Show THAT ADDRESS TO THE SAINTS 4 I 1 the address put out yesterday by the 0 hief chief priests of 0 tile loomon Io omon chuich chinch I 1 19 I 1 a startling and we m a believe unfortunate d document it says that no 0 o 0 one ln in authority in the church shall accept any political office without the consent of 0 tile ahr chuoc church 11 and it makes it reasonably that nearly all L 11 members of tho the church belong to tho the priesthood the theory as applied to the high officers anim of 0 the churchro Is exactly correct tor for the cason that such euch pincers have undertaken duties v m aich are supposed to employ their time anti ami best services abid anuj moreover as the ordinary man understands such things absorbs their thoughts and fits them for or or political life but when this rule do along alone all the ranks of 0 tho the people th the 0 ordinary mind cannot throw oft off the impression that the higher priesthood ot of the organization insist that their authority goes coes as much to politics as 03 to religion tho the manifesto avith much elaboration insists that this rule dots does in not at in the least trench upon the political freedom of 0 the citizen but the reasoning Is not clear for or it if it Is in the power and Is the right richt of a high priest td bay to a 16 citizen you may or you may not cherish a political ambition on what ground can it bo be that the freedom are of 0 the citizen Is not interfered with if for or instance that power Is so BO great as to a mar man like lion hon B m II 11 roberts to virtually acknowledge that he did not tell the truth jast year it if it Is so great as to be able to strike the name ot or a well beloyed apostle irom from the apostolic roll rolli because he dared without permission to accept ft a candidacy which vil ilch was tendered him ty ly his party alth their lore and if the rule Is so rigid that no exception Is made when such a man Is prostrate mith what Is feared eared to be it a fatal illness how low can it be badoi made clear that the rule rula does not trench in the least upon the inherent freedom of 0 the citizen we think the othas this thing at this time Is unfortunate tor for no matter what the motive Is behind it 0 the effect to lg liable to be t to make men aguin lot atrall and to check the incoming wave of prosperity which we have all been counting upon F p |