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VOTE WITHOUT FEAR


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i'm. sn,,rvsa will ne fpund n eem,t,upi.
,,-s,n.. sr.,,. t,oe.tp,ia, tdahe, IN which
lthr wrttes dir.ioses the reported pur-
r,.,-a ~ tha ar4,. AAfp,,uspe plvttefs In
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,,ce.rs. uru~,,patiy an ths xrpund Of
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NJ. xhpuid go Ia ths potls aariy and
,.xr,,,,.n Tho ,irht. Of n United states
.pisa.ar IN sn,se ct illegal oppositiea.
An ops can legally be prevented
xrpsn, votiur berause OF religious be-
iilsf Or Church assaotatieus. Ths
ouaIi0cntiops az a y,tsr arc we'll do.
N~na Asvrn. vbo san .w,sr or AZ.
cyr, that ha ,s I. oltixsn Of the United
Ir,.ta. ARA has attained tho required
80, go ~. ana r..ld,noo ouaitllca-
tions and has never been convicted OF
a.~t,,n cr,,,aa and who IA willing 10
A.. a.. "A On !,
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laws OF the land, has a right TO vote,
md thera In absolutely no other
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sro"ha ''' ''Ns'
oath" IL provided by tho law OK tno
Statc. except tho one that every voter
4, ,.ao,,r., % auhs,r,bo ia. and therc
Is no authority In the state 20 change
that oath, or provide a substitute, OK
cent tho Legislature. We understand
the scheme is to intimidate Mormon
voters by reading 10 them special
'tost oath" or perhaps TO prevent a
large percentage Of Mormon" voters
from casting their votes, by wasting tho
time with reading so-calied test
oath" TO each voter rs he presents
himself at the polls, but such schemes
should be circdmvented by the voters
feariewly exercising their rights ana
privileges as citizens.
The constitution OF Idaho provides
mo person shah be permitted TO
vote, serve as a Juror or hold any civil
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triarchaI plural or Celestial marriage.
or in violation ~ any law Of this state,
or o. me United states. ioroiodinS any
,sacbss .Sv,saa conpsei. aids mr. an.
courages any ono to commit such
crime" etc.
This provision. Il is SUPPOSED. Is to
form n pretext for tho alleged dis
franchlyement plan, but there "a moth
Ing in this TO which member Of the
Church cannot conscientiousIy SUBJ
scribe. According to eminent legal
authority. the rule OF Interpretation
OF law is that the words OF the con-
stit,,tton should he given the meaning
tbey were intended 10 bear when that
instrument was framed and adoptod
and tbat :, tho ,o,struction NJ the
c,,rst,,ut,,p ,va p,,,st look IN m. his
to,v 10 tho t,nes ana examine In.
.sat. oe ,h,ngs axistiny whon n ,vas
framea ana adonted
~ tb,s rule ,s annlied IN tho con.
st,,u,,ona, nrov,sion auoted. n Ia et.
aent that its n,,rnoss Is m dlseour.
o~e no practica NJ h,yamv. noIvoamy
ana unlawfuI coordination. nv ain.
,,,,y,fv,ng narao,s who onyaya In or
s,co,raye sucn rract,css from vot.
,ny serving IN turies ana holding
civil Offices. This being the purpose
~ tho constitutional nrny,s,o, M on,
- e"e p''''S'e, ~
Zen VINO IL not living IN violation OF
the laws can rightfully be disqualified.
No snsc,o, nnt,co nsed On th,x con-
nectlon DC taken oi inc 'NP'essio"
celestial marriage" since the evident
purnosa ~ tho framcrs NJ the constI-
.., ,,,,.,. -. ,uz,
'"''on "hs W PiVi,''' ''"' o'''''s'
'piuraf' marriage, In the constitution
the terms plural marriage and celestial
,,a,-,aeo clea,,v refor ~ tho sauna
"'"'' .'e' N,
marriage relaloh' WINE III tne op'hloh
OF Church members, celestial marriage
pertans 10 a future state and ia there
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TORE en'heiy ou'S'us ''e 'u'i9u'Ol'oi VI
earthly legislatures and courts.
That tho Church AS an organization
does not teach or ADVISE or a'a' any
person 10 enter in'o uhla~iui ,narr'ase
rela'iohs 10 suii0ie"tiS p'o'e" ny INV
The followins statement mado at the
,s.., ,,.r 400, a.. =, A.. ,,,,,,,
eonieie'Vo Nb'n " i'V'' 70 " N'e po'''''
"Inasmuch as there arc numerous
reports In circulation that plural mar
rIages have been entered into contrary
20 tho oifieial declaration OF President
Woodruff. OF September %. 1890. com.
monty called the Manifesto, which
was issued by President Woodruff and
conference octobet 6 1890, when for.
bsdo any marriages violatlve of the
eaw OF me land joseph f. smith.
.gsaasn. ~ ,ns 1harSn ., SesS ,. enrls'
declare that no such marriages. have
been solemnlzed with the sanction
consent or knowiedEe or the church OF
y'sue Sh'l7l VI t'i'.,i l"S SeiiteSi alu