Show THEY ARE BUT subterfuges alleged old time grudges against thatcher cut no figure editor tribune the article lit in tuesdays tribune by D 11 spencer jr ari afforded me much pleasure a it breath ed cd the true spi liberty Dis disguise gulbe it as they will the attack upon moes Tha thatcher la Is an attack upon the political rights of 0 the citizens of utah no oil one can n for a moment believe that it if he had c signed that manifesto we should ever hale havo li heard estrol about the petty differences in hit quorum the day that was as wasted aasted in conference in describing and magnifying the errors ci 0 which they accused him was simply used its as a covering for their arbitrary coarse in a po matter what an amount of love was w ailed upon that occasion as jl it was easily cosily seen to be mixed walh honey arid and negar it reminded minded one of 0 judas hinging the lh sa alor one and the most bitter of liis his accusers accuser ti stated that it even his him ditc ife or children departed from the th faith in which lie bel believed loved he be would consider them la is outcasts and heathen woid i reflect character and a statement so 80 ruel paralilly part lilly shows tire hie spirit moses has to contend with had U B H roberts refused to sign the manifesto he would have been in the same boat all the mistaken of his life mould hive been hunted up arid and hadged against him but the pleadings and prayer prayers a of 0 tire the apostles the aspirations of 0 a lifetime life time and the ghosts of his anc ancestors estorg overcame him it was nas simply another answer to the question asked by a former member of the quorum ot of twelve row how much pressure sura Is required to make a man sign a paper against his will I 1 do not blame brother er Rn roberts beris but it when ben chosen will honor tint him as a worthy member of 0 the quorum of twelve e as a s they would all have done the same lie he will be rewarded tor for his obedience vt which hiell to a priest Is always better than while moses must be discipio disciplined coalition ned tor for having and espre expressing s an opinion of hla his own awn that manifesto la in entirely misleading and and in some instances instance absolutely false and it if from the lord can only be excused by the fact act that he has hardly pot got used to running his business bui siness in th the manifesto line do the readers of the tribune realize what that document really means llave have they studied its full significance it was understood that the church had ahrend TO ABANDON interference in politics hut but in this in they claim their right and duty to follow the regulation and doc kilnes which haie hae the sanction of undisputed usage and the approval of all faithful leaders in the church showing that they yield told nothing by the sanction of undisputed usage BrI brichant ghant claimed and exercised the right to nominate every candidate for office from rom the speaker and president of t the house arid and council of 0 the legislature down it to the doorkeepers door keepers and firemen bremen also all city arid and county officers the pr present e sent a authorities a thorit les claim the right to not y who hn shall not noi run for office of any kind this claim holds good for or every in member ember of the church endowed with the priesthood which as they say includes every rep lepul mutable ablo member of the church tt it Is true after including all it adds especially those in high standing the bishops A will III take care of the teachers and deacons etc they then virtually declare tile the honors and obligations of priesthood shall always alway be considered above all others arid and if a man wants to become a true american citizen without their consent lie ho must resign all church honors how will nill convent convention lon decoct mic or republican lean like the idea of sending to the first presidency to know ni horn boat among th thir their ir forty thousand I 1 members embers gl they will aill allow t to 0 hold office it if nominated for without permission he could not run lun without breaking the rules Bil baikham ghant young had some excuse for loging u ant his authority as aa mosea led the children of israel so EO brigham led the saints to tile the promised land they came here strangers stran geif to each other placed full reliance in his judgment anti and really needed his guidance but as if time me rolled on they tired even in his lifetime of too much dictation and will vill not yub sub anit to it again in conclusion I 1 would remind whom it may concern that thero there wasl nt one moses anil and there can never he li but one lit ighani young and they i will III do well to lo think of the fate of tile the joor trot frog in the fable that tiled to swell to the size of an ox before they stretch things tog far as manifestoes manifest oes are very unpopular arid and congi considered dered a fraud by three fourths of the church the rule of a pi leathwood leat hood lies has in all agea been the most moat t ran and cruel of all governments but they were nere never and never will be enoi known n to relax one jot or tittle of power till 1111 compelled to do 10 so eo so bo we must be ever and watchful of every ri ht WP possess I 1 I 1 see me certain papers already threaten the next legislature with bilth lori lono of preot prestige tige it if they dont obey counsel will they stand upon their manhood or elect slaves As aa tor for me give me liberty or give me death P 11 HENRY ENRY JR JH |