The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-21
Shoes How the Hierarchy Invented ''ReUel

that knew him and believed in him.
He told me, at last, that he was
gong TO appoint Mr.. Sandford
chief Justice OF Utah, and added
significantly, 81 suppose he will get
in touch with the situation. | ac-
cnepted this remark as a permission
to confer with Mr. Sandford, and
iourncyed to New York TO see him and
TO renew the understanding I had with
him.
He was appointed chief Justice on
the ninth day Of July, 1SSS, and-as
the Mormon people expressed 1.-THE
backbone of the raid was broken. -
On August &c, 1888, he arrived III Salt
Lake City.
Influx of Gentiles.
But in the years 1883 and 1889,
thousands of newcomers arrived in
Utah with strong antagoDism to the
religion and the political authority Of
growth Of Gentle population, there
came a natural determination on their
part 10 obtain control of the 10
cal governments Of cities and coun
ties. In opposing this movement,
the power of the church was again
solidiied. BY 1889, the Gentiles had
taken the city governments of Ogden
and Salt Lake City, had elected mem
bers Of the legislature in Salt Lake
county. and had carried the passage
of public school bill. against the
tlmid and secret opposition of the
church.
Judge Zane Reinstated.
President Cleveland had been de.
fcated aud succeeded by President
Harrison and Chief Justice Sandford
had been removed and Chief Justice
Zanc rcinstated. Gle did not adiudi-
cate with his previous rigor. however
because OF the success of Justice
Sandford policy of leniency) The
church made no move publicly TO re
pudiate polygamy. and its silent atti.
tude Of defiance, in this regard, gave a
battle cry 10 all its enemies.
Idaho Test Oath.
The crisis was precipiiated by "A
movement that had begun in the terri
tory OF Idaho. where the Mormons had
been disfranchised by means of test
oatb-a provision still remaining in the
Idaho state constitution, but now nulli-
fed by the political power Of the Nor
mon leaders in Salt Lake City. bill.
known !as the Cullom -Strublc bill, was
introduced at Washington, TO do in
Utah what had been done in Idaho.
Woodruff Was Helpless.
The church was then directed by
President Woodruff and his two coun-
cilors, George Q, Cannon and Joseph
+. Smith. But President Woodruff was
as helpless iu the political world as a
nun. He was gentle, earnest old
man. patiently ingenious and simple
minded, with faith in the guidance
of heaven that was only greater than
my fathers because it was uumixed
with any earthly sagacity. He had
the mind, and the appearance. of n
country preacher. and even when he
was "op the underground he used to
do his daily stint Of farm labor,
secretly. either at night or in the very
early morning. 4 was a successful
farmer (born in ~ConnecticuD, of a
Yankee shrewdness and industry, He
recognized that in order 10 get crop
of wheat il was necessary TO do some
thing more than trust in the Lord.
But in administering the affairs of the
church he seemed 10 have no such
sophistication.
Mild as a Lamb.
I can see him yet, at the meetings
Of the presidency, opening his mild
blue epes in surprised horror at n re,
port Of some new danger threatening