Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-30
WHAT WE deny.


mouth a stream OF foul water as a
food" after the church of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day saints The purpose OF
the effort Is to persuade both re
pubucans and Democrats IN this city
that d is useless for them 10 adhere
10 party principles, because, forsooth,
they must depend upon Church inna'
cncc for success.
In support OF this falsehood the
scribe tells his rather limited circle
Of readers that the leaders Of thu
Church and also the rank and hle.
are traitors and supporters OF treason
against the United states. But here is
the exact language
is it not time for Republicans ana
Democrats alike TO eXtricate them
selves from such "a position? Is u
not time TO frankly tell those chiefs
ana the rank and file Of the Church
that what the first have been claiming
for three score years and what the las,
has acQuiesCed ia Is treason 90 the
Republic of the United States2 n y
o. true for the ultimate aim as pro-
claimed from the hrst As to overthrow
this government OF ours other creeds
proclaim that their mission Is TO con
vert a wicked world 10 their faitn
the Mormon creed assumes 10 be =
Kingdom. the only legitimate govern
ment on this earth and that its mie-
sion Is to subdue all other govern
ments. and one Of it's weapons IN our
country Is the ballot TO be welded BY
him who claims this divine right 20
rule Already il holds the balance OF
power i'm two adjacent states. already
Il has corrupted three senators "a
those states. OF course 80 has always
dominated Utah.
1T IS here a perfectly organized gov
eminent with It's courts and mags-
traies: IL has the flag which was
created by the founder OF the kingdom
hidden away ready 20 ultimate use
What sense, then. Is there for any man
IN this state to cali himself a Repubh-
can or Democrat All that he cnn
do. an that he can hope to accomplish.
Is but In full suhordinauOn 10 This
hostile kingdom which has its CEN
,ral seat here"
After having fathered that mon
strosity, the hypocrite asks: rs not the
above a fair statement? Is there any
Mormon who can give a coherent de-
NAL 10 it2"
In answer to these questions, We are
pleased to say that. standing on the
solid. eternal rock OF truth, We not
only deny. and that n vt emphaticany
each and every allegation made against
the Church, but we also hurl them
back and care not II they hit and stu
further dishgure brow upon which
the mark Of the beast is already plain
~ visible
First, Il Is not true that the Church
aims az the overthrow Of this govern
ment, OF any other government. not
even that OF Turkey or Russia. bad as
they may be. IN some respects. from
an American point OF view. The
Twelfth Article OF Faith reads: 1--WE
believe IN being subject 70 kings presi-
dents. rulers and magistrates In obey
Ing honorlng. and sustaining the law.
Section 1874 Of the Doctrine and Cove
rants treats especially OF governments
and laws. I'm that section the Churcn
declares I'VE believe that govern.
benefit of mon" Further we believe
that an men are bound to sustain
and uphold the respective governments
IN which they reside, while protected
in their inherent and lnallenable rignts
by the laws Of such governments"
Every Mormon writer who has
dealt with this subject has stated. and
restutod, the position OF the ChurcA
so clearly that there Is absolutely no
excuse for the charge so often repcdt-
ed. but never proved. In the recent
Address 20 the World. which is an Of
ncial declaration by the Church H.
self Il Is stated as follows;
BE subject 10 the powers that oe,
until BE reigns whose right it ia go
reign and subducs AN enemies under
Hls feet
Behold the laws which ye have
received from my hand are the Jaw of
The Church. and boo this llsnt Sc shall.
hold them forth
THAT De- no say mo- law or rule Cu-
acted. or revelation received hy the
Church. bias been promulgated f1r The
state. such laws aud revelations 40
have been given are solely fur the Cove
eminent off the Church"
Secondly from what has been quot
cd a. is clear to au mir-minded per.
sons that tbe Church does not claim
20 Doe Ca 'hugd1m" ln amy secular
sense The Church ls Kingdom lu
uo other sense than the Master. white
uD earth Wus "Nus." Ana Dc said
of Himself MY kingdom Is not of
this world His enemies who bon their
secret reccrscs whore s1 many con-
spIracics were Matched. had sworn Hs
death made tho accusation that uo
Waa o. traitor to the Roman Emperor
because ne proclaimed Himself q
'king and Tie was condemned ON thai
charge by ihe Roman governor We
know how false. how ullainous. wa.
the charge Ana seq % is repeated
against ris Church to-day although th,
accusera know that the Church doe,
moi claim amy other distinction thar
that of being part Of the spiutua
Kingdom Of the Redeomer, ostahlishot
for mo salvation OF mankind. as
spiritual organization.
We might ask the assallant OF thl