Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-25
WHERE THE LADIES ERRED.

NIiIINiN thC iIsADjEsR1 iJhsh1sp
The Outlook is another Of the in
luental publications OF this country,
chat upholds The decision OF the Senate
IN the case against our senior Senator
That journal. in it's ISSUE OF March Q.
gives clear review OF tho points In
volved in tho controversy. and then
makes these pertinent remarks;
I'VE have not read an the evidence
in this case, Life is too shori. But
We have read with care the protest
against Mfr Shoots election signed by
representatives OF The League or Wo-
mans National Organizations and
presented TO the Senate by Senator
Dubois. OF Idaho, and we f1nd in It no
reason stated That Justified their do
fnald for Mr.. SnoOt's exclusion. They
have not expressed. and they cannot
express, too strongly the Importance
OF protecting the purity At this home
and the sanetity OF the family But
this cannot be done by asking Com
sT"ss to violate both the spirit OF the
Constitution and the principles OF po-
ltical Justice"
This is the yiaw all falr-minded men
ana women must take OF the matter
under discussion II is too bad that
so many good and honorable women
were led astray by political conspira-
tors, and made to clamor for the VIC.
laticn OF the law Of the land and every
principle OF Justice. They did not
mean to- They should he thankful
that the Senate stood firm between
them ana their fll-dlrected enthusi-
asT. and their experience should warn
them against further yielding 20 the
representations OF the anti Nor
mons" be they politicians in plain or
in ministerial sarb.r
Some OF our critics have said that
the "Mormons'' are 'gloating" over
tile victory as IL IL were an endorse
ment or the Church The fact is that
the vote of the Senate WAS equivalent
to declaration that the many charges
against the Church had been proved
false. or, at least wera not sustained
by the evidence produced But that
is not the chief point In the contro-
Nersy, The conspirators hoped to es-
tablish precedent upon which to
base further agitation to deprive every
Mormon of his political rights Dis
reimbursement for religious belief was
The great question before the Senate,
no matter how 1t was disguised Tho
Senate decided that the members OF
the Church are entitled TO tho ConstI.
sntlonal prerogatives that every other
citizen enjoys This ia Ions step
forward from the position taken by
some In authority during the mob
blngs In the infancy Of the Church.
Endorsement OF the principles pro-
claimed by messengers Of the Gospel. 4
commonly known as 'Mornonisrn.s Is
not looked for from the leglsla tive as
semblles OF the country. not oven from
Congress That is outside their do
main But those principles are stead
lily gaining. ss enlightenment proceeds
Those principles are being preached
today from many pulpit They are
set forth In the literature of the day
by many thoughiful authors. This
is one OF the strange facts. that CAM
not be explained upon amy other sup
position than this that 'Al0rinonlsm
IS true"
The outlook considers that II was a
mistake 10 admit Utah TO the Union
OF States presuming that the Territory
was Known 10 be dominated by AN or
sanl2aton which is both ecclesiastical
and political" but as this is contrary 10
the facts, no mistake" was committed
The charge that the CHURCH Is a 4politl.
cal organization, dominating or TRYING
10 dominate the politics OF the State IA
nor true. That was one OF the aleRa.
lions which tho crusaders failed to -.
1abllsh before the senate though they
lnboted streuuously tor years TO do So
After the Senate tnyest CATION. it Ia
futile TO TeitOratc "a charge that the OBJ
ponents OF Senator smoot utterly failed
10 fassen on HIM The Outlook, how
ever, strikes ibe keynote Of truth when
II recommends that tho "evu 5nnu.
ences' THAI may be ascrlbed To the
Church should be cOuntcracted by sdu-
sallYe and religious Influences. accom-
panied by the most scrupnIous regard
aor her IUtah'sl constitutional rights
we are not aware of any such "lnau-
enees-' but II there were any the ren-
sdy suggested would be Tho correct one
" all would'bc retormers mat favor
N'ah with tholr presence had followed
mis- rule, there would have been no
quarrel between them ana the Latter
day Saints. The people here are moi aa-
'nrse 70 educational or religious inau-
.u'eS They accept. willingly, srnth
.'u'n Whatever source IA comes. The
ceints nave never had any contention
sn me ministers who perform their