Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-13
BY IT'S own MOUTH.

denies that it is anu-"Mormon' II
says
1--WE do not ask that the Mormon
| Church go out Of existence we do not
suggest any modification Of its creed,
! we do not urge any Of It's followers To
renounce any honest faith which they
/ may have in lbs theology. We merely
urge that its leaders cease, for them
selves, and cease TO encourage IN others,
the violation Of the laws Of God ana
| man
That Is the latest declaration Of prlu-
ciplcs by the onu."Momon' organ II
Is shocked at the mere thought Of being
suspected OF leading IN a crusade OF re-
ligious persecution II only desires
to register a virtuous protest against
violation OF law But how does this de-
claratiou appear I'm the light Of iis
daily denunciatlons Of, and yirulent
attacks upon, the Church? We select q
few paragraphs at random among
scores that have appeared recently:
Just now there Is an earnest EFFORT
on the part of the American people OF
Utah Gentle and Mormon alike 10
rid the state OF the curse OF CHURCH
dominance IN politics, In the schools,
and IN the affairs OF the state. '-Tr-
bune. Nov.
Here the false and malicious charge
ID made that tbo Cburcb-not "a few
ieaders ~ the cburch-bas caused a
curse 10 fall unon this fair state I'm the
shane NJ undue dominance I'm notifies.
And vet we are told that the Church
is NOT attacked
H.. T.. .,o,.o..
o,in9,t t9e cuarge ugauls, lle m ',,,.
tarIlv made 10 anpease ne public sem
tlment Of this country is abundontly
proved must be admitted by all'-Iribo
NOV '
Here again the Mormon church
not few leadors-'are falsely repre-
scented as pledge-oreakers' And yet
no attack IS intended upon the Church'
we are tod
The American party Us organized 20
T IytgIiir unon NE State "-rrih
Nov. s
r,ls sto,os g., soo,s 10 us ms rlsiniv
no ,.,rd. o,a ,,,to /, thot ,bo r,b-
.,.o ,or,, ,s or,,u,torr,o, mo
y,rl,or ,,I,h dl.ro,ord for eac,s ma
t. oi,no., horoto yo,o,gy ana sotso,,.
o,c,,os ,ho C,bnrc, ~ o,cro,chlre unon
The state and tbon tolls ne that no "a
not animated bv apv ontl.oMormon"
sentiment
I, tbo so,ra sn,ytt the u,tornorso
oro accused of having combined against
irhorty IN nah After having quoted
a paragraph from the News I'm
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"'"'' N'"''' 1.''' "''
harmony the deiamer says NOW, per-
haps that does not mean that the NOR
MONS di1 rot corbipa md bavo moi
N,,''.,'1,.','.e-.,.,.,'3......,,,,.',-
lloue UP 'nel. minus " eo''o'n''sa'i's'
freedom IN UTAH
Here the "Mormons'-not a few OF
their leaders-are accused Of being
traitors to the state which they, or their
fathers, have built up by their labors,
faith and sacrifices.
II Is not we are assured,
the creed, or the theology that
is I'm ouostlon. n is onIv lo,y
a.,
yorohor LONG s,ory .noo,roa a..
iooo, ,o,,,,,ns y, ,,o r.i,,,,no "a. ~, a..
iooai ,.n.,oa,,ons 4, ,ro na.,.,,e ~,
-, ,,o ocao, n.t tho pron,o, roso,,
,.... ,.a,,, r,a &C.,, ,,,,,,,.a,o. -.
~, y
men JSseph S,n'.", .oullug, VI ,ug
young man mack in New York state H.
made The mistake Of con0dlng TO his
chum bis scheme Of establishing new
ls.ls'o" ,'i wy u,a .Ln,,,i. .o,.
a II petty. told tho story 10 n tribune
reporter"
10 n,t tbIs bIow aimed al tbe very
ro,,od,oon ~ Mormon faltb which
rss,s unon ihe fact that Josoph was n
7r,,b.t Of ,ho Most uiqb9 mi the Trl-
bnrs furtbor savs.