Show ry a 1 THE POST AND THE CHURCH I J Tho The Eastern Eastorn editor knows BO tto o oI I Ij little Utah and anil the Mormons of thu general subject ot of Mormon MormonIsm I Ism that ho rarely louche on the auh suh uh t without displaying either nn tin un Unwarranted IJ warranted R of or a II la lit lamentable lack Inck of or t correct information Hero la J the Washington Pout Post i lit itt t tho the vent reat ot of government W nuch mch mingled Ignorance and alId folly us II a to tl cause rause e wonder and nn among popl who vho arc posted postell That palmer laller In 4 han hu manifested some fairness In ij touching on affairs n Ii aI du I Ito tto state elate facts as os far RH a It nap tsat able t to It obtain them Hut flut lately Intel It has hu fallen In Into Into l J to the not Mt uncommon habit of i of making rosh rash statements unsupported by anti comment commentIng lag Ing upon uton them ns nil n though they thoy were tho the I truth Wo Vo uro ur ar sorry to see MO e thIs change hange changet t the Post l In III an able anti influential paver paper Vj In a u recent article artIel the tho th Pest Itt Io t pretend pret nd F alarm at the wonderful Influence I eu d by m In Congress Conle par pu particularly on all two public It Itay ay ayt Is Iii supporting thi th Rt bill ut at both ends 1111 18 of ot the Cupl Capt ti tol to And AmI further that Mormon Inter Interests r rIst eta ests are aro hostile to tu the Philippine tariff bill lilli because of the tho rapid of the till beet sugar ugar Industry In Utah Idaho anti I other sections necton of at tho the tar far West WeNt where the Mormon Church Is LB strong And the tho Post Point Jumps nt at the tho conclusion that each me uro will be defeated In the tho Senate and an Mormonism moro more titan than any other factor will be responsible re for It II Itc c What do you OU think of that There Them Is Ison IsOM I Ione on one OM Mormon In the Senate unit and ono one In Inthe Inthe the tho House lIou e Noth loth are elect elected ed Id by tho the votes of ot fl citizens of at their par pir pirty party ty jy What Is I to give them HUch ouch n a won wan wonderful preponderating Influence In III eith eth either ether er lr or both houses of 3 U It f eith either er or or both haIti of theta them lnor tavor or oppose any public measure what Mor Mormonism monism have to do with tho the matter mutter If It a 0 Presbyterian J r Senator or shows how great Interest In any an pub lie measure does cloeR that prove that Prea Pres hoe has a t powerful In InCon Congre Con r Cannot ft a 1 Catholic v tu te for Or Oror or a n bill lull of any kind without being Influenced by b I Catholicism m 1 Tha Tho Post ought to know better than titan to t In III In such remark no matter motter may be Iti antipathy to Mor Mormonism monism about which It tt evidently knows little or nothing It H may be hos bus hostile tile but It ought not nut to be silly lIh I The reason renson the Post for tor the tho It alleges Is giving ing log to 10 o the statehood bill bitt Is that It has baa been learned at nt It the tho Depart Department ment meat of ot Justice that the practice J of ot polygamy Is no 10 cp common com mOil among tho the Mormons ormon of Arizona and New Mexico that tho the government already has secured ed rd convictions of ot fifteen cases In Ari Arizona rl zona anti seventeen cases canes C In Now New Mex Max Mexico MaxIce MexIco ico Ice We lYe fear that tho the Post has baa h ll been draw drawing Ten ing Ins upon Its Ita own or front from rome dome unfounded l rumor Instead of If the Deportment Department of ot Justice for Its III information tion on this point The Department does not show chow ono one case COM ot of polygamy either cither In itt Arizona or Now New Mexico The Post lost does docs not seem to the thc distinction established by Iby the Edmunds 1 law lalY between polygamy which Is I tho the of plural and nad the dif different i terent ferent offense of living In to the tho plural j family relation There arc a few fet person emson livIng In InI It I I Arizona who married plural wires 11 many years oars earll ago and ani Rn 1 whom f prosecutions prosecution were cre Instituted for tor or the of ot offense oft oti tense t nse known as os unlawful i l t i tion There were nine UI in ea II in all nil allOne JI One of them was IM found not nol guilty guilt the th thI I others iere sentenced 1 to pay pa ia a 11 linG hue of ot JIM etch ech el h They were not nol charge with 2 polygamy There were no fit roeM either i fl of ot one offense or the tile other oilier In Now Mex Iet Mexico 2 ico ko ro The his Post can Verity verify this state J mont by b fair Investigation The par pir parL lU lUi i L I were published In the Pros Pree fI s scott cott Arizona Herald and In the Ito Hilt t lAke JAke papers of ot December 21 G 1005 I The Vito i light Imposed were wera In consequence of the facts we have mentioned that I the plural t marriage were entered Into mItt mItti I II I t i yams ago and the court took nil i the Into consideration If H i iI I they had been cases case of at polygamy tho the thoi i would woul l no III doubt have havEl been beet In InI I accordance with tho the law which inflicts 1 a it 1 tine lute of ot anti and Imprisonment for live lIe i yearn earl So Ho o much for Cor that t The Post lost Is equally away off ott the trAck J I 1 Jn In Ha 11 1 assertions ns about the Mormon 1 Church and nna the beet bet sugar 1 It I says lIay it It is a I it f ct of vast u t 11 I to 10 the tho polities politics of the Northwest No 11 t that the tIo I Wet lIel sugar augur Industry H Is sImat tt com coin completely t under tinder the control of high of or officials of ot the Mormon Church Joeph I Smith head of ot the Church hunh In Is the iw se IUIe Uve tive Ie president of ot n big euKer fac fec factories tortes tories In lii Utah three In III Idaho anti and t numerous others either rt l or r c actually under construction in n Wyo Wyoming ming Montana Oregon antI and Nevada Neada i Many millions of or have been l n In Invested ii vested esteG In thew theia and many iIi more moore millions are i meady dy to be eo put Jut In J I new Jl W plants A large lar e If not hot practically nil all of ot this capital WAS 5 l by the Mormon Church system Thu 1110 Pot could easily II have 1 obtain the tho facts filets concerning this Important In Industry Inq q In tn time the he Went If It It ft had bail hn been dill die disposed i posed to do tie so 10 Joseph Jaseph Smith the th head of Ir the ha Mormon Church dIet dl 1 years OK egit Joseph h F the present president Neth lIt does docs not preside I over any sugar factory He lie Is 18 the president nt of ot ono one company In Utah and one In to Idaho and nimit nan hits b beert n named as president of another sugar company In III contemplation In western Idaho I nho There here ore are Just Jut two fac factories no tories tone In Utah Ulah timid rind three It Ir Idaho with which ho IN III associated IIII The In this region wn WAS by y the lending leading men moon of the Mor Mormon mon mOil Church hurch who vainly endeavored nd to Induct men of or capital except a n few t ow l to embark In time the then doubtful enter pi prie let Th The Tho Church authorities put some come money mon y In n It with the laudable purpose to provide remunerative labor for Or farm farmers ore ers and working people to tl demon Ilem Jn the feasibility of tankIng making sugar ut lit homo borne Instead of buying It from abroad The Utah Sugar company al iii always ways had Itaci Us its stock upon the market and when the success of ot Ito tho enterprise was assured money flowed In until the company now hits hns n it capital of In which tho the Church owns owna less than thon five per cent of the stock Block The Tho Idaho Sugar company hns ft U capital of of ot which tho the Church holds less IRa titan than one Oil Ott per par cent The Western estern Idaho pro c live tiva company I II is capitalized for 00 of which the tho Church ban less leslI than of ot one ono per rr cent ent The Church hits him no Interests ts In any sugar factories or 01 projects In Wyoming or Montana or Oregon Oron or Nevada and auth It has no Ito millions or million of dollars Invested Invented Inv In any of at time the concerns that give so n much mUe concern to time the Washing Washington ton Post IM t tSuch i Such Influence ns tie o the thc Mormon Church anti saute home of ot the tite Mormon loaders leaders have hn vo In the establish establishment ment of ot the beet sugar Industry In thIs thU State Slate and anti In III Idaho has hu been of at the thu most mo t beneficIal character It has h been beell the tho toast most t profitable for farmers and la Ia laborers borers of ot any enterprise that has hAB been built up UI on this title slope Tho The farmers l other workers worker have been heen greatly and largo margo amounts of money that would have been sent away to ills dis distant hint tant points for the tho purchase of sugar have ha been heen distributed at lit home for the I benefit of ot nil all among whom It circulates The turn rum sum paid out for tor the tIme culture of ot sugar beets during dimming the tho year 1005 In Utah was no lois less than This does clues not no Include wages for tor Or manufacture Largo Large amounts of ot Eastern capita lire are Invested In the com coin companies panIcs which conduct these enterprises anti the shareholders lire well satisfied with their dividends The Iho stock In III them themIs Is III now on the tho market and anti the Washing Washington II ton Post can buy either chimer preferred or common stock the tha former torm r being placed I at nt HO 10 per shave share Hut But It Is now at nt a mm slight premium him has hn no more to tomb do with tho the PhilIppIne lull bill or the Statehood I bill than titan It has hn to with the ebb bb and Lion flow of the time tides Tho Fhe gentlemen elect I ClI to the Congress of the United Un States i ilo do tb not places to represent ent but hut to support such i measures ns II tt they deem for tor the best I Interests Interest of tho the country null and of the i which sent them there by th tho freS suffrages ot of the citizens It If the tho I Post cares to lentil leant and wants to tell the truth on 01 these then subjects U It can ob oh loin correct lion by b applying to 10 authentic sources hut but will never b bl be guided aright by the ravings of rabId 1101 conscienceless preachers and papers |