Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-07

IU. r. IfUr..I Hu Tuesday FURNISHES ..
excellent argument why tho so-oaI.el
American" party which. hF tl. "1t,
ue only ul-Amerioau party Dob
rtrH should never have been iHer'nl
Unto existence aud aIu.utiN "ht
ID should uu LONGER DC continued. TN
~ mra tre paper did NOT mean Go
sreur that vay. DO started out to Het
forth tho demands OFT the so-rlllcd
American parity leaders upon th0
church. as if they had amy right t1
demand" anything And DOB tho enc
umoratiou ui these demands Do shows
beyond question Chat thero .s ro ioun-
dalton for them. and that Che party,
consequently. has absolutely notaIu-
upon which Its origuat3ls can justly
it> existence.
Tho Gsst demand as stated hy the
Tribune is "that the Mormon Church
retire from politics"
Tho church is not n politics ana
can consequently not rllra from 90
That was Investigated by iho senate
during the hearing of the case against
Uah's senior Senator and the Senate
accepted as proved Dog tho following
rtlofr
"Whlo 81 g. no doubt true that the
habit WuI.h the church and fns meme
blrs of tho church had followed for
$50 many years prior tu The 1rctting uu
oI tue Ola parties of voters rec,Nlna
counsel from officials of tlc Church BOO
reearI To- inc selection OF candidate
ton office was NOT at once completely
broken un. yot the evidence lurtuef
establishes that tho Improvement n
tats regard has been very rapid ana
uHt ot l1te ye1rs. the Mormon voters
of the state adhere more closely Co
panty lines thar tine non Mormons DO
We think the evidence establishes the
fact that since Reed Smoot became
au Apostle of the Mormon Church on
The SEQ day of April 1900 the Mormon
church has not controlled or attempt
I'D to control elections in Utah. tPro-
cltdugs Before the Committee. Vol
IF. %. 5-4)
That settles the question with all
reasonable beings The church is not
in politics Tho aEitators who sue
coedcd i'm convincing following that
duty demanded OF them 10 combine
into now political party 600 order
20 force the church OUT OF politics.
were simply dcceiycrs
Thoir "dcmand" wus and is. farce
As well might sot of crauks fore
mulate "a solemn demand upon the
American" party that IFS leaders re-
tire from practising rluu.h1iism. That
would be just AS rational
What the Tribune really demanded
was that American citizens Doe dis
nanchised because OF their positions
n tho church That was the basis
OF the Senate investigation What
That paper. further wanted as stated
during the last campaign iu rallies
and iu its editorial columns. was por-
sccuUon by which innocent mon were
10 Dc sent 10 prison. or in exile, Tor
having refused 10 giye their Influence
To unworthy aspiunts 10 pohucm
houofa That was the true motive for
the agitation that resulted IA the anti
church party organization. TO was
entirely un-American. IL was covered
by disguise, but that finally did
not suffice 90 conceal its mdeous ioa-
ture Now. that agitation is pretty
wen known Cor what II So.
Tho second demand is that poly
samy Boz stopped
Poiyeamy ls, and has BEEN stopped
FOR wears. aa lur as the Church can
DO $50. Iaa. 700, was proved oy inc
Senate investigation. 90 tine satsfie-
uou of au reasonable beings The
report previously quoted. says.
.m $780, when tbe Manifesto was
praruIe.teI neIa H.IH Boo tua hH.
u.n church. according 90 church ..t
tsucs Dob che United 7.'u 7"'