The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-23
THE REAL PURPOSE.

You may have noticed the "Ameri-
cans" charge the Democratic party with
being controlled by the dominant church
while, at the same time, the Republi-
cans accuse the Democrats of an inten-
ton to disfranchise all Mormons and
do various other things in contravention
of the constitutions of the state Of Utah
and the United States of America.
OF course, neither the Americans"
nor the Republicans believe their own
charges against Democracy; they make
the accusations for political effect in
the hope of gaining votes thereby.
They both know that the Democrats of
Utah are both Mormon and Gentle,
bent equally on the protection Of the
state from such defamation as the
Americans" trade in and from such
appeals to religious prejudice as the
Republicans make their campaign cry.
The Americans know that the sin
cerest opponents of the Smoot machine
are such men as Judge King, ]. H.
Moyle. and Lyman Martineau, loyal
churchmen who believe it is wrong for
the Republicans TO drag their church
into politics as they do, and who be-
lieve that the future welfare of both the
church and the state can be secured
only by the defeat of the men who re-
sort to such appeals for political effect.
The americans" know that the Demo-
Gratis of Utah, Mormon and Nor
mon alike, are subject neither tc the
dictation of high ecclesiasts or of any
little clique of men such as dominate
the american" party. They know,
too, that the Democrats are just as
much opposed to the American" plan
OF warfare on the state as they are to
the men who have brought about this
warfare by their sinister appeals to pas
sion and prejudice.
On the. other hand, the Republicans
know their charge against the Dcnoc-
racy is dishonest, because such men as
Judge King, Mr.. Moyle and Mr. Mar
tineau would not be identified with any
attack on any religion, much less on
the religion which is theirs and to
which they are devoted. The ching they
are fighting is the intrusion of religious
prejudice into a political campaign by
men who thus show their willingness
10 divide the people on religious lines
in order to retain political place and
power. Senator Smoot- and "Fussy
Jimmy Anderson, Mr.. Callister. Mr.
Booth and Mr.. Spry, all know that the
Democratic party includes in its ranks
quite as representative Mormons as the
men who control the Republican party
but with this difference: the Democrats
object to having their church relations
made a subject of political barter and
they are determined that the men who
are trading on their church connection
shall be defeated and put out OF poll
tics for the good of the church as well
as the good of the state.
Nothing could be palmer than That;
no motives could be higher, and none
but dastards would impute to these sin
cere Mormon Democrats any other than
the single purpose they have in view
the restoration OF legitimate politics
and the prevention OF division on re-
ligious lines. If they win. as they
should. the state will be saved from
the disgrace and the disturbance that
have made its politics a by-word It viii
be served by men in office who have no
purpose but the welfare of the people:
the factions will be helpless TO continue
conditions which are intolerable and
the people, the great majority who are
tired of the Smoot machine and the
American machine, will have peace
once more.