The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-25
RELIEF SOCIETY
HELPING CHURCH
Women Pressed Into Service to
Do Will of the Federal
Bunch.
URGING DEMOCRATS TO
SUPPORT REPUBLICANS
Latest Move Emphasizes the
Desperation of the Ecclesi-
astical Crowd.

Tho Relief society OF the MormoI
church has gone TO tho aid of the churcl
Republican party. The good sisters OF
the Relief society observed the Signals ol
distress of the church Republicans In
their desperate efforts TO keep their hold
on the county and state and straightuay
Went 10 their assistance. 1t is the mis-
sion OF The cstimablc women, undoubt
edi!' TO case the last moments OF tho
dying party.
Two years ago and four years ago the
liiSh priests and the presidents Of llC
stakes interVcncd to save the church
Republicans from destruction. This year
The high priests and the other male
church authorities seem 10 have lost
and IL is TO the Relief societies and to
the women composing them that the
church Republicans look for rescue. Tho
mission Of the women Will be 10 con-
vince the women voters that it IS The
church Republicans whom the church
wishes 10 see in power and the Demo-
cratic women will be instructed To cast
their votes lor the Smoot party this
year
by someone, Just who il does not ap-
pear but apparently someone close To the
,npone; n1n four promincnt women OF The
Mormon Relief societies have been set
aside AS direcucsses Of the Relief soci-
ely campaign for the Smoot bunch They
are are Mrs: Snsa Young Gates, Mrs. Emma
Woodruff, Airs. j. +, Frccse and Mrs. A.
W. McCunc. Or these Mrs. Woodruff and
Mrs. Gates arc Republicans. while Mrs
McCunc and Mrs. Frcesc are ostcnsibly
democrats Mrs. Woodruff is Il widow
and is the president OF the Womcn's Re-
lief society OF the Mormon church.
Passing the Word.
Each one OF these four members Of
the steering committee has been al
work the last few days in Granite and
Jordan stakes Of the Mormon church
selecting women OF the Relief societies
of The different wards to ''pass the word
among the women of The Mormon church
UrSiuS them 10 vote TIM church Rcpub-
lican Ticket straight AT the coming cleo
ton II is even charged that the women
offered to pay thc Relief society workers
for spreading the tidings tlat IL was de-
creed ttnt once more would the Nor
mon Democrats he transferred TO the
church Republican ranks
on the Mormon Relief society women
dsfolNes the peculiar Task NJ cXpla in
ing To the women OF the county that the
resolution passed in tho tabernacle at,
the autumn conference of 1908 favorinG
prohibition WIS done merely for effect
perhaps 10 bring tho liquor interests 10
a realization that II WAS necessary for
brand OF local option is, the proper thing
this year.
Crafty church Republican politicians
that tar prohibition advocated
by the Democrats would appeal to tho
women voters sent out as omissaries
women workers 10 urge them not To fol-
low the Democratic prohibition piper,
but To vote az The church dictates, for
The church Republicans
Reported TO Headquarters.
The news of the work OF Relief society
"ampa igncrs was buIlctincd hourly to the
Democratic state hca1quartcrS by Demo-
Gratis who were not moved to change
their political beliefs 10 conform with
those OF the Smoor crowd. The indict-
tions are that the Democrats Will suffer
byS the Relief society cam
paign. but that the church influence this
year will not be as potent as in the
past
The use OF the women as campaign
whispcrers is about the limit OF the
despicablc campaign methods of the
church Republicans and indicates th.
desperate plight In which they are. The
appointment OF the women scouts like
the appointment or the fifty special
deputy shcriffs. will undoubtedly servo
the opposite effect OF that for which
II is intended. The church Republicans
now have in their ranks practically all
or the transferable Democrats and there
will he difficulty In their securing more
votes from that quarter Also this lat
est evidence of church domination Of
politics should so disgust the Gentilcs
and progressive Mopmous in both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties that
they will vote the American ticket as Il
protest against such abuse OF cccleslastic