The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-12-28
THE MORMON CHURCH
IN AND OUT OF POLITICS

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more lately manager Of the Wilson campaign in the west
states that the Mormon church is out of politics This
information will be welcome to the people generally and
most of all to the Mormon people. The church
sbond have been in politics but that is tale that told
Now the church out we trust that 1t VIII remain out
II is interesting to note the in which Mr. Dubois
arrives his conclusion He notes the fact that Utah. Ida
no. Colorado and other nermountan states in which the
Mormons hold the balance OF power were carried by the
Democrats this year. Conclusion: The church did not in
terfere
Tn short when the Mormons are Republicans the church
is in politics.
When thew are Democrats the church is out of politics.
This leaves the way open for Mr. Dubois to church
dictaton every time Mormon community goes Republ-
The wonderful flop made by Utah at the last election will
not convince the unpreudced that the church authorities
were entirely out of politics this year We afraid that
the average man will conclude that the authorities
very much politics The Mormons not excitable
people given to sudden changes in politics or in anything
else They were probably inspired by the church.
We are glad that Mr. Dubois is pleased We are glad
that he convinced that the church is out OF politics. Mr.
Dubois present attitude of mind will do much to keep the
Mormon church out of politics.-Caldwe Tribune
c. c. Goodwin, the veteran editor OF Goodwlns Weekly Of
Salt Lake. has recently written his customary Clear logical
and convincing STYLE number of editorials the subject
the recent of Momondom to the Democratic faith
and support Editor Goodwin takes the position that the Nor
mon church the recent election bargained its political
support away to Mr. Wilson for the pledged protection
of its sugar interests Utah. Idaho Washington and other
sections and if crcumsanal evidence could be made strong
enough to hang before the bar of public opinion
LII.
hanging higher than Hannah Consider of the facts
nected with the sugar industry The Democrats passed the
Underwood law which provided for the removal OF the tariff
from sugar take effect future date The sugar industry
became pancy and investments dropped away down
Zero while the sugar interests declared they would
bankupted should the law be enforced For months
thing apathetc in this ne with radical hedging on all
Sides the has been enforced the Democrats
claim they needed the revenue which beyond doubt
true for they taxing everything in sight to raise the
wind meet their millions of exravagant pork barrel ap
preparations.
The along then and sugar begun to climb the
golden sars the tariff kept and the sugar interests
have reaped great harvest But the Mormon brethren
shaky about further investments and general launching out
in business long law wiping out protection to their
investments standing the statute books ready to be
dropped them and their business at the option and pleasure
o president committed to antproecton policy 1t will be
borne mind that all of the Mormon states went hebent fol
Mr. Wilson November at least the Republicans of Idaho
remember it. Since that time the Mormon Brethren have
launched two 100000 sugar plants of them at North
Yakima and starting ST 100000 plant at Shelley
the south part of the state.
What the natural conclusion to be drawn from these two
facts which dovea nicely in together? That the Mormon
ou of politics. the estwhe Mormon killer Dubois
ates that for consideration of what to them accepted
the full value of their church the way of guaranteed
sugar protection they changed their political coats and went
practically unit for Mr. Wilson; changing single day
states heretofore overwhelmingly Republican under
Globe not finding fault with either the Mormons the Demo
cratic party for this couson but it does like either
of them play the sancted hypoce about it and get
with it.
The fact is the Mormon church always has been politics
and always will be in politics long it play of thu
political parties against the other in this state the nation
and gather unto itself the lions share of the pef Sure
the old time Republican Mormon leaders fell by the waysid
the recent unpeasantness just like the Republican Gene
did through the shifting of the Mormon votehey simply
played the game they always do like real political sports
which fact has succeeded in misleading persons to thu
concerted action of the church. just they planned and
tended it should.