Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-08

be 10 not made candidate tor
the senate. though u senator IL to be
chosen by the legislature elected.
Nothing Is said OF him In his party Is
platform, or the principle he Is sup.
posed in some woy TO represent 10y his
opposition to his brethren. This cam.
paign was at its height when the
October Conference was held, at which
he reasons why the AL ostle was Ru,-
pended from Office were given. Sui
there was no exception taken by the
political party Of which he was q
member. No voice even from the
stump was heard in protest, go inr as
have learned, nothing from the
editorial columns OF bis pstly's press
appeared. But after the election is
over, and lie won by the Democratic
perry, not on the issue, however, OF
exception teing taken t. the course the
Chutch hAd pursued with reference to
Noes Thatcher, but on quite different
ssues,-then Brother Thatcher steps
forward anu springs upon the menu
bers-elect TO The Legislature an issue
upon which they were not elected, and
asks them for their support. In bis
interview published la the Salt Lake
Tribune, in which he announces his
Willingness TO become Candidate iOf
the Senate, he ia quoted as saying:
II prefer private to public life, and
the pence OF the socigl circle TO the
str lie OF politics. II 1 had not been
placed In position involving great
principle, L could not be tempted 10
accept even the high office OF Unitei
States senator. But II Utah, II young
Utah feels that my selection would be
vindication OF that for which have
contended, anu would aid In prevent
lug the forging OF cbains upon the
people OF this State, / should accept
the Office OF senator should 1t be ten.
dered me.n Brother Thatcher does
not ask to be elected on any Issue OF
the campaign or because Of any pecu.
liar fitness of qualification he possesses
above other candidates, Enough, In
my judgment, he does possess come
qualifications superior TO those OF the
other candidates"') but solely because
OF the attitude lie has assumed TOWARDS
the eo.callei "maniiesto." Remem.
Der, that the overwnelmn majority
of the Democratic party are OF the
Mormon faith. Remember that the
Mormon people have almost unan-
lmously auopted the so-calied
"manifesto" IA Church regu.
lation; anu Moses Thatcher and
his friends ask the members elect
to the Legislature 10 eend him to the
Senate because OF his opposition TO a
rule OF the Church which they them
selves assenteu to. Under these Cir
cumsiances l do not hesitate to say
that his election to the Uuited States
Senate would be gross insult to the
mn ,lara ~ n 4.
Is virtually asking their representatives
to elect him to the Senate because he
10 still opposed to a rule which they In
have accepted by free vote "a D rule
OF their Church.
III he thinks that they have sccepted
that rule under duress, or yielded to II
because Of their weakness, or the over
bearing tyranny Of their leaders, then
he insulte their manhood and their In. |
Ielligence. But should he sueceed iu |
being elected because OF his opposition |
to this Church regulation, let no one |
tuppose that 1t would be- a vindication
OF Brother Thatcher's course, for the |
elect OF the coming Legisla-
ture are not elected with reference to |
that question.
II that question had been before |
the people OF Utah in the last election |
and the Democratic parry had cham.
ploneu the cause represented by Moses |
Thatcher, vlz;opposition 10 the Church |
rule in question, favorable MS were all |
other conditions for Democratic suc.
cess. there is not man OF sense but |
that knows there would have been 10 /
Democratic vlcory In Utah this year.
The issue he asks to be elected ON is an
improper one In and OF Itself, because
he asks to be elected for his opposition
to church. 1t Ia doubly an Improper
one because 1t was not an issue OF the
which resulted in q Demo. |
cratic victory. 1t lie, In addition, i'm.
polite for the Democratic party, as 1t
would BIZ In the nature OF direct and |
positive insult to the great majority o. |
that party, and would not apgur well |
for future Democratic control Of the
State Of Utah. Were | an enemy to
Democracy, instead of now and al.
ways an ardent supporter Of IL, might
urge the Democratic Legislators elect to
take the course now urged upon them
by the chief organ OF Rspublicanism;
but as L desire to see the ground
gained by the Democratic party OF
Utah maintained, 1 would to the best
Of my poor abilities dIssnade them from
following the course you propose. The
great principle OF separation OF chufch
and state Is in no danger; nor Ia there
any forging OF chains Tor either the
limbs or minds OF young Utah. Let
US as aoon as possible have peace.
Very truly yours,
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