Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-19

iheocrary which has always opposed the
dissemination NJ American uriunlpI g,
and has. Tor more thau nrty yrtra denied
tho supffmarv ~ tho national Gov ofn.
meut and iit light t. enforce the laws OF
tho land md whose central principle D.
that of obedience 90 those IN authority 10
the said Church, and who are rnruiel hY
them 10 receive ircuuont aud direct ROY.
Citations from tod, u4 to how The niialrs
OF government should Boz dirocirdi and
Whereas, A movement "a now being
made by those people, constituting THIS
throcracy, 90 secure the admission oi
Utah into tho Union as u sovereign State
therefore, be- II
l,csolvcd. ~ the ra'riouc order Sons
Of America N the Territory " Jmh. that
We Wow with nppmhonsious ~ dang r
thlH movement, and We cal upon hll
lovers Of good government throughout
the United States OF America % rs tnoir
utmost influence In ovcry lawful nni
proper manner 90 postpone hinder nuh
DELAY the admission " lihn INTO th'
Union Of sfaio' until such umo ns ile
members VI the Aforesaid thrpcricy shall
be- in minority as compared with those
who do not hplIrvo in the union Of church
and state. and bc 30 further
Resolved. That 10 o. our understanding
of this thrucrary called the Mormon
Church that b. faithful inembots verify
believe that church and state should DO
one aud thai one Tho church, and % T. our
settled conviction that " this Territory
should hrenmn q stale. while they nto In
tho majority, thcy would strive ~ Or a.
pusalblo t1 roalifo % state Of Autlrs whore
Tie officers aud leaders ~ thoir church
should Boz iholr temporal rulers a. we'll
Hs spiritual advisers, thus hrin ding about
ono of The most serious OWLS that can
threaten any land complete subpritnts
ton OF state IN the church.
We therefore call upon all members Of
tho Patriotic order sons NJ America aud
all lover OF uur frcl Institution. gvcfN
where 60 exert Themselves In our bnhall
that this deadly danger may DO avcuod''
This document was prepared In this
city, and the unltuth, II contains
omauatei from the clique that l. on
gagged In incorporating the mJo riiy
Of the people Of Utah through every
available source. In some quarters IT,
efforts have siynally failci. Aud
wherever the facts are known II Will
meet with the contempt Il deserves.
Among pcoplc who are still ignorant
Of Utah aud the "Mormous," such
efforts as the foregoing may have the
intended effect for while.
The preamble ~ adopted at Phila.
delphla il erroneous throughout. The
majority Of the people u Utah have not
"ofgauized themselves" a. stated. Tho
Church Of Jesus Christ u Lhticr.day
shnts was organized IN New York In
1850. 1t isnot thcocr',y either dan
getousor othcrWlsc,u unless a Church can
bo 20 called which has no connection
with or control Of the staic or any other
than ecclesiastical affairs. II has never
denied the supremacy u the National
Government Ia national atlAin, hat
has for one u ils fundamental doctrines
the duty Of H. members 10 obey the
constitutional laws Of the land. it does
not claim 10 direct, either by revelation
or otherwise, any government but that
Of the Church.
II Ia totally untrue that this alleged
thcooncy Il engaged Ia any move
mont 10 ''securc the admission Of Utah
Into tho Union" The Church has
not expressed ltself on the subject, aud
It Is not agitatod except by the cliqu,
from which these Misrepresentation
originated.
The basis Of the resolutions being
utterly false and misleading, the resolu'
tlons themselves are 20 much folly and
nonsense, with the further untruth
added that, "the Mofmons verify be-
licye that Church aud state should b,
ono ana that one the Church," 70
warn people against something thai
has no existence, aud 10 state ~ The
belief u Church members, something
TINT they entirely rcpuiiaie, Is quite IL
keeping with Utah "Libcrap methods
hut what II properly has 10 10 with IN,
Patriotic Sons Of America We fall /,
comprehend. Can Il bee that tho Phila
dclphiA Congress was simply au adj
lunot Of tho Salt Lake "Llberal" fac
tiong n not, Il acted Ike a PhilAi lei
phia puppot pulled by Salt Lake
string.
The Order has n high.soundins
name. IL ought to bo above sucl
plltry AMI contemplate mcanne-s a
that contained In those resolutions
There IL no love Of country In II. Tn,
motive behind It all Is apparent. Il Il
10 keep Utah out Of her political right
until she can be manipulated by a .c
OF political trlcAsters, In whose mind
patriotism moaus the love Of Office
greed for lts omolumonts, aud lust 70
power to dominate the comm onwealtl
aud It's finances.
II there are any fair sni honorable,
men associated with this Order o
patriotic prctcusions, as We supposl
there must BE-, We advise them 10 IN
yestigato this matter, and no
allow themselves to be mislel
or to become the tools u
clique In this Territory, which I
ut once the enemy Of Utah aud the To-
to all true patriotism. IT, days ar
numbered, IL purposes wish fail, It
falsehoods will be- exposed before tn
country, and no organization that de-
sirrs to maintain public respect cal
afford to father IT, falsehoods or join II
IL un.Amerlcan schemes aud purposes
Tho 4. o. s. \. have made u mos