Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-14

but crime and an outrage for u NOR
mon minister TO do anything Ike the
same thing
Just now there II combination ~
sco,arIon clements throughout the
United states 90 unsoat q United states
Senator fairly elected ana fully quail.
ned in every way Tor his position The
excuse offered by these clerical med.
dors I'm the affairs OF state lS that he
~ connected with "A religious society
which they fear VIII have IN undue
influence upon his onlclul course, Thoy
do not allcmpl 10 show In what way
this can bo exercised, nor how II would
have puy improper influence In leplpla.
ton The nbsurdly OF the notion that
one man from a small state could sway
the entire Congress In the Interest OF a
little body Of religious Worphlppors to
the injury Of this great ana mighty
nation, must be- apparent 10 every IN
dlyldnal who uses hls common sense.
but no matter how that may be-
whore ~ the consistency OF these church
dlgnlnros aud authorities In their open
and united Interference In Senatorial
matters and m debating to the states
men Of the country what course they
shall purguc IN reference 10 one Of their
number The incident at Boise
IL Il small indication Of that which
IL occurring throughout the unitod
states The religious elements, 10 In.
congruous among themselves or"
mosslng together ana slrrnB up the
members of their respective couglogl'
llona 10 band together and compel men
elected by the votes of political pnt'
ties to bend to the wishes of these pul'
pltccrs ana their supporters.
We are glad that the wioldos ~
church Influence" IN Boise met win
signal defeat They should Keep
their hands out " "tho nlthy pool ace
cordmg 10 their own declarations about
others, and they deserved 20 80 down
10 ignommy We have no symWlhY
with any movement 10 remove the
proper safeguards instituted for the
protection Of the public from excess
and vice, nor do we bclioyo mat the
contest IN Boise was really conducted
with that end IN view The proleNl
merely covered "a movement In the m
torres, NJ a political ndyonluror ana
the clergy lent their aid as might be
expected
n the Mormon church should keep
out ~ politics, va should the Methodist
the baptist the CongrcgatIonallst, the
Presbyterian the Episcopolion ana the
jonplng multitude Of other churches
II Mormon" minister II to be COM
dcmncd for using his influence to IN
duce citizens 90 vote IN n given d.
reclIon, are the other ministers 10 be
praised ana paid for their services In
political work. We are not advocating
the interference NJ eoccslas,s IN poll
ties We are merely comparing the
sayings with the dolngs NJ our plous
critics and ccnsola
II In true that u most powerful M
nuonco IN cXortcd IN the affairs of state
by the very men and sccls that shout
the loudoal against Mormon church
influence In political matters The by
pocrcy ana humbug of II all ought to
he apparent to every reading and rec
nocllng mind We believe In freedom
of thought, Of speech and of action In
politics M well ny IN religion, right up
to the line whore tina, liberty mergcs
into license ana trenches upon the
rights Of others But we do not bee
lleyc In the right NJ any religious nu'
thorlty to condemn others for mat
which he does himself