The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-16
THE HIGH PRINCIPLE.

Because some men, formerly occupy
Ing positions under ana drawing COM
pensatIon from the city, hoYe been re-
moved the organs OF the church QUO
runs and their intentional or uncon-
scious allies have assumed that the ad-
ministration is anti Mormon; and the
small Justification Tor this foolish as
sumption IL that among the men re-
moved the majority probably nre Nor
mons. The fact is that they were not
removed because they were members OF
the dominant church, but because they
were not in sympathy with the Amori-
can party To which organization the
people of this municipality have en-
trusted the responsibilities OF govern
mcnt. They were Democrats or Repub-
1cans, as the case may be, and they
opposed the advent NJ American power
herc-preferring and believing, perhaps,
that either Morris or Lynch, under
ecclesiastical direction. should aGmin-
lister the affairs Of our local govern
ment. They were removed as such
Democrats and Republicans, and rs be-
ing anti-Amcricnn In their political
tendencies.
Nothing more fallaci1us could be pre-
sented than the idea that this is a fight
against individual MormOns. or that tho
administration is anti-Mormon. The
American party established itself upon
principles which recognized the rights
OF Mormons as well as GentlcSs and
which invite Mormons as well "a Cen
tiles into the ranks. To prove that these
principles are not repugnant to the in
dividual Mormons 1t Is only necessary
to cite that they voted the ticker TO the
extent OF fifteen hundred ballots there
by establishing victory for the Amerl
can cause, And to prove that the ed
ministratiIon is not anti Mormon IL is
only necessary to cite The fact tnat
Mormons have been appointed to place
and that Mormons Will be recognized I'm
the American party exactly according
to their just claims for recognition. \
further fact which proves that the line
OF demarcation is not between Gentle
and Mormon is that several. not 10 say
more, Gentiles are still allied with The
church political quorums And The
flnal fact which proves the CaSe-if the
organs of the church political quorums
may be relied upon TO state fnct-is
the howl which they have recently made
because of the large number Of aD-
pointments made by the administration
OF 'Mormons and apostate Mornons
1t Is the fight Of the American payty
against the church hierarchy, All
Americans are invited In to the Ameri-
can party organization and they are
not asked to pass any test of creed
Against the American party are ar
rayed the cohorts OF the church hie-
rarchy, and while at present the ma-
their most ambitious leaders are Cen
tiles who hope to profit by an unholy
alliance
Both the principles and the policies of
the American party are opposed to any
warfare upon any Mormon merely be-
cause of his creed If he is an Ameri-
can in sentiment and politics he is en-
titled to recognition by the party and
Will receive IT. That Is according to
party principle And as the mass OF the
people OF Utah are Mormons and must
be relied upon to work out their own
redemption from ecclesiastical tyranny.
the American party looks to them for
large share Of its political strength
That Is according TO party policy
And both party principle and party
policy unite to demand that the or
ganiZatlon shall keep itself upon that
high ground which 1t assumed when the
party was established so that il may
preserve this State and its people TO the
Nation