Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-23

the announcement at home Very ter
/ rible. IL 1t not? Upon that hypothesis
the Standard goes on to evolve q lot OF
/ the common nonsense about hierarchy
! followers" recommendation OF the
/ church. absolute command Chat the
members cannot wilI not dlsobey,' etc.
The gas escapes from that httie oal-
loan by me simple puncture conveyed
/ In the fact that no candidate has made
/ any such FIRST announcement 70 thu
| Deseret News. hut the Information
came like any other piece OF news gath
cred by our agents and correspondents
In the north. But supposing Il came
direct, what Of IT. Tho Deseret Newr
Is not understood 20 be making an eh-
lorsement or "recommenda,loD" %
every candidate FOR public office who's"
intention TO ron for lt appears in our
columns
This is a newspaper, having a very
wide circulation ana publishing such
Items Of interest to the general public
as Il is able to obtaip by wire, BY
telephone, by letter or otherwise, from
every available source. The Churcn
has nothing to do With that part Of our
business Tile alleged brain that can
not perceive anything that appears Ia
this paper. except In the light OF a
Church utterance or recommendation,
must be IN very slckly state. and
scarcely 1T to express opinions through
public Journal
The puerile notion that when the
mormon" citizens OF Idaho read AN
announcement; IN tho Desorat News that
certain gentlemen are candidates for
election, 1T carries WITH i, al absolute
command winch the members cannot.
VIII not disobey," cansos wonder as to-
the sobHcly on sanity OF the writer
that put it into print TIE Mormon
citizens OF Idaho are divided on politl-
cal lines as their fellow citizens are.
They form their own opinions in re-
gard to policies and parties and candi-
dates. The votes they have cast at the
elections In that State tor long series
OF years show how strongly they cling
to their party Ideals and candidates.
In voting for party nominees they
have IN some instances done that to
their own detriment. They have sup
ported at the polls men who had been
their malignant enemies. who had
abused, derided and assailed them In a
manner that ought to have buried them
for ever from political life. In this, In
our opinion, they have not exhibited
political acumen and not even good
political common sense. But they have
acted upon their own volition and have
reaped the consequences Of their own
acts, 10 some extent.
We have never given them any ad-
vice as to the support OF candidates OF
one party or of another We do not at
tempt to do so now. But we think they
are the densest kind OF chumps If they
! pursue such a course In the future, and
do not distinguish between actual
| IlltNuS anu bltltE lptSs alih Aoii w 49,
hiding in the sheath concealed by the
adroit and smooth-tongued politician
the stiletto with which he will stab TO
the heart the dots who have helped
him into power, and the intent lurking
| In his traitorous bosom to rob them OF
every right and privilege which belong
to them as American citizens.
The Deseret News will continue tc
publish news from Idaho. as we'll a.
from other parts Of the country, and +
II shows greater enterprise than som'
Of the tardy sheets issued in that State
the people who want news will be justl'
fed In continuing their support Of THU
paper. II any suggestions of ours OF
subjects affecting the welfare Of peo'
pie in any part Of the Union obtaiI
weight and consideration, we shall b'
pleased and encouraged But whether
they are adopted or not. the freedom
OF choice rests with our readers. an'
that liberty we have not the sllghtes
intention or desire to limit or restrain
II our contemporaries in Idaho do no
like the enterprise of the Deseret New
or its influence In their State. they hat
better get move on them. instead o
showing their foolishness In impoten
jealousy and ridiculous imputations.