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Show THE EADS OP tHMCIIURCH Oh THE rOLiriOAL DITWilO.V Tho Salt Lako 7'iir of J(,23rd has a long artlclo on nn intcrvla with tho heads of the "Mormon" f. 8 l their views etc , of tho dlMwIhig of tho People's l'arty mid tiicijBrjhnlion with tho grcnt national uiflK Tho interview nssumedthe sliBriDtlcnti-chisin sliBriDtlcnti-chisin and wo herewith Klvogift ot somo of tho nmuvcrfl, nnd frojHcm (he questions may bo conjccUm Ht Tho l'eoples party wiiei'n'tSBlwglvi'd hy tho direction ot tho Ghur'eBttWi- tics. ;K Tho church does not clairB tight to dictate to its members iiflBfticnl matters. B Tho church w ill not give coujjBo its members discrinilnating"ngnin.Hbally sultablc men ns candidates liec iDhcy nro not members ot tho chtirel'J; Wo fully expect thnt the torn Bbm-hers Bbm-hers of tho I'coplcs party who joflBhcr of the nulionnl parties will l4to their party convict! ma and vntBtho candidate ot their rcspectlvojBes though they may not be meinl)jlio "Mormon" Chuich. '"ggr We know of no reason whjiHs-bers whjiHs-bers of tho church should not 9y with tho national parlies nt njLB, There is not any ground for thH tion thnt the Mormon lenders, IK engaged in n political coiisplracjHH cure . jllticnl power for the chujJ Wo tee nothing to bo ealncli eccurlng politicn control in UtHH or without stnte vnl. 'gkSI "Tho only r- tction thjchtuTTW5 tires is thnt which It should obtain tint der ccnernl laws which tccuretho rights of nil denominations. It would be most unwise for the to i .on pioplo to endeavor en-deavor to secure any ndvnntngo not shared in by otlie ligious people. All that we ask is to hnvo equal rights beforo tho law." Tho reading of the nttlcle. in full should convince ;any person who would accuse tho Mormon people w ith Insincerity, Insin-cerity, that polygamy Is n dead issue, and that there is no longer any giounds for douht as to tho lawabUling and niotal qualities of tho Latter-day Saints. |