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

but crime ANA an outrage for Nor.
mon" minister TO do anything Ike the
same thlng
Jus, now there In combination Of
soctarnn clements throughout the
United Stnios 10 unsoat a United States
Senator fairly elected ana FUZZY quail.
ned IN cyory way Tor his position. The
excuse onorod by those clerical mod-
dlcp IN the affairs Of state ls, that he
II connected with a religious society
which they fear viii have an undue
influence upon his Official course, Thoy
do not attempt to show In what way
this can boz exercised nor how II would
have puy improper influence IN logIsla-
ton, The absurdlly oi the notion that
one man from small state could sway
the entire Congress In the interest Of n
little body Of religious worFhippors To
the injury of this great and mighty
nation, must be- apparent a. every m
dlyldual who uses hs common sense,
Bul, no matter how that may be-,
where IN the consistency OF these church
dlgniNrlos and authorities In thoir open
ana united Interference IN Senatorial
matters and IN debating to the statos'
men Of the country what course They
shall pursue In reference to one of their
NUMBER Tho incident AZ Boise
IA small indication OF that watch
IL occurring throughout the United
states Tho religious elements, 20 IN
conguous among themselves are
mpsslng together ana Flirrlng up the
members ~ THEN respective congloGn'
tons 10 band together ana compel men
elected by the votes ~ political pnr'
llcs 10 bend to the wishes Of those pull
plloers unl their supporters
we are glad that the wloldoH of
church influence IN Boise met win
signal defeat They should R'ep
their hands out II "tho nlthy pool ae'
cordlng to their own declarations about
others. ANA they deserved 20 go down
10 lgnommy We have no synpnlhY
with any movement TO romovo the
propor safeguards instituted FOR the
protection of the public from excess
and vice, nor do wo believe that the
contoa m Bolso was really conducted
with that end In view The wotoSl
morcly covered movement IN the m
lcrcW ~ u political Ndyon,urer ANA
the clergy lent their aid as might be
expected
n the Mormon church should keep
out or politics, 80 should the Methodist,
the Baptist, the Congrogotlonalist the
Presbyterian, the Episcopalon ana the
lAnglng multitude Of other churches,
II u Mormon minister IN to be con.
demncd for using his influence TO IN
duce citizens TO vote IN n given a.
reotlon are the other ministers to be
praised ana paid for their services In
political work. We are not advocating
the interference Of occlcsinsts IN poll.
Ties, We are merely comparing the
sayings with the doings Of our plous
critics ana consols
II IN true that most powerful M
nuencc II cxcrtcd IN the affairs u state
by the very men and sccts that shout
the loudcst against Mormon church
influence IN political mntlere The hy'
pocrlcy ana humbug " II all ought to
be apparent to every reading and TO-
nectlng mind, We believe IN freedom
Of thought, Of speech and of action IN
politics M well M IN religion, right NJ
to the line whore that liberty morgof
into license ana trenches upon the
rights Of othors llul we do not be-
llovo IN the right " any religious nu'
thorlty 10 condemn others for that