| Show THE CHURCH NOT IN IT Powers CJianje is Indignantly Iiesented The Jlormon 1eople Exercised Their Individual Individ-ual Kizbt Without Dictates From heir Ecclesiastical heads The interview with Judge Powers in THE HEKALD yesterday and particularly that part of it which charges the Mormon church with interference in Mondays clec tjon was tho subject of some severe comment J com-ment yesterday Pshaw said a prominent cxLtberal Powers knows better than that It h some of his old buiccombo and he docs not believe a word of it himself He simply tilks for the elect upon his thoughtless fel lowpartisans This may be politics but it is not truth Aposde John Henry Smith was seen at his residence last night by a HEICALD reporter re-porter and asked what he though concerning concern-ing the charge that the Mormon church hud influenced Republicans to vote tae Democratic Demo-cratic ticket He said I repudiate the idea that the church had anything to do with the recent election The statement is simply Liberal bosh Concerning the statement that the Mormon Mor-mon church exercises more influence over its members politically than the other churches ho said Compare if you I please Rev Dr lliffa Methodist minister and myself an apostle of tho Mormon church I used my influence on the platform plat-form before election always impressing this on the people that I came beforo them not as an apostle but as an American citizen citi-zen and on election day went to the polls cat my vote and went home while I am informed that Mr huff who is a personal friend of mine canvassed votes at the polls all day I know of no otlicial power that was used anywhere in tho territory to in fiuunco voters Mr James Sharp when asked what he thought of it simply remarked I do nop I I care what Powers says > His opinion has no weight with me I am a Republican and that is all I want to know F S Richards was also seen and he said I do not believe that any person was toid by tho heads of tbo Mormon church to vote tho Democratic ticket nor do I believe that the officers of the church are exercis lug political power over its members they are left entirely free to vote as they please I |
