Show HON MOSES THATCHES THATCHER The controversy between Hon Moses Mose Thatcher anti and his hii churchover church hu ch chov ov over r various questions m may y be sair said have come com to an end H He held th the high position of f an apostle apo tle and a the council of the apostles has decided that he be severed from it and that he be deprived of his apostleship and other offices in inthe inthe inthe the pr priesthood No one will question the right of ol the council of the apostles apostle to for formulate formulate and adopt such rules for its guidance as it may deem proper As no one questions ris f is right so it cann cannot t be denied to any my mem member er of that council councH to accept or i reject eject them Mr r. r T Thatcher tc has not accepted accept accept- ed them hem and submits to the the con con sequences-deprivation sequences of his apostolic aposto lic and other priestly offices He Ile is today the same noble honorable upright God fearing earing man that he hei i ever ever ver was lo 10 take from him all his ecclesiastical honors does not take one one j jot t or from hi his hs sta staure ure as asman a man He lie was ev every ry inch a a man mm before e th they y were placed upon h hID m he is every inch a n man an now ow thai that they have been taken off him It is ko that Mr 1 r. r Thatchers Thatcher's friends are ur urging ing him as asa s-a s a cm candidate cindi candi i date for tI State Slate senator It Jt ha been stated stated in angry terms by tin the official organ of his his his' chuch shush that hi his 5 election by the legislature woud would ba b ba a direct a assault sault upon his church and would be re resented ente as such Mi Mr Ir Thatchers Thatcher's t towards wards lei hii c curch should nut not affect his can candidacy cart can in any arty respect and the leg legislators should not be influenced b bj y it His election would not not- be he an anas as upon his is church and court couk only be so construed by his church by a presumptuous arrogation abrogation t to o I i Abe right b- b to say vv y who who ho- ho shall l i f alid shall sf all rat not be be elected ejected to a. a lle U United ite Stares Sta-re senate The right Cf rf any and ann anner ever er very church to disc its members rs is is fully f a ad muted mitten but ut that discipline roust must St stop stol atthe of political poli lical action No man must be made to suffer politically hi his acceptance or rejectIon of f an any rule of an any r re re- re sl body boel Mr Thatcher having been een deprived de deprived dc of his ecclesiastical authority 1 and honors hono s having suffered th the s severe v re discipline of his church for forit it now to pursue him and attempt to blight his political career if he shall chooses to adopt adapt one would woul be lie a signal display of vindictiveness vindictive vindictive- ness and religious persecution The democratic party of U Utah ah is not entering upon a campaign it has just closed one most triumphant triumph triumph- ant antly The Tle legislature is democratic anost to unanimity and upon the members rs thereof will wiH devolve the duty of elec electing ing a United States senator J There here are a number of candidates any anyone one of whom will do do honor to the state and serve the people faithfully aud nod we well The claims of e each will be be e presented d' d dt t to the legislature and anti should hould b be carefully care care- care 1 ar fully Cully considered The idea that the members member will Vm be swayed or prejudiced pre pre- or intimidated in their choice of a senator by the bluster bluster- ings or threats of any anybody bod is not notto notto notto to be be entertained for a moment and if anyone shall make the attempt he will vill find out how much he has mistaken mis mis- mis taken the manhood d and ai 1 cl woman womanhood v woman l i j f hood of the members of a demo democratic mo cratic legislature ure And when hen a senator shall have hav I been chosen whether r it be Mr Thatcher hatcher or some one else he will willbe willbe willbe be the ch choice chaise ice of the Democratic party of Utah An assault upon him from any Source source ou ce will be bean an as assault assault as- as sault upon the democratic ic party and ind will be resent resented d by the the party party as such l f |