The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-04
RELIGION NOT IN IT.
Mormons Have No Especial Candi-
date in the Fourth.

McIInOIlS nave NO ESpScla1 OetAiu4-
date in the Fourth.
To the Editor of The Herald:
in the interest of fairness and right
I respectfully ask permission to cor
rect an erroneous impression that
largely prevails in regard i. one of the
candidates for the school board in the
Fourth precinct
For some mysterious reason, or per
haps 1 had better say, owing to the
absence of any reason. a great many
voters in the Fourth precinct seem to
imagine the election on Wednesday
next is one in which a-rehgious prin-
Ciple is involved, and where the inter
ests of the MOrmOns are on one side,
with the wishes of the non Mormon on
the other. The writer believes this is
a mistake that should be officially cor
Tected.
In consequence of two or three well
known and highly respected gentlemen
who hold official positions in the Nor
mon church having taken a friendly in
terest in securing the nomination of
one particular candidate; which, as in
dividuals. they undeniably had per
feet right to do, many have, from this
/ incident, enormously inferred that this
particular gentleman is the special
choice of the Mormon voter. and that
I the coming contest in the Fourth is
and Bro" Geoghegan-
1t surely cannot be considered in
consistent. if not in Justice to Mr. Hen
{ dersOn, then in harmony with the
av0wed non-partisan policy Of the
church, to correct this unwaTranted
and absurd notion This is supposed to
be and should be a nOn-TeIigiOus and
noa-pOlitical election. and as neither
! candidates belong to the Mormon
/ church. it is not fair honest or good
policy to secretly employ arguments de-
signed to influence one particular fac
/ tiun of the voting community. WheT-
( ever this is done it is, the writer be-
Z Iieves, wholly without authority, and
/ the voters should understand it as a
/ part of their political duty to exercise
/ their own individual judgment in choos-
/ ing between the merits OF the respect
/ i've candidates
! Mr.. Henderson is quite willing to be
4 judged by his records. providing the
facts mot rumors) and the official min
! utes as furnished and published by the
/ secretary of the board, are taken as
: guide
/ The writer will not here presume to
/ say aught in disparagement of the
! other gentleman whose name is before
+ the public, but as one VINO claims to
( be a Mormon, I not only feel at liberty
! TO vote for Mr.. Henderson but also. in
+ view of all the facts as they appear
to me. to use my best efforts to for
. ward his election.
The writer GiSclaims any feelings
whatever other than gOOd-na tured riv-
/ airy against those who choose to Speak
and work in a proper manner for Mr..
( Geoghegan. but / protest when rumOrS
! are deliberately set afioat that are un-
Just and unWarranted. and which are
calCula ted 20 put either candidate in a
false light
Again / say this is nOn-partisan
I election. Let the two gentlemen stand
. sQUarely on their respective merits.
and the voters left free to choose. Re
/ spectfUIIy, N Y. s
Salt Lake City, Dec. 3. 1900.
p. 81. enclose my card, which you
/ are a liberty to show anyone you con-
{ slider has a right to see it.