The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-16
CHARGE CHURCH INFLUENCE

Now the information that of Cache county
will not put ticket in the future The chairman Henry
Hayba he will call the Democrats county together
In short time for the of taking action
party to discontinue any as Democrats in the
county and this irrespective of what the
parts Of the State of Utah
The Democrats of county aege they have sufficient
proof to show that the leaders the Mormon
decided stand against the party to insure the cleo
on OF the Republican ticket If this be true
good against the church leaders, leaders of the Demo-
cratic party of Cache county make they dsranche
themselves by taking nation Education
what Cache county needs county
democrats to call Democratic convention and outline plan
cation as result of which the people will be taught
how high ecclesiastical position may hold when he dabbes
In politics his Influence should greater any other
politician the Democrats county have voted the
Republican ticket through solicitation leaders, then the
Democrats OF Cache county have only They
must educate themselves the rights citizenship So long as
democrat willing to allow Republican coax
him into voting the Republican ticket Democrats who would
not De coaNed find sufficient action to dis
franchise the citizenship of a whole party in county
ne great Democratic party of the opposed church
interference politics Immediately take steps TO teach
sueh principles Of the party to the rank and file
In idea however good calling the Democrats of Cache
county convention to learn the party of Cache
county really opposes church influence politics Perhaps would
oeeop th majority of the party really receiving advice
from the leaders the Mormon At any rate the political
situation In Cache county is interesting
n paper took no part in politics this paper has pro-
n0unca progressive when Republican state onven
o osheo aside all progressive and took most nro
sandpat position there party for this paper to
support Neither the Democratic the Republican parv rpre
~ Tie IDEAS and policies advocated by this paper wear past
@ 'ne oeng no party in the field with the principles advocated
V US we adopted the old Kentucky policy sawed wood In
~ poson We were able to watch political contest from an I'M
dho nnpartsan standpoint position this fall has
~ 10 10 materially change ideas politics In The
past as partisan Republican rather delighted in anv unn
the mormon leaders might give Republican party and we made
e democratic charge that the Republican party was beno
o ngh church officials year we have viewed be
from nonpartisan dpassionate yepoint and we
nave about concluded Utah. as elsewhere in the nation b
n officials should be excluded from the political field It an
~ na whether Intentionally Influence of the hob
AZ IN politics carries weight than if such parties
did not hold ecclesiastical positions pN' ''l''
+ e VIII cry the Standard is ready join the American
@ sucn undeceive themselves Immediately The American
w AVE 70 make some changes in both its platform
before the Standard the people of Utah will
~ " ~ we believe, however for party in
f , r - NJ have for its great the elimination
'n nAuface IN politics such party would ab