The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-27
BARES CHURCH PACT
WITH C. @. P. CHIEFS
Continued From Page One.

blocks from the offices OF the presidency
drove there in carriage and ordered
the driver 10 wait for me. President
Snow opened the door TO me himself. re-
ceiyed me with his usual engaging smile,
and ushered me into reception room
that was shut Off by portiercs. from a
/ larger parlor. There. when he had in
vited me to be seated he said. winning
": II was not sure YOU would come in
answer To my message.
] assured him that | had not so far
lost my, regard for the men with whom
my father was associated. And be-
sides" I said, II there were no other
reason it Is my place, as the younger
Of The two. Il, attend on your convent
Very we'll" he. said with frigid
suavity. We. will leave that part OF
The question. He -. paused. Last
had a vision. ! saw this work Of God
injured by the political strife of the
brethren. And the voice of the Lord
your father was elected to the senate"
He studied me moment before he
added: What have you to say?',
] answered: 1T seems 10 me inpos-
slble. This legislature Is strongly Demo
cratic. Ny fathers a Republican. 1t
seems to me not only impracticable but
very unwise-if IL could be done"
Lord viii take care of the event /
want you to withdraw from the race and
throw your strength TO your father. II
is the Will OF the Lord that you do So
Have you a revelation to that effect
also?" | asked.
He answered. pontifically Yes"
you'll publish it to the world, then,
Wy NO" 9S'"' he &c replied. NO
rheH III ca not ct oBsy ssSG Id ~" u said m6e
No Senator Elected.
The situation was saved by the action
1f nf
gether and obtained recess, when the
recess was ended. a fral ballot was
taken; and. since no candidate had
enough votes 10 elect him. The presiding
officer. by prcconcertment, declared the
Joint assembly adjourned sine die, by
operation Of law. No senator was elected.
church authorities worc TO be balled.
Since that day they have dictated the
nominations and carried the elections OF
the United states senators from Utah as
If these were candidates for a church
office. The present senator. Reed Smoct.
is an apostle OF the church: he obtained
the Mormon presidents permission" 10
become a candidate. as he admitted to
an Investigating committee OF the sem
ate: and when the recent tariff bill was
being attacked hv insurgent Republicans
and carried by Senator Aldrch. Senator
Smoot acted as Aldrichs lieutenant In
debate. and remained to watch the dc,
was absent from the senate chamber.
CNot because Smoot was such an able
defender Of those "nterestsN' Not be-
cause his constituents would uphold his
stitucnts and is responsible TO no one
but the hierarchical partners OF those
"intcrests.D
Every Pledge Broken.
Every pledge OF the Mormon leaders
that the church would not interfere In
ton In Utah since President Snow that
night pleaded To me that he had had
many business anXieties for the church
and that T. we elected tho church candi-
covenants by which Utah obtained its
statehood have been violated again and
again. The provisions of tho state con-
stitution have been nullihed. The trust
OF the Mormon people has been abused:
their political liberties have been denied
them; their Gentle brethren have been
not Tor the protection Of the people who
were threatened with no uroscription-
and not for the advancement OF the faith
which has been free 10 work out its
own future 1t has been done as a part
Of the alliance between the financial
prophets Of the church and the financial
been exploiting. the people Of Utnh az
they have exploited the whole nation
with the aid OF the ecclesiastical author
tiles In Utah
1.-The Will of the Lord
The Mormon leaders were now hurried
doWn their chosen path OF dishonor with
fateful rapldity. reform movement
was demanding OF Washington the adop-
tlon of constitutional amendment that
should give congress power To regulate
the marriage and divorce laws OF all the
states In the union, And this proposed
emendment-partly inspired by a grow
Ing doubt of the good faith OF the Nor
mon leaders-gave the politicians In
Washington something to trade for Nor
mon votes IN the presidential campaign
of 1900.
The Republicans had lost the electoral
votes OF Utah and the surrounding states
In 1896 Utah was now Democratic and
its one United States senator (who was
still in. Office was a Democrat, Senator
Hanna's lieutenant Perry S. Heath.
came 10 Salt Lake City I'm the summer
of 1900 to confer with the heads OF the
Mormon church. His authority las rep
rcsentative of the ruler OF tho Repub-
llcan partyl had been authenticated by
correspondence; and he was received by
President Snow as royalty receives the
envoy Of royalty.
Heath negotiated with his usual direct
ness. In the phrase Of the time. "he
laid down his cards on the table. face
up, and asked Snow 20 play 10 that
hand" II the Mormon church would
pledge its support to the Republican
party. the Republican leaders would avert
the threatened constitutional amendment