Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
PRESIDENT JOS. F. SMITH
TALKS TO YOUNG Pc OPP E
Tells His Auditors the Thirty First Ward Last NIGHT
you Can Do Anything You Want Republican
Democrat or Anything Else Never Tried to Turn
*a Anyone.

leader eNhorted his auditors TO oEselve
a respectful attitude towards ALI men
and manifest Spiitt oS courtesy and
kindness generally. When one sees
y dfnn!ien man waliowiiig In the gat-.
ter declared the speaker, one should
net lie tempted TO i.ici; him lower and
qeeEer Into the ilifc hut saoIld rather
take IN attitude of sympathy toward
the unfortunate ana eitdeavor to Up!ift
him TO better things.
sL.ANDERI1Rs .ADafo>;fsHED.
President Smith then uecrisd the
Srii# Of, falsifying. backblring and
bearing false witness. He declared
that II there We're such ii the midst oi
tne saints that IL vas not tnete for
others to follow the example and strike
BACK IN the same manner. Their eX-
ample should not be followed he as
serted, rather should such be reproved.
He then went on to instance men IN
the Church with whom lie was ac-
qrainted who were the soul Of honor,
men who would not dream of attempts
ing to take advantage OF their fellows
in business or do anyone an injury.
They had never hurt anyone yet they
We're held up to caluiny and ridicule,
WARNING TO BOYS.
Specifically addressing the boys and
young men present he warned them
against saloons and the contracting the
habit OF drinking Those who persist
ed in the habit, he declared would
eventually become cstranged from
those who sought 10 love them, from
their parents and own kin to eventually
Nbccomc the associates of drunkards
gamblers and adultercrs by their own
choice.
rho tobacco habit also vas decricd
and every bad habit formed had to be
overcome. Idiots and imbeciles were
the heritage Of those who persisted in
bad habits and violated the laws Of
life said President Smith who thanked
God that he had a large family every
one born sound in limb ana form. He
desired to Empress on the audience that
this he said in no boasting spirit but
simply that he had tried to live ac-
Ecording to right and truth.
The speake, declared that God had
blessed him and his family and not
single member had ever lacked shelter,
food and shoes to their feet, II have
never robbed a man Of a single penny
he declared. and God has blessed US
WHAT IS POLITICS:
And now ] want to say just a few
words in regard 10 politics. said
President Smith in conclusion. You
iced not be afraid whether you are
Republican. Democrat or anything else,
for / will not say anything that vii!
trouble you.
True politics is only another name
for the wisest policies of government,
whether municipal. county, state or ma
tional. IL you can find the policy that
will preserve your rights, liberties, and
your home from being eaten up by tax
alton and suanderad that policy is the
best all the time.
But ii Is tleplorabe to see any man
get politics on the BRAIN is u terri
BILE disease. Some men even seem to
put politics above their religion. and
they would sooner he eternally lost and
see their church destroyed before they
would modify their politics. They often
are talking of something they know
nothing about. and they spread dis
sension and trouble.
NEVER TRIED TO TURN ANYONE.
II do not propose to let politics strike
in on me. Ii is u good thing to keep
politics on the surface so you can de-
eide what is best to do, and to do what
is right.
You can do anything you want Re-
publican, Democract or anything else.
I never tried to turn anyone.
Never. lose your head; Keep your
mind clear
Let us seek Gods kingdom and
it is the greatest thing In all the
world. /"
+ PRESIDENT sANTHOcIS II. LuND.
President Anthem II. Lund, who was
the first speaker. congratulated the as
scmbled saints on the splendid repre-
sentatlon AT the meeting and went on
to state that it was mans duty to
attend meetings so that he could gain
strength and assimulate good spirit.
Taking as his text Nephis iron rod
the speaker exhorted one and all TO
hold fast to the good. Then he dwelt
upon the beauties of temperance Tor
some time. While the overcoming of
bad habits was 4 meritorious thing
the speaker maintained that man
was the better off il he had no bad
habits to hold him back. President
Lund urged his auditors to become
thinkers and to mediate on the things
of God; to harbor no hard feelings
against any man not to forget me
Lord in prosperity when worldiiness
and money grabbing are prone TO take
hold of man.
Summing mp the speaker maintain
ed that q tender conscience was the
best monitor.
Continuing he said that history re-
peated itself and then Went on 70
4e.rumerate Of instances where the peo-
nle divided among themselves We're
& torn asunder by discussions, the no
table instance being the siege OF
Jerusalem when the beseiged We're
split up into two factions and one
faction opened the rates to ne N
.vaders who captured the city; invaded
the sacred temple and killed anu
despoiled the defenders even tnosei
,vho liz the opening of the gates mao
Il nossible for the victors TO take the
CITY.
III all had united against the CON, com
mon foe said President Lilld, .aes
could have held the city. Tor al least
considera Une