Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-18
4 GOOD SUGGESTION.


cM parties come together ana CONFER
aboJt ways and means of settling Local
aifbcnlues About two years ago the
sentiment In myol of such a contei-
ence was very strong among business
mon. a meeting was even called IL
wae to the held Doc the Governors OF
rce But for some reason. or other
~ WAS postponed. Then other things
came up. and the meeting was never
held whether Tho sentiment stiu re-
mains. is question. But "a friendly
conference with frank ana free eN-
pressions ON an sides would certainly do
NJ harm. 10 might help 20 clear the at
mospherc. For strife is very often the
outcome of Misunderstanding and mis-
understanding is best removed by
flauk exchange Of views.
II Is tue. as the Times remarks. that
the state suffers from the detraction
and the distraction which attend upon
bitter conflicts between citizens. 1t BE-
true that the state win grow IN spite
OF our folly. for It has reached that
state OF development that period ia it's
evolution when growth Is Inevitable.
put" as the Times says. 1T can be
hindered or helped In its growth by
the folly or wisdom OF It's citizens. II
can be- held back from attaining that
fllness q development that is due TO II
by virtue OF its magnificent resources
and its splendid citizenship, " we. Ina
our blindness. persist in the folly OF our
local contentious instead OF wisely
eettHug them" This cannot be denied.
Ana for that reason II is to be hoped
that the suggestion for a conference be
acted upon
The Times makes the remark that
nom Mormons" cannot. In reason. be
expected 20 fight Mormon" political
battles. And this is. undoubtedly. the
view many take Of the situation. They
have never considered the conflict IN
Utah nom any other than the distorted
view presented by the American"
party organ.
But what is referred 10 as Mormon
political battles" IS "a conflict In which
the constitutional rights OF American
citizens arc at stake with the Latter
dag Saints lined up IN the defense OF
the Constitution. and Cor that reason
we have a right to expect every good
citizen to be concerned Ia the outcome
uf H. IN an attack upon a church.
members Of other churches may feel
bat passing interest II selnshness IL
The ruling sentiment But II the attack
upon a church involves general princi-
pes. they can not afford to be fndlffer-
ent And that Is the case Ia Utah.
The most prominent feature OF the
beginning OF the crusade this time VAS
me effort "a interfere with the rights
Of the people of Utah ia tho matter OF
representation in the United states
senate And that was only one link IN
conspiracy that comprised the OK
pulsion from the House 81 Utah's rep
resentative there, and Then the grad
ual Acknowledgement OF every church
member. II WAS an TO come step By
step and so gradually as not 70 shock
the sensibility Of the American pub
lic TOO Violently ID was 90 b. a fearful
revenge because the Church Leaders
refused 20 become the tools OF political
asprants for onlOe. There was to he
Smother expulsion not from the geo
graphical boundaries Of a state. az 40
the days of mob rule in Missouri and
Illinois. but nom thc domain of con-
stuuuonal rights granted every Amer
icau citiscn THAT Che plans failed was
due 10 the refusal of tho senate TO
bocome "a tool uf the couspirators
we refrain at this limo rrom amy
reference 90 the fight wagod here for
offices ana control of public funds. as
means toward the end livery one hero
knows something of the dishonest
methods and fraud Engaged Boo. and The
conditions that rival those of New
York during the most corrupt years OF
l'aumany ale. But yyc want Co Say
mat the Church claims AND has right
Co claim. fuu freedom of bellnf and
worship. the same as every other de-
nomination We claim cqum political
rights for church members wits every
other American citizen. uo more and
poo iess We further claim that the
church has tho right to protection froan
the Youomnus attacks of tho s0-caIlod
American party organ just a. every
other church haf "a ueht Gao rXlst u
This country of equal uCntn. With
"u' being daily InsuIud and drftncd
hy political sheet Wc clulm ihat me
headers of the so-ealIed American"
party are culpaulo before me bar of tns
moral sentiment NJ the Alneuoah PEG.
ple for supporting "a paper boo lts ,ue
and hlng attacks upon church. tmi
has thc right of protection nnd0r 90.
American Gag They aro particularly
culpable after tho falsehDods of tht
"orS1u' have h.en cNp0.rd aud relltod
in the rnltod States SENATE. and foi
upholding b. Boo lis contomptbl, course
we fee auongy on thla subject unr
would feed just 49, strongly Dr. any other
church were tka object uf tae poisoned
slhrs. For tne attacks are really up.
on ihe laws thsI guarantee equality
and freedom and not upon tho perticu
lar Denomination that may happen ID
b. ihe nearest tnreet