Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-28
IN IS DENOUNCED.
Tho AMIR lig.Ous Am.i.l,S lr9
Warmly Scored
A DANGEROUS ORGANIZATION
Mayor Baskin says ls Promoters
should Hang Thrlr Head, 100 Very
Shame.-Oihcr Opinions.

The NEws this evening presents Tor
,LU confederation OF iis fga,c f. tho TX
lrtssions Of a considerable number Of
prominent citizens In relation 10 the
secret auli.Csiholc aud quai anti.
Mormon secret political organization
formed ia this city by spvpul hundred
ambitious Liberals. Tuery gpp,au t.
bc tut Que sentiment in regard 10 the
movement, and that is that itis most
dangrflu., disloynl and u0u.Amaficau
scheme, ono that must forever mark
tho pfo.cc,om Of 1t az ngaiust thu inter.
cst OF liberty anu good g0HtsuuunL
Following are tue sentiments cleaned
by a rep0f,er
a DANuEHOus INsIIuuUH,
Ex-Governor Thomas sail. 81 be.
liuyc any organization which seeks to
make tho public tervicu subject to
religious test, anu 90 disturb the
friendly, social ami business relations
" hich should exist IN every c1mmuu.
ny, 90 DO uu.Amcricau, uufcluUlicau,
wrong auu -ubversiye Of ng pat. cip.et
uIon wnicn our Republic wa ostab.
llshtd."
MUST ~ Lew rWE.
Chief Justice Zuc referred the
NfNys 70 "a speech delivered by hlui
before the SAT- LaKo County Rrpub.
lean convention M 1891 Iu WuiJh nt
rglg: 81 uurc not luyauu the right OF
conscience. No earthly rover hBH
night to penetrate tho human bosom
u eradicate iiom tAo tuui bl man its
religious bellies. II that work eau be
cone u mu't be- performed ty a
rover that % higher than n.y.
1hing human. II any mau iu his wUr.
ship docs not act inluf,Uuuy 10 fuCIety,
10y what authority may you uf /, oral
W ~, stunl between HIM mud he q "a?
/ We may putHuu one man Cor biz
thOughlp ana byliC'r We may another.
Az individual may ugnIfui hi7 conduct,
tut ho believes what hu can. The
human Intellect snu CuutyvLuu must
lie Lett free. II Ao may suppfrta one
church hetausr VI tue beliefs aud tile
modes VI " fHnip OF ils mrmbets. We
may another, anu whose religion WAL
br spHftu2
Tue Constitution OF the United
states dtclsfes that Go gteHs shall
make no law respecting tine
establishment q rel ION or tt1.
hibit,ns tue ieg exercise ,horrof.
This IL "A cardinal principle Of
cur system Of government, DO ma.
tional anu state. That being 10, why
organize political parties with rrspeC,
10 fuiigiJus belief " wOnhip? Wren
ever governments attempt 10 proscfibu
men ON account VI their beliefs before
they have cropped out into human
actions, they attempt that which he.
longs 10 a power above ~. We must
believe as We cau-l may not believe
A. my friend whualls here, but no may
be- M honest bs / Am. We cannot be-.
lievu just what We want 10, AMI I
punish "A man because he does not
believe lust as We do is tyranny aud
oppression.
Ia byg0ue Bges tesp0tic govern.
muuis attempted 10 Invade tho sacred
domain OF the human conscience and
In their attempt have ~ idened the
path Or thu human race with the blood
OF brave men. Political parties may be
organized with res eCt 10 actions and
conduct, but not merely for tue pur.
pose OF HuppfeasiuK human thOuuhtt
and convictions,
We CauuOt organize political parties
with respect to churches In this ooun.
Try"
No EXCUSE FOR m IN AMERICA.
IuNu. A ,,V.V.a,, .al.f ftI ........ A. ...
OF the organization until read VI IL In
the NEws. Will say In short that
am unquHliiiediy opposed 10 IL. IL ~
especially foolish In this Territory
where there are 70 few Cath.
olics. l am opposed TO nll
secret political associations ~ no good
can come from them In this country.
There may be nm excuse for their
formation In dospOtio governments
Ike Russia for example but not Ia the
United States"
An OUTRAGE. AZ
Mfr. Vsrian spoke "a follows
81 .sy that 1t is inimiosl 10 good gov.
eminent. | think such Au OrgunIga-
ton IL an outrage. l Em unAlterably
opposed 10 secret societies In govern.
ment atiAirs, be they slate, county or
municipal. ! don't see how there cau
be two opinions on this question ami
am heartily glad the scheme has been
exposed. The projectors Of the BiIair
sh0uld be relegalei forever to the
walks OF private liie."
THE Mayors OPINION.
Mayor Bpskiu, at is simply a dis.
graceful organ zitionand the members
Of II should hang thcir heads In very
shame"
II WIS learned further that hiI honor
had stated he would dltohgtge every
man he had appointed who had COZ.
neGtod himself with the movement.
Should this be- true, Chief Of Police