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Show THE OLD WAY MORE DIRECT. j if ;H In Bishop Whitney's History he says that at WtM Jifl first the government of Utah was a pure theoc- ': fcSnf I racy. That is the government of the State was 3I:SB like the government of the church; the same 13 Bill I minds controlled both and named all the officers iS'lPfSlH of the State. How much different is it now? The J ' fPH form is a little changed but how much are the !N S ff9 facts? J , IS The First Presidency did not publicly proclaim ffH the names of candidates In the late campaign, but 4 'ffrH they were all agreed upon In secret, and elders, m I Jigfl bishops, presidents of stakes, and apostles went 1 ililiJB Into the conventions and whooped up the brethren 'illljffiB to nominate them; the counsel was sent out that Imj'fH they must be elected, and when the result was an- jffir I fl nounced, Apostle Smoot at once declared that the rilli-HI Legislature was his and that he was sure to be JI'IfHI elected Senator. It was really easier In the old SI' jtH days when from before the Tabernacle altars the L names of the candidates were announced and- th; fmi HI people were instructed to vote for them. lHHHIH |