The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
he Rehearses Treachery of the
Church Leaders Since the
Manifesto.
CLEVELAND is QUOTED
ON MORMON QUESTION
Said He Didn't Trust Those
Fellows" but Had to
Sign Bill.

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very enthusiastic rally Of American yot-
erS last evening at the home OF Mr. and
MIS- Qualtrough, 5di South Main street
owing to the change in the place OF
meeting the crowd was rather slow In
gathering. but by . o'clock the rooms
were well filed
ME- Critchlow referred to the Utah
commission, which formerly met in what
Is now The Qualtrough. and explained at
length the reason for the appointment
ot that commission, and said that
~ is well to recall the past In order
,ldt lnc people may sec TINT the Nghr
IN I TAN lis not n hopeless one
ihe manifesto. Mr.. Crtchlow said was
nalea as the beginning of u new era
ana mas so provcd-tho beginning Of an
cla oi hypocrisy on the part of the lead
ers ot the Mormon church as distin-
guished from the ord OF opcn UNQUALIFIED
IpntIasohiSM pnIass Iydn to the federal government
he government and its officers and cuI-
tivated among their people a feeling
OF hostility to the government Then.
E. MI.n INC issuing Of the manifesto. a diff
ier"nt feeling was aroused, a feeling that
something epoch making in its character
mad appeared. The people felt that so
lar as open professions et least we're
termined TO obey the laws. This pro-
duced change even I'm the courts. Tn
To that Time when mon were brought into
court and pleaded guilty to offonscs
against the law .hey had openly said
That they were obcyins higher law
Inan that OF the courts and paid their
nnes as regularly as they were brought
before the courts.
After the manifesto they readily agreed
to obey the law OF the land and wero
released with merely nominal fines. while
many indictments were .quashed. The
mass Of the Mormon people we're sincere
IN their belief in the manifesto and their
determination to abide by the laws, and
the period from 1890 to 1896 may be
called the era OF good feeling. But the
Mormon leaders were even then bargain
ing with the leaders OF the two great po-
litical parties in Washington for the po-
litical control OF Utah when it should be |
admitted as a state.
What Cleveland Said
Mr. Critchlow then referred 10 a con-
versatlon he had with Mr., Cleveland in |
1905. just after the Smcot nvestiga tion |
at Washington. in which the talk turned |
upon the question OF statehood for Utah |
that state having been admitted during |
Mr.. Cleveiand's administration. He said |
that Mr.. Cleveland's words. as near as
he could remember. were these: II was
always afraid OF those fellows out there |
and II / had had my way about it they |
would not have had statehood. But il |
was not for me Ia deny It and refuse TO
tion was handed by me TO the attorney
general and IL was constitution which
guaranteed republican form OF gov
ernmcnt. I had nothing to do but Sign
lows, and after all IL has turned out
as | expected.
AS matter of fact VIC have had moth
Ing but church. control ever since. That
whole fight. We cannot discuss tie uues-
tonS arising bore as political questions
are discussed elsewhere, The questions
that divide the people arc on religious
grounds. and of course you Immediately
bring in questions that arouse the very
greatest bitterness. Even though man
may not really feel resentment al criti-
cism leveled at the heads of his church.
ne is put in a position where. for the sake
Of his standing In the church. he has TO
pretend TO be offended. But the people
the leaders OF the church crlticisirS
one another, as We sec president of the
seventy speaking against all apostle and
The apostle condemning through his pa
per. the president of the seventy. SO
.he situation leads to false pretense with
regard the reverence they pay to their
church leaders. Such a situation cannot
last There is greater freedom of speech
among the people and greater liberty OF
Inc press throughout the state than ever
before.
Action of Leaders.
Referring again 10 the action Of the
cadcrs OF the church after the mani !
Tcsto, Mr., Critchcw said that at the cleo ,
Ion of the first senators IL was under ,
stood tina, ono would be from the Nor
mons aud one from the Gentiles. and ,
frank j. Cannon was one of the candI-
lates But even at that time there was !
strong attempt on the part of the
.hurch leaders to substitute his father,
who was high churchman. and so gain
.ontrol ar Washington. Mr. Critchlow |
spoke Of the passage OF the bill lcGitima- !
zing the children Of plural marriages. !
md said that since that time every bill |
to the legislature has first re-
eived the sanction or disapproval OF the |
caders Of the church and has been passed |
IT rejected accordingly, |!
In conclusion Mr.. Critchlow said. NO :
nc who nndcrsta nds the American pco-
,le can believe that condition such ~
ye have within this state can continue
o exist within tho United States for any
,rcat length of time. =
Miss Robinson sang Life Is Only Just .
Bubble" TO tho great satisfaction Of
very one. and recalled, giving, II
Wish I Lived Next Door to You
Judge 4. j. Weber made few re- a
marks on the political conditions I'm the =
asst comparing them with the present -
nd drawing much announcement from 81
he great Improvement and from the fact e.
hat much unrest Is exhibited among
bc church leaders. :,
Miss lone Brucre Gavn y charming rcci .,
alton and Curtis Cohen repeated tho =
songs which have met with so ;,
iucb favor at previous rallies. a,
Patrick OCOnnor. who Was present, "a
lso sang, accompanying himself on tho
ui,ar. to the great enjoyment of all 6,
4 vote of thanks WAS given to those fs
,ho took part in the programme and 81
specially to Mcssrs. Critchlow and
Weber e,
Light rcfrcshmcnts were served by the II,
Idics Of the American club. under whose n,
uspIces The rally was held. h
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