tn,
world. To this end the officials OF
the church have been faithful since
the time of Brigham Young.
The common people accept Nor
monism as a religion. They believe
in its scriptures as something in
spired of God. They try to follow
the teachings of the church in moral
ity; they try to live their religion
Except for their blind subservience
to authority we have the greatest re.
Spect for the Mormon people Sub
Scrvience is just as reprehensible in
Methodist or a Presbyterian as it is ir
I Mormon. We make no distinctions
And anything we may say in criti.
cism of the Mormon church is dir :.
ID solely to the organization and not
tc the adherents of the faith.
Brigham Young was one of the
greatest men of his age, whatever we
nay think of his methods, character
0r religion. He was the successor Q
Joseph Smith, at least for one branch
of the church. He led his people We
md settled in the valley of the great
Salt Lake His ambition was to ho'd
the inter-mountain country for his
people and their children; to build /,
Norman political and ecclesiastical
empire in Utah. or Deseret as it was
then called. To this end Gentle i'm
migration was frowned upon, dis
couraged and intercepted whence,
possible If intimidation, cruelty, or
even murder, were necessary, it was
resorted to with little compunction
To quickly people his kingdom po
lygmy was authorized, encouraged
and practiced. Missionaries were sent
to Eastern states, but more particu
larly to Europe. Especially in Europe
were they successful In most of the
countries of Europe there was then a
state church Of course there are al
ways dissenters and these fell an easy
prey to Mormon missionaries, who
not only gave them a new religion.
but assured them of prosperity in
new land. Thus a strong immigra
ton was induced The object of
bringing the converts to Utah was
two-fold, viz. to keep them strong in
the faith and to people the land OF
Zion. That policy has been main
tanned to this day. There is little
good in converting a man to Mormon.
ism unless you can get him where you
an always put your hand on him. II
naturally followed that an immigra
ion bureau is as necessary as a mis-
sionary bureau, and later a colonial
ion bureau.
Let us follow the scheme anot. erl
step. When Mormon missionary
converts a Swede, for instance, he
next induces him to go to Utah
When he arrives he is not told to go
up into Idaho and settle, but to go up
onto Mink Creek, Idaho, and settle
Mink creek is a Danish-Swede- Nor
non settlement. If he came to thl
Boise Valley and found no Mormons
he would soon become delinquent i
his 1.-THE. That of course would
never do. Again his vote would cut
little figure in Canyon County, but
helps swell the Mormon vote in Onei
da county. The object is to build up
strong Mormon communities. 1t is
easy to be good Mormon at Fish
Haven when it might be very hard at
Orofno. That is the theory and
practice of the Mormon church.
Since the creation of the State
Bureau of immigration, Labor and
Statistics, the Mormon leaders have
tried necessarily to get hold of the of
fee. That office is of more import
ance to them than half dozen gov
errors or congressman. They can
soon send out their missionaries, and
the great state of Idaho will attend r.
locating the converts in the right
place. That is the purpose of havin.,
Mr.. S. J. Rich Commissioner of I'm
migration. If the state should appro-
pirate $5O0OOOO for this bureau, VIZ