Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-06


throughout those year, WIS carefully
maintained. Tie PRECEDENT Of the
Church held Tor eight Year, the high.
eat civil 1lce IN the community,
having teen appointed by the natittsl
administration governor " The Ter.
ritory. The frst secretary II the TER .
tory vas prominent Church tficlal.
An Apostle represented tho Territory
IN Congress ~ delegate curing ten
yCats. The members Of tho Lesl.ls.
lur. held also oil cs In tho Church.
This was uuavoiJnul,; iuf the most
suitable men were elected by the tcs
Of the people, and ~ W. have stated,
every rNIutab.c man IN tie entire com.
muuily ue'd some Church roslton,
the mOst energetic ani capable holI.
lug leading positions. rats IL all
natural AM plsin enough to
those who consider the cir.
cum'louce'i but n ursishsd oppor.
UNITY TOT those VINO were disposed 10
a'sail tie people Of the Territory to
charge tusm with attempting t. unite
Church ami 5lsts. A fair investigation
Of the conditions will abundanlly dis.
grove the charge ami show its utter
lslsity.
% behalf Of the Church OF which we
are leading ofiiosr,, We desire again to
state to tho members and also to the
public genorAlly, that there has not
been, nor ls there, the fsmotest desire
on our part or on tho part Of our CO.
feligionl,ts to do anything looking to
union Of Church anu Slate
We declare thEtth ha, never been
any attempt 10 cuttail individual
Ilberty-ihe personal liberty Of any Of
the officers or members OF the Church.
The Fltst Presidency and other LEAD.
Ing ofileers did make certain suggss.
lions to the people when tho division
on party lines took place. That tn We.
meut vHs an entirely now departure,
aud II was necessary, In order that the
full beusnt should not be lost
which was hopsd to result from
this new political division.
that people who were ineTpeti.
sncsd shouli DO warned against hssly
anu ill.oinsldsrsd sotou. In some
cases they were couuseleI 10 DO wise
AID prudon, lu the political sIsts
they were about to take, aud this With
no idea Of Wishing them against their
will to either side. To this eHteut, anu
no further, ~, Anything said or dlue
upsn this question, anu At no time anu
under no circumstances wass uy attempt
made TO cay to voters how they should
cast their ballos. Any charge that
has been made to the contrary Ia a..
terly false.
Concerning ,fiieers OF tho Church
lhtm'elvo', tbs feeling was gengraIly
expressed 10 the beginning OF the 90.
liIical division spoken OF that It would
DO prud ,ut for leading mon not to 40.
copt Of tilice at the hands Of tue 20.
litlcal party to which they might b..
long. This counsel was given to men
VI both parties AllEe -Aot because II |
was thought that there was any impro.
priety In rellgl lui men holding civil |
-ilice, not to deprive them Of auy OF |
Tue rights Of eit1fnship, but becsu,r
u the feeling that II would be better
under all the circumstances which hsd
pow arisen to avoid aBy action thai
would DO likely to create JsalJu,y aud
IIl.iteling. An era Of peAua and
goodwill seemed to no dawning upon
The Ieoplr, and II was deemed good to
nun everything that could have the
east tendency " prevent toe con.
animation VI this happy pros.
ltct In many Instances, how.
'Vgt the pressure brought to
bear upon efficient and popular men
~ tue members Of the parties to which
hey belong, was OF such character
uaIthsy had to yield to tho solicitation
o accept nomination to office, or sub.
Get themselves To the suspicion Of bad
attn In thor party affiliations. In
ONE cases they did this without con.
uluug the authorities OF the Church;
.ut where important positions were
,tll, and whore tho dulles we're OF u
eip0usi0le and exAotlng character,
ONO did seek tbs counsel and al
Ice Of the leading Church authorities
e'9re accepting the political honOfs
pulufru them. Because aumo othsfs