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Show WHAT'S THE USE? Some politicians and would-be politicians here deplore and oppose the proposition that the Gentiles Gen-tiles of this city and county unite and oppose the old People's party under other names, make a good fight and if they are beaten save at loast their self-respect, or remain out of politics and permit the Saints to have iuJl swing. Such Gentiles Gen-tiles as oppose this give various excuses in opposition, op-position, but the real reason of their opposition is founded on a hope that after a while lightning will strike them and they will get some lung-looked-for offices. To give such men an idea what chances they will have we have a few figures to show them. Of the present offices of honor and profit in the state, in this county and city let us see what the showing is: Congress. Senators Kearns, Gentile; Smoot, Mormon Representative Howell, Mormon. State Officers. Governor Wells, Mormon. Secretary of State Hammond, Mormon. Auditor Tingey, Mormon. Treasurer Dixon, Mormon. Attorney-General Breeden, NonrMormon. Adjutant General Burton, Mormon. Librarian Palmer, Non-Mormon. Bank Examiner Beattle, Mormon. Coal and Mine Inspector Thomas, Mormon. State Engineer Doremus, Non-Mormon. Fish and Game Commissioner John Sharp, Mormon. Food and Dairy Inspector Heiner, Mormon Statistician De Morsey, Non-Mormon. Land Commissioners Wells, Mormon; Hammond, Ham-mond, Mormon; Rees, Mormon; Bullen, Mormon; Mor-mon; Melville, Mormon; Groo, Non-Mormon. Board of Equilization Lund, Mormon; Dee, Mormon; Nielson, Mormon; Thomas, Non-Mormon. Judiciary Supreme Court Bartch, Non-Mormon; Baskin, Non-Mormon; McCarty, Non-Mormon. District Judges Morse, Non-Mormon; Hall, Non-Mormon; Johnson, Non-Mormon; Marineaux, Non-Mormon; Stewart, Mormon; Lewis, Mormon; Rolapp, Mormon; Booth, Mormon; Hart, Mormon; Chidester, Mormon. District Attorneys Eichnor, Non-Mormon; Hatch, Mormon; Livingston, Mormon; Erickson, Mormon; First District, Mormon; Fifth District, Mormon; Second District, vacancy. Federal Officers. United States Judge Marshall, Non-Mormon. District Attorney Lippman, Non-Mormon. Marshal Hey wood, Non-Mormon. Tieq. Land Office Hobbs, Non-Mormon. Receiver Smith, Mormon. Surveyor General Anderson, Mormon. Collector Internal Revenue Colllster, Mormon. " National Bank Examiner Marshall, Mormon. Rural Froo Delivery Inspector Steele, Mormon, Four Leading Post Offices. H Salt Lake City Thomas, Non-Mormon. iH Ogden Davis, Non-Mormon. J Provo Clove, Mormon. M Logan Murdock, Mormon. M Recapitulation. M Congress Two Mormons, 1 Non-Mormon. M State Officers Seventeen Mormons, C Kon- H Mormons. I1H Judiciary Eleven Mormons, 8 Non-Mormons. (H Federal Officers Six: Mormons, 4 Non-Mor- M mons. H Four Leading Post Offices Two Mormons, 2 H Non-Mormons. ;H Grand Total Thirty-eight Mormons; 21 Non- H Mormons. JH It must be kept in mind, too, that of those JH named as non-Mormons some are relatives by I marriage of Mormons or are of Mormon lineage, H and others have never, since ontering upon their !H offices, refused to "obey counsel." H Again, the ollicers that employ many clerks - jjH are almost exclusively Mormon, and so are their clerks. JH The city offices show a greater Mormon ratio. ;;H Then there are some other facts which must ill be noted in this connection. In this city two- 'H thirds ot the money collected in taxes is collected Im trom non-Mormons. In this city and county is IH paid a vast proportion of all the taxes paid in the jH state. From the taxes paid in this city more mou- j H ey irom the school tund is sent out to each of sev- H eral counties than those respective counties pay I H altogether in taxes. More, the property in this J city and county is assessed almost double what the property in outside counties is assessed. We 11 mean, of course, in proportion to the actual value of the property. The ratio for the outside coun- H ties is about as 5 to 8 in this county. IH It must further be kept in mind that not until 11 the last campaign was the pressure of the High Church officials brought to openly bear upon the 11 Mormon people and to practically make on their il part an old-time Peoplo's party vote. What then Bl to Gentile politicians or would-be politicians hope 11 for in the future? The head of the Mormon 11 kingdom is a sincere fanatic. He believes he has 11 a right to rule Utah and does not believe in del- il egating authority to any officer who will notcarry on M the office as he may direct and he is not at all M modest in exercising his power. Where there are H Mormon majorities the elections are merely a iH matter of form; where there are Gentile majori- jH ties elections as they are now conducted with iH Gentiles struggling on both sides to carry their l respective tickets, can but seem to the First f Presidency and Quorum of Apostles as roaring farces, and behind their closed doors they must laugh until the tears run down their cheeks. It- requires about three days after election for Elder 11 Ponrose to get over his hilarity enough to sit 1! down and pen a Penrosy picture of the "persecu- 11 tion of the Saints." H Why should Gentiles any longer accept the rolo H of supes in those performances? Here in Salt H Lake, in Ogden and Park City, by a united fight H the Gentiles might obtain control. They should H make that fight in aif earnestness or should re- 11 main at home on election day. It will not be cow- 11 ardly to remain at homo for Utah is an Amer- 'J ican state only in name and the rules that apply il in other states do not apply here. i |