Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02

any OF the Mormon" districts ~ any
election 50 FAR az the Mormons ar,
concerned. they recognize CLEARLY th''
discrimination on lines Of church nle'"-
pefship is violative of the senlua oi
american Institutions and therefore
ihey condemn 90.
10 - vital to our form of government
'nat religious liberation should preN1i'
a man has O. perfect right io pc
MORMON" a Methodist Congregation
'Hst or adhcrent ofan, other religious
organization and 30 docs not i'e in lne
right or any person 90 question th'i
adherence. so far as the ful rights ana
privileges OF citizenship ore Concerned
without violating fundament'l ptincl-
pie OF our National government inc
person, or party. that discriminates
against a man at the ballot box OF
in any or the Affairs of citizenship ne-
cause that man is Mormon
/ Baptist. or mcmbor of amy other c"ui,n'
| IS not only intoleraut but is unpAtflo-
tic and disloyal In that he Is not ln ac-
cord with the essential spirit OF Ameri-
Latter-day Saints understand this
clearly is shown by the uniform
support they have given TO nom
Mormon" candidates on their re-
spoctive party tickets
So far as the Lattcr-iay saints are
concerned. there is another important
feature in the fact that the discrimina-
ton referred 20 would be "a violation OF
their Church Articles of Faith. In
these the Latter-day Saints claim the
privilege OF worshipng Almighty God
according 90 the dictates Of thcir own
condolences. and allow all men the
same privilege. let them worship how,
where. or what they may IL surely
would not be allowing others the priv
nege OF worshiping as they chose. II
Mormons were 10 show intolerance AZ
the ballot box Intolerance In the
one direction would be quite as
bad as Intolerance lu the other.
quite as bad as intolerance in the other.
Church membership alone has no place
m determining the fitness OF a candi-
date or the action OF a voter
But while the voters who are members
of the Church make no question as 10
the church or non-church membership
OF O. man who aspires TO office. 1t is not !
to- be- expected that such voters will |
support a party or candidate that does |
raise as an objection to- any man his |
membership iu the Mormon" Church. |
as the bosses OF the so-callcd Amer |
lean party arc doing Indeed, |
the antagonlsm of such voters |
is 20 De expected; 10 would come from |
members Of any organization. When |
a party or candidate injects the matter |
Of church membership IN a way 10 az
feet the privileges Of citizenship such |
party or candidate deserves antagonlsm |
and rebukc as intolerant and upatrio-
TIC "MormOus" like members OF 9TH
en- religious denominations and non
church members may be expected TO
vote Cor their friends on those lines OF
lines. but on those lines OF
political and governmental friendship
hat do affect the action OF citizens.
they would be foolish 20 do otherwise.
Politics is matter Of governmental
business. and parties or candidates re-
GIVE support a. they render good serv-
Gee ln such business. Those candidates
most deserving OF the appellation OF
friends" when 1t comes TO voting. are
hose who most nearly represent the
iims and policy Of the voter On direct
ng government affairs, local and ma
ionaL That, and not "a mere matter Of
.hurch membership. is the basis Of ac-
ion by thoughtful people. "Mormons"
md others.