The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-27
dignity with the respectabIllty Of mate
rial success.
Snow Backed Roberts

Yet. In September 1895. Presiden:
Snow. # he did not !nstigate. at least
authorized the candidacy OF Brigham IL.
Roberts for congress- polyeamist who
had been threatened with eXCommunica =
ton for his opposition to the political
manifesto" OF 1896, and who had re-
cantcd and made his peace with the HER
archv. His election: now. would be a
proof that the church could punish a
brilliant orator and courageous citizen
in the time OF his independence and then
reward him in the day OF his submis-
sion: and the authorities would thus
demonstrate 10 all the people that the
one way TO political preferment lay
through the annIhllation OF sclf-will and
the submcrgencc OF national loyalty In
pricstly devotion. Such candidacy was
a sufficient shame to the state; but there
was also United states senatorship 20
be bestowed: and II was deliberately bar
gained for. between the church authori-
ties and a man who deserved better than
the alliance into which he entered
Apostle Heber j. Grant. Republican
by sentiment hut q Democrat by pre-
tension. was selected by President Snow
10 barter the senatorship 10 McCunc.
There can be no doubt OF IL Every one
Immediately suspected IT, Letters from
Grant published IN the newspapers OF
January. 1899. subsequently confirmed II.
And President Shows actions. toward the
end OF the campaign. proved IT.
The other candidates were Judge o
w. Powers, a prominent Democrat, VIII
Ham n. King. also "A Democrat. a former
member Of congress and at one time a
federal judge; and myself as an lndepen-
dent Silver Republican. I had not al
lied myself with the Democrats after
withdrawing from the Republican con-
vention Of 1896: and the Republican ma
chine In Utah (thanks 10 the power OF
the '!nterests'D had repudiated me in
September. 1898. by adopting q platform
that refused TO support as senator any
man who had opposed the Dingley tariff
hill. But 1 had the votes OF my own
county of Weber and other VOTES
That had been pledged 10 me before the
election OF members Of the legislature: ::
and though my return to the senate
the fight in fulflllment Of understandings
which | had with progressive elements
In Utah and with the insurgents" OF
that day, In Washington.
Supports Democratic Ticket.
During the campaign to elect members
Of the legisls tuCc, l supported the Demo
cratic state and congressional ticket.
Brigham II. Roberts had been nominated
for congress on this ticket-despite the
protests OF my father and many others
who foresaw the evil results Of cecting
polvgamist ] accepted Roberts's NOM
inatlon as proof that this question must
be settled anew at Washington; and
conten,cd myself with predicting
throughout the campaign. that the house
OF represpn tativcs would determine
whether II would admit polygamst ana
member OF the hierarchy as a law
maker, and would so forever dispose of
these ecclesiastical candidates. OF whlcG
Utah refused to dispose for itself. tAnd
1t Is fact that since the prompt OK
cluslor OF Roberts from the house Of
representatives no known polygamist has
oeon elected 10 either house Of con-
gress.)
A Democratic legislature was elected.
and A. w. McCune was put forward
prominently as a candidate for the United
States aenatorship. He was assisted by
his own newspaper. the Salt Lake Herald.
nv pnn1herlsSS huSineSS iDt ~le
crly by the Deseret News (the organ Of
the hierarchy, fagrantly and for rinan-
clal reasons by Apostle Heber j. Grant.
and incidentally by the Smiths on behalf
OF the church. Also Republican assist
ance was given him by my former coll
league in the senate, Arthur Brown. who
specialized as an opponent 10 my candi-
dacy.
My old campaign manager. Ben Rich,
had been withdrawn from me by a church
order. appointing him In control Of the
port Of either the Democratic or the Re-
publican organizations my following was
a personal one. and consequently the at
tack upon me chiefly took the form OF
stories Of personal immortality. privately
circulated. These stories eliminated in
a motion before the Woman's Republican
CLUB. demanding my withdrawal from the
senatorial contest on the ground OF gross
misconduct'-a motion introduced by a
Mrs, Anna M. Bradley. woman politi-
clan (who was a stranger to mel, with
the assistance OF Mrs. Arthur Brown. wife
of the former senator,
Recalls Tragic Events.
II I ever had any resentment against
these unfortunate women for allowing
themselves TO he used as the agents of
slander. II passed in the miscries that
overlook them later; for Mrs. Brown died
OF the scandal OF her husbands intimacy
with Mrs. Bradley. and Mrs. Bradley shot
and killed ex-senator Brown In Wash
ington hotel. because be refused To marry
her and recognize her child after her di-
vorce from her husband.
My anger then, and since. was not
against the women. but against the men
who hid behind thcm--against Apostle
TIeber j. Grant and Apostle John Henry
Smith and their tool, ex-senator Brown
In my anger ] decided 60 take an action
that looked az desperate AS IL proved sue
cessful hired the Salt Lake tbeater for
n night (February ~ 1900. and an
that | would speak on Senate
rial Candidates and harisees''-ntcnd-
ing 10 use the opportunity of self-defensc
in order to attack the "tinapcial apostles"
who were selling church influence
President Snow was then living with
his youngest wife In house a few