Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
ole Al such must be suppressed II we
would have peace and progress,
THOSE ADMISSIONS.

would have peace and progress.
THOSE ADMISSIONS.
The testimony given by President
smith and others at Washington being
| unsatisfactory to the loyal element
must be repudlated In toto. Just think
| or man With three or four wives ana
several children by each not only adj
| mltting the fact but showing no sense
| or sorrow for II and even showing that
| ne fully acknowledged and felt proud
| or them all Does he not know that
| herein Hes the source Of our
greatest trouhle--that II Is not
so much the engaging In such
practlses as the admission OF
their existence and the acceptance OF
responsibility therefor that hurts7 IL
II not lime TO understand that the pa
! trlotic ard pioue purpose of the coun-
| try is thwarted when especially
prominent men--act IN that way2 IL
Is 90 different from the conduct of
those who mould public opinion and
make public laws. and thereby 80 very
wrong, TO participate IN the penalties
OF forbidden practses. whereby such
are sent abroad and given wider cir
culation than would otherwise be the
case whereas, the entire consequences,
the shame, disgrace sorrow and priva-
tlon might be confined 70 the narrow
sphere OF the woman alone. Who on
earth would think Of the average con-
gresamnn or the average great editor
being proud OF ell his children why
such thing would be an indelibe
stain upon our national escutcheon
and none but traitors to the govern
nlcnt would think OF II for moment
oh, no, we must avoid that form OF
treason and do II NJ once, by as COM
plete population OF the Presidents
position rs the loyal mind can devise
and tho patriotic heart sustain, II we
would have peace.
There are some other things that
might be named but one more will
sufiice for the present, being less con-
aequencial, the others can wait. The
one referred TO is the "perncious ac-
tivity' Of high churchmen In political
affairs II is known that the President
and those nearest him not only have
their occasional preferences as TO cam
didates, but 20 80 far In promoting the
success of such candidates AZ to go 60
the polls and vote for them. Look at
the spectacle (once more) OF an Apostle
In the United States senate, a high
councillor In the lower house OF Con-
gress, three or four Bishops IN the last
Legislature, and Church officials of
various degrees of prominence holding
public station all over the state--All of
which Is contrary 20 the spirit Of our
institutions and thereby reasonable.
The Church--that is the Mormon"
Church--must keep its hands off the
political machinery II we would have
peace, and as II Is somewhat difficult
10 locate the line between high and low
churchmen, II indeed such line exists,
II would be as well II oil "Mormons"
without distinction otherwise let poll
tics entirely alone. There are enough
patriotic people outside their Church
to hold the offices, and until this is
accomplished Utah will not be thor
oughly Amerlcanized and we will not
have peace.
WHAT WOULD BE LEFT
Perhaps some who are not patriotic
or peaoeable or progressive will ask
what there would be left for them after
compliance with the terms stated. IL
IS hard to satisfy mischieyous mind
with the backing OF disloyal heart.
Wouldn't they still have faith, repent
ance and baptism, which have not yet
been assailed and perhaps will not be
unless they fail to grasp the present
opportunity TO secure peace? Also,
they might retain statehood and such
property as they have II they don't
seek 10 add 10 II by secular business
methods and earthly schemes Of specu-
lotion. There Is no disposition to OPP
pose their religion or annoy them In
F, diyidually, by either the Utah Ameri-
cans spoken OF or the government,
which they alone represent. Why, after
| the "Mornons property was stolen
| from them wasn't II returned after
while, with the strict understanding
that they wouldn't use any OF II to
support their families and would quit
paying tithing, both OF which pledges
J have been shamelessly violated? They
also pledged themselves TO keep out
OF politics and let the said Americans
run the machine and hold the offices as
a condition of statehood, and this
pledge has not been kept. In the in
, terest OF harmony and prosperity all
, this and more too must be changed,
not indfferently, but altogether, Then
VIII white-throated peace return to his
perch, the dove with the olive branch
VIII become the state emblem and the
stork viii vamoose the ranch for good.
Let us have peacefully yours,
| ESSAY CAIGH