Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-12
RELIGIO POLITICAL CRUSADE
WORK.

WE publish in this issue a Herald
Washington special, which gives an
adequate idea Of the Baskin anti
'sMormon'' bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Cullom. 1t in
cludes the EXTREMIST features Of the
Idaho test oath, besides going still
further than that oppressive and un-
just measure.
Among the alleged features Of the
organization, membership in and
support Of which produces political
Acknowledgement, is that it teaches
or advises that any such law as
aforesaid is not supreme, or thatany
alleged revelation on the subject Of
such marriage Is paramount to any
such laws
Withou: repeating the cogent and
powerful facts that can be set sorth
in support OF the position that the
Latter-day Saints are among the
most loyal citizens Of the Republic,
it may not be amiss to allude 10
an anomaly in this connection.
While the ''MOrmOns" hold 10
the doctrine Of the inspiration Of
the CoustitutiOn and the consequent
Iropriety Of all laws made in pusu-
ance thereto, and that they 1.-THE
Saints viii yet take part in the re-
organization OF this country upon the
basic principles OF the uatiOnaI or
gauic law, they are pursued relent-
lessly on the ground Of disloyalty.
1t is asserted that they hold that the
revealed word Of God takes prece-
dence Of earthly DEGREES and stat
utes. Upon the basis OF such a
charge they are to be disfranchised,
should the measure now aimed at
them prevail.
We have no desire TO see n crusade
inaugurated against any other relig-
ious body, but where unjust diserim-
ination is made it is impossible for
its victims to shut their eyes to the
fact. The Roman Catholic Church
from the Pope down, at this juno
ture Of its history, takes no pains TO
disguise its adherence to the doctrine
of papal supremacy over all earthly
laws. The dictatorship ia politics
and all the afIairs OF lie is claimed
to centre il the head Of that church,
and propOrtionately in the official
clergy VINO operate under him. The
following uttered by Vicar General
Preston, in a sermon delivered in
New York on Jan. LIST, ISIS, gives a
fair idea Of the unqualified scope of
this assertion Of supremacy:
"EUery word Leo speaks from his
high chair, is the voice of the HOLY
Ghost. and nssst be obeyed. To every
CLtholic heart comes no thought but
obedience. It is said that politics is
not within the province Of the Church,
and thas the Church has only jurisiic-
ton IN matters OF faith. You sav, I
Will receive my faith from the Pantiff.
bui I Will no. receive my politics from
h M This assertion is disloval and
untruthful You must
not think as you choose, you must
think as Catholics. The man who
says, Il VIII take my faith from Peter.
but will not take my politics from
Pc eri is not true Catholic. The
Church teIches that the supreme
Ponaf must Be o5eysd, because ne Is
the wear OF the Lord. Christ speaks
through him.
Notwithstanding the encroach-
ments ofthis growing iron power in
the country, all the opposition it
meets merely appears in spots aud is
Of a desultory and uniuhuential
character. 1t does not appear that
any man, in either branch Of Con
gress, dare introduce a measure
looking to the acknowledgements Of
members Of the Catholic Church on
the ground Of declared ami pro
nouneed allegiance 70 a power
deemed by its members superior to
the State. We have no wish 10 see
such a measure attempted, but
simply note the fact that the SUB
posed weaker party is invariably
victimizsd by the class who rJfess
loyalty while they are enemies in
fact TO the nation, being engaged in
the abolition OF its safeguards
against oppression and anarchy.