The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-20

. To- mo 20 appeared To- IVY ~. ~.
command on an to recognize the llsht
of the church authorities 90 eonuol
political concerns. 10 meant. 80 l'' as
{ was concerned n rechntatl1u ll'
principles ] had for years adN.
reyelIng from the ground NV ga
rupIai during the division quo, .'..li
and. above au. 10 made me ie,i l
would hp untrue To- myself u N'i
claim that I cannot he wrong; nu' WIN
tne Urht I have. the manifesto Wr-
piled ua Doe construction VIII aHoNs or
as it would Doe interpreted ny m.h
whose personal ambitions mlshl y'h-
tol and subNtrt their sense ot Il-l,l
could Doe operated tp the injury % h.
state
Eighth While protesting agn'n'i
the mIuglIng NJ religion and pol .lc'
be- repeatedly thrust his diueI, ee.a
with the church into political spe., A's.
ns FOR Instance in the legislature az
the colse ~ the senatorial contest ana
at "a reception given him at 'osAn
Feb. ~. 1897 and also q tcccpuoh u
the Idaho legislature at bis house REQ
"a. 1897;
There De- room IN this new state for
all societies ard an ORGANIZATION, , KY
they must Cuntnc themselves Ml'nn
proper limits The men who ehh yea
the supreme law of this state, male "a
covenant with the citizens thereon ana
with this nation that certain IN ngt
should be done and performed, and We
must Keep those covenants. ne "lo
desires peace and prosperity for u'ah,
viii draw the line sharp between me
rights of the citizens and the powers
Of the state and those of the church.
lie who votes FOR the union OF me we,
or the over riding N the church by ne
state. is mo- friend ~ Utah. lie VINO N
vitcs the Intervention 81 the church N
state matters la ar enemy TO ltah. "
we think we can bring peace and 'on-
tirual prosperity to this new state ~
tcmpo'lzlng with this question We WI
be mistaken.
with the same honesty Of purpose
hut with u much more Joyful heart hs
had voted with his quorum 90 giant
the Saints entire political freedom he
meant 20 thcn. be Just as sincerely
means % now. tie who thinks because
we arr surrounded by the walls %
statehood that it IL now safe 60 un 'ay
that which has been said, TO procinlm
by word or act that there was any du'
pIlclty or double dealing In order 10
secure desired concessions, = mistaken
Ito had not laid aside his Office 10 tho
church 60 obtain political honore, hui
because hc saw dire calamity confruni-
Ing the people N this course Wcrc
taken. His audience knew the position
he had occupied FOR 90 years on thi
question OF liberty. and he could not
now with one act cNpuugc that record
and stultify the ayoWcd sentiments %
a lie time.
"He spoke Of the stuggles Of n.
Mormon people In the early days, ans
dwclt on the relations between IN,
church and state under a republican
form of government He described IN.
H.. I'D HhIn HtHkNNHI
and reviewed some OF the clrcum'
stances connected with the recent man
ifosto and his refusal TO sign H. IL
conceded that the church had n right
TO discipline It's members for the IN
fraction Of church rules, but u had nd
right TO carry church matters Into po'
lltlcal unairs'
ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATURE
"Nlnth In hls own published cx'
PLANTATION OF the remarks he made u
the legislature about higher alliance
az follows.
"'No legislator can keep his oath oI
office lnyiolatc N he or she allows thi
officials OF an ecclesiastical organza'
ton TO control his actions within th,
province of the state.
"'rhc day must come In Utah wher
he who tbclng an officer In the stated
holds a higher allegiance 90 the chef,
OF any allen or church orFanlzat.ul
than that which tunder his Holhn
OATH belongs 10 the state, must ~
be a law maker In the halls OF a
state.
''rcnth.-In the same article he use
this language
Doubtless great struggle IL nov
innuguratod In Utah, a struggle 10
freedom, FOR liberty. for the Integrity
OF free government, for the principle
incorporated he American institutions
N the state ls 90 be- controlled hy "a
dlctatlun 81 the church. a. soycrrlgntl
ls Loot ana lts Independence iH myth
an irrldcHCcnt dream. ~ d. cause %
profound gratitude and thankfulncH
that 90 many noble and true Womei
and men. chosen as the representative
OF "a great aud earnest people, hAyl
stood unniuchngly Ia the face OF iu
tense and interruptions opposition. dal
after day. Tor more than half hun
drod ballots. as opponents and udNo
Gates OF the principles of jefferson an'
Jackson,
"'It il only IN this spirit that utal
VIII continue redeemed from thraldpu
as obnoxious as that OF African blav
cry or Russian serfdom.'
"Also this:
"'The state demands n Its citizen,
and law makers duty well ana faith
/
church demands OF It's members, th'
same individual, another dlncrcn
thing. The higher allegiance Z,
which l referred would require obedi'
cnCe TO the church. Here Is conflict
who Ia rcsp0nsible2 Under our STATE
constitution the church Is responsible
That being 80. the proper solution ol
the conflict ana difficulty N simple. Lcl
the church vacnte the forbidden grOunc
and all win be well.
81 repeat, those holding such "hlghei
allegiance should ma no place In tbs
halls OF the legislature
TINE LOGAN SPEECH.
'Elevcnth.-Tho same ideas wer,
elaborated In his speech introducinl
MIR. Warren Foster at Logan, Foo, ~
'rwelfth.-No matter what We're hi,
Intentions, the effect OF HE utterance,
aud course on the public mind wa,
that he was lighting the church on q
vital question, namely, the polluca
liberties OF the members Of the church
That he was the champion OF freedom
az against the chains which IN,
church was forging to bind them
That the church was endeavorlng T.
dominate the state and Interfere VIII
its functions, and he was Opuosinp
that attempt. That the leaders Of IN,
church had profcsscd political llberi}
10 the people In order TO gain statehood
and then had chRnged their policy
and promulgated aew rule. TO domi'
nate them and restrict their politloa
liberties, ana were thus guilty %
double dealing and punio faith.
This In shown by the letter intro
/ duced by Brother Thatcher from 10,