A REPLY TO CHARLES ELLIS all ali apology is clueN due mr lr jE ii tor for the long dalu deguy ylia axi publishing his communication nie ni whish a limppo I 1 a rs oil oi illis this ke page the demaid oa 01 free lance space on oil tile the hue date af it iti 4 arrival wua wits hud abeli li that the letter etlar veua temporarily af pf pigeon g boti holed then tuen iu the jorte lattice lias has no desiro desire bocon to con tinne thine the discussion of a question that Is tit once palt painful n ful aind casel uh unless iless lor orttie the present presen fc but ili justice to mr ellis space is freely furnished him to restate re state his position and to corr clot the ibe free lauce misstatement ahat tha gentleman is an agnostic although there is no reproach wha whatever tover J elated w aith ith that term before discus discussing Irig the pith of the question at issue the free lituch lahce will repudiate even a passi passive ve endorse endorsement luent of mr ellis caustic wholesale de lenau bitin clation ornic of he uon no clergy of utah there are arc some amelr them men known editor wilu who tire ore alst much opposed etotle to tle wholesale avd Y about and i of the Aloi moll tuon people indulged in ill 1 hy i ibbe t h e vurly of goa goabel e poun dera ati nnie is mr me ellis himself and come to think of it does riot not mr nf r exhibit towards lill all the plis pastors lorsa a vill viii not entirely in harmon harmony with tile the spirit of christs broth brodherr bro erv hood goodof of mail s there Is little no anel c ou on the part af f the ahe xi refU noe what tile the proof is clear clean th that tit a imn is ia a lying canting hypocrite I 1 the utah contin contingent betit of tile the ministerial alliance is made up of voters when apostle smoot ids candidacy for tile the U S Soi dunate kate they knew that that meant tile the triumph of f the republican orty lo 10 ii the ele election cLion ot of ti apostle Ap oatle Iti instead of their getting out I 1 into lito the open und and in making aking it a fair political light fight against the apostle on the only and legitimate question at issue that an apostle on oil th the stump or as a candidate can didato lias anfin influence its as it a vote getter among the alonson pi ole than my apy layman those liine were dunic us its oysters lys lers und and many of them voted for elthe legislature whom thi thy y jew would vote for maid now the they alnut to wout be outraged ill hi I 1 1 their bense of piety tied aud hol li cities ties because they fm got t that for which they voted for that class of L grotestan pro and for those other non cormons mormons who indirectly vote voted d for the apostle and are now bow squealing because they have leave got hit him thu the free lunac lias has aho prof soundest foun oun d dest es t con te tempt ni p t space carnot eaino fc he be spared to abfal analyze ayze the huir plitting flitting reasoning of al mr r ellis eilis oil od the dif difference farence bet between au maccine mac nine fline iu in any or tile se secta etarian iian rull lous organizations and an ail maclaine ma cliine chille in ill the re H 18 organization known na as tile the mormon clarmon Chu church rola the organ organization bation of the so c ailed mormon Llor nion ulion liis is the beai nearest est perfect of any 0 on earth tind and ia hi most admirably ly adapted t to tg G a silent and powerful re ligo politico machine 11 when by mutual understanding it a few I 1 high ia h by vir virtue tue of the undivided faith of tile he masses in their divine I 1 raia fion can call by taking the stump oe r standing as candidates make certain the election of their par party ty or them selvi selvis s what is that coterie it if not an ecclesiastical machine ettlie of allu most ob noxious type nir mr ellis accuses the free lance editor with religion with reverse is alie truth the free lance edit ediew as aa a lifelong life long mormon ja doing his utmost to prevent just such it a calamity ty the jiuu Lr duble ble with alls is that lie he confounds religion with morality Wh atis pel needed eded in our law makers and is montt ity not rup n gion ian see ee websters Weh 1 lor or the dill brei atice and dis horbert suspencer satine SS pencer er reasoning froin the haid liand ian and d in inelastic clastic principals of social evolution hilt said that the successful rui launching laun chiny wid und of tilis republic is 11 1 haimy alcidene aLc ident the Frev lauce Lalice dalor adilor is im en ardent admirer of that thai great philosopher and moralist 1 iut iti does doer not believe that 13 statement tat ement that this republic way founded oud nud i perpetU by it higher high er powe Power thun that thab of af mun man is id ua as clearly evident usi as any other truth kruth that depends fur its on tho bacul ties of luen this was instituted by tile the for the social progress of all of his children it id thet protective envelope of all creeds creede and parties and till all shades ct thought and action within the lawse to the theand etl 1 I that through and by the attrition of conflicting beliefs beli efi eternal truth and paire religion might inight n finally emerge from the chaos and conflict of ages within this republic no ito sect pari ty aci anat is entitled tights agh NIK this thia being why is mr ellis fac eo insistent that jhb moimoi religion personified in ill apostle moot loot shall be forced on ati an dative body 1 like rv tile the 17 y S 1 1 mr air ellis co another C error when lio lie confounds apostle with religion nikl mid tl ay iy fino gines that by injecting thai geu fleman antl ahto tile the body politic that thoi chere e wl ovll d then lie be religion ligion rf in ill congress 71 does mr ellis expect that apostle smoot whence when he takes his beat abat io ili the idunate enatt will preach faith rv pen tanco and ahe laying on of hands tithing the gathering of israel tile of zion tile word of wisdom vis dont etc to thoi alit minners who ho in ili will wilb I 1 their I 1 le ir rs during a century ui i tury 11 liuio 0 hud had rell flon I 1 if 11 apostle smoot should his hh wi trance iwo into alic senate for foi it aprial mit aion to lort au ll 11 salvation ft from om it lAto mormon what would the he methodists presby tarlan 3 catholics evic et be ld doi ug there was un inclination uit oil the purl part of ali alie e bree enuce a ic editor tor ture torf tract the implication of imbecility in its application to mr el HIS but the ill nution ili Os us tabled pending further consideration the mily question tit at issue is athla do the bank and file of we the TAI mormon riison pet pe pie believe that tho apostles are prophecy prop hety seers and rovela tors if not lor for and vote to atheni ay as such tile the ill people do so believe at tit if I 1 I 1 many of them voto us as ahey believe 1 through tile tho stumping of apostle sohn john henry smith smithy through the ire re on I 1 democratic Denio mental calibers by president 3 ji y smith tho in two 4 eny switched hom from tile lie democratic Democrat iv column coluin il iriti the republican column gentile rejoiced they made no llo kick inspired politics eshad had put them next to the udder of the cow and they weri were happy hupp y i whenever the welfare of munds munda it ib inspired stumping ng and ds u oti od republican mental calibers cali berd will switch into the politics in atall is ia it a howling faree NO JS 0 ono in th tile mormon or I 1 tion noa has even attempted 0 o refute I 1 1 or deny the free laass 0 position coq it lot 1 until Ho home meone one does combat comba t it 1 t or jin n other othair occasion arises thy the question will now jill ill so ao fur lit ny its tile itie five freelar lance ace is ia