The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-10-24
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are all pledged to the disfranchisement
Of the Mormon" people. This is not
surprising, since the party organ must
be with the general party policy, and
the protest of any small section OF
that party that it does not agree with
such policy is not only futile, but is
misleading.
The republican party in Utah, at It's
last state convention, gave decided
rebuke to efforts to inject into the
state platform criticism OF Nor.
mons" exercising full political privi-
leges; while the democratic party in
Utah at its last state convention com
mitted Itself to the virtual disfran-
chisement of portion of the "Mor-
mon" people by declaring against
"Mormons" who may hold church
positions exercising their constitu-
tional rights to the full privileges of
citizenship. The democratic state
platform there adopted applies a re-
lgious test to "Mormons" for office, In
violation Of the national constitution,
and gives direct encouragement to the
fight Of the democracy in Idaho for
the disfranchisement of "Mormons.
So far as it has been able, the re-
publican party nationally, by its con-
troll of legislation in congress, by its
Chicago platform, and 10y the voice
and action of all its strong representa-
tives on the United States committee
| on privileges and elections, has de-
clared in favor Of the Mormon PEG.
Pile retaining and exercising the full
rights of citizens, in common with
other people in this nation: the re-
publican party in Idaho, being an in.
tegral party of the national republican
party, is in accord herewith, and is
now leading the fight for preserving
the rights of the mormon" people:
the republican party, is in harmony
Herewith, and Is Outspoken in up
holding the rights of "Mormons' in
common with those Of all other Citi-
zcns. On the other hand, so far as it
has been able, the democratic party
nationally, by its ST. Louis convention
platform, by the unanimous vote OF its
senators on the senate committee on
privileges and elections, and by the
efforts Of its leaders in congress TO dis
! franchise the "Mormons" in Arizona
and New Mexico and to exclude "Mor-
mons" from entering the United
States as immigrants, has declared
against the mormon" people: the de-
mocracy in Idaho, being part of the
| national democratic party, and In ac-
cord Herewith, is leading the ight
against the "MOrmon" people; the de-
mocracy in Utah, an inseparable part
OF the national democratic party and
in harmony Herewith so far as it has
ventured to express itself, has not
dared To utter word in protest
against the attack of the democratic
party elsewhere on the rights Of the
mormon" people, but so FAR as its
utterances have gone these are in line
Of encouraging and abetting that at
tack on the Mormons,
viii any Mormon, who heretofore
has voted the democratic ticket, do SC
again, which are so plain and positive
that no sane man can be blind there
to? Can any Mormon" who hereto
fore has supported the republican
ticket, be cajoled, threatened, or be
guiled into voting the democratic
ticket, or any part thereof at thi:
time, In view Of the hostile attitude
OF the democratic party toward the
Mormon" people?
II is an incOntrOyertible fact, al
ready demonstrated well beyond the
possibility of doubt--no matter how
much Boosting, suffering, protesting
and deception may be engaged in tC
the contrary-that so far as the Nor
mon" people are concerned, the demo
cratic party has abandoned whatever
high principles it once had, and has
become the party Of intolerant, selfish
cruel, relentless religious r'tsgcuuion
and is yioiator Of t"C .adOnal con
solution in so far as J,aU great charter
Of human liberty guarantees freedom
TO worship God, 10 all citizens, "Mor,
mons or otherwise and TO exercise
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