Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-27
SINGULAR INCONSISTENCY.

De .
dTaa, tleU.gauoC thu. 'J0sephites, .
has Ueea taking 10 task the .I..bar,
al" organ OF this city. for ahalting
aliof Ai5rmouism 10 be had.v He
says: "FheFe Is much that is true
AM good IN the philosophy Of the
AlyHGous Of Utah, and there are
some things in TIE people and their
characteristics that are worthy Of
praise" OF course. this IS all true
and indisputabIs. But these and
ulhersinaiIar remarks are CONSEQUENT
upon q former statement ofthe same
writer, as follows:
1.-THE llwsot Congress ani Of Idaho
are based upon the definite command
Of God and are but human alnplifca
ioas upon that OF divine prscep;."
This was pres nted rs = reason
Tor Tire argument thai the complaint
Of 5ae Utah anI idaho "AIornans,'
q h.r-aue-s ia tie Idaho laws anu
the laws o Congress is MT well
founded.
D. the Aforesaid writer under
stand the mature and scope Of these
same Idaho statutes? Docs he know
mat they are specially ant plrticu-
larry framed to disfrauchise citizens
vino have MOI violated the laws II
Congress? We viii omit any ar.-u-
ment or statement about "the de-
finite command Of GoI," because
that w0ald bring In matter extrane-
Gus 10 this issue. But the harsh
mes Of the Idaho cnactments
which is complained Of Is in that 4
they deprive people Of the rirht 10
vote, hold Office, and serves Jurors I
whO-the Jusephi:e editor admits I
are as Industrious, frugal. hard 4.
working and ssif-sacrificing. as set Z
lers IN new lands. Is any other I
pc7ple can possibly hope 70 be. :, {
Ami this, not because they have .
violated any law, human or divine. /
or because j. is even claimed that I
they have done 50, but simply be- 4
cause they belong 20 q Church some /
Of the members Of which have
broken the law.
Now what definite command Of
Cod is there which can be cited as
a Justification Of the Idaho laws in
this respect OR, Of what divine
law Or urecegt are they an "amBlif- F.
calou?" ANY per,1u VINO believes
IN The Gospel as taught by the Lat
ter-day Saints and is Hautiz.,i bvsn 7
Elder Of this Church for The
remission Of sins, 81, G:scranchised |
AMI denied all political rights audt
in idaho. ANY man born
in this Church and in the United
states, Il baptized when eight y,lrs
old, or after, even IL he is uamar-
rie4, is distrauchisei Tor his Church
membership. Any person who.
whether member or not. con-
tributes to the Church, for a p5or
'ii=ring or otherwise, Is disfrau-
'hised hy the lav-s which ;he go
ephiJs' eiis5r says"are based upon
be definite command Of God,
And this Is not all. No citizen. |
owever innocent Of Iaw1-eaking. !.
2 even Of the crime Of belonging 10 d
re "H9rm)a' Church, can eser- 6
'se any political right or privilege u
uiess he viii swear that lie regards .
ica laws Is supreme and binding. u
o matter what may be his convic- II
ons as TO their injusuce and IN I
onstitutionsllty. /
Now II this -'AI1-mouisrl', which =
!esi-ia'si against IS -notalI had;" u
there are many things in the peo- u
.g aisigaachi-ed that are "wor.hy a
Prai=e;'' il only few OF them 1t
ave done anything which rcnlersi -
len liable 70 the Law: now can =.
'ch class legislation, such punish u
lent without trial, such discrimin- al
ion against an estabIishment Of
.igian, lie regarded rs '.but human
application o. divine precept, :, y
I'd where is the precept to be =
am? l.
We think There is good cause 70 W
.mp.aia of the ',harshness Of the W
'S--of-idalIo," and gooi reasons %
T the idea that these laws are IN
ne result Of sectaEiau bias ars in
'tred toward tine faith as it wa, an
amuis'teI 10y Joseph and Hyrum va
aith.'' aO
We must confess to surprise that
" one who processes 10 believe in
he hfst principles Of the gospel, ho
taught By the frst leaders OF the "a
huron, no matter how much he o'
~ he opposed 70 the later additions =.
me faith, can see anything divine u
worthy Of e0Iamendafi1n in laws an
At deprive unoGendiug citizens Of as
c franchise, for Practical fai.h in M
ose principles Of religion. It is eia
u another illustration Of the Tar
lndins effect OF prejudice. and re-
iother Indication thai the sous Of be-
e prophet are imbuesi with the gu
arr thst animated their fathers no
,emies. w
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