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Show THE PRESENT DAY CHURCH DESPOTISM MT. PLEASANT. Utah. March 15. Tho prevailing pre-vailing topic of conversation tlurlnc tho past week hero has boon nnd is tho Smurlliwulto letter, which was published In Tho Trlbuno on tho 15th Inst. It In nstonlslilnp to lionr tho sentiments uxpreesed by tho jx?oplo. Without attuinptlng to quoto anybody literally, ono can hear romark.s llko thu following: "If Smurlhwalto cfln prove tho allegations ho makes ho ought to Hit beside President Smith In tho TnUoniacle iind let tho former illsprovo the charges made In his (Sinurlh-wnlto's) (Sinurlh-wnlto's) letlor." "Tho people ought to voto against Joseph F. Smith because of tho fact that ho Is not a prophet of tho Lord, and Uos not receive revelations rev-elations for tho Ruldanco of thu church, nor for hlmtralf. Why uustaln a man ns a prophet, seer and revclator who never receives a revelation?" reve-lation?" Others eny. "wo would wrlto Mr. Smurth-wnlto Smurth-wnlto but for tho fact that our wives nlead with us to lot the matter drop and say noth-lnsr noth-lnsr about It." Somo have no opinion at all to express and others when asked tho question, what thoy think about tho situation, answer that President Presi-dent Smith can do as ho pleases and It Is no body's lu;lne(is. Th non-Mormons who express themselves simply say that the time Is rlpo for the Independent, In-dependent, thlnklnft "Mormons to tnko a stand pgalnst tho present dny rule, to nsncrt thtlr manhood nntl vote against tho jower that controls tho church todny. |