Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-24
JUsTIFIABLE INTERFERENCE

popular weekly that bears his name.
Mr. Collier. speaking on topic OF
local interest, stated to our reporter,
in substance, that although ne Is
Catholic he would not favor any at
tempt by Catholic ecclesiastical officers
to influence politics, unless. indeed,
politicians We're attacking the church
We, agree with Mr.. Collier in this.
Thcrc arc important reasons why, I'M
Extraordinary circumstances, men train
ed only for ecclesiastical positions
should not go outside their calling. just
as there Is sound philosophy underlying
a the demand that the shoemaker stick
to HE last. Men educated for ecc!esi-
nstical positions in the Catholic church,
and some other large denominations,
are rot necessarily trained for the po-
ILLEGAL arena. They may know all about
4 thcnlc gy In ts various branches; they
may be at home In the history of the
Wciid. they may be eloquent, Keen
z dalecticians. and perfect logicians. and
/. yet rot know very much about the
&ohirery, or about the pilcs of I'M
strur ulous politicians. They may not
lie tlhle % cope with the difficulties of
aIclittcal campaign in which humans
arc lighting each other Tor offices,
#snnriing, scratching, biting, like savage
heastsin mortal combat for food. They
MAJ not feel at home In that kind of a
fray
But, an ecclesiastical training docs
not necessarily unit the recipient for
Il serving the state. The Catholic
church has had cardinals who at the
same time have been eminent states
men and shaped the policy of the
world AS Mr.. Collier says, If tho
politicians should attack the church
the services Of such men could ger
ftainly be enlisted, very properly, III
defense of the rights of the church.
Now, the Church of Jesus Christ Of
+ Latter-day saints has$from the begin
q ming been attacked by political dem
ngogues. They planned the assassi-
nation of thcsleaders and the expul-
sion from Nauvoo, hoping thereby to
= destroy, the Church. After q few years
demagogues again gathered the riff
tional rights and prerosatiyes Of the
Latter day Saints. AT first they pre-
tended that their war was only d.
rected against what they pleased to
call a @polygamic theocraoy." But poly
garny was given up; still the crusade
goes on. The Salt Lake Tribune, as
will he remembered, demanded during
III
sion from the police force of every
man who was suspected Of being
member of the Church. Dubois roll
& lovers in Idaho, demanded the eXpul-
sion from uffice of Judge Alfred Bulge.
a young jurist of great ability anu ex-
cellent character, because he IS d
Church member, as beginning Or
general ACKNOWLEDGMENT The SEN
ate was asked to expel Senator Smoot
because of his connection with Inc
Church, but this was only, preliminary
to a demand for the expulsion from the
House of Congressman Howell, whose
only offcnse is his membership IN lhe
Church. And. finally threats nave
been made publicly that, rs soon 'iS
these tiernogogl res can secure the OF
t,ccs they will send to jail. or drive
INTO exile the leaders of the Church,
~ matter whether they ever We're
.,oo,sod az breaking any law. or not.
Al, along. the fight has been m de
upon the Church. 1t is directed asal'St
The Church today. 1t Is war oil re-
yanwo because the lenders of the
rn,,,r.h rerused to enter the field OF
,n,it,,. 4, FAVOR Of an unserupulnus
li,,,cian II therefore, Church lead
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