The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-08
THAT FAMOUS LETTER.

THAT FAMOUS LETTER.
1.-The letter that Reed smoot wrote promises to make history
Utah The members of the Utah delegation congress were re-
1used by prohibition their influence in behalf
prohibition legislation in the last Utah legislature B. h. Rob
rts on the stump that delegation
made reply to the telegram Later developed that reply had
but the Of the conventon and moi
for publication.
Neph Morris direct reply had beer
recved but that MIR Morris shown letter purong TO nave
sent third party Now Bishop e. w
Nbley in the Deseret News with this statement
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov 1910
Deseret News-There few people just at this time
who are oamong for the 10 prvas
Smith January 1909 I believe that rewards have been
offerd for the publication of this private letter. also
telegram which sent by Senator Smoot to President
Smith the telegram which has been published
extensively and which was signed by myself, Hyrum M
Smith and Nephi L. Morris
would not ntrude any of these matters on The News
which pertain to political questions except to explain the
why Senator Smoot should ask President Smith to
read certain letter to the enders of the famous telegram
Prior January 2 1909 which the date of the letter
question Senator smoot had received commun
cations from leading and members of the church. ug
ing that something should be done relative to the statewide
prohibition question: that the church. through its resolution
passed at conference demanding statewide prohibition
and that members of the church had gone far
to claim that legislators who members of the Mormon
church. bound by the action of the conference whether
present and voting for the resolution or not
Senator smoot held to the view that it dangerous
proposition for the church. SUCH to insist the of
before the legislature and holding to these
would he not rightly and properly write to the
president of the church such matter which he did in
letter covering several pages?
Now the signers of the famous telegram church
officials of less prominence, what natural
proper would he the telegram than by
asking the president of the church to read his letter
which written few days before and which from his
point of covered the whole wide prohibition
on especially when it is remembered that telegram
sent to Senator Smoot stated that the church demands
it,?
submit, that in Of the facts in the there is
farmnded man who will not be inclined to say that Sen
ator Smoot made to the sender of the telegram the
full and sensible that could have been
under the circumstances. Respectfully,
(Signed) G. w NIBLEY
The Salt Lake Tribune charges foregoing proof thai
he head the church the ruling political power
Utah, and further says:
Presiding Bishop Nibley that natural thing
the world when Utah people ask their
gressmen question: is to have the sent from the
head of the church.
The fact that of the addressed not gen.
orally supposed to be Mormon make difference
to this order of business When address
land they will have to wait around the office the
presidency until handed
If this inquiry pertains to pending legislation Utah
affecting the welfare of the whole people Mormon
Mormon alike the may secret that the public
has no business to know it,
And when results corroborate certain charges of in
famous deals the of such nothing
from that corroboration.
Senator Smoot might have been justified referring
dent Smith the telegram sent by Nby Morris Smith
Senator Sutherland explain his part that He
Mormon and supposed to be active part the dele
cation congress Either he has lost his identity Gentle
completely surrendered his individuality pre-
ogatives to the senior senator from this state
This famous letter places Sutherland most unenvable pos
ION