Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-07


attorney worthy the title ~ lawyer
who would take such an absurd posi-
ton. Persons of the stripe Of the penny
n.ilnor that WROTE u might entertain
the notion. because they understand as
little On law as they do Of religion. nut
the fact that these small preachers are
a failure On their cndctvors % make
hcadway AMONG the "M0rmons." forma
no reason why utoh should boz put
out u the Union" oven % there was
ieRai and constitutional manner of
performing thr operation.
"Evldonco that she has violated her
promises" may DO Tor disappointed
acctary TO ialk about but d not clpa-
bic OF production uelluat Utah The
only promises" ihht unh has made. Do
any such pledges" exist are those
made conditional iu the Enabling Act
She has c1nformed to those conditions
by the terms OF her Coustiutlon Moth
los thatutah has eyer dono con be even
alleged ns departure from that Cone
suuiion. n any Individual or indie
yiduais have broken the law or violated
the Constitution. Oct them be triod and
punished on conviction % their onons-
e. The State is not guilty 81 anything
wrong. and cannot be- nationally nc-
cusod of doing anything that n State
5HEht not Go do.
Newspapers that print the rawlings
and croakinrs ~ The Hawkes. tribe.
should give o. little thought 10 the none
scnrc.thua offered TO the American pub-
llc. OF course sensational stories that
have the quality ~ 'Vaclnesr." whether
they are related by "Chriatihn" minis
trra or by ordinary paniorcrs 90 "a de-
PRAYED taste, are attractive TO O. large
class of roadora So such scandals. told
under cover 81. "it Do commonly re-
ported. "It ia believed" There r.
abundant evidence" 1T ia asserted and
o. probably tue." and such like "cvi-
dencc" ns Hawkes. adduccs. may be-
considered pauhbie ana aaloahle But
legal and constitutional ahsurditisa %
the Put Utah out OF Tho Union" stripe.
ought 10 BE- oxpunFcd from ovcry news
paper with "a reputation Tor good sense.
The proposition Tor aii the non "Mor-
mons ~ Utah 90 drop their political
party divisions. and unite with Hectar-
ian preachers 60 make now nFht
against "M0rmonlsm" should be- placed
IN the shmc category he the exclusion"
l1iocy. The great body Of the nom
"Mofmonr." On Utah do not care q ng
either FOR "NioHmoniHm" or nuti."Mor-
monIam." They are not engaged ln a
religious crusade. They belong 10 tho
political parties irrespective OF crrod.
aud think the votes Of "M0rmons' for
their respective candidates and moa-
suroa Just as potent and Just an well
come as their own.
hut why do nccthrlan ministers. who
are continually ondcav0ring 60 create
the false Impression that Church and
State are united IN Utah. or. o. Hawkes.
puts 10. that tho Mormon" Church l.
the controlling factor IN politics In
these parts, porrlrtcnuy attempt 20
dnhhle IN politics and either dictate 60
Congress what u shall do. or try to
band political parties together In Utah
to fight the "Mormonsg"
II may be- thought by some Of our
readers that The kinds n birds We arr
noticing arc too inaiFnincant for 0grioua
/ attention. hut their status Il not
known abroad and their hypocrisy
ought 10 be- seen at home. and that II
why We occupy our columns with thcs,
/ brief testimonials 10 their character
We have all heard OF the bird that
fouls ~ own nest" ana u such q
tho tribe 10 which apparently h'
hawkes. belongs.