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Show PLAYING WITH MATCHES. The Honorable Joseph Howell has evidently ev-idently had his hearing at church headquarters, head-quarters, ond Apostle George A. Smith appears upon the stump, without any Instruction or consent from his ecclesiastical eccle-siastical superiors, to advocate the Republican Re-publican ticket. Thus is the work of President Brig-ham Brig-ham H. Roberts of the subordinate quorum quo-rum of seventies, more than offset before be-fore the Mormon voters. After the vigorous asseverations of these two gentlemen that they have not asked any one's permission nor received any one's dictation, who can doubt? Who can doubt that the apostle will sway a greater Influence in the State than a mere president of the seventies? Who can doubt that the Hon. Joseph Howell leads In the race for Congress? But If the foregoing questions indicate the superficial aspect, men who aro somewhat experienced In the convolutions convolu-tions of ecclesiastical purpose, and tho devious ways by which It travels to its end in Utah, will make pause while they ponuer upon tne situation and enlighten It by knowledge of previous circumstances. circum-stances. It is not to be believed that either President Roberts or Apostle Smith appeared upon the political rostrum. In violation of solemn obligation' made that they would take counsel in these matters. It is rather to be assumed that President Roberts was advised that he might have full license to laud Judge Powers and that his open work, coupled with the secret work of eccleslasts. would result In the election of a Gentile Representative Rep-resentative whose presence In Washington Wash-ington would tend to alleviate the situation sit-uation for Senator Smoot. The prompt exposure by The Tribune of this Indirect Indi-rect but not the less effective compact between the eccleslasts and the Democrats, Demo-crats, led to a revision of the plan, particularly par-ticularly as the Hon. Joseph Howell's friends threatened an uproar from .......... "itiea. -fvposue George A. Smith, a non-polygamlst and a Federal Fed-eral office holder, was selected to go out on tho Republican side as a cunning diversion. di-version. We can readily picture the glee with which the eccleslasts originated origi-nated or consented to this plan. It was thought that The Tribune and the American party would be placed in a difficult position, by the appearance of a superior church authority in opposition opposi-tion to President Roberts. There Is nothing to the whole affair but paltry sham. The church Intended and probably yet intends to divide the political plunder plun-der between the two parties in order that both may bo under its command. If it shall conclude to change that plan and give all the offices on the State and National tickets to the Republicans, It can do so within forty-eight hours preceding pre-ceding election day. It. did not even need to send a president or an apostle on the stump; the only reason for their going was to give some outward excuse for the execution qf the secret purpose. Within the two days preceding the lime of the casting of the ballots, the word will go from north to south in this State, and that word will show what final conclusions these eccleslasts have reached. If their last analysis of the situation shows that lt would be better to keep the State strictly In line for the Republican party, the whisper will be to savo brother Howell and to save tho Legislature along with the Presidential electors and the Smootized Cutler; and if they shall deem lt better to have Judge Powers whoso very name will be a defense to Smoot the whisper will go out that the brethren think it wise that the well-known Gentile shall be permitted to defeat a well-known Mormon Mor-mon by Mormon votes, in order to , prov that th hierarchy doos not attempt at-tempt to control tho minds of its adherents, adhe-rents, y Tho game is petty; and it is as changeable as a child's play: It would be unworthy the attention of serious men, since it is but fiction so far as Its outward manifestations are concerned, but for the fact that like a child's play with mutches, it may produce a conlla-gratlon conlla-gratlon more destructive to this State than a plaguo of grasshoppers or a drouth of seven years. |