Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-28
As BAD As rng OrHER.

An organization which has for ~
title "rhe Society Of Liberty aud
Loyalty" has been formed In Colorado,
aud IL IL announced that the member.
ship already reaches 5000, composed of
men ana women. The society q, op.
posed 10 the anti.Roman Catholic
Institution known as the Amorionnes
or American Protective Association.
IT. declaration Of principles Is as fol-
lows:
We bolioyo that nll persons should ho
| protected in thoir right % worship God
AuCr the dictates ofthulr own conscience.
hs long a. that worship IL no Ia tho ma
turo ~ q violation o. the Constitution
and laws OF Tho land.
We bollove that no person should DO
prescribed Ia ulthOT public or private Ito
on account of religious holiof or soctarihu
/ affiliations.
We boliovo that any person or set Of
/ persons who do nttOmpi 60 prescribe
others ON account OF their religious belief
or soCtnrAn affiliations arc onNmiOs To
tho laws ~ tho country and should bo
/ trpA cd Ne such.
We believe that tho American people
p.
accordance with tho mandates and pro-
| visions OF the American Constitution aud
American laws, and not Aflur the rulos
| of fanatics aud blguls.
We are opposed lO any union u church
| and state aud any spcuriAu Interference
with the public schools.
The foregoing reads very pro,tiIy; %
l. quite patriotic In he expressions. In
fact II breathes the sentiment 40
strongly that ~ unds much Ike the
VOLTS ptolcsiatl5us OF friendship Tor
the lamu, particularly when that which
follows this declaration Is taken into
full consideration. Each member Of
the l.. and l.. society is required to
take an oath, not prescribed by the
law Of the land, In which no swcas
to "upholi the Constitution and laws
OF The United Statos:" b not "dis.
oriminate against or In favor Of any
person on account Of religious belief or
church atllIiatlon;" TO "oppose any at.
tempt at union between church and
state" AMI 70 actively participate In
polite. sand enigavOr to secure the
nomination Of no person who has obi.
gated himself TO discriminate against
or Ia favor OF any pcrsou iu public OF
private lilo on account Of the religious
tolle" Of sucu person. Thu oath
further fayt:
/ will do all In my power to further
] the interests OF this urdNr and OF tho iudi,
/ yidual uUmburs thereof, AZ all tlncs aud
| Boo Hll places,
Thb. 1 will oppose nj all times aud iu
] all places tho public employment, uoml-
nation orr election Of tho enemies Co our
| government who have tlk0u the oblIgt,
| ton uf tle American pru.Uftlyu Ussuuiu.
| lion, until such time as they hayo 90,
| uouucyd such obligation and become
once again honorable American clt.EHus
los taking the Dash of allegiance TO uphold
] tho Institutions aud laws % tho country,
DO further spluuuly swear llNi will
diNulgo % up ono NOT "a member of tui9
society amy of tho 1r.., proceedings 900
mcmborhlp ui this society, under pom
ally uI bong vAu0lIul from thu society
and u' uuug denounced as ulsluyal 1,
thIH OATH
Tbs position assumed Ia this oath,
| particularly 900 tho latter part, make
! Che now organization uIly ais bad a.
/ ,ha a. H. a. which IL autag1u.1s.
/ no the covenant tina. Is made 20 sut
rUm tha Constitution OF tho
| United States DO attached "a sol
ymu obligation pIaIs.ug au allie
glance tou secret society above tina
which 10 given 10 tho Constitution
The A. p. A, oath WIS directed
agaus, persons VINO the mumurf bee
liey,d were pursuing policy inimiua
To- The uotious gooi, out who ua
violated no statute OF thg auI.
convicted ,hom upon accusation au.
sought Co punish them Tor au ulio.s 81
not designated by legislative enact
ment IL took the administration o