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Show THAT CAUCUS. That was a daisy caucus on "Wednesday night. The oneness of it was worthy the old People's party. True, to vary the monotony, Sutherland, Cannon and Wells were placed in nomination, but that was not intended to break the harmony of the concert merely three notes flattened, the discord dis-cord of which was intended to make sweeter the deeper tones of the triumphant oratorio. The noses had been counted, the needed majority was not to be disturbed by any side show; the three-ring three-ring performance was to go on even if the fat woman and the Anaconda were on exhibition at half price in the neighboring tent. Senator Lewis performed the overture. It was a privilege for him I to nominate Mr. Smoot because he was not only a genius but "the embodiment of purity and clen-liness." clen-liness." We think we understand that. Touching the revelation commending polygamy, the prophet said: "And as pertaining to the new and everlasting ever-lasting covenant it was instituted for the fullness of my glory and he that receiveth the fullness thereof must and shall abide the law or he shall be damn ed, sayeth the Lord God." Mr. Smoot has endorsed that ever since he was a child, hence his purity impresses Mr. Lewis for the apostle is evidently on the high road to that other state, , described by the Prophet as follows: "Then shall they be gods, because they have no end, then shall they be above all because all things are subject ur,to them, they have all Powers and the angels are subject unto them." It seems the apostle has reached that point dow ji the estimation of Senator I s. Mr. Barrett, Bar-rett, in his endorsement of Mr. Smoot, stated one Pointed fact. He said his candidate "has no allegiance alle-giance to one party more than to another." I Of course Dr. Condon explained his vote. He as unpledged but his honor compelled him to ny out the will of his constituents. If there is anything that the Doctor is famous for -t is fidelity to those who trust to his honor. Mr. Fishburn gave away another semi-secent, "There is to be a question settled and the sooner Is out of the way the better." That Is, the poly-vinous poly-vinous racket was once tried with Roberts, the ga priest rocket is to be tried with Smoot. Senator Johnson declared that Mr. Smoot had Eer asked for his vote. Was not that a little tieap' When Elders, Presidents of Stakes, Patriarchs, Pa-triarchs, Seventies and Apostles packed the conation con-ation and nominated Mr. Johnson, what was tte understanding? The Mormon members voted 45 they were instructed from the first to vote. Toey accepted nominations on that under standing and it was as well known the morning after they were nominated how they would vote as it was yesterday. But we wonder if they have little clullren at home and if they ever stop to think how they w 111 feel if, when those children grow up, they sometimes some-times ask them if it is true that in 1903 they voted vot-ed to forever place Utah under the ban of a merciless merci-less priesthood and to close the door against their promotion in any sphere in Utah, except through church preferment? |