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Show "LEST WE FORGET." Some Interesting Reading. Mr. Smoot declares that his ecclesiastical position posi-tion does not interfere with his political freedom. Will he read the following argument, produced by the authorities of the Church, when they determined deter-mined that Apostle Moses Thatcher and Elder Brigham H. Roberts should not be candidates for Congress? The authorities unanimously agree and promulgate pro-mulgate as a rule that shall always be observed in the church and Dy every leading official thereof, there-of, that before accepting a position, political or otherwise, which would interfere with the proper and complete discharge of his ecclesiastical duties, du-ties, and before accepting a nomination or entering enter-ing into engagements to perform new duties, said official shall apply to the proper authorities, and learn from them whether he can consistently, with the obligations already entered into with 'the 'Church upon assuming his office, take upon himself added duties, labors and responsibilities of the new position." (See case of Moses jThatcher.) Concerning this action of the authoritiesthat 'is, the Priesthood of the Mormon church, Joseph p' Smith, npw president of the Church, said in the conference at Provo: "It (the above action) Li!lX applies not only to those who signed their names luM to it, but to every officer and member of the i'bH Church. (See Deseret News, September 5, 189G.) ''i f'wB Mr. Roberts saw the bearing of the action tak- f f 91 en by the authorities, and clearly pointed out the i'lSilS subjugation of the state by the Church. He said: t iffH "Such a requirement (obtaining permission from rCJH Church superiors) in our community, would place liXSI the control of the respective parties under the I XH Church officials, and would give political affairs $ J&gB into their hands." (Herald, Oct. 14, 1895.) l jwfll In that same controversy Moses Thatcher said: ft JiilH "No legislator can keep his oath of office inviollat- 1 'S'ttfl able, if he or she allows the officials of an eccles- I SSI iastical organization to control his action within UlHH the province of the state. The day must come t H'JU in Utah when he who being an officer in the state lftiM holds a higher allegiance to the chiefs of an alien f'liSI or Church organization, than that which (under JJ'SU solemn oath) belongs to the state, must not be a 1 ' E1JH law maker in the halls of the state." B ! Such being the plain truth, and coming from 1'EI the source it does, it Is very plain that Reed liKIH Smoot, who "holds a higher allegiance to the' itllH chiefs of an alien or Church organization 1 1 MmM must not be a law maker in the halls of the state," 1 j and much less in the hall of the United States S? f H Senate. ft'silM Kit mmm |