Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-08


ineut public journals.
The Butte lntermountain. also usual
ly unfrieudly 70 "Mormoaism' and 10,
"Mormous. has an editorial on the cur
rent topic, which We here append:
There Is more Of religious blgotry
than of patriotism in the clamor fpi
Shoots removal and more Of partisan
political prejudice than OF either iu the
senate proceedings t0 contest his right
% a seat The whole business Is on ,he
same piece 90 Intellectual liberty which
some years ago prompted the Oh mia
ton 0f a pr0scrptiye society uiOu the
theory that the pepetuat.on of rell-
gious freedom under the Constitution
called ior the exclusion from public
Office an America Of an members of
iae Oldest and largest church OF the
Chris,an religion ln ibis country OF in
the world one needs no more OF re-
spsci Tor the paIpable faults and cone
tempI0ie crimes ~ M1rmonsm th4l
that maintained hy any OF the follow
ers 10, any M tha faiths from toe Hard
shell Baptist 90 the sofi-fuoted EpIscn-
Iai.su. t0 boz opposed 20 tho stmp1the-
f'r boycott sought 90 be- made effective
ht The 0Ist.ng Of Sm0ot. Wholly apart
from 'he quest Ions Of lawful and pollti-
UIf rights iror4r8lzs8 by ai.b ~ nrc-
.-ien. as ID l. sought to establish "a.
ibis case. admitting the claim DO be- "a
fact chat sm01t mover r,uId have beer
elected without Mormon influence mo-
action taken Dos m. Mormon. I'm tho
election of -m0ot so f,r ,s tba nubli.
h1s been advised c0ntIufss so glor.
ue m interference i1 sf4fr 9Yairs d,
church organization MS fha recent anti.
smUot demands formuI4t.l and rr..
mulgatad bv the prasL,far.au General
Assembly Tor most rs..rf ANA r1..
su.ealus example. Taa Mormon is as.
racised TODAY ln rssu.rsr fo ronuIlr
demand. Ten Years 3s, Tho catholic
vas tha forget off Tie r-fsU.ur D-aiu-
dice. Tomorrow u NAV be- fhS Slaf6o.
dist. 0r even ths follower ~ tas broad
Presbyterian Mln Why uote There
ls as much warrant m fts ono c4sa ..,
%. laws and pu6fl. ssnt'-,'r, D.. ,gI.'
AS apt TO follow The tramp AS Oh. o.r-
.u.. .il'r 900 occasion
done t.,,-n ,,. .''1 ll, ,I'i'sS l.. TO- %.
senator UiU br rompfa,,J This r1m
mitiee resolution does not even ask
.'' IT, ~. ~ 'o.emnil resolves ihai he
fusiress uu 20 ,tc $500, ', ~. i.,.., i,'e
whether or NOT auy acr shall be- d0ns
~ deprive him Of DO MS we'll as leaving
Nd. ,r .i. Iys'''' o.. .,, nov ~, I"l! oe
dent for hs emulsion ma proyis.ou i,
the laws whereby DO may De accom-
I l..l,.,- iI3u- resolutions surpass 10
ni,r.. 'i p.,' ~
senate Is the supreme court. and there
me question may DO carried before the
. ny, SUI s y. u'l'I'l INTERPRETED Mean
nIrstiop m his isrr. an oec" ,nd ,So
State of Utah may relieve ihc anxiety
10y eIerung @ much wolse man from
,. .i', ,' s,., =" loll,I,"' s''na'
our Butte contemporary conveys d
modicum ~ truth 30 stating that SEN
aior Smooi could not have been elected
without Mormon Influence" because
the 'Mormons form a majority Of the
electors of this state. and no one
whose election depends upon the ace
ton Of mo majority N the population
could bc elected TO any position 10 ,
their gift without what might be called |
Mormon influence But tho term
Is Incorrect for this reason, the citi-
zens OF Utah do not vote as Mormons /
Methodists Baptlsis. Congregational |
lists, umiariaus' Hebrews or Catholics, |
but simply as citizens The two great |
political parties have their adherents |
To al these different deuommatonsani
elections do NOT tain upon questions
OF iailh or membership 700 any sect \
great many 'Mormons' voted against
Reed smoot by supporting AZ the polls
The Democratic nominees FOR the
Legislature That elected him. He was /
the tholct OF hiH party ana was regu- !