Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-12
uNAMEuIcAN INTOLERANCE.

AZ $50 have pointed out ON a former
occasion. there are Two wings Of the
anti" Mormon" party that calls Itself
American. but which has absolutely
mo- claim 90 that cognomen.
one c1usiste OF persons whose ardent
lcsira it BE- Co see the Church Of Jesus
/ Christ OF Iatter-day Saints humiliat-
ai. harassed. and. ~ possible, broken
up Like Saul of Tarsus who took
an active part u persecution because
| be- thought that Co. do s0 would ple's"
his Maker. these good people conscien-
I touslv make war upon the church.
knowing no. better. The other wing
consists OF politicians bending an their
energy upon the promotion Of their
own selfish interests. They take al
vantage on the prriudiCcs existing and
make political capital out ~ them.
They strengthen them with an tn
means Boz their poweL in order thar
they may prof' by them. At the same
time they gather 90 their support the
scum OF society. the keepers OF hell
traps 81 various descriptions. and at
the head OF this motley crowd they en-
deavor 20 accomplish their purposes.
To the crowd that Is responsible for
corruption ano graft It, is useless 60
appeal The only argument that counts
with them Is thc logic 90 juries aud
iudEes But the conservative citizens
Of an faiths and persuasions should
not refuse 20 listen to reason.
IN the frs' place your fight against
The Church is ln vain Does not his
tory convey that lesson TO you? Can
you expect 20 accomplish what the
mobs ~ Missouri and Illinois failed 70
DO? Every time the Church has seem
ed 70 be- near dissolution, il has but
been strengthened IL has risen higher
ana higher. ana win stnl reach the
summit. its destiny being 20 be a city
upon the mountain. visible TO am the
world.
How can you hope to succeed? Your
mode OF warfare Is as un-Chrlsuan as
it is un-American II the Mormon"
doctrines appear TO you TO be gross
errors. IL is your privilege. and duty.
Co prove chat from the Scriptures. and
TO state the truth. as you understand
b. That is both Christian and Ameri-
can. But you are not content with
that spiritual mode Of warfare Con-
uary 10 the rules OF the Kingdom OF
heaven and IN utter disregard OF the
Constitutional rights Of American citl-
zens fou make a political warfare up
ON the members % a Church because
OF that membership. You propose 20
curtai the POLITICAL rights OF Nor
mons TO punish them for alleged err
rors OF faith. You cannot deny that
The local crowd that clamored for the
expulsion o. Senator smoot. not long
ago demanded the discharge OF every
Mormon on the police force OF this
city. D. 50 not clear 10 you that this
spirit is Un-AmeriCan? Does Il not
strike You as inconsistency when the
crowd that clamors for obedience %
law. iu thls manner proposes 90 abro-
gate AN IuU by destroying the very
foundations M iberty7 ~ that spirit
were not taken captive, what would
The end bee To o. the spirit OF the low
or regions. Tho principle Of persecu-
tom. that iusdnes a political war upon
the members OF "a church would also
Justify burning them Al the stake.
killing them and driving them into er-
uc
Rul suppose you should succeed
.... d sH
Usion Of the saints could be- oradicat-
el .n this Way. or lu any other way,
what would the world gain therebye
Def ua remind you ~ the argumen. on
MIt1r In his mastery appeal for
OBJ, liberty of che press lie says
Whereof what better witness can ys
esp..i q should produce. than one OF
your own row sitting On Parliament.
.ho chief of learned men reputed In
r00a lind. Mr. ~r'den whose volume
of natural ana national laws proves,
not only bv great authorities brought
together but by exquisite reasons and
thc0rems almost automatically dem-
oaFratlyt chat aU opinions yea or
rnrs SHOWN. read ana r1lIated, are ~
main servic. and assistance toward
fne speedy attainment of what is true
... conceive therefore that when
God dII ,u'Hrgo tle universal dIot OF
MANS body saving over the rules ri
Temperance. ul fHru also. as before.
.'t arbitrary fhs II.Hng ana repas.-
me Hf Hw mHlf aa wherein every
mItw m.. mlH. hare to exercise
HH .an ...fus .lm.Ity" n this be-
Hue. a.f WI1 rau successfully dispute
NJ. perfect liberty of croed is ara co.
..H IH .H. ultimate triumph 10
ull. .. b.. lhe liberty of the press
Why u.u SHOULD anyone violate mo
principle NJ liberation which s aa
American af o. De- Christian.
Wc lrs u0, arguing for liberation OF
.w-trahug m ems form That is a
question Chat need NOT ba discussed IN
this connection. We 40 MOI claim per-
foruon for the MEMBER ~ the church.
and are not apo.oF.zing Pr their short
oomings But n they arc held up 10
dorIslon by the hired tools % anti