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

,,.ro is a great deal ol
h-HATl. o,u"S S'S in RELIGIOUS ll.i,,,,
s political way that m ,,,,'
iii ono he overcome by the nor,
e's., ,,,gcnt citizens Of u'A"' "
sy vou'' .,a,lusion that cannot oo
r s t,ov that It BIS useless 10
,ubted. a.. confessional politicians
pp'A' u seekers. except by SHOW , n ,a'I
nj one. personal gain. ~ 49,,
bcn s,o.ted that thcy WIN ~ .senti-
re ,Niie.h noble on hVHe tb.t
.ny wi',,y excuse for beheNtne ,,1
nents ~ will contain hou.c -
his @,soiehts is that II Us ln,S,',,,r,
eonesl .,an. 10 be brlei SUNNI
hn uo me most liberty-leVtns, ,.a ala
WIZ, ~ our nation ana on '''0
sise u.'ss,nrht on the subject -.
1aye uWtjcal and social reforms, -. .oi
N pun arn. have had hlstotS'
as '. no sudden innoVatiois' 49,
"A hert llne of thought ana Ilsvu 's',-.,
pu. nreccdcd every clNli Vii,t'h
"a hai n' hdgo decides a cas'' nc
neu honest and intellseh', " nc
oHs,s. law points, whether sl.luw o
de ~. law. as they come 10 nun
luh history and precedent II
oV.sn,,,fonal question Is before tt't
.~s court of the land me JuueynS
Ia iPilsto me history and spirit "s W."
ID NV s.t,tter of the Constitution IN on.
II u ~ iustly and fully determine VIA ,..
Il .,onie and the fathers meaht ny
~ grticular article paragraph. seh-
"A ma phrase or word
Il NO PECULIAR QUESTION
i s.ro MO peculiar question 10
we IN trtah. The subject of church
f onslgsi and the rights Of each, have
no s,.',s,orouehlv thrashed out ana All
ee1 49,. ~ N 40 Is TO follow precedent To
I'D Alright For the past three or
su..-.ors "a Great dead has been writ
iom IA snoken about religious free.
"a. " o." .nlestcraft," hierarchy and
ssi.b church officials, and union OF
49, soras nolitieians take the stand. for
.,soce that Reed Smoot, being
.,ars,on auostle and one Of a body con-
mag No Mormon church. augment
" M Influence. il is claimed, by rea-
so5 N his church position, has no right
n hod a high political Office, nor to
II III an active part in political affairs.
n q claimed that for him to do so Is
=. INST 10 young aspiring Mormons,"
IA IA mat no gentle has any chance
N bap pitted against him in a political
IN and the fight. Il is said, Is not
4 35e uucoual because Of Reed Shoots
I yonal charm, Intelligence and infiu-
4 NO hut because ne is a member OF a
rtrolling priesthood. In fact, it ,s
IA by some that for Reed Smoot or
ann high Church official" TO SO take
art is at least. a constructive in
-aefment Of the spirit Of the Constl-
don u the state and Of the nation.
i violation Of the meaning and
rrlt OF the manifesto"
h Is not my purpose to make any
-cment for or against, Reed Smoot.
am not saying whether or not he is
right citizen for senator. whether
IS truly a great. educated, intelli-
m man. or the reverse. and il is Of
he moment whether senator Kearns
the real backbone OF the "Ameri-
IN" marty. or whether he was, or
ola be- an ideal senator. All such
yonal matters viii properly adjust
mselves as time goes on, and as
rely as Utah's citizens. as COM
nity. advance I'm intelligence and
nesty Of purpose our representatives
Congress. and elsewhere. will reach
/ higher and higher and more respect
Ia standard
[fOR A PROPER UNDERSTANDING
Il firmly believe. however. that dur
b. this very year, We who really care.
fnule Mormon jew, infidel or what
~ can and will come to a common
&tnd proper understanding in a general
f0itical religious and social way
There Is and must be a legitimate. and
"a the larger sense, friendly way 10
E 4 sagree politically and religiOusly. We
On have many divergent views of life
E lfre and hereafter and stlll be broth
q and friends, and free our minds
pom bitter unreasoning hatred and
Suspicion. We can feel that each OF as
"a IN his way DESTROYS Of the best
Boz OF our state and nation II we
B. the right point Of view. We can
od the useless and senseless mis-
lilefsundlngsi we can miss the
l1er mistrustful, malicious parts OF
4 Pr present controversies, and all our
anpaIgus can be educational in char
&Eifr
Fl O course as long as the law-ablding,
3me'loung home-building and re-
lf'able citizens will permit, or In the
~ approve, Of sophistry and bum
one The professionals" are going To
FHn1 out and they are going 10 use.
3Hlldlce and SANDER instead Of argu-
eht fireworks and hurrahs instead OF
Irrational lectures and writings. But
hsn The real citizens and truly patri-
~ PEOPLE Of Utah find out that they
friends and that the great majority
an classes are honest. sincere.
/ lnotic people, and In their hearts