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Show DH I jtfi Better Break Away. H iffi ' Those are days when the so-called "insurgent H m I Republicans" in Utah should be thinking hard. jjB m I Some of them would long ago have broken away Hnii,;'''' from the organization which calls itself "Repub- jflfl h, lioun" except that it seemed to them like almost IBBI p treason to their political faith, to abandon the 'wflnj sacred name of the party. They appeared unable f Kffi ' to see that the name never gave any dignity 'to ' SlMm the party, neither dignity nor power- it was the Bfl principles behind the party that hallowed the i ' y namo. And when they find themselves in a stato i?F 1 ' where the majority have stolen the name for tho purpose of working out a culmination which is as far removed from real Republicanism as day Is from night, cannot they see that they are being used simply as were the captives which Roman generals brought home for no purpose save to swell the chief's triumph by being led in chains at the tail of his chariot? What do the real chiefs of the so-called Republican Re-publican party in Utah know about the principles princi-ples of either the Republican or Democratic parties? par-ties? Not one in ten of them ever read the Constitution Con-stitution ( the United States prior to the manifesto mani-festo of President Woodruff. Not one in fifty of them has any conception even to this day that thp two most vital forces in that Instrument, are the equality which it quarantees to all citizens under the law, and the absolute separation of church and state; that clause which In effect says to the church men: "Cling to your religion and you shall be protected in it, but never for a moment mo-ment dare to lay your priestly hands upon the functions of the state." Every one of you know that Utah, politlcaly, Is under the control of the few men who are from day to day, the Mormon church. You know that no man can be elected to any state ofllce except ex-cept through the favor of the fifteen Mormon chiefs, and for any men to oppose their will is to bring down upon defeat, and so far as they cau social and business ostracism. Are you vindicating any principle of your party par-ty when you seek that favor? You must seek it if you would succeed. Suppose one of you by seeking and obtaining that favor could be elected to the senate of the United States. If questioned on your arrival in Washington, and if honest, would you not be forced to admit that you owed your election to the favor of the President and apostles of the church? You know you cannot be elected without that favor. Very well. Suppose, then, that you should be questioned as to the principles of the Mormon faith. Would you not be obliged to answer: 1(.) That it is a political government as well as a so-called religious organization. (2.) That it is a temporal as well as a spiritual spirit-ual kingdom. (3.) That its head claims a divine right to rule this world. (4.) That he claims nothing less than to be the vice generent on earth of Almighty God. (5.) That ho respects no law of this republic unless it suits him. (G.) That it is under this the bounden duty of every member of it, to subject his will in all things to the will of this man who claims the divine right to rule in all things. (7.) And that tho mission of this system as claimed by him and as taught by the lessor priesthood priest-hood is to overthrow all other governments. Would not all that be true? And if true, what becomes of your self-respect when you accept an ofllce from such hands? It is idle i.or you to try to Americanize tho Mormon system. Your arguments, argu-ments, your petitions, your protests are alike in vain. There is but one thing that these chiefs respect re-spect and that is force. You, every one, know that fact, and when you seek to beguile yourselves your-selves by assuming that the above is not true, you do it for only two reasons: One is the hope of obtaining some potty office; tho other is to try to poultice your own sore conscience. |
