The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23

the same influence which had designated
him removed him from the race Toward
in which l think 10? ballots were taken
] had this experience: | also was a cnn.
didatc. candidate for re election to the
senate, President Snow sent word that
went to President Shows house a,
night and he said. 81 want to talk 10 you
about the senatorship." and then anc
there, finding that Apostle Grant had
didate, Lorenzo Snow told me IL WAS the
will OF the Lord that George Q. Cannon
should be elected senator, and / was sup
posed to step out and Induce my sup
porters In the legislature. GENTLE as well
as Mormon, 10 transfer their allegiance
on the strength of that revelation.
refused to do II. l asked President Snow
4 he was going to publish that revela-
said, then If you won't publish It,
won't obey II, because n God is ashamed
OF II, I am ALSO No one was elected
by that session OF the legislature.
ator OF the United States. He WAS elect
ed and he filled the station honorably
but there isn't question In anyone s
mind who knows the facts, but that
President Snow preferred Thomas Kcarns
to the Smith candidate for the senate OF
the United States. Joseph r. and John
Henry, being prophets by inheritance,
had ventured to make a political arrange
w
President Snow. and they were called
temporarily away from the field OF ac-
tivities. while President Snow designated
Thomas kearns as his chief Is there
anyone here who disputes it?
Voice. would Hike the Deseret
News tn get THAI down.
Mr.. Cannon-The Deseret News will
publish the Articles OF Faith and say that
is within that statement. The Dcserct
News never publishes any disturbing
truths about any modern events.
Smoot Chose Himself.
The next senator elected was Reed
Smoot. Does anyone here dispute that
he was selected by tho authorities OF the
meeting was held In the temple and
Reed Smoot proposed himself as Il candi
date for the scnatorship on the strength
OF the tender made by Lorenzo Snow.
that II he would step out OF the way
and let Thomas Kearns be elected, the
next senator to follow would be Smoot
Several OF the apostles thought that he
was piling the earthly honors on top
OF the divine on earth rather thickly
Some Of them recalled that the last pre-
ceding apostle of the Mormon church who
had seriously sought the scnatorship had
brilliant, the splendid Moses Thatcher
was big enough for both. but Reed Smoot
was perhaps big enough for both. or
perhaps either, were they merged. None
to it. and he was selected, and YOU and
! all know that from the moment 1t was
announced that Reed Smoot had per-
mission from his quorum to run for the
have paid SIS to open headquarters for
himself. What was the use?
Sutherland 8 Amazing Intelligence.
The next senator elected from Utah
was George Sutherland. George Suther
land Is a man of very fine intelligence.
The unmistakaoe truth OF IL is that
after Smoot was elected senator at the
time George would have liked to be
elected Senator. George quit lighting the
power OF the church in politics. An ex-
hioition OF remarkable discriminatory In
telligence which you rarely find In any
except such as Senator Sutherland And
the skill with which he selected the mo-
ment 10 quit hghting against the church
really has attached itself TO all his pro-
reedingS as senator. The publications OF
the cast pay great Difference TO our Utah
ruler, More than one magazine OF ma
.ional Importance performs what II con-
siders a public duty b. pointing out that
lust as surely as Reed Smoot follows Aid
rich just so surely does George Suther-
and follow Reed Smoot Does any one
1oubt that George Sutherland had the
OF the Mormon church for that
;enatorship?
II any one doubts il or disputes IT /
would like TO have an indication Of the
first circumstance In that campaign 10
Indicate that the Mormon church was not
satisfied 10 have Mr.. Suther-
and as Mr.. Smoots understudy. his echo
and colleague.
Defines Jack Mormon.
One of the presidents told me that
Senator kearns had digged his own po-
itical grave. and they were going 10
nave somebody there. since IL must be a
L Mormon In times OF peace. and lit
lie Bit better. For II you want "A man
who Will be absolutely supine under the
'ulc OF the church. don't pick Mormon.
never will. All. there isn't Mormon
,r Gentle here that don't know. Nor
mons know where 10 draw the limo be-
ween obedience TO the word OF God and
II least some OF thom debut 4 jack
Mormon is cropping In the dark trem-
,lingly. He never knows where the line
S. and so he goes clear over into the
When Senator Kearns refused to follow
he dictates OF the church. and when
he spoke against the seat
ng Of an apostle Of the church In the
grave, and as far as. the church could
,ury him, IL inferred him in that grave
md from that cemetery 1t reared the
pale passion flower. Sutherland.
Who was that in Washington, when
he Payne Aldrich bill was under con-
;ideration and some OF the schedules be-
,amc too much for even the strong
stomach Of Mr.. Aldrich-who was II that
defended every atrocity OF the Payne
Aldrich bill?
Cries OF Reed smoot." mo. II wasn't
Reed Snoot."
Mr.. Cannon-No 1t wasn't Reed Smoot
Il was Joseph F. Smith acting through
aim. The physical appearance was
smoot
How many men have been elected from
Utah TO the national congress against
lie will OF the Mormon church since
sac?
Cries of None
How many men have failed OF election
since 1896 that the Mormon church
wanted?
Cries OF None"
How many have been elected governor
II Utah against the will OF the Mormon
church? How many men have failed
whom the Mormon church selected for
he office? How many bills have ever
been passed by Utah legislature that
he Mormon church disapproved? How
many bills have ever failed OF passage
hat the Mormon church approved?
A Voice-"Prohibltion.
Mr.. Cannon-We were assured by the
good ministers OF the gospel and the
noble men and women who clasped their
hands that we should have prohibition
n Utah. The good ministers and the
splendid women gave us good cause to