Show COME AGAIN B. B H. H ROBERTS Editor Republican Will you permit per pel mit me through your our columns to submit submit submit sub sub- mit one ono or two questions to Mr B. B II H Roberts with regard to an assertion that appeared in his letter to R. R R R. Lyman mall recently published That part in which he attempts to give ghe advice to Republicans as to their course couise of procedure is entirely gratuitous tous on the part of Mr Roberts But the proposition that I wish to submit for e explanation Is the part In which he accuses the church authorities with dominating political affairs I submit It to Mr Roberts because he lie is one of oC what the Tribune calls the Hierarchy Hierarchy Hier flier archy and presumed presume to be In possession possession posses posses- sion slon of the facts eta to prove pro the charges he makes In his letter he states It U is only a matter of ten years before Utah will be pronounce pronouncedly Jy a anon non non- non Mormon state It is 18 for those who are directing the policy of our church to consider whether they will have havo it Mormon ns Mormon well wen as as non Mormon If we persist in some sonic of the methods now in vogue it will wUl unavoidably be bo anti anti- Mormon anti and I venture the tIle prediction prediction prediction pre pre- diction that If if Ie we we continue to disregard disregard gard Our pJ pledges to eliminate the ex ex- of or ecclesiastical c l authority and influence in political affairs the time will come when the Mormon population population tion ion of the state will Mil be helpless in in In- the destinies of or the st tepo- tepo The authorities of or the church deny that hat the they are disregarding ing any pledges or cr that they the theare are exorcisIng exercising e authority and influence in political poll poll- affairs Now Kow if they the theare are doing all of this as the Tribune and Mr Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts are charging J I and nd several others here would like to have ha the proof I ask Mr Ir Roberts to furnish tho the proof Give us the time place anI and th the clr oh- eJr es s when wilen the church church authorIties authorities ties lies exercised their authority in political poll poll- Ical affairs and wherein they violated their pledges in this respect We e are askin asking this of Mr Roberts because o olis of his lis charges and that he is in a ri poll poll- tion to know more than any others who are making similar charges If it is wrong for an apostle to be a a. candidate for United States senator now was it not just as wrong when Moses Thatcher an apostle was a candidate can can- whom whom Mr Roberts supported And as rumor had it Mr Ir Roberts am and th the he church did dilI not agree Because the tho church would not give th-e Thatcher their support I would like lIle e Mr Roberts to explain all this A. A Spanish Fork ForIe May 1 a 23 1908 |