The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
Wife Number Two Of President
Smith ImpOrtuning Female
Members to Vote.
TRAVELS IN AUTO ON
HER ELECTI0NEERING TOUR
Accompanied by Members of Re-
lief Society and Y. L. M. ]. A.
on Her Trip.

Onc OF tnc WIVES OF JOScpu u. OuiilH
prophet, seer and ravelator and prcsi
dent of the Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter day Saints, is out cOunselins
and advising the female members OF
the church to vote the church Repub
lican ticket. This wife is number y
Julina l.. Smith. president of the gen
eral board of the Relief society.
The church is in politics.
Susa Young Gates, one of the aids to
the general board OF the Young Ladies
Mutual Improvement association of the
Mormon church, a strong advocate
OF polygamy, is advising the female
members Of the church, through her
church Republican ticket.
The church is in politics.
Sarah Eddingtou of the general
provement association of the Mormon
, church, and an employee of the
recorders IS office of Salt Lake county,
IS counseling and advising the female
members of the Mormon church to
vote the church Republican ticket.
The church is in politics.
Mrs. Hildah II. Larsen, president of
is counscliug and advising the fe-
male members of the church in her
stake to vote the church Republican
ticket
The church is in politics
Several Days in Jordan Stake.
These four women have devoted
several days to riding over Jordan
stake In an auto, and urging the female
members of the church to vote the
church Republican ticket
When asked. f'Why don t the church
cratic party then. if their only pur-
pose is to defeat their so-called
cncmies!'' the reply is made, "Be-
cause the Republicans are already in
the majority. -
The church is in politics. 4
South Jordan stake, where these
four s'omcn have been proselyting,
Hyrum Goff Of West Jordan is presi-
dent Of the stake, which includes Bine-
ham.
The chSrch is in2politics
Hetne Missionary Heard
y home missionary spoke in the
Rivcrtou ward meeting house on Sun
day evening last, and advised the peo-
pie not to wait to be told what to do
when they knew the will of the lead
ers. but do it-that is, vote the church
Republican, ticket
The church is in politics.
President Joseph T. Smith, afraid to
come out in the open. for he does not
want any congressional investigation
into affairs in Utah, slinks behind one
of his five wives, TO work for the |
church Republican ticket
The church is III politics.
Friday The Tribune received the fol |
lowing communication from Riverton. !
1t speaks for itself Tells it's own
story. And the writer Of tho COM |
munlcation has been for years a mem.
Der of the Mormon church. It is q |
plain statement of fact The church
IS in politics. Here is the comnupica. |
tion:.
Tells It's Own Story.
Editor rribunc-On Friday morning.
October 81, 1910. a party of four la dies
came TO Riverton in an automobile and
called on an active Relief society worker
70 secure her aid In the interests of the |
,repuolnGan , party. She was to see that
interview voters before registration and |
TO he at the polls on election dav, the |
purpose being 10 get the people TO cast .
Those who demurred or objected OH
the ground that their political convic-
tions were otherwise were 10 be asked |
TO forego their right of franchise and
refrain from casting any vote ut all, for
allegiance to their church demanded this |
action in order to defeat the American
party. who if II once got Into power,
would drive the Mormons from their
homes.
Now. J nm Ell sdhercr. OF the Mormon
faith, and In view or the fact that the
outhorftics of my church. in all editorial
which appears dailg In the Dcscrct Ncws
dcnonnce any political party Which Is
using church influence to gain votes and
also ir view OF the fact that the Herald
Republican OF the 2Gth inst. says IL Is
the Democrats who arc doing this In
tile interest Of Justice and fair play
write to you. The Salt Lake Tribune.
l.. II. NJ.
liverton. October -. 1910,
The church is in politics.