The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-02

succeeding election he will find the votes
OF his party growing small and the
Democratic majority growing larger, for
these funny looking people" know how
to resent an insult whether that insult
comes from the pulpit or the platform.
But why was the president of the stake
preaching party politics in church on Sun
day anyhow! Hasn't he learnt that his
church is out of politics! Hasn't he read
how the head officials of the church have
declared that they did not try to influence
the members in the matter of politics!
Does he not know that, occupying the po-
sltion he does, such an address as that
which he is credited with delivering is i'm
proper and indecent. And does he not
even know that those higher in
authority than he dlscountenance par
tisan political activity on the part of
men occupying high official places in the
church? If he does not know these things
1t Is high time he learned them and was
governed by his newly acquired knowl-
edge. We can further inform HIM that in
talking partisan principles and trying to
use his influence in the interest of party,
he is making political mistake. Whether
or not he may believe this, it is neverthe-
less true, that the people will not take
their spiritual and political instructions
from the same tongues as matter of
course; nor are they ready to concede that
the religious leader and adviser is neces-
sarily correct political teacher In fact,
the people of Utah, quite generally, are
of the opinion that there is no di-
rect and immediate connection between
religion and party politics. The sooner
the president Of the Sanpete stake learns
his political party, and the longer he de-
lays the requirement of the information
the worse it will be for his party and fol
himself as a church official.
An editorial article III last evenings
issue of the NeUS, the official organ of tht
Mormon church, is directly applicable il
connection with the Sanpete president:
Sunday address. The Ners says:
1t is all right for political partisans TO advo
cate Their respective views with enthusiasm, ST
that they keep within the bounds OF truth as i
appears TO them; also to endeavor to convince
their opponents and people who have no
made up their minds. of the superiority of thet
principles and platforms But it is not right I,
use any kind of coercion or undue influence Il
win votes or accomplish any political purpose
We are told that some Jealous advocates o
the respective parties still try to obtain in
| fiuence, by pretending that such and such emf
nent church authorities favor this or that part
, or particular ticket. After the plain declara
, tions Of our leaders on this matter, it wou
seem, in the first place, that no sane maj
would attempt to mislead others on such
plea, and IN the second place, that no man VIII
has brain OF his own would be misled in sue
a manner
Every member Of this church has the right t
, choose for himself what party he shall join an
; what ticket he shall vote. And any Democra
or Republican who pretends that heis author
, lied to counsel people or prevail upon them t
: vote particular ticket, is wickedly attemptln
! to deceive, and deserves to be disciplined &c
his false pretenses.
3 The authorities of this church have plainl
/ stated their position and the entire freedom
= church members as to politics, and any one WI
+ tries to make them appear in different Ugh
is guilty of slandering them and OF playing II
role of a deceiver and a hypocrite. He is nj
: justified before GOD, man or party.