Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23
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A Salt Lake gentleman whose po-
Iltieal inclinAuons sre with the party
which has a majority In the Ulah
state Legislature recently elected,
rtuents the NEWS with the iolloWini
Tbere IL being made d vigorous cam
xass for supporiofa for certain persons
fot United = Aios senators from Uiah,tu pe
elected by the new Legislature. In this
canvass some candidates and thef
friends are making bitter assaults upon
tho character Of other candidatoAi And
some persons who are working in thls
senatorial campaign arc using the ar
gument with legislAiors-olect that lho
so and So for tho United States
Sona .. I am aware that your paper
IL not political urgani but II does repre-.
sent the Church In a certain capacity, anu
Il appears to mo that ~ would DO appto-
pirate, In Wow Of the frequent use OF tho
argument have named, for your paper
to have something TO ray ON the que- ION
Ut a Church candidate. Has tho NLws
anything 10 give TO an Interested pubic
on this subJocsG
Yes, sir; ami It gives that Willingly.
For several days past II has been
rumored that the argument feierrsd
to has been used 10 Influence members
elect 10 the State Legislature, and the
news has been watching for some
thing tangible on which 10 base a
declaration upon that very poinL
Now that this opportunity IL
presented, the News wants to say
right here, and 10 have II understood
M broadly and cmphalically as posi-
bic, that the Mormon Church has no
candidate for the United States Senate,
aud IL not giving Its support, directly
Or Indirectly, to any candidate for that
flee, rich or poor, old or young, short
" tall, handsome or otherwise. II II
lakibg no more part In the advance
ment or otherwise Of any candidates
interest than II IL Ia tho senatorial con.
tests In Kentucky, Ohio. New York,
or elsewhere.
We hope this statement IL plain
enough to DO understood by all, 90 that
willy politicians will not be able 10 de-
coive any emo by suggesting
tho falsehood that there IL some
thing 10 DO read "bstwesn
tho lines." We have very decided
opinions upon this subject; and We In.
slst that any candidate and his friends
who lay claim to Church support or
endorsement for the United BlAtoe
Senate are pursuing dishonest meth DDS
in seeking to avail themselves Of an In.
iiuenec to which they have no shadow
~ right And whoever the candidate Ia
that resorts to such methods, he shoald
receive tho treatment he justly merit,
a. one who sseks to gain his ends by
au outrageouslJ false preiente.
Referring to another suggestion OF ouI
interrSgator, OF personal character.
assaults by one candidate upon an,
other, In our opinion a man who IL
lifted To occupy n asAt In tho United
States Senate never gets down to thai
kind OF business; and least OF all car
Utah afford TO send q character.
assassin to tho upper house Of the
national Legislature. Tn, no,tt,on n,
Senator 4, p.rhan, tha mos, a,gntn.g
and exalted In tho nation; aud the men
chosen 10 represent Utah should
possess the Political honor, integrity
and ability that place them above re.
prosoh. This NKws has heard Of some
of thee. ohatactsr.a,s.ni,. and -,
that thev are untu. .nd 49,. 80. -,
mn unholy politloaI nurn,.. unon,ht.
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