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Show IMPORTANT TO VOTERS. In consequence of rumors and reports re-ports and various kinds of attempts by politicians to influence voters at tho present election, by intimations that President Joseph F. Smith favors this or that ticket or candidate, wo are authorized to stato most positively positive-ly and emphatically and unequivocally unequivocal-ly that he Is not In politics, does not propose to be drawn into politics by any party, nnd that he has not given permission to any ono to use his name or Influence In connection with partisan affairs. All citizens are perfectly per-fectly free, so far as ho is concerned, to voto as they choose and he has no counsel or advice to give them in relation re-lation to the matter. Every statement or Insinuation to tho contrary Is untrue un-true and misleading, and voters should pay no attention to it whatever. what-ever. Editor Deseret Nows. The tactics adopted by somo extreme ex-treme partisans, In order to elect their candidates in this city election, are in tho highest degreo reprehensible. It seems as though they care nothing but to have their way. They do not hesitate to compromise, by indirection, indirec-tion, tho authorities of tho church, by using meeting houses and religious societies, male and female, to advance ad-vance their party purposes. By such means they give color to tho charge of "church Influence" In politics, and play Into the hands of tho enemies of tho Latter-day Saints. Wo denounce de-nounce such methods as improper and Indefensible from any standpoint, and advise every voter to stand uninfluenced unin-fluenced by such measures except to despise or Ignore them. We know whereof wo speak when wo say, as wo M do now most positively, that the kj church Is not in politics, and no ono 1 has authority to lnsinuato that its f leaders givo sanction to such means . JL as have been reported, by tho uso of h the names of prominent church peo- j? pie as favoring this, that or tho other 1 party or candidate. Lot every citizen, whatever may bo his or her religion or party, go to tho polls In tho most perfect freedom, regardless of every attempt by zealous but unwlso par- tisans to gain their point by false pro- Hi tenses or otherwise. This applies not jif only to printed endeavors to mislead, j but to "whisperings," and "messages" 9j claiming to be conveyed by authority. I Do not bo deceived! Exerclso your own liberty and judgment! Cast your a ballots as citizens of tho United ff! States, unswayed by any sldo issue ft or purported ecclesiastical influence. Wo say this particularly for tho ben- lt oflt of so called "Mormon" voters, and , they may depond upon every word of It ns meaning exactly what it says. Editor Deseret News. 1 r, |