Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-23

highly important at the very outset TO
guard against rotrogrudc policies. the
perilous consequences OF which cannot
be foretold. We may argue and con-
tend but not even Try TO Impose frantic
dogmas I'm the form OF resolutions on
great political parties There may be
some minor wrongs that cannot be- one
trcly eyaded. but even pa, let us throw
all theological questions back whcrct they
belong into the arena OF logic histor-
cal evidence, literary or religious dis
cussiou
lf we start "a revolution we are In
the wrong and the state militia and
then the federal troops will put us
down What conclusion must We como
to- ono vote Tor elch citizen. Oct him
b. high or low, black or white. male or
female
Each citizen has "a right TO use an the
influence he can in whatever direction
be chooses
No man or body of men. political con-
vcution. or legislature can, with safety
20 liberty. restrict the franchise OF any
person on class of persons ID you could
get through tho foolish resolutions some
thouehtlcss people have endcavorcd TO
get passed TO prohibit high Church Of
hcials from holding office or being act-
i've in politics YOU would cndUngcr your
own liberty IN the most vital spot Res
olutions could be passed 20 prevent
prominent and pronounced iuddcls,
atheists Catholics or orthodox Jews
from holding office. and we would be
thrown back hundreds of years in our
civilization.
WRONG IN PRINCIPLE. .
The American" party cannot uiu-
mately succeed any more than the A..
z. A, party succeeded. The principle
is wrong BE a citizen a priest. an iu-
ndci. boot black bishop, cross-eyed,
plgoon-tood red headed or toothless,
ne is TO nave and must have one vote
and nll the influence he can command,
ana DE has the undoubted right TO eN-
erCise his franchise 20 the fun, and
when the border line Is passed I'm favor
of or against an infidel or priest,we start
back 10 the quagmire from which we
have struggled and for which pHCious
blood has been spilled Gentle and
Mormon. think IL over carefully, and
see IL YOU can come 10 any other civil
lied. modern conclusion. II YOU gen
tiles think YOU have superior intelH-
Eence ana manhood, what YOU must do
Is to educate tho Mormon so that
what a church man says viii be esti-
mated at its intrinsic value and not
endowed with superior influence and
authority politically by reason of
church office. In order 10 influence and
educate your brother you must remove
all suspicion that YOU are merely work
ing for his downfall and your aggran-
d.zcment. You must convince him that
all you want is a fair and equal chance.
You can have no party founded on hate
and prejudice, for il YOU do YOU arc
going 10 arouse an the prejudice and
fighting qualities Of tho other PARTY
We cannot avoid the conclusion that
as citizens we an must have exactly
equal privileges. We cannot restrict. in
any manner. a Catholic cardinal Nor
mon apostle, or inhdel As a Catholic
Mormon or Jew we can restrict the
members OF our own church. AS a
citizen We have no complaint if a man
gives all his income 10 the church, oi
votes for or against us. As intelligent
creatures Of society we have the right
TO argue. caiole. influence i'm any WAY
we see ut. and II we do not come IN
conflict with the civil law we can 20
as far as we like n someone does moi
give us a personal reason TO mind our
, own business.