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Show A SIGNATURE FOR TRADE. Tho whole organization of tho Mormon church, one of tho most perfect organizations organiza-tions ever devised by man, Is essonllally democratic from tho humblest to tho hlphost member; und there Is plenty of evidence on every hand to tho fair, unbiased un-biased observer, that thoro Is no tyranny over or coercion of tho mombors by the hierarchy. This matter is quoted approvingly b' tho Deserot Nows, from a letter alleged to have boon written by a visitor lo this region. It is but fair to any that tho communication com-munication referred lo contains mention men-tion and commendation of well-known virtues of tho rank and filo of tho Mormon Mor-mon poople qualities which The Tribuno Trib-uno has nhva3's given them credit for, and whoso oxislonco has boon so viciously vic-iously imposed upon by tho ruling priesthood. . But this papor would bo remiss iu its public dttt3' did it not also say that the letter contains so many falsehoods lhat tho effect of tho truth thoroin is entirely destroyod in the mind of ono betlor acquainted with the actual conditions than is the supposed writer of that opistle. . Of theso untruths un-truths wo have selected Iho sentence at Iho opening of this arlicle, at tho same time begging leavo to present the following: .Mr. WorthliiRton. N'ot lo take loo long llinc as to things about which thcro Is nir dispute, perhaps, havo you observed or Is It your understanding that when tho apostles aro called In In that wuy they arc called In simply as advisers? Reed Smoot. Wo aro advisers to the president. Mr. Worthinston. And that TIIF. PRESIDENT MAY DO WHAT HE PLEASES In regard to the matter under consideration, although all tho apostles advlso him another way? Reed Smoot. Oh, yes; ho has tho ultimate ulti-mate decision. Can an3' moro absolute autocracy than this bo conceived or anything moro antagonistic, to democracy? Who knows best concerning this matter tho stranger within our gates, or Apostle Apos-tle Reed Smoot of tho Mormon church ? For the Mormon to ask what becomes of his money is lo offond the despot to such an extent that tho inquirer is per-omptorily per-omptorily commanded to go homo and mind his own business; that ho is guilt3' of blasphemy in questioning tho fidelity of the Lord's anoinled servant. Tho president of tho church has definitel3 announced that ho has tho riht to direct overy member of Iho organization organiza-tion iu all spiritual and all temporal things. Let a Mormon holder of tho higher priesthood, even, (lot alono "the humblest" member,) essay to cngago in political activity, and ho is obliged to kucel to tho autocrat and humbty ask his permission. Apostle Reed Smoot did this thing; and of itself that is enough lo brand as falso in Iho highest sense the assertion mado by tho gentleman who pretends to know so much, but knows nothing at all, concerning con-cerning the Mormon church. Again, tho News approves this: I was amazed at tho freedom nnd strength of tho criticisms of the highest church officials by somo church members. We have 0UI3- to point to the latest proof of' tho absurdit3r of this claim, and ask tho reader to decido for himself him-self if tho Deserct News has not deliberately de-liberately approved a gross and malicious mali-cious perversion of fact. Our reference is briefly to tho "excommunication of Mr. J. F. Gibbs, whoso solo offense consisted in just criticism of Joseph F. Smith tho very thing that the know-all know-all nnd alleged writer of that letter says is permitted in all freedom. But wo aro not going to chargo tho supposed correspondent with having written that letter far from it but wo do chargo him with having signed it at tho request of tho priestly Mormon merchants with whom ho was socking to do businoss. This, of course, provided pro-vided that tho whole thing is not a contrivance of priestcraft. Thcro is amplo inlornal evidence that the alleged al-leged communication was proparcd by ono or moro Mormon priests, in Mormon ecclesiastical quarters, and that the signer was merely a S3rcophantic seeker for trade, and to get it mado himself a tool of the church; and The Tribuno now only awaits a roquest from the church organ that we designate what this evidence is. Likewise, there is proof within the falso screed that what the signer was after was not oternal truth, but Mormon Mor-mon orders, in his business. |