Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-04

to their vicious onentesT or course
such a notion would be prcposterous In
the extreme. Well Of what avail
then, would De the victory OF The lna-
llgners u city affairs? President
Smith would stu retain his Official
positions and the preJensc Of the un-
American party would be shown up as
vain and ridiculous
As TO the Church 1t Is founded on
principles that have never been and
cannot be subycrted They are deep
down IN the souls OF hundreds Of thou-
sands OF Latter-day Saints No turn
ot the political tide Iu amy direction
would have thc least, effect upon them.
The Organization Of the Church is
OF such character that
lt has remained Intact note
wl,hstandng AN the opposition and
persecution, and talsohuod and mob
mgs, and drIyugs and murders that
have been ayrlyed against IT, Nothing
that the pdvmturers and political plot
ters have m their minds can hedge up
MS way or prevent It's progress. 1t Is
permanent ecclesiastical system.
bound TO affect its followers and the
entire world IN due Time The idea that
the success OF such concern as the
m- American party would have any
bearing upon the Church of any Kind
whatever, causes loud smile from
every person posted on the matter who
pays any attention 10 Il.
We have heard some otherwise sem
sibe people saw "Oh, we want this
Mormon question settled FOR all time,
that's why we intend TO vote the
American ticket How sliy MAT
sounds when the facts I'm the case are
considsrcd The success of that faction
would simply mean a continuation ol
the vile course OF IT'S organ which de-
clares that THE Mormon Church lead
ers are bitterly hated by the average
American" That hatred would sill
be felt and exercised boy the enemies
Of the church, and so the conflict would
20 on. that IL, on the part Of the pro-
noters Of hatred and strife.
The Church has simply stood ON the
defense up 20 date Is 1t likely TO lay
down It's arms and permit It's enemies
to walk over IL, because they happen
20 prevail at a city election Could
ANYTHING De more absurd? The only
way to settle the question for all time
is 10 let the Iatter-day Saints alone
md everybody mind their own business
The Church win not interfere with
them. They should not interfere with
the church. II anybody violates the
law, Jet the law take its own course,
and let strife breeders cease their en-
deayors 10 make q disturbance with
out cause,
why should rot the people Of this
city, OF all sects, denominations and
parties pursue their own course as
ueighbors and fellow citizens, accord
ing to others that civil and religious
liberty that they claim for themselves
That is the way to settle the difficulty
for all time. There Is no other way
The 'Mormons' have rights which they
intend to maintain They want no
quarrel with any enc. They laid the
foundations Of this commonwealth and
are entitled to some Of jts privileges
They are perfectly willing TO share
them with all people who come here &c
build upon the basis which they formed
| They DO not seek TO exclude anyone
from business or public Office because
Of their religion or lack Of It. The
tickets which they formulate and th'
Af1cels whom they help to elect demon
strate this fact. for they have beer
more generous to nom Mormons' il
this particular than the latter hav'
been to them,
80 good can come out OF placing il
power men who wage q warfare o
religious hatred and personal acrimony
The faction that embodIes those eyi
qualities exhibited by IL in this cam
paign Of falsehood and abuse, shoul'
be buried out OF sight by the ballot
OF respectable citizens on Tuesday
| November T. 1905.