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Show WILL THEY TAKE IT THAT WAY? Are the Democrats prepared to express ex-press grateful satisfaction at the division divi-sion of tho political plo in Utah this year by tho church leaders? Whon they got their sllco will they cease to contend that church influence is a factor fac-tor in tho affairs of" tills State? If so, they demonstrato how insincero has been their attitude and how cheap is their price. Their speakers openly charge that for years the Republicans have been in close relations with the leaders of tho church and have rocelved all that these leaders could bestow in tho way of political po-litical favor. Democrats have contended contend-ed against this on the alleged ground that it was in violation of the State constitution and contrary to the ethics of our government that the church should trench upon the civic domain. Has all their indignation been but the rage of piny acting? Havo they only opposed church infiuenco because they could not command It? This campaign Is likely to bo an educator edu-cator In Utah In more respects than ono. Tho people will bo able to de-termlno de-termlno before election day is concluded, con-cluded, concerning tho sincerity of somo men in the Democratic party who havo long posed as leaders and lawgivers. law-givers. Thousands of men and women In Utah havo already received the whispered whis-pered word that It will be belter for the safety of the church and the security secu-rity of Apostle-Senator Smoot for the Hon. Joseph Howell to be defeated for Congress and tho Hon. Orlando W. Powers to bo elected. Thd intimation has also gone out that It may be an advantage to the same menaced interests inter-ests for Utah to havo a Democratic Legislature, which Legislature, as tho friends of Hon. William H. King believe, be-lieve, would Inevitably select him for tho United States Senate. Judgo Powers and Judgo King are flaming orators. Tho first Is particularly particu-larly persuaslvo and effective In this campaign. Doubtless hundreds of voters will bo convinced by these two gentlemen. But not nil their eloquence elo-quence and argument can bring over to them thoso thousands of votes . in Utah which depend for their guidance upon the ecclesiastical whisper alone. Is Judge Powers willing to accept an election procured for him, even in part, by ecclesiastical authority expressed through the lips of President Brlgham H. Roberts? Is he prepared to go t,o Congress with a consciousness that tho hierurchy favored his election, not because it admired ad-mired his talents and his peerless capacity, ca-pacity, but because It hoped to Interpose Inter-pose him as a Gentile to prevent vengeance ven-geance upon Senator Smoot nnd tho church? It Is unnecessary to ask if the Hon. W'llliam II. King will be pleased to accept an election to the United States Senate by such means. The - Democratic party organs and speakers are saying that the Democratic Demo-cratic party will settle this vexatious trouble of church Influence. I3 It the intention to settle that trouble by accepting ac-cepting church Influence? |