Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-20

OF the latter.day Gospel from a sin
cere conviction Of It's truth. To do so
they had 10 stand on their own in
dependence Of thought and action. in
the face Of popular opinion and the
threats. taunts, derlslon and some
times forcible hostility Of their neigh
bors and former associates They for
sock their native lands and severed
family ties IN most instances and tray-
eIed thousands Of miles 10 join their
co-religlonists IN a distant land. They
are not OF The stun out Of which slaves
are fashioned They arc under the free
institutions Of the United States. They
claim and exercise the rights Of free
thought and free win Thoy yield their
liberty 20 uo man or set o. men or
organization under the sun. Their
children. forming the great body Of the
community ~ This state, breathe the
free air Of the grand mountain heights
that surround our fruitful wales They
are under no yoke II bondage. They
face a hostile world without fear and
without "a tremor or a doubt as to the
outcome.
al a.. stories about their submission
90 o. hierarchy are but echoes Of
faIst1o0as concoctel IN this city by as
shameless a set Of yengeful pIotters
against the peace Of society az ever
cursed quiet community Disap-
pointed politicians. preachers who have
failed 10 accomplish anything in their
lino Of NE. press writer's hired 10 work
for ambitious paryenu,s who have
begged FOR the influence Of Church dig
uiiares Boo vain. and some people who
have accepted the untruths manuiac-
WIed hy The class We have mentioned,
help 20 keep up the DIN Of msrepresen-
tauon that H sounded through the land.
and that Is repeated from paper TO pa-
per- until public opinion Is formed
out Of mingled nonsense and calumny
80 less false and foolish Is the report
that there is "a power and an interest
regarded by Reed Smoot as greater and
more mandatory than the Constitution
Of The United States His duties as a
Senator are not regulated or directed
boy any Church authority or influence.
There o. no attempt on the part Of the
Church to which he belongs or any OF
ms authorities TO Interfere with the
functions OF civil government national
or local The sphere Of the Church and
that Of the State are separate and dis
tiuct in the minds and Ia the acts Of
the Latter-day Saints. Reed Smoot
Is as free to perform the duties Of the
Office % which he was elected by con.
slitutional methods, without any die
tation or hindrance from his Church as.
soclates. az Is any Senator or Represeu-
tat.ye Ia Congress. There Is nothnA
Ia the evidence before the committee
which proves the contrary.
The opinions Of persons who simply
echo popular sentiment that has grown
out Of false rumors and deep prejudice
amount TO nothing as evidence. They
ought 10 have no influence on the minds
Of rational and thoughtful people OF
papers. lrrefutable facts and testimony
show them TO be untrue. and time Will
demonstrate their iaIlacy. II the as
sertlons made boy the Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle we're right IN letter
OF IN spirit. we would Join in rs dec
larauon that senator Snoot ought Ia
be sent home But In view Of the
facts. We fully coincide with the reporl
OF the five eminent members OF tht
committee that he Is entitled to his seat
and we are sure that he will mn It tC
the credit Of the state he represent,
and 10 the honor Of this great nation