The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-27

seemed to feel that under Utahs soy.
ereignty the literal Kingdom OF God"
ercIse an undlsputed authority,
Ny hope carried me through the dis.
heartening Incidents OF the senatorial
campaign for the election OF Arthur
Browns successor-a campaign in which
the power of the hierarchy was used pub
licly to defeat the dcposcd apostle. Moses
Thatcher. in his second candidacy for the
United States senate. But the church
only succeeded In defeating him by
throwing its Influence 10 Joseph l.: Raw
Inns whom the prophets loved as little as
they loved Thatcher: and I felt that in
RAWLINGS election the stale at least
gained representative who was worthy
Of II.
What was quite as sinister a use Of
church influence occurred among the
Mormons Of Idaho where l went 10 help
Senator Fred I. Dubois in his campaign;
f. Smith admitted his responsibility.
when | protested 10 the presidency
When the tarIT bill came before the
IT. The beneflciaries of the bill seemed
10 be debating. their own schedules, and
this was otably the case with the sugar
trust, which had obtained diferential
between raw and refined sugar several
times greater than the entire cost OF
the sugar schedule particularly. 4 Mr.,
ONnard came TO demonstrate with me
on behalf of the beet sugar industry, Of
a hard Time we're having. with our sugar
companies. Unless this schedule is adopt
ed | greatly fear for our future"
Opposes Tariff Bill.
| replied that | was not opposing any
protection Of the struggling Industries OF
was set against the extoTtlonate differ
ential that the sugar trust was demand
ing. Everybody knew that the trust had
built it's tremendous industrial power upon
such crimnally high protection as this
diffcrental afforded. and that it's power
now affected public councils, obtained Inn
competing beet sugar companies OF the
west. l argued that 1t was time To rally
for the protection Of the people as well
as Of the beet sugar industry.
He predicted that II the dferential
was reduced. the protection on beet sugar
would fall, ! laughed at him. You do
not, not know ..Ty-, the temper OF the senate /
Gratis are In favor Of protecting the beet
sugar Industry. That part OF the bin is
safe; whatever happens to the rest
the scorn OF superior knowledge, you're
somewhat new TO this matter. Permit me
to inform you that II we don't do our
part in supporting the sugar schedule.
including the differentlal, the friends Of
the schedule in the senate Will prevent
us from obtaining our protection"
That | retorted ansrily. is equiva-
lent TO saying that the sugar trust Is
writing the sugar schedule. L can't lis
ten with patience to any such Insult The
senate OF the United states cannot be
Bishop Cutters Warning.
Bishop Cutters warning opened my
eyes. The church was protecting itself,
In it's commercial undertakings. by an
alliance with the strongest and most un-
scrupulous Of the national enemies.
| saw that this was natural, The Nor
mon leaders had been for years struG-
Cling to save their community from pow
erty. Prescribed by the federal laws
their homo Industries suffering for want
Of finances, fighting against the allied
influences OF business in politics. these
leaders had been taught 10 feel a fear
pressed them. They were now being Of
fered the aid and countenauce OF their
old opponents our community was to
advance to prosperity along The easy
road OF association with the most lnflu-
entlal interests OF the country
l remembered the long. hi ID struggle
OF our people. / remembered the days
and nights OF anxiety that I myself had
scribed. Here was an open door for us,
now. to power and wealth and all the
comfort and consideration that would
come Of these. Other men better than I
In personal character, more experienced
in legislation than I. wiser by natural
gift were willing TO vote for the bill:
and Bishop Cutler. a man whom I had
always esteemed. the representative OF
the men whom / most reVered. had
urged me to support the bill under sug-
gest!on of their anger II refused.
TO have our friendship: we could give
them more than any other community OF
our Size in the whole country In that
final analysis, the laws OF our state and
the administration OF its government
would be in the hands of the church au
thorities.
Decides How to Vote.
/ did not sleep that night On the day
following. / transacted the financial af-
fairs that had been asked TO undertake.
and then. i returned 10 Washington. Ny
wife met me at the railway station. and
If you Will bear with the Intimacy OF
such psychology-the moment | saw her
l knew how ! would vote. / knew that
nor the equally invalid argument OF ap
industrial need at home. nor the financial
jeopardy OF my friends who had Invested
in our home industries. nor the fear OF
church antagonism could justify me In
what would be, for me, an act Of per-
fidy. When had taken my oath Of Of
ory Of old days Of injustice. never to
vote as a senator for an act of injustice,
The test had come
When the tariff bill came to its final
distinction Of being the only Republican
senator who voted against IT, A useless
sa acrifice, And yet. II II had been my one
act OF public life. should still be glad
of that bill are those that have
since exploited the country so shame
fully.
II is their control of the Republican
party councils that has since caused the
loss OF popular faith in Republicanlsm
and the split in the party which threat
ems to disrupt II. II is their control of
politics In Utah that has destroyed the |
whole value OF the Mormon experiment In
and made the Mormon
church an instrument OF political oppres- |
ri,., fN,- In1
most dangerous domestic enemy that the |
nation has known since the close OF the |
Civil war.