Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-08

/ should the IufrICfiOu " any other law
/ ln the category The EFFORT by poll
I uclaus TO bring 90 $50 this issue. nee
/ c.aFitarcs TIE resort 90 falschoods the
I most .ucxcu cable ln character. against
/ which the public BE- warned but N
l what hey assert boz true. the only
/ remedy is abe rigid application w the
/ Jaw. on which we. Boo common with
/ ether tvors ~ our institutions stand
/ comm fted Tho Mormon people are
] Dot la.t br.akere hy inclination or
/ uaiuIue. Outside NJ This particular
/ on.1se CHARGED against them in the
/ past Itch came into their history ag
/ tho result of fn honest. conscientious
/ belief ID "a Ioctrlual principle their
| p0.us. against the law are few and
| far bctF eon. The court records OF
/ tue rH. try "Iu reveal thc fact that
/ they We been s'ngul1rlv free from
! Drens against tho law
Az 90 the charge that tho church
uterfers u politics President
/ Hyde refers ta the Address 90 the
/ World l which the church declares
/ against such Interference in the af-
| fairs of the state. Tie then continues
The reamrmauou OF this doctrine
| and policy. however is prcdicated
| upon the express understanding That
| politics lu The states whore our pe0-
pie reside shall lp conducted as iu
| other parts Of the Union that there
/ shall Do no Interference by the state
/ with the Chnr.u. nor with The free
/ exercise of religion. should political
l parties make war upon the Church. Or
/ menace the civil political or religious
| rights Uf a. members ms such
against O. policy OF that kind by any
/ political party or SET Of men whats0-
/ ever 500 assert The inherent right Of
/ solf-pressrEation for the church, and
| her right and duty Co call upon an
/ her children and upon all who love
| Justice and desire the perpetuatiou
/ ~ religious liberty 20 come TO her
| ala. to stand with her until the danger
/ sh0N have passed And this. openly.
/ submitting the justice Of our cause
/ 10 an enlightened Judgment ~ our
/ iellow-men. should such an issue uu-
/ happily arise
$50 long as we affirm aud maintain
{ that the church shall not Interfere
I with the functions of the state mo- rea-
| son3ble man Will object 10 we rontirm
l "a cardinal principle or our Consiitu-
/ ton that there shall Doe uo interior
/ euCe with the Church COR with the free
| exercise OF religion While granting
] the ono as necessary for The peace OF
/ the state we hold the other as urccs-
] f8ry for The preservation OF inc
/ Church, and what denomination o.
] NN"Ir INHf WOULD NHtI NtlAF INlIFAA
/ this guaranteed protection. We Wain-
/ tain The right OF selt-defeuse. inher-
/ gut in our laws and cNcusable I'm any
| extremity Who could have respected
/ the great Catholic church, when the
| threats aud intimidation OF the 500
/ sailed American Protective association
were the most violent and the agita-
tion WAS directed toward the Gripping
of that institution. and the dcstruc-
I tiOu OF her most sacred rights. W her
spokesmeu. priests and laymeu alike,
had NOT risen Con the defense OF her
rights and liberties She would have
been unworthy her power and place
among the churches Of the world
$50 far as political principles are
concerned. the Mormon people have
/ been Democrat and Republican, and
Socialist, but these distinctions u
opinion have for good and sufficient
reasons, been obliterotcd 90 great
extent and they have stood on COM
mon ground lu the defense % their
political rights There is no doubt
/ but that under normal conditions the
/ Mormon people will resume their nor
] maj positions i'm politics. They are
/ subject 90 the same political Influences
as are other. people popular men and
] popular and able administration of
/ affairs will win them as other people
/ are won; they Included iu and
/ become "a part Of wave Of political
/ reform, as are other thoughtful and
/ earnest citizens. and generally speak
ing win be found consistent and true
TO convictions in this ass "a other mat
| tcrs OF business or religion
We heartily endorse this position.
No church should. as am organization.
Interfere in political affairs. but f. a
church Is made he object OF AN ass
sault by political party, it's loyal
members naturally. will rally 60 its
defense. and this is AN the more justin
able since the political assault upon
any church Is a violation OF the God
inspired Constitution and OF every priu-
| ciple upon the American form Of gov
| eminent is founded. All citizens who
are capable OF thinking and an states
men will admit the truth OF this. They
win admit that the assailants are IN
the wrong and the defendants in the
right In the language OF President
Hyde. catholic Presbyterian. Meth
odist and Mormon alike should be
terms unknown in politics. either in the
| promotion of policies OF 800 the division
of rewards--we are am alike. American
| citizens"