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Show THE CHANGE OF FRONT. While Apostle George Albert; Smith was talking to the stake conference at Ucxburg, Idaho, a short time- ago. he "said that our business was to stand by prohibition and to elect men to the Legislature who would favor prohibition." prohibi-tion." Thero is nothing to be reprehaded in the apostle's desire to mako for sobriety; but there is that which is to bo condemned in the political activity which is exhibited by one who 5b so high in authority in an ecclesiastical organization. Mr. Smith's remarks suggest; that it is not necessarily and always the righteous subject of temperance in which tho high ec-clcsiasts ec-clcsiasts interfere with thtf political right of i'rbo thought and. action. If it were any other project which the hierarchs sought to promote, no matter mat-ter how unjust, unrighteous, and immoral; im-moral; Apostle "Smith woul'd be quite as industriously interfering. If it shall be the determination of' tho prcsi-' dent of the church- to continue Apostle Reed Smoot in tho United States Senate for another term, there is nothing to prevent Apostle Smith .from becoming just as activo in behalf of thnt. plan as he sought to be in this matter of prohibition. If the people want prohibition, let them express their wishes at the polb, without with-out the interference of Mormon apostles, and without the intimidation that these apostolic emissaries are able to convey under the pretense of giving righteous advice. But there is another thought projected pro-jected from that sermon of Apostle George A., as compared with tbe present pres-ent hierarchical . attitude.. Apostlo Smith spoke at Rexburg at a time when it was the determination of the church authorities to cram prohibition down the people's throats, whether or no. Indications, however, soon pointed out the fact that the proposed project would not work. It was such a gross inroad upon the rights of per sonal liberty that the high priests soon realized that thoy had blundered, and that for once the people were determined de-termined to havo something to say for themselves. Then the scheme was modified so that tbe proposal- was to adopt local option instead of the more drastic prohibition. And this only goes to show that the .first "inspiration" "inspira-tion" was in the nature of a "bum steer" from the Almighty; and there is nothing to prove that the local option op-tion revelation is of any better quality than the other. But there are causes, and other causos, for the change of front in thc hierarchs on this matter. These hypocritical hypo-critical apostles of priestcraft are engaged en-gaged in the liquor traffic to a very extensive annual total. While they j want to appear to be in favor of what j is considered generally to be a worthy and popular cause, they have also their own interests to consider. They do uot desire, to curtail their dividends. Therefore There-fore they assume a form of godliness godli-ness b- deceitfully preaching local option, under the knowledge that oven if that method be adopted the "option" in Utah will be generally in favor of the "wet" side of the question. ques-tion. Under the .public disposition, the hierarchB know that, their big liquor profits will be conserved; while if prohibition pro-hibition were established their revenues reve-nues from this source would be cut off. And that would never do. "So that, you see, the brethren are merely putting on a pious countenance in this matier of temperance, in order to curry public favor, if possible: but in tbe meantime they arc chuckling privately pri-vately in the knowledge that thoir J trade in fiery liquids is not in the ' least endangered. j |