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Show THE CITIZEN 4 among his fellows; therefore, his weight and influence must be absolute. We all know that during the campaign of 1922, the teachers of the church made a canvass, urging members to vote for Harries. The entire nichinery of the church, including Sunday schools, auxiliary societies, associations, and the students of the Latter-Da- y Saints College were used to influence the voting members of the church, and now we are told that they do not interfere in temporal or material affairs. Paraphrasing Shakespeare : Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Facts speak far louder than words, every citizen is cognizant of the facts. You can form your own conclusion and vote accordingly. house-to-hou- se It Morfact long realized by forward-lookin- g mons who are ready to do at the polls what they may be excused from attempting in their, ward chapels or in the tabernacle at the is a worthy cause feet of the mighty. FOR GENTILES TO CONSIDER. The Gentiles pay . about 70 per cent of the taxes of Salt Lake City. It is mostly Gentile capital and genius that causes this city to be the clearing house for the mighty sums that result from mining and smelting of this state. It is mostly Gentile energy and brains that is opening new mines and swelling the business of this city. The splendid school houses and the manifold improvements which have transformed this city since the Gentiles won their first victory here about thirty-fou- r years ago, are almost all TO THE MANOR BORN. due to Gentile energy, public spirit and progressiveness. It is ex-'that within the coming year some more thousands of me! Not always is blunt speech of any diplomatic value, but it pected will find employment in the mines of Bingham and the new steel sometimes honestly discloses thought, sentiment, belief, personal foundries about to begin operations, and the trade of this city will effect or of or all them even of the disposition purposeful training increase proportionately. This will all be due to Gentile effort. in combination. Under such a showing will the men of this city on election day J. Golden Kimball is one of the first seven presidents of sevenagain vote to place the public business of this city under the direct ties of the Mormon church. He is well known as a man of straightcontrol of Heber J. Grant? That is what they will vote for if forward public utterance. He sometimes even adds to the gaiety of of Bishop Neslen. Is there any Genvote for the they disin his quaintness of address, probably due to a natural nations tile who would select Heber J. Grant for his business manager? So and to take he when position easily. things lightly verbally If not, why should the Gentiles vote to place him in control of the casts his fellowmen into the fiery pit, or invites them to go there, it business of Salt Lake City? Does any Gentile doubt about who must be due to training. is in the real control of the city right now? Why should any Inasmuch as Elder Kimballs training during the years of his citizen talk either Republican or Democratic politics when cohis ecclesiastical has been leaders and gained among maturity he knows that more than half his pretended party friends are when unwisdom his in must it his loosens be that tongue adjutors, merely waiting for a suggestion from certain high priests to cause be cheerful is blamed. not to disposition naturally them to vote for either ticket they may be ordered to vote Speaking in the tabernacle last Sunday before an audience of No Gentiles are responsible for this state of affairs. They have 10,000 devoted members of his church, Elder Kimball made terse should any and uncomplimentary reference to people who happen not to see never asked for anything except a square deal. Why covenant-breakin- g priests by and believe as he does. Of these unbelievers he said, according to of them endorse the perfidy of these that under their control a square deal is possible, and thus press reports, As far as I am concerned they can all go to hell; assuming Republican or Democratic ticket. voting a and 'that's where most of them belong.. It is not a question whether this or that candidate, personally, Elder Kimballs outburst merely served to demonstrate that canditraining in and under a spirit of bigoted intolerance and cultivated is not a more lovable or just as honest a man as some other of jusof of the first seven date, but it is a question of hate may pervert even the most light-hearttice, the vindication of free instiutions, of the prosperity and progpresidents of the seventies. When the intolerance of the ecclesiastical bigot is confined to ress of the city. those who do not believe religiously as he does it is sufficiently reIndependent Mormons realize that the election of the American grettable; but when it is extended to the temporal affairs of un- party ticket means not only a severe rebuke to ecclesiastical medmachine believers it becomes .unbearable. It demands subservience to the dling, but the complete smashing of the Neslen-Gree- n end that freedom dwell no longer in the land; that industry pay which has dominated our city affairs for the past eight years. Is it not time for property owners to assert themselves and to tribute; that the banker live in fear for his financial life; that the manufacturer- tremble lest he offend by nonsubmission; that the look after their pecuniary interests in the city? It is a clear case merchant remain quiescent under palpable imposition; that the citi- that it will make a million dollars difference to them whether Mr. zen forget his American rights and accept unquestioningly the men Galigher is or is not elected. It will make many millions in the and the measures thrust upon him in political life. next two years if Mr. Galligher and his associates, Mr. Williams But there is yet balm in Gilead. and Mr. Lawrence, real American citizens, are elected. O When Elder Kimball consigned the unbeliever to hades in his characteristically picturesque language there were approximately What has come of the prediction a short time ago that we in tabernacle. the 9,999 laughs would soon have dollar gasoline? Oil wells have been closed in There was one, however, who did not even smile. He was and the present cut off the tremendous President Heber J. Grant, profiteer, seer and revelator of the church. order to in different parts of the country has brought the prices President Grant jumped to his feet and declared to the people that gasoline war downward. At present we have plenty of oil in sight, and he did not approve of laughter among the auditors during the ser- tumbling there is room for a few more gas engines. Every person In the vices; and more, he certainly disapproved of the individual who United States has not yet been supplied but a little more prosperity would provoke such audible levity. So it may be that those of the hierarchs who have been known may turn the trick. A SHORTER CATECHISM. to be rather flighty in the past are sobering down in thought and demeanor. The Citizen sincerely hopes this to be true. The more they become mentally sobered up, or down, the sooner they will Z. C. M. I. Stand up! How many Gentiles do you employ? realize that there are others in Utah who have rights that may not Gentile Retail Stores, Stand Up! How many Mormons do you lje abrogated with impunity. employ? The American party is here for the righteous purpose of helpDon't be afraid to speak right out. ing some of the Mormon leaders to mentally sober up, or down. Q re-elect- ion self-respecti- ng so-call- ed . self-governme- ed self-respe- nt, ct, - over-productio- n, . ' o |