Show POLITICAL an aged gentleman from the eastern states who has quite recently become ie mark to the writer yesterday that political sentiment in utah is still very peculiar anti esh mahon why in the keystone state where I 1 cams from he said none ever thought of letting politics intrude upon national cele in all the years of my life I 1 never heard a democrat aay ha would not form in the proc pasion with republican or that a republican would not associate with a democrat solely because of his politics unless it were during taft war and he went on to enquire the boason for such political animosity in utah our explanation was that in utah for many years a sad state of affairs have existed the opposing carlies drank in all the bitterness of political bate and religious fanaticism the peoples party embraced om braced the mormon church 01 the one side and the liberal party included all other churches in utah so aside from the mere battle for political supremacy there was a fight of religious hate the worst kiad of ace were indulged io aad alan derona reports concerning utah benl out to the world so taut were the party lines drawn that it waa almost impossible for any association to take place religiously or socially between members of jhb op posing actions if a liberal should attempt to jump over the party line the cry of jack Mormon 1 was set up which had as much a terrifying force as the cry of apostate on the other aide under this peculiar condition of aua rs caboy young men have bean roared and now that a different political era has bogan bome still carry the old with them into the democratic and the republican party with that little explanation it was quits plain to said why certain young men intelligence should refuse to take IQ the independence celebration still he thought it was simply an awful elate of political hatred he rejoiced that a brighter day had dawned on utah aud be thought that with tho day clouded by intolerance which has now happily passed be budd the intense political and religious animosities of the old parties THE agrees with him and his testimony has been here div 1 young men may learn that it is not american to parry personal hatred into politics because a man believes in what you think is a mistaken anil rainous political policy that is no reason said man is a rogue there is altogether to much of a feeling in utah that political opponents are bid men even though a person may have a wrong belief religiously or politically it ia no sign that bo is pora anally de braved many good men are con in wrong theories and their sincere helian should be respected ovan 03 much oa the belief of e man h at ia right that assertion mini you applies only to belief not principle correct principles should always receive honor but there not to be mado in to sincere belief oven though the belief may be wrong |