The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
N|BLEY FALSE
To OWN HOBBY
PrOfessed PrOhibitiOnist Tells
Loganites to Vote Republi-
can Ticket.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS
RESENT HIS ATTITUDE
Somersault by the Churchman
Arouses Indignation Within
Party Ranks. i

The address OF Bishop c. ". Nibley Al
Logan on Thursday night Is uniVcrsallE
taken as a direct command OF the Nor
mon church TO vote the Republican
ticket. and as such 1t Is deprecated by
all OF the leading Democrats of the state
They declare that II Is direct attempt
10 Use church influence fer the bcnefit
OF the Republican party and they insist
that II can be construed III no other
manner
In the past the church Republicans
have drawn largely on bishops. presi
dents OF stakes and high priests. TO ad-
vance the church Republican party's in
terests. out this Is the nrst time that
they have gone so far as TO Impress the
presiding bishop Of the entire church
Into political service. Bishop Niblcy s
position as An executive head OF one OF
the most important departments Of the
Mormon church makes his announcement
to the Mormons Of the state to vote the
church Republican ticket almost as en-
phatlc as though that cxhortation came
from President Joseph II. Smith himself.
Niblcy apparently has forgotten his pro-
hbition VOWS.
Democrats Resent Action.
Concerning Bishop Nibley's Logan ad-
dress the following prominent Democrats
have this to say.
Judge o. w. Powers-Thc speech OF
Bishop Nibley at Logan indicates that
the Democrats are going 10 get IT in tho
neck. IT Is n certain evidence that the
for the Republicans, just as it was Two
years ago. four years ago and six years
ago. haven't oeen working very hard
for the success OF the Democrats this
campaign, but now as it looks like we
are going TO get II in the neck. why I'm
going 10 get out and work hard for the
Democrats. In order that ] can get my
share OF IT.
l.. r. MartIneau-I think the people OF
Utah understand that their integrity is
on trial in this campaign. IL is not the
issues OF one party or another, nor
choice between candidates that is in
ty OF tho people OF Utah. / have never
been conyinced-and am not yet-that
The church desires the Republican party
to be In control In this state. How
this year. I will be thoroughly convinced
that the church wants the Republicans
In power.
Whom Will They Believe.
James II. Moyle-The people OF Logan
on Thursday night received the word OF
the Republican party. and hence. neccs-
sarlly opposed TO prohibition. The peo-
pie OF Utah have the word OF Bishop
Nibley, the churchman. that he favors
statewide prohibition. Whom will they
believe. Nibley the politician. or Bishop
Njbley the churchman?
Judge William III. KinS-BishoD Nib
ley's name has been mentioned in this
SaUipdiSu, OILY petauSc lie mas strongly
advocated prohibition, and Joined In a
telegram to Smoot. Sutherland and How
ell telling. them that II prohibition was
defeated by the Republican legislature.
the anti prohibition party the saloon
easued party" His party did defeat
prohibition. therefore IL Is justly called
the nti-prohibition and the saloon
eagued party II Mr.. Nibley wishes 10
support "saloon-l -leagued" party. I sup
pose no one can prevent him from 50
long. But he cannot complain it scuc
persons think he Is more concerned in
me triumph OF the Republican party
han in the cause of temperance, There
vas no occasion for his entering the po-
itical arena, and his present attitude
viii convince some people that moral
ssues are less important with some
'ccesasts than the success of a political
,aTty.