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Show NO "SECTARIAN" VOTE. The people of tho United States in general are happy in this, that they do not havo to contend with an ecclesiastical ecclesias-tical problem in politics. Elsewhere there is no sectarian vote, and no sectarian sec-tarian influence- that demands political allegiance of its following. For instance, "there is no Catholic vote," says "American," a Roman Catholic publication; publi-cation; "thore is nothing lo prevent Catholics from voting for any one of them (the candidates) if politically so incliucd; there is n'o specifically Catholic Catho-lic question- to be determined; and no writer, speaker or journal is authorized to advise opposition to them, or justified in opposing them on Catholic grounds. There are Catholics of good standing prominently connected with each of the three parties, and if a sense of tho public pub-lic good determines their action their consciences may be at rest." "The American Israelite" informs its readers that "thero h no such thing as the Jewish vote. Jews, ns -a class, arc tho strongest individualists of any. Any .lew who claims there is a Jewish vote is seeking to exploit the interests and honor of his people. No Jew ought to vote for any man merely because he is a Jew. In political matters every sensible man will be guided by his own political convictions and not be influenced in-fluenced by religious or racial affiliations." affilia-tions." Happy will it be for Utah, Tdaho. and other intermountaiu States when it can be said with cqunT force and truth, and yet with full recognition of every citizen's citi-zen's right, that "thero is no Mormon vote." May heaven speed the day when this desirable result can be joyfully and truthfully proclaimed! |