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Show THE TROUBLE IS FROM WITHIN. In all the general PC wonij. from th.iL tlmo lo the prosent. I do not recoi-fic recoi-fic of Tangle instance Unit t f storm was not brought about men rrom among onrselvos, profcp&lm: tpe name, meml.cn.hlp and priesthood of tno Latter-day Saints, traitors to fhe ca e that thev profepsed to believe. This e direct moans' of tho suffering, anrt the breaking up, of the commiinltj in Kirtland: of the breaking up of tho community com-munity In, fiild the expulsion oi them from . MlBsoiirl. It was the direct means of this last persecution which led to tin. martyrdom of the prophet, and the destruction de-struction of many others. Sermon or Porlov r. Pratt in Sail bake tabernacle, March 27. ISM:. Journal of Discourses, volume 1. page SC. Here is a bit of history that ought to contain great interest for the Latter-day Latter-day Saints; and it should serve them nsa guide by which they may be able to e.ttricato themselves . from what they must know is a predicament that is daily growing worse, but for which thoy as a body arc not maliciousl' responsible. re-sponsible. Onco again in its history tho church is involved in a wrangle with tho American citizonship of " this country. This turmoil has boeu brought about through thov machinations' of designing, design-ing, and ambitious men within tho organization, or-ganization, just, as Parley P. Pratt declared de-clared was tho case when troubles camo upon tho church in early history and Mr. Pratt is a competent witness, for tho renson that he lived in those early days and iu his sermon spoke of the events of thoso times while yet. his'mem-ory his'mem-ory wa3 fresh Concerning them. Let us make u brief recital and then ask tho Mormou peoplo if they are not able to discern tho existing treachery among them aud tho identity of the traitors who are seeking their destruction. destruc-tion. Sotting aside the other conditions to the Statehood compact, it is a historical histor-ical fact that there was a promise made by tho church loaders that no longer should high ecclesiasts in the Mormon church attempt to iuflueuco tho political pol-itical action of their followers; that thoy should refrain from interference with the operation of political parties; that iu the future they would faithfully observe their sacred promise not to seek to dominate tho aggregate political pol-itical activities of this community.. TJhis statement is. true, as-every honest Latter-day Saint will-admit. - Now, this particnlu.r part of the Statehood compact has been ruthlessly I broken. . Tn the year 1D0I Iieed Smoot. an apostle of tho Mormon church knowing of the sacred agreement by which tho church was bound deliberately delib-erately determined io personally repudiate repu-diate tho agreement. Ho becamo politically pol-itically ambitious. Ho wauled to be a Senator of tho United States, and he appeared io. care not what the result re-sult to hi3 peoplo might be if ho persisted per-sisted in a courso to satisfy his desire. He laid his plans in secret until he was prepared to thrust himself upon the people. He conspired with other ecclesiasts who wero equally thoughtless thought-less of his people's interests to quietly gather together his forces amoug the williug tools whom he found in the church and some outside of it, wo regretfully re-gretfully admit. Having thus strongth-enod strongth-enod his position ho announced himself as a candidate for the United States Senatorship. He was repeatedly warned against putting his plans into practice; and some men who could foresee tho dangerous conseauences which would entail upon fruition of his political do-sires do-sires begged him to desist. But ho was obdurate deaf lo tho appeals of good advisers and blind to tho controversy which wiser beads discerned Would bo precipitated upon the entire citizenship citizen-ship of this State. "Recklessly he forged uhcad, cajoling here, threatening thero, purchasing yonder aud smashing- right und left. Ho used the influence of his high ecclesiastical office upon some, while with others he held out inducement induce-ment in promise of political prefer-mcnt. prefer-mcnt. By theso means ho schemed, plotted and wrought for bitter strife, for woo unto the Mormon peoplo and for retaliation upou nil tho citizenship 1 who had determined that henceforth ! American conditions should prevail in Utah. Ever since Apostle Smoot thrust him-self him-self into politics wrongfully :lnd deliberately, de-liberately, in defiance of tho understanding under-standing by which he knew Utah had secured Statehood strife has been our portion here. And through all of this turmoil the Mormon people have been ' the greatest sufferors. Smoot hits brought them into disrepute in the Na-" Uon, because ho pinned them in "the-position "the-position of supporting his evil deigns against tho peace and dienitv M- n. church, the .honor of tho State and the "itQgrity of the Nation. He 1ms caused exposure of the family affairs 0f Mor-mon Mor-mon leaders, much to their embarrass-mont. embarrass-mont. 7I,s political conspiracies have I .necessitated the useless expenditure of I vast sums of money out of church funds ' in defense of a pdsition which finallv ' be -.nil bo compelled to abandon. Ua I has brought enmity upon tho Latter-day Latter-day Saints when they were in u " I r I way to have achieved tho world's r- ! spect and confidence. In fine, h0 ha"s ' moTr ,h hiBtry f th0 rc to ' mod.ficdly repeat itself; and that the repetition l'fiiotanart ous form of tl,() older daiJ tiroJy to the fact that j poacd by n law-abiding cS aro considerate of the knowing full well thut tlie'lB sponsible for the Snwot outr'B Mormon people are aafc . JfM of their real friends, Wli0 ... 4 V to protect them from V hm felJow-consplrntora , them out uf the bonda hft!j in part euceocded in ,,u HW them. "iporfj Mormon people; ueC(1 t. 'H p"y r.. pratij i.;1 ih;m mony which he bore- atl , "6 lesfcon which ho convs'votl mM position today, f y' 10 nM dor aid, comfort, and MipnZ.W plans, the traitors withi,, 'J will become powerless t,J'a.f A able to harm you: thfy win ' you away from the path, ' . H to your happiness, l0 your! !M material things, and L yourselves und your ' JJ come. -"raiiojj . JRced S,ot. apofitlo of -4M is, as tho traitors deaeribTB P. Pratt. B,:mir(! "JM yourselves and your children uM devihsh -.vorkof.' that tncy profess to behove" |