Show UNDERTAKE BIG OF REFORM I v Young Republicans Make Early Start at House HouseCleaning HouseCleaning HouseCleaning Cleaning OPPOSE CHURCH INFLUENCE FAVOR OF MAKING STATE CON CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION A LIVE LAW LAWe JVe e recognize that as American citi citizens zens church leaders as well as lay mem mern members members bers bern of church organizations have haye a le Je legal legal gal right to aspire to and hold political office but we deem it unwise and an det detrimental detrImental to the best Interests of the state for tor high churchmen of any denomination tion to become candidates for tor such office or use their ecclesiastical Influence in be behalf behalf half halt of others We that snob ac ne action C CUon tion Uon Is contrary to the spirit of the con constitutional constitutional provision above aboc quoted and further that It endangers the existence of political parties and tends to disintegrate disintegrate disintegrate grate the churches themselves and array man roan against man by arousing religious prejudices The above paragraph Is 15 I quoted from a high sounding manifesto issued by the Republican organization In Utah which is seeking to assert Its freedom from re religious affiliations The declaration in is practically practical a reiteration of a plank in the platform adopted at the last Democratic state convention As quoted by b the Re Republican Republican Republican publican organization it is interpreted by many man as a sop to that element in the tho party part which resents Mormon domination The organization which Is known as the United UJ ted Republicans of Utah will open permanent headquarters In the D DF DF DF F Walker building today The preliminary preliminary nary organization consists of Briant S Young state and executive chairman John Hayes vice Ice chairman F O 0 Horn secretary The chairman has been em empowered empowered empowered powered to appoint a treasurer also aiso to complete the advisory committee which at present consists of the officers and andA A B Irvine George T Buckle Judge George G Armstrong Will Folland Ray RayC C Naylor and John Q Critchlow Precincts to Be Organized The organization will start it Is said with an initial membership of approximately matel 3 partly from Salt Lake coun county county county ty and the balance from other portions of the state seventeen counties now be being being belag ing lag organized It Is the Intention of the organization to maintain permanent head headquarters headquarters headquarters quarters throughout the year ear Each pre pro precinct product i duct in each county count in the state will be thoroughly organized Recognize a Condition In leading up to the para ph quoted quote above aboe the declaration of says sa s Recognizing that there now exists in inthe Inthe inthe the state of Utah a condition I I affairs political unparalleled In any si st s J In the he Union which condition is proc pr l dive o of much recrimination among its citizens citizen and which has more especially sundered those feelings of amity amit which should and must exist in a state and its communities ties we feel that the time has come for such condition to change Business In Interests interests Interests the th right of self government and andall andall andall all those things which make communities and Individuals successful demand that such change should come Party Right or Wrong The Republican party has ever eer been big enough and strong enough and inherently inherently good enough to right every wrong rong In and out of the party and to deal in generosity with every menace enace n that ever confronted a state or the th Union Belie Belier Believing ing that conditions prevail in Utah that jeopardize the peace happiness and ma material material welfare of the people of the state the Republican party to he be true to Its Us Ideals must meet and overcome these conditions Only action within the party can bring about such results and for lor that purpose this organization is ts now ef effected effected effected Quotes From Constitution Therefore while reaffirming and de tie declaring declaring claring elating for lor allegiances a to ti the principles of the Republican party parry we reaffirm and endorse Article 1 I Section 4 Constitution of the State of Utah In its entirety as follows Sec See 4 The Time rights or of conscience shall shaH never neer be infringed The state shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof no religious test shall shan be re required required required as a qualification for any an office of public trust or for any vote at any election nor shall any an person be incompetent Incompetent incompetent as a witness or juror on account of religious belie beliel or the absence thereof There shall be III no union of church and state nor shall any an church dominate the state or Interfere with its functions No public money or property shall be ap appropriated appropriated appropriated for tor or applied to any religious worship exercise or instruction or for the support of any an ecclesiastical establish establishment establishment ment No 10 property qualifications shall be required of any person to vote ote or hold office except as provided in this coast constitution constitution Believe in Equality Ve Ye belieu In the equality of man Inan and the right to worship God according to 0 the dictates of conscience To the end encI that the constitutional pro provision provision vision above quoted shall become a living law hats and that the principles indicated therein shall govern goern the actions of the Republican party in the state of Utah we the United Republicans Of Utah pledge plede our every effort to the accorn accomplishment accomplishment of such purpose |