The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10

! Collier s Weekly for October lst note.
the prevalence of insurgency in the Re
publican party throughout the West
and under the pithy title, g Why." pro
pounds the following questions:
Every Republican State west of The
mississippi river is strongly insurGent ex
ccpt these.
Colorado, Utah. Montana wyoming.
" hercm do the people OF these States
differ from their neighbors in Kansas
California, Oregon. and the Dakotas'
VIII such persons or papers In these
States as give thought To such matters
iet us knowp'
The answer to the Collier question
so far us Utah is concerned, lies right
on the surface. There was a bargain
made between the Republican bosses
and the Mormon church: the church
was to be protected and to furnish the
votes; TIE bosses would do the church
will. It held the controlled vote
which is the deciding vote, of the Nor
mon church, firm for the stand pat Re
publican element, In pursuance of that
bargain, President Roosevelt, who had
specifically and earnestly counseled
against the election Of Mormon apos-
tie to the United States Senate, re-
versed his position, made the reten-
ton of the Senatorial seat by Smoot a
partisan question. and Smoot was re-
t0iued in his scat by the Republican
Scnate, on political lines, the case made
against him being entirely ignored and
the decision IN his favor being on a
political partisan basis. For this Pres.
idcnt Roosevelt was blessed throughout
the length and breadth of Mormon,
dom and The brethren rallied TO him as
TO brother.
When President Taft came through
here in September Of last year be was
taken in hand By the Mormon church
leaders. who guided, guarded, and ex.
plotted him, keeping the Gentle element
at arm 5 length, He naturally sue.
cccded to the place IN the hearts of
the Mormon leaders that had been oc
cupied heretofore by Roosevelt.
Snoot, who is sent to the United
States Senate, not by the people OF
Utah, nor to serve them. but by Joseph
r. Smith. as missionary of the Nor.
mon church, is the special stand pat
ter of the country. being nearer TO Aid
rich than any other Senator; Aldricb
being the party leader who brought vic
tory to him in mis- contest in the Sen
ate. He voted with Aldrich on the
bunko tariff law on every motion and
ON every amendment There WAS not
one case OF divergence between Smoot
and Aldrlch in their votes on this bill,
nor did Smoot miss vote, his record
IN this being unique. Smoot is the po-
litical boss of Utah. made so by virtue
of his church apostleship, and because
he IS the missionary of the authorities
of the Mormon church TO the United
States Senate in Washington. AS one
If the apostles of the Mormon church
said not long ago in addressing a Nor.
mon congreg cation, Smoot "vindicates
tho Mormon gospel III the halls of
Congress.
Given thus bargain, this bossism OF
Smoot, sustained by the leaders of the
Mormon church with their controlled
vote, and given also the outgiving by
who voted with Aldrich on
The tariff bill whenever he voted at ALL
who is simply Smoot S lackey, that
here rs no insurgency in Utah the ex-
)lanation is evident, There not only is
no insurgency in Utah, there can be
none as long as the bargain between
.he Mormon chiefs and the standpat
posses holds good, The controlled vote
If the Mormon church is ample to con
rol any election in this State. and the
nsurCcnt who would go up against that
control is simply butting his head
iealust stone wall. AID that nsur-
.cnt. If he has any sense at ALL knows
he fact. Consequently be doesu L
,utt.
In Idaho the Mormons have the bal.
lnce of power, and iu so far AS the con.
rolled vote there can sway the cleo
ion, the same influence that squelches |
insurgency in Utath squelGhes insur |
:cncy also in Idaho. And there you
rave the answer In a nutshell 1t only |
emnins TO add. that in the other States |
wherever there is a Mormon vote, the |
anne influence prevails in the same di- |
ection and to the same effect.