The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-18
CHURCH
POLITICS
|. Standard Comes Out Flat
I',,d and Demands That
Eeelssiasts Retire.
|BCH OFFICIALS non,,
MUST CEASE WORK
L,ds Liberty of Conscience
/, Freedom of Action Re-
/ nrdless of Church.

. vbo have carefully studied
# the late election have had
q, opened as to church influence
There have been examples
a.s' y, lime OF this influence in the
M e Salt Lake City and also
~, The state, but never before
ses, essryrb nh show its hand so plainly
:, Cue .s in the last campaign
4. '' sdict Al was promulgated that
=. democrats must vote the
ae.u eu ticket and they did with
.a ~ tbat the Democratic party In
- d practically obllterated as a
!, nsw the Ogden Standard, al.
,surcb S Republican paper, that
i,,s ,5'in IN snv support the Mormon
r;ght give the Republican
snS I demands that the eccle-
,,,;,s from the political field IN
~. % that the members of the
H. given real liberty of CON
and freedom of action. Hero
[EicIe, Says the Standard;
A,rges Church influence.
n7ss the information that the
~, ~ Cache county will not put
~, IN the future. The chairman.
n Haybsll. says he will call the
~, NJ Cache county together in
/. fme for the purpose of taking
4 n ,handon the party or to dis
snv further action as Demo-
e ihp county, and this irrespective
N, Democrats DO In other parts
4 rate Of Utah,
[fsnocrats OF Cache county alleGe
e,v have sufficient proof to show
|r, leaders OF the Mormon church
|,,i,s SUCH a decided stand against
Ar-rratIc party as 10 insure the
Al The Republican ticket. IL this
1, tie Democrats have good cause
4 ~ church leaders. but the lead
,ss Democratic party OF Cache
rsse a mistake II they disfran-
/eanselves by taking no action
La OF the nation.
Convention Is Advised.
Xubn is what Cache county needs.
!. you'd advise the Cache county
Liz 10 call a Democratic conven-
/ n outline plan Of education, as
u ci which the people will be
rat no matter how high al &C
Essl position a man may hold
h d,btles in politics his influence
III te greater than that OF any
It1lciau. Il any OF the Democrats
y county have voted the Republi-
fE through solicitation OF church
J hen the Democrats OF Cache
save only themselves TO blame.
Xr1si educate themselves on the
n citizenship. So long as a Dem
3 siling 60 allow Republican
ahclsl TO coax him into voting
|l5eSlcsn ticket, those Democrats
/rsN not be coaxed cannot find
II tause in such action to dis
k the citizenship of a whole
as county,
.agFsat Democratic party OF the
] cfposed 10 church interference
~. L should Immediately take
teach such principles OF the
ne rank and file,
&l however. Is good in calling
<Etrats OF Cache county in con
y learn il the Democratic party
rs county really opposes church
II Politics Perhaps Il would
Ia, a majority OF the party re-
S receiving advice from the lead =
= Mormon church. Al any rate.
fnuyal situation in Cache county
zs.,llng.
HoEaasive Republicans.
NIet took no part in politics this
lai paper has pronounced pro-
NSs. ano when the Rcpu olican
H'ehtlon brushed aside all pro.
stasures and took a most pro-
sand-pat" position there was
lof ihls paper 20 support. Meth
Nmo:ratic nor the Republican
presented the Ideas and policies
Y this paper for q year past
sing no party In the f'eid wifi
ss advocated by us. we adopt,
= kentucky policy and sawed
IN mat position We were able
w political contest from al
a hon.partisan standpoint
g@nluon this fall has caused u:
! changc our ideas on Utah
N me past as d partisan Re
Il. " " Ialser delighted In any sup.
a0Ernon leaders might give the
n paFty. and we made fun ol
h-v charge that the Repub
M,,. was being benefited by higi
ohurch Must Quit.
- ear VIC have viewed The sit.
VS., non partisan and dlspas
~ s,Spoins. ,Sans. and We have abou
,rsr ~si ss IN Utah. rs else where Fl
49, ulsh church officials shoult
h M. "om the political field. l
fnen, whether Intentionally @,
lence OF the high church of