The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31

Institutions OF tho American republic IN
accordance with our covenants.
OF all these promises the church au-
thorities have kept not one! Tho doc
trine and practice OF polygamy have
@aTrisss nssn rss'orsd n BY The church and plural
ruler OF the kingdom and his favorites
Tith AL the show and circumstance OF An
5l1n'h, Sa1o IN fGart S5s doI There are now being
fortunate children outside the pale OF
law and convention. for whom there can
,.;r be entertained no hope that any statute
VIII ever give them place within the
recognition OF civilized society.
inc prophet OF the church rules with
si1as; an absolute political power in Utah with
wyoming. and with only little less au-
tocracy IN parts OF Colorado, Montana
pdsSn: spS New wMashiinS'on MshinSS Catherine Arizona
senthtiVes and senators In congress from
MS mis- own state. and influences decIsively
the selection OF such deputies of the
states. Through his ambassadors TO the
government OF the United States sitting
IN house and senate. he chooses the fed
eraI OFFICIALS for Utah and Influences the
appointment Of those for the neighboring
states and territories. He commands the
making and unmalcing OF state law. He
Ulcers to n strict accountability. lie levies
tribute upon the people Of Utah and
helps TO loot the citizens OF the whole
and financial plunderbund at Washing
ton. He has enslaved the subjects OF his
Rlngdom absolutely: and he looks to II
all the governments Of the world and
10 substitute for them the theocrecy-the
government by God" and administration
by oracle-of his SUCCESSORS In office
National Influences.
corded the Incidents OF this betrayal as
mere matterg OF current history-and I
would never have written them In vindi-
cation OF myself-if / had not been GER
tain that there is a remedy for the evil
conditions in Utah, and that such q mar
rative as this will help to hasten the
for the aggressive aid given BY the sGep. nal
tonal administrations to tho leaders OF
the Mormon church, the people of Utah
bavo permitted the revival of a priestly
tyranny In politics. Except for the pro-
lection OF courts and the enforced silence
OF politicians and Journalists. polygamy
could not have been restored In the Nor
mon church Except for the interference
coerce the Associated Press and affect
the newspapers OF the country the Nor
mon leaders would never have dared TO
defy the sensiblities OF our civilization
Except for the greed of the predatory
aosolutism Of the Mormon hierarchy
could never have been established. The
present conditions in the Mormon king
NN'i arc uue W Influences. Ine
remedy for those conditions Is the with
drawal OF national sympathy and sup
port.
Break the power at Washington OF
Joseph f. Smith. ruler OF the Kingdom OF
God, and every seeker after federal
patronage in Utah will desert him
Break his power as a political partner
Of the Republican party now-and OF the
Democratic party, should It succeed 10
office-and every ambitious politician in
the west will rebel against his throne.
Break his power TO control the channels
OF public communication through inter-
ested politicians and commercial agcn-
cies: and the sentiment OF tho civilized
world will poin with the revolt OF the
American movement In Utah to over
throw his tyrannics. Break his connec-
tion with the illegal trusts and combines
OF the United States, and his financial
power Will cease 10 be terror and a
menace 10 the industry and commerce Of
The intermountain country.
The nation owes Utah such q rectifica-
tion, for the nation has been. in this mat
ter, a chief sinner and q strong en-
couraSer OF sin,