| Show Told By Their I g Voters Church Organ I i l v cl i Of Whisperers rI Deseret News It has been reported that some persons per persons sons actively engaged enraged In the present po political campaign have bave been conveying the Impression that the au authorities authorities authorities of or the church desire the election elec election election tion of certain candidates particularly on the national ticket and that they the wish wJ h the members of the church to vote voe contrary to their own ow convictions and against their own party We Ve are of the opinion that what has bas been done tending In this direction has hag been greatly exaggerated At the same time there is little doubt that some ar ardent ardent ardent dent partisans artisans have acted with more zeal than discretion The consequence is that people who are In doubt as to I the best course to pursue have haye been unduly influenced and a d led to believe bellee that the presidency of the church have expressed ed a choice of candidates and Instructed prominent men to convey it to others The Deseret News is authorized author to I state tate most moat emphatically that the church is not engaged enga In politics That no such instructions as those referred ref I to have been sent forth from the first presidency That no one ne however high I In ecclesiastical position is empowered to use church influence In political af affairs affairs affairs I fairs That every member of the church is absolutely free tree to vote yote according to hl his or 01 her personal pe lonal convictions or part party I fealty That it Is not right to exercise ecclesiastical authority to promote par partisan partisan partisan purposes That It if anything of this kind has been Men used need it has been with without without without out direction from or sanction of ot the church authorities And that it Is con contrary contrary contrary to that personal per onal freedom that the church maintains to sway voters by dictation tion or suggestion hn or open or covert means as coming from the brethren signifying the leaders of the church Prominent church officials have hae been active in this campaign some on one side others on the opposing side and they have been permitted todo so in both instances But in this they the merely mert lj I figure as citizens having the civil right to work In 1 th the interest of U Ute the e party which tic th they Individually favor f nor and the theto candidates hey ey desire delire to support but with we no H BC e k authority in the premise 1 hey bey ey hav have hae e as al much right to t u 1 i work for t te prevalent prevalence of f their con convictions convictions a other her c citizens but no more They are ue w t sent out as political evan ean evangelists evangelists In tie name of the church and if they asinine me such authority It Is ill w without th t stamp and seal St of or the church The church pre presidency have not mot di directly or Indirectly l signified how any O of khe he church should vote The N s has repeatedly stated that ey ev ry nan an n and woman oman should vote rote their ther own OW convictions of what whit is ri r ht t It has bas no other advice to give on 01 tie f eve of the Election c tion And AndIn AndIn Andin In this it IRS a I the approbation of the church auk aut rides as well eli as of every lover Jover of U II Mb ty in m every political party Go Ge to the lis as free men or free tree women am aa cast jour your ballots ballo as Amer American American Amerlean ican lean who Mho ho revere God and love their court ry J |
