Letter from Marriner Wood Merrill, 9 December 1892
Logan Utah,
Prest Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother—
Your favor of the 6th inst Recd and contents noted
Will say I do not want to be considered the accuser of the Brethern
and I do not want to be so straight that I lean back, what called fourth my
letter to you on the 2nd inst was some remark made to one of My sons by
My Son in law Joseph Kerr, of Richmond, who is an ardent and enthuss
tick Democrat, who said that the authorities of the Church had
called one Hundred young Men as Missionaries to the young mens
associations of the Church and onely two or three [of] the 100 were
Republicans, and said thes shows how you repu[bl]licans ore though
of by the Presidency of the Church &c this young m[a]n Joseph Kerr
Shouted Himself Horse over the victory of Jos. [L.] Rawlings when
He knew full well what said Rawlings said about [C]hurch authorities
at Provo & also at Salt Lake. thes to me is not consist[an]t in a Missionary
as said Joseph Keer is one of the number called. I un[der]stand the
Presidency of thes Stake does not know who is called [fr]om their stak
to fill this Mission, perhaps you are aware that some p[ar]ties are determined
to make this Teretory Democratic in the future, and what mea[sure] will be used
to accomphes thes end I cannot say. I hope you will not con[sid]er me over
zelous in this Matter for I do not want to be
Respe[ctfu]lly yours
M. W. Merrill
