Show AND POLITICS the boal democratic organ tella us that christianity ia democratic in its origin and sets up tho high claim that CHRIST and his apostles democrats because they were of lowly arth there are very few people in utah but who will question tho propriety of discussing what the politics of jebba CHRIST and his apostles were aud whether or not they had any politics none but a sac religious perron would bring up such a question in a political discussion it shall best suit cur purpose to leave our savior and his apostles ont of our political writings and confine ourselves solely to principle wherever the principles of republicanism and of christianity harmonize it may not bo amiss to mention the latter in as much as democrats have set up the high claim that christianity is democratic and in so doing we will but be teaching a trual which republicanism also advocates vo cates let avory man be subject into the higher powers wrote apostle PAUL to the comans for thero is no power but of GOD the powers of GOD who rosi the power the ordinance of GOD and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation this principle holds away throughout the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and if our democratic contemporary will admit this church as standard christ wo may be able to teach a most beautiful lesson on the principle of central chiq church is divided into stakes very nicely to tho states of the union each stake is a comple accles is endowed with all the requisite offices of the priesthood so long as it conforms to the ordinances of the goa arl there is no need of any interference from tho central government com Doyed of the fira presidency and the twelve apostles and which anny I 1 e in the sama light sd the federal the united states but suppose that in utah bako heresy should gain ground who would then deny tho advantage or a strong central govera beut to correct tho ovil in the church of jasus christ of latter day saints this poev or is wisely vested with the first presidency and tv alvo ulvo apostles Jle t ches hat the governa go vernm at should bo strong to maintain the constitution if any state violates it by refusing the franchise to any class of citizens for example such as is dona to a larga extent in ane democratic states of the south the federal government wo claim should have the power to correct the evil even though it be by means of a law aa strenuous aa ahr provisions of the LODGE bill defeated in the fifty first congress |