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Show II "fOLO-fiME SAINT fT JioJiovcs Confession of Klder If Will Have Bad Meet ;' (i Upon Church. I i 'Kyill drive all gentiles j I fUWAY PROM CHURCH PARTIES 11 Political Address of Elder Roli- I erts Will Result in His t : ! 5? Going on Mission. "Saj-, that -was n bad break of TSIcIot lr Wohertss at the Jefferson day banquet, " lr i'caid an old-timo Latter-day Saint to I ' ''.The Stroller on Friuay. " X. mean his Y Reference to. church interfcrenoe i:i poli- Ltics,7' continued this old-tiine saint. t'It was an awful thiuR for Elder l?ob- ("crts ,to do bocauso wo havo always I 1 :. .) contended that there was no in t erf oris or-is yenco by tho church in polities. Hut R what can wo say now, for hero if? tho k " orator of tho hierarchy in :i public 1st ' speech ftivin us dead away. Oh, denr 1 i '-pnc, why did ho allow his tongue t0 oc 'l tho better of him? "It hurts, I toll you. for it puts n handicap upon evory one of u?, for ' ' when w.e attempt to deny church inier-; inier-; i( feronce in politics, wh.y3 the fool utter-..'Y utter-..'Y anco of Elder "Roberts will bo drawn f, . rtipon -us. "What is tho result? Why, U "we arc simply' paralyzed. 31ere is what i ie said: 1 I) Wliat Roberts Said. H To be frank. I cannot say whether wo j ."will be successful In Utah or not. At any I Tato, wo can take the courso that Do- ' Jiiocracy has taken in Utah. "We can maintain self-rospoct and compel tho irespeot of our udversarlos. I am proud 1 . that I am a Democrat In Utah. I love ' the Democratic party of Utah. We have l Shad our difficulties. Wo have been of ( "(different faiths and perhapn of differ ent philosophical opinions, but those of jtiF that are left havo always stood firm. I I am froo to confess, and I do It In ho intoroBt of (food feeling- and peaco, i -(hAt when I tako Into account the clr- ' cumstances that have surrounded our J struggles, tho discouragement and manl- est unfairness that have been our?, I am astonished that thcro Is a single Gontllo left In the Democratic party in n Utah. Wc Mormons who have boon fcrue to the Democratic party have also .. i foad our trials, our battles and our sac- 11 jrif.ces to mako for the party, but we have remained true, and wo will remain ; . ru In spite of the losses wo havo sus- . .Rained. J Church Is in Politics, i 4 t I ,fI feel to say that such a sta lenient , i 1 fcomintf from the source that it did, an ; wpen admission that the church is in ' politics, is almost the last straw for i V- J Spe I vc done the camel act for a ponpr time, but the burden has about ' peached the limit. Wo could defend T tehe charge- that Smoot as Senator M showed that tho church was in politics. r5 i Thafc we have dono over since ho be- y.j ,ttmo "r. embassador to tho Senate, ic . ?nt of this admission of HoberLs, what tan we say? Is ' J Ivins Set Apart. ? ' ".Of course, Elder Roberts had no uiusiness to mako a political speech. He , t . Chad been counseled to that offect prior , ;to the moetlnpj of tho recent conference. LA.postle Ivins wa6 tho one set apart to U-f lo the political stunt this year and he i did it. I feel to say that he mado a -j Jfalrly good political speech in the Tab- U -(ernaclo last Monday. He spoke for tho cnurch and ho was jruarded in his tpcoch. Of course, ono statement of wVpostle Ivins can bo read between tho Bines. It was bo intendod. Ilore is what j . ie said: , j ' What Apostle Ivins Said: J&y politics Is my religion. I heliovc i I qho government should be administered ' : -.oy Tellglous men and we will never 'oto or aid in elevating: men to place ii Hvho aro not religious. This i:t yood doc- Arine for a Catholic, for a Mothodlst. V PT i0,r a Presbyterian. No sect or creod a , Jsnould ever dominate a State, but all fh icreeds should sec that the State which H ?1 teoverna them should select religious men. .M I90c' holping- mo. I will never vote for I A rnan wlio is not wortliy of my vote. ( f Rather Hot Stuff. .""Now. to quote tho lauiiafC of , Jnewspaper men, that's hot stuff. Of II , jpourso, teacher as I am. T know what h We meant. So do tho other authorities, Jf KVPOBtle Ivms had bcou counsclod. He - Reeded, the word of wisdom. Ilo displayed dis-played tact and judgment. He told tho conference how to vote, tho kind 5 of men to elect, but he did it in a , , diplomat way. That's whero ho dif- C615-.1?1" Elcle ooortB, who excrcisos , ( )no diplomacy whatever. Apostlo Ivins I 3n inference be drawn as to church ' Interference in politics. Elder Hoberts j (declares the church does interfere. ''I'm almost in a condition to say that T ) geel to remark that Elder Eoberts is a i- VI d fool. t f f'W?iat Prcsldont Smith Advised. Lj . V. atV tho conference: a'ou Ihcard.-President Joseph P. Smith's ad- dress. You remember that ho said in commending the priesthood: And tho Seventies aro laboring for tho purpose of qualifying- and preparing thomFelve? for the work of tho ministry abroad among the nations of I ho earth, which Is their lcgltlinalo calling. And commend tho PlTorts of our brethren, the Sovon rresldenls of the Seventies, in their effort? to bring about the good results they have In view in their labors la-bors in this connection. Why Koberts Confcssod. " Kldcr Eoborts must havo got sore over this: must have infornrotoH ii fr moan that he would soon receive a call from Box B to go upon a mission, hence his utterances at the Jefferson day celebration. Ho no doubt believed that ho might as woll bo hung for stealing steal-ing a sheep as for stealing a lamb; hence, ho unleashed his tongue. "And 1 feel to remark that Elder ltobcrts's interpretation of President Smith's commendation to tho seven presidents of the Seventies was in all probability tho right ono. It is understood un-derstood that ho is soon to bo sent to England to relieve Apostlo Charles W. Ponrose, who is now in charge of the British mission. This mission, as I now recall, has nover been in charge of any other than an apostlo, or tho rank of an apostlo. But it hns virtual- been ,decided to vary from tho rule and send Elder Eoborts there. Too Free With His Tongue. "The general authorities cannot keep tho bridle upon tho touguo of El-dor El-dor Roberts. Ho is, of course, tho orator for tho church, and when spoak-iug spoak-iug in tho Tabernuclo, ho is usually in control of himsolf; but when ho goes away from the atmosphere surrounding the oand of twentj'-six, ho forgets himsolf, him-solf, and his open admission of church interference in politics which he mado in his speech at the Jefferson da3 celebration cele-bration shows conclusively that" ho is a dangerous "man for us; (oo dangerous to have in this country. "Therefore. I feel' to remark that ho will certainly be sent abroad. So you need not be surprised to soon bear and the trek of Elder Roberts to Liverpool. Liver-pool. No, I don't know that ho will tako his several wives with him, but 1 . would think not. Ho is fairly well to do, has access to the tithing house; but to take his several families along is not probable, lie might do like Apostle Grant did when ho was sent to. Japan take ono wife with him. Wlion lie was transferred to England, ho took the other. Elder Roberts might do likewise. like-wise. Sure to Injure Ohurch. "Elder Robortss admission will injure in-jure the ohurch in tho cominy cam paign, wmie, as no says, that he is astonished that a single Gcntilo is left in the Domocrntic party in Utah, his confession that the church does interfere inter-fere in politics in this Stato will drive" the Gontilos in tho Domoractic party awa3r from the party, except the Federal Fed-eral bunch and the State and county officers. It's too. bad that he confessed, but ho did, and it is no use to cry over spilled milk." |
