Evening star., 1919-03-09

a democrat. He took his politics with
him when he joined the Mormon
Church and emigrated in a wagon
drawn by oxen from his home in the
east to Utah. AT the time he took me
into his family at Fillmore he owned
farms and ranches and raised cattle
and horses.
Among my earliest memories is the
picture of my grandfather sitting at
table after nightfall reading Shake
speare and Milton. He talked to me
of Jefferson and Madison and tried to
explain so that / could understand
the meaning of the Constitution,
which Rufus King had signed as one
of its authors.
He was proud of the Constitution.
beyond family reasons. and / early
caught some of his enthusiasm. Occa-
sionaliy he would write short es-
say on political subject and then it
was my task to commit ii to memory
and reclte il for the edihcation of the
household. Also he wrote essays on
such subjects as cheerfulness, duty,
charity. industry. frugality and chas-
uty and these l memorized and re-
cited.
More than once. after reaching
manhood, I took an inventory of my
political principles and then exam
ined them one by one with view of
amending those that failed of justi-
fication in my matured understanding
l found on such occasions. as / find
today. that the doctrines of Jefferson
and Madison are sufficient in all es-
sentials for our government. which is
the wisest and best that was ever es-
tablished."
You were born In Utah." the inter-
viewer said,
Yes, at Fillmore, which, anciently,
father was a small boy when he was
taken to Utah by his parents My
mother. whose name was Creighton,
was born In New Orleans a few days
after her parents landed in that city
from Ireland. The Kings and Creigh-
tons--the latter of whom had once
been Scotch and were collaterally re-
lated to Patrick Henry's family--be-
coming members of the Mormon
Church, met at Fillmore and there my
father and mother were married. My
father owned farms and ranches and
also a mercantile establishment.
1--WE We're In comfortable circum-
stances, but l was taught to work,
as were all Mormon boys. and lived
much among my grandfather's live
stock. For some reason. which am
unable to explain. I wished to be a
soldier, My grandfather, however. ad-
vised me to become n lawyer. After
hts death. / entered Brigham Young
Academy at Provo and later was a
student at the University of Utah.
which is located at Salt Lake City
"At Provo / made the acquaintance of
Reed Smoot, now my colleague in the
Senate, who was student at the
academy. and often slept with him
at night. / had made arrangements
for an appointment as cadet at West
Point and expected soon to enter upon
my military career, when / was sent
to Great Britain I'm a secretarial ca
pacity to the Mormon mission in that
country.
'I spent two and q half years
abroad and then returned to Fillmore.
Our young men are chosen for mis-
sionary work by the church authori-
ties and, like loyal soldiers. obey or
ders. when / sailed for England. ]
understood that / would never be
military character.
again at Fillmore, after my service
abroad, was almost Immediately
elected prosecuting attorney of the
county and, besides, was elected to MI
several municipal Offices. Also was
sent TO the teruitonial tagislatunes Alb
OF these honors weBe bestowed upon