The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
TIE CHURCH IN POLITICS.


the halls of Congress, has need o
Elder Herschel Bullcn in his politica
business; but the voters of Cach
county, it appears, are 10th to supper
Elder Bullcn in his candidacy for tn
State Senate, Not alone tho Demo
Gratis oppose him. but good many o
the faithful ip the ranks of the Repub
llcan party arc very tired of Eide
Bullen and his buldo1ing ways, an,
are disposed TO vote against him.
| The situation began TO be vcr,
serious, and to threaten defeat TO Elder
BulIen. And so Elder Howell appeal.
TO the general authorities of the churcl
to get in and do business with the
church vote that is subject TO control
Accordingly John Henry Smith goes 10
Cache county and does the "'whisper
act in the cars of the Democrat te
there, telling them that it is the "wilI
of the Lord as expressed to "the
living oracle" President Joseph +.
Smith, that Elder Bullen should be
sustained politically.
Concurrently with this, Elder Nbley,
presiding bishop Of the Mormon
church, hurries up to Cache county and
appears as the chief figure IN tho Re
publican rally that was scheduled for
Elder Sutherland As Niblcy stands
much higher in the church than Elder
Sutherland, the latter being. in fact, a
mere neophite, of course Niblcy is the
chief speaker and Nibey speaks the
word of authority. That word is that
Anthon Anderson, who is on The Demo
cratic ticket for the legislature, must
be beaten, Niblcy copfcsscs that An
dcrson is a good man, ono better
man lives, be said, "aud if he were
running for sheriff, assessor, or some
other county Office, it might be all ight
to elect him; but while he may be q
better man than bis opponent ou the
Republican ticket, he is not tho man to
send to the legislature, and / want you
20 vote against him. / say this, al.
though he is QUO of my best friends
and my bishop
Presiding Bishop Niblcv spoke, of
course, from bis standpoint as an &C.
'lcsisst. His words were received AS
he words of the presiding bishop Of
he Mormon church, "sustaincdD - /
vice year by the congregation in
,cucral conference assembled as
'rophet, seer, and rcvcator He con
cdes that Mr.. Anderson is a better
nan than his opponent, eminently
Torthy of the Office he seeks, aud if he
'crc running for some county Office,
nd not for the legislature, Nibley
'ould be for him. Why is it. then.
at Niblcy. who thinks Mr. Anderson (
uch good map, so well fitted for a
ounty Office, wants him defeated in
is candidacy for the legislaturc7 I'm.
oubtcdly it is because of the under
landing among the church officials
hat 1t won Z do TO have prohibition in
tah.s Apostle Smoot was sustained
his seat in the senate by "the in
,rcsts." aud he has ever since shown
lmsclf mighty grateful to them. One
the most powerful Of "tbo inter
SIS = is the liquor interest. Smoot
as shown an over,abundauce of zeal
the. service of those who "sus-
'lned - him in his efforts TO re.
in. his seat. He voted on every phase
nd every amendment of the tariff
u, and he voted every time with
Idrich. Aldrich was the supreme rcp-
sentative of ''tbc interests of all
Inds aud forms in the United States
snste.> Smoot, therefore, is the mere
'ho Of AIdricb S voice for the big
terests Of the country; and Smoot is
ldertaking 10 retain control OF the
glslatllre Of Utah, and through
lendship for "the intcrcsts" does :
IT want any man in the lcgisla ture
'at he cannot control. Hence his
,verlsh anxiety lest Mr.. Anderson, ="
lmttodly good and fit man. should
elected 10 the legislature from
iche county, as Smoot knows that
Will not be able TO control Ander. '
u s vote. Smoot said in one of
S recent speeches during his cam .
ign tour of Utah that he would give /
8 life to defeat The American
rty. That means that he is in .
sperate state Of mind, He is obi. "
ted TO .'the interests! and has y
dcrtakcn, it appears, TO assure all u
them, including the liquor interest, o
at he could control the State of Utah >
they desire. &
'Smoot hopes, of course, 10 be able to
ercisc this control quietly yet effcc u
ely But the feeling among the peo y
:, both on the principle involved g
d personally against Smoot, defeats "
ut hope, and makes it necessary 81
him TO call out the ultimate "
'ength OF the church TO "sustainD VI
J efforts. And so the church is ont 's
the field openly, .blatantly, and &c
lndalously in favor of Snloot rule in u
lltics aud civil affairs in this State. i'
IL manifestation Of this church ac. y
'ity IN politics cropped out first in VI
che county, but doubtless il will di
read To other parts OF the State, and u
II be exercised for all IL is worth n;