Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-29
WHAT AN ARCHDEAC0N SAYS.

A Salt Lake correspondent of the New
York Evening Post, one Archdeacon
VIM. L. Bull, entertains the readers Of
that excellent publication with COM
plant against President Roosevelt and
The leaders Of the Republican party,
because the triumph of that party he
says. means another lease of power
10 the Mormon Church
The Archdeacon explains that he was
an admirer of President Roosevelt; In
fact, he voted for him twice." but
now he is indignant. And the cause OF
HIS indignation Is. as he sets forth, that
the President, in conjunction with the
Republican National committee, exert
cd his influence for the reelection OF
Hon. Joseph II. Howell, a Mormon
in addition to the two United states
senators. The word Mormon" Is tall
cized in the communication. The writer
then makes this special complaint:
''The Republican National Committees
with the Presidents approval, OF course
sent Judge Taft to Idaho and Mr.. Lit
Teton of Maine 10 Utah. confusing the
real and most vital issue In the late
campaign in these two States, which Is
not the tariff nor the punishment Of
the Occur d'Alene rioters, II found
guilty, but whether an ecclesiastical or
ganization shall control the politics OF
these States and hierarchy rule in de-
Nance of the democratic principles on
which our government was founded or
not"
The Archdeacon then goes on TO ex-
plain that there are three political par
IL, at 10
entirely che Socialist party, and passes
over the Republican and Democratic
parties with few lines. Then he takes
up the so-cailed American party and
says:
ITO be frank. IFS leaders are not In
every instance as rs often the case with
reform movements, men who have the
confidence of the community, however
sincere the rank ana ille may be. Its
principles, however, should appeal TO
every true American ana every patr-
otlo citizen, irrespective OF their past
affiliations, because II stands for the
fundamental principle of absolute sep
aratlon of Church and State In matters
principles absolutely essen
tial 10 the maintenance OF a republic
can form Of government. as every Am
erican worthy OF the name must ac-
knowledge. on the other hand. the
American party does no, antagOuize the
religious belief of the Mormons as such,
taking the position that every man In
this country Is free 20 hold whatever
beliefs or non-bellefs he chooses etc,
Whoever this Archdeacon may be. and
whoever delegated him TO write his
apology for the party 10 which he. un-
doubtedly belongs, he certainly is not
particular as 10 truth, or consistency.
He alleges, for instance that the Am
ericans' do not antasonize the rellg-
ious beliefs of the "Mormons," as such,
and then he hguratiyely speaking, raps
himself over the knuokles for giving
expression 10 that bit of hypocrisy by
admitting that he is Indignant at the
re-eleetIon OF Howell, against whom
he has no other complaint than that he
is al"Mormon." And he ltalclzes that
word, just 10 show, we presume, the
nature Of the crime OF Hon. Joseph
Howell And yet, his party does not
antngonize the religious belief of the
HAIormonsl"
To prove further, that there is no an
tagonisn against their religious belief.
the Archdeacon might have mentioned
that IN Idaho, the conspirators against
American institutions threatened 10
= prevent every Mormon from voting,