The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-21

mat the church in making the deal with
the brewers and liquor dealers two
years ago had disgraced the rank and
file Of the church ard that il had placed
the Mormon church in the attitude of
being the only church in the world that
was allied with the liquor interests.
WhJ Insurgents Kicked.
These Insurgents pointed out also
that the fact that as the church had
once operated distillery in Salt Lake
and bad also operated d saloon over
the door of which was Il placard with
the all-sceing eye and the words "Hoi-
ness 10 the Lord -; that as the 4, c. M.
!. drug stores all dispensed liquor and
that the drug company with which
Apostle Senator Smoot was connected
in Provo had been a notorious booze
Joint, that the church had enough to
answer for without making any new
compact with the brewers and the
liquor dealers,
There were several other planks in
the church Republican platform which
the lsnrgents opposed and they were
likewise outspoken in their view regard
ing the domination of the church
through the federal bunch In the poll
cies Of the state.
ManSi Insurg gent Outspoken.
Among the insur"ents, the progress
ives, was Mayor William Lowery OF
Mapti. He kicked and he kicked hard
against the work of the federal bunch
as he also protested vigorously against
the dictation Of the high ecclesiasts in
politics. lie was and is a Mormon. His
protests reached the ears Of the eccle
siasts In Salt Lake. AT once it was
ordered that he be souelched. Manti
was the county seat of Sanpete, one of
the banner church Republican counties
IN Utah. The county was likewise the
home of Erickson, Democratic nominee
for congress. INSURGENCY must not be
permitted in this county. The screws
were applied.
" FMe.Too' Sutherland was the first
one 10 call upon the insurgents in
Manti. The bewhiskered Jack Mormon
senator. as you designate him. labored
with Mayor Lowery for several hours,
but the interview was failure in so
far as winning Mr., Lowery back to the
standpat Republican fold. Sutherland
undoubtedly reported his mission n fail
ure to his political boss and master,
ApostleScnator Reed Smoot, for Smoot
took hand.
Smoot Took Hand
"When the apostle.senator visited
Manti short while before the election
he sent for the insurgent mayor. but
he was still for insurgency, and refused
TO see the apostolic senatorial boss of
the church Republican party. Then
sterner measures were resorted to- The
higher authorities were called. The
thumb screws which had been applied
failed, the rack and screw must be
brought into requisition.
"Nephi l.. Morris. president Of Salt
Lake stake of Zion, was then brought
into the game. He was a personal
friend of the stubborn insurgent and
was to be the instrument used to bring
him back into the fold. Now, Nephi Z.
is great letter writer as also a great
whsperer Hence he wrote a letter to
his friend Lowery. | have seen the let
ter, o that / know what ] am talking
about.
What Morris Wrote.
''ln this letter President Morris went
on to tell that iuasmuch as the president
Of the church had decided the attitude
Of the church on the liquor question
he, Morris, was not taking any part
against it. He then detailed the CON
ference held at the church headquarters
which ! have told you about before. 1t
also said that among those present at