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Show AS AN EXEMPLAR. It appears that President Joseph F. Smith is not altogether "in harmony" with tho tradesmen and the tradesmen's trades-men's organizations in this city and vicinity. We aro enabled to form this judgment from an account of the ad-drpss ad-drpss which he delivered at tho priesthood priest-hood meeting of the Salt Lake stake of Zion, held on .tho evening of Monday, January 17th. Incidentally we are also" enabled to conclude that Mr. Smith is not always prompted by that calm spirit that is supposed to guid0 and inspire a pious exemplar. President Smith, among othdr things, talked to his assembled brethren concerning con-cerning the advisability of having their boys and young men learn useful trades. Ho gave it out as hjs opinion that too .aujr ui miw youui or zion were going into tho professions, or wore learning nothing at all in the way of fortifyiug themselves for the battle of life whieh would confront them in the future. Hero ho was happy in his selection of subjoct; but Joseph F. seldom becomes publicly happy without suddenly finding find-ing tho fly in tho ointment of his happiness hap-piness And so it was in this instance. The minute he became engrossed in his subject he bethought himself of plumbershe plumb-ershe particularized upon these and other industrial pests. Ho declared with all vehemence that tho men and organizations in control made it impossible impos-sible for him to place any ono of his sons in a position to learn a trade. It. was readily seen by those present that Joseph F. didn't like the union regula- tions wlliftll nrn in(r,,l,l j. "tvuueu 10 prevent overcrowding of the trades by limiting apprenticeships. In fact, it was apparent ap-parent that ho held a sort of general grudge against such institutions, and especially against thoso who controlled them, for his peroration was, with armu raised and fists clcuchod, "I say, damn such mon! " Some of tho elders later sought for the Smith consistency. They began to think that of all tho monopolies on earth Joseph F. has the c.hiefest of cinches Thoy wondered what would happon to one of thomsolves if ho claimed a right to a share in the prophet business, or if he desired to have his son become a prophet's apprentice. And af ter the meeting was over there was another little circumstance that did not escape attention and comment. A carriage awaited outside, and one of the elders said, "There's President Smith's carriage roady to tako him home." "Yes," drolled out another of tho observant ob-servant ciders; "but it's Shanks 's pony for mo!" 1 J Ilcrc is part of a news heading which appeared in the morning organ of tho Mormon hiorarchs on Monday: "Prophetic "Pro-phetic power of JoHoph Smith. United States Marshal Anderson delivers strong discourso at tabernacle." And while tho "Mouth" of Apostle Smoot may soon- inform us that Elder Jamos II. Andoreon ia engaged in executing tho ordors of the Federal court:, it must not bo charged that there is any union of church and state in Utah. |