Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-20
BRING ON YOUR WITNESSES.

bhlNu UN lUUh W 4ANLooLo'
The same wonderful discoycrcr Of
political movements in the Mormon
Church that published particulars OF
instructions given 90 children in tho
Sunday schools. as 20 how they should
vote at the coming faIl election has
now found out that "the Mormon pco-
ple have received the order this year
to vote the Republican ticket Not
wlthstandng the patent fart that school
children. whether in sunday classes or
week dag CLASSES cannot vote, being
undcr age the stupid cauard was re-
pealcd from day 10 day until It's eN.
IRENE Stiffness was exposed. The latest
piece OF stupidity is complete reversal
Of the assertion from the same source
made over and over again only n few
weeks ago, that this year the Nor
mons viii be instructed to vote the
Democratic ticket
The poor creature that drools out
this kind OF stun wherewith TO beguilc
Gentle newcomers and lead them Into
fusion for the purposes Of a few
local politicians. declares that these
statements are not made out Of spite,
that there is no malice IN them, Well,
there Is more money than malice per-
haps I'm me motif behind the falschood.
The hand that penned the nonsense was
malicious and spiteful enough on the
other side before it was bought Tor
present purposes one day the person
who became the purchaser was repre-
scented as one Of the viIest of naryeuues
the butt Of rdculo and satire. and his
cause too low and vicious for decent
remark The day after the purchase.
everything De touched or wanted was
altogether lovely. 10 be extolled 20 the
highest 20 be fought Cor, 20 be held up
as pure, American principle and poll
ley the one thing needul IN Utah
affairs.
Il doesn't matter what proceeds from
such source, except that people who
have come here recently may be led
away by Il, imagining that there must
be some truth IN 81 or Il would not be
go boldly though contradictory set
forth I'm print For their benefit we
suggest that an effort be- made 10 bring
10 the light every alleged item Of in
strucuon to "Mormons" how they
should vote al the fan election To
make this sure let the Mormon" who
has received such instruction either di-
rcctly or indirectly or by any process
whatever. be trotted out and his state
ment be verified
Bring on your witnesses Let US
have facts! The mere say-so. without
the slightest particle Of proof, ~ one
who will write anything for or against
o party or a proposition for pelf,
amounts to less than nothing with ra-
tional people informed as 10 the situa-
lion. The Deseret News has repeat
eddy announced the perfect and COM
plete freedom Of members Of the "Mor-
mon" church % vote for whom or what
they please and has challenged proof
10 the contrary
We do not care to keep up the protest
against falsehood nor 10 argue against
arraut nonsense. II the individuals or
papers that cannot or viii not get out
Of the nut Co which they have walowcd
and crawled so long. VII bring forward
some "Mormons' whose word is worth
q cent. who VIII testify that they have
been told how Co vote 40 the coming
election by any authority oi the church.
local or general we win publish the al
legged facts and give them a wider cir.
culation than can be- effected hy all the
papers combined which continually ut.
Ter the uniruths that We here contra
dict.
There never was a time in the history
OF the Mormon" Church when there
was less excuse than now FOR the as
sertions, limitations and insluuations
about Church diciat.on IN political af-
fairs that have been echoed for years
There Is absolutely mo- foundation Tor
the stories assumptions and pret,nses
on this subject that are sent out by
thc class Of writer's 10 which We have
alluded u does not matter 20 them
how many times nor how completely
hoy are exposed .n their miserable
work. they continue in % either from
force Of habit or Tor the malice which
they deny, or Tor what there is 600 10
from the power thar has bought them.
body and soul
There is not Twins being who can
iruthfuliy say that Dec has been dI.
recied. or persuaded or requested or
in amy way coercri as to me PARTY or
person or policy he should support at
tho election 90 De- hoId boz thi. state u
the coming fam n what w, here an.
firm Is untrue bring out ,he person or
persons who have received ths alleged
Instruction and lot them face the ught
Of day and The force of truth.