| Show prism S we have at hand the text of pread benl JF SMITH speech as reported by the logan journal his remark maka latera etine reading they are as follows we inherit our politics to bome extent from our anc td 1 vu do we fee today M a republican ae well as his grandfather crand father waa a republican and the latter day lu the das of nauvoo joaeph the and others of the leading authorities of the church as the bis tory us all hotd for mr a chig in days well now if we should all combine to vota for a republican president we would abot be very far wrong that is from my laughter cat no matter about anat there is this about tin s matter I 1 want it dia understood hera by the lat ter day saints I 1 I 1 am correct in this that a republican has aust as good a right to a atai ding in the church of christ of latter day as a democrat just and then right on the other hand I 1 want to say that a bood democrat has just aa much right to a standing and fellowship in this church as a haa aa far as hia right to his standing iu the church ia concerned I 1 naturally like a good republican it cerms to me he ia inclined to be an excellent latter day saint I 1 believe that there has been an entertained by the lat berday saints that it was hect abary to be a democrat in order to ba a good latter day saint well now I 1 do not think BO at all ye hava always in the principle of protection tho dac trine of brigham youie was protection and this bory principle f protection ia just exactly lying at tha vary foundation of tha growth of this people we have to unite together we have sought 10 protect ourselves we have nought to introduce manufactures we have sought to sustain home in that very principle baa anili up utah and baade it what it is this is only a little fun but do not brethren and sie do net feel like cutting brother john smith off the church because hy is a republican ain father was a republican and ahn li fathers fathers for agea before him had bean whigs and consequently republicans public ans and you cannot blamo ann and eo do not blame yoac brethren if bihy ihy happen to bo a republican th reader may readily understand the purpose of those remarks from the very of on na dional party binea in utah bought to have it that and liberals were the bamo and many even went eo far as to quasion qu alion the religions standing of thea sentiments senti menta had to be fought fnnnk the last aaa tham ey Q bowed up the political baand 0 the prophet SUITE and the baroug doctrine he taunt also the manly baand on protection taken by pree ing iho tilse accusations of the dem ogrita os rita pres F agirre did the proper thier in refuting them ard tilling tha saints chii a person could be a aa a latter day more fitting placa than n ct baer ce could ba tar the pur tho accuro jiuu of the ware ruffling the good feagins fea lins 0 llo whip that exist aifong brethren aa Pre SMITH lays A republican hag duct a richt to a standing in the church lafa tar day saints aa a democrat enst factly thia corre choa hurts tho salt lake herald which ha been laboring hard to convince the leopla ot utah that is ant name ajr Liberalism and its ass a Ss up u great howl because ofpria morroe tion ynamay hava noticed thaT rhe one lone coyote howls it tot tiko conff for othera to abtin howl is iqs and abon the of gigli K made by the ube the prove organ and the loan journal have responded to tl herald s whine and all are taking up tha cry of church influence W hare quoted pres remarks ai reported by a democratic organ aad to na they a emary appropriate and we hate no dolbt will do much bood we ou lj prea SMITHS could hav baen made during abo last when democrats frere 0 o strongly denouncing tha cans liberals na wish the same salmoa coald chiy been preached in provo even from the pulpit |
