The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-07

It will not down. Tho r.
party of this State has sms,s Desa
it and portion of the Repubi;'
is now smarting under il ''''eai
There is a remedy, howau
all. This unnatural diyis;onef ieI
can be wiped out, strained dion 10
alton is, without further oonS q, tss
Senator Smoot resign his anns.l el
declare that he viii not ss"l srJl,ua:
ther political honors when IN atl
office expires, and simultanaa'e a'e =
dominant church decree tha, hVISsll n
none of its leaders-noro .sseetys(
oilicials-shall take any vi VI IL
in political affairs, the one e, t6;,@ o.
has brought about the pressm, cn,Ag
religio warfare, and the . can "a
removed and the strife w;Ii S;p% =,
If churchmen (churcb ~. j.. Sess
TO continue in the political auen
Utah. that will be par.n ans
locally in spite Of all effort"
down NO community could s@HI
When the balance of political sa ea
in the hands of men who con- prsI
er and influence because NJ h,nar ,hlr
positions, il ought 10 be reod;I.' ,Eel'
a glance that their cntrc. '!y ga|
tic9l affairs is dangerous, and aI -
logical outcome would be for for !.
or the other to bitterly rc.n,a .o, Oa
We often hear the remi Teay Z
officials of the dominant cSn.sls Ss
State and the officials Of "u.so en
church have the right to w!
political activity and seek Ns1pI
Office If they want to. OF c,,p p
have the right. But it is byv1ln nun
sIst upon rights at times T
certain rights which at limo. I,e He
ed upon. can do moro harm ih
There are personal rights. wS;.l
feed for a time, will do MO-.
nifty good than their annIis.. &
personal ends. f'''ui
If Utah is to have peaco
it can come only at t he sacr;Sas Sns
tain personal ambitions tba 3
tion of influences which no ,'
deny are more potent in this ~ w.
than principles in determin;ro y
results. Those 10 whom Sonata, =
victory brings pleasure nav crr =
let us have peace bat ibs-s
no peace, there can he mn na..
the cause of the evils comnpl,;,l nl
are removed. PA''
The Reaper is sincere in Z,
that it would hc better for ,ts
OF which Senator Smnof is
that ii would be better for ;s
ecclesiasts TO adopt the coprs
would end this strife God III
would he the very best thing =,
and her people as "A whole ih,,
happen.
e If tins IS not done, tell =.
how can the present conflict b,
As we state above, an issne n i
cIple has been evolved. and Al
mony TO great extent with a,
current OF thought and fesEnr
has existed in Utah ever sins,
hood Good, clean, strong M, N
Mormons and Gentiles, both ~
and Republicans. believe and I'D 4
heved for years that the par,i,;. i
in political affairs by hie Os,,sy
the leading church gives an pra'.k
vantage one way or the other III
,lects a feature into campajos,
has only d demoralizing efTsst n
soreness and rancor born OF sues ~
tions rs have existed here in TsH
years past can be wiped out oul,
elimination Of the cause of I'M,
Some may look upon the Scn,,s,E
dict as a iustification of The IA
that has been maintained BY rllI
the past, that IT is every person, =
lege, regardless OF any position ~
hold, TO engage in politics; but n
not the question now, The quss
VIII those who have il in iha
to stop the bitter discori here [,
do that which will end it. or rviH
allow the strife to continue1 II !
sure as the sun shines and "a
fall, this strife will contine 20 ID
IT IS possible for any political r.1|
he the beneficiary of the inHusnaI| r
men, through their ecclesiastical !,
tlon, may command. IL