Show REPORT us s bufil I 1 what pres woodruff did advise s alte FOR GOOD MEN N n be a democrat Denno crat or a ln in that lie he Is free F rec the first report of president wood ASO shore abort sermon ul a the cloas of con rener seems to have be been ea and om plato the deseret news of luragay aurada y evening gives the full official no aplitic graphic report which reads en rely it is ra follows itis to close boso this conference it A before closing cl osine I 1 want to say bay a few A to the tha L lit er dav sain saints ta I 1 have tended con conference ferencak under the ary ar 1 y of joseph jasaph smith during aring d his life I 1 tie rne 1833 1 I hive have attended cout bences under president brigham aug an nearly forty years from the tie no of the death of joseph smith un his own death I 1 have attended inferences ite rances under the presidency of hn taylor and 1 I have attended as president of the church asef since acca that period that re has rested upon me and ts ta upon me today sixty four our irs ire of my life haye passed parsed awa away y as aa ember of this church I 1 do not io 07 v that I 1 hall ever address you ic I 1 cannot tell anything about a but I 1 feel etron strongly gly im impressed Dressed to 4 a few words to you upon prin ae e although it is late 11 1 I wan want these latter day saints to av y to heart what has been said to you r 9 the tha apostles and elders eldera who have spoken at this conference I 1 want 0 o v say eay another thine I 1 prophesy in in e name of israels god the day has ome bome when the mouths of wilford VV ilford ruff george Q cannon canno n joseph i smith and these twelve apostles a should not be closed because of the opinions of th children of men there have been feelings that these men holding high positions the twelve apostles and presidency should say nothing about politics I 1 want to say eay to you here the day has corns when a id d almighty requires at your hands bands t unite together in your temporal ahlness ness and in your politics so BO far ait is ia wisdom I 1 do not care whether a man is ia a republican or a democrat in that he is frea but it is your duty to unite in electing good men to soye en n and control your cities your local adalis aE aire and I 1 will state that when you vou an not do this you yea are losers of the of almighty god I 1 want to t I 1 you yon thia tais upon this occasion M my y a 0 anth dball not be closed upon these principles I 1 know it is tha duty of the atter after day saints to units together your local affairs the election of sur city councils the election of men mea HC ret for yaa in the affairs of state ay y asid your extremes es in demoa acy and republicanism as far as is 30 ID that matter and in other than jal al matters all aa latter day clay saints adte j bite together within your party lines u wad id appoint good men when you yon do at god will vill bles bler s you you won wont t I 1 be labed to death and lose your i if you will appoint good men id pursue this course 1 I take the tha liberty as president of e church of jesus christ of Latter dav inta of making these remarks no sitter ater what the fesi inas of men may a towards me I 1 shall not stay in this c auntry dexy long ButI but I 1 very N vell ell that this people are groaning 9 ader taxation and in positions that ey ought not to be if they would only nite lite together and do their duty and t iia idea of a person being afraid of i mefody because he is a damuc Damu crat or rt 4 republican lican it is all wrong I 1 isel feel ke saying to you as the president 1 this church and do state that it ti 4 your duty to unite together and ap C fint good men to act in every capac y v for th the 3 public welfare therefore let us ua do our duty walk uprightly bere fore the lard our god and leave the consequences with him do what is rightley right let the consequences follow which may god grant for christs 3 sake i ice acen ac en the deseret news comments on it quite at loseth as follows folio vs As al eada stated certain classes claim to have hav discovered in the foregoing an utterance of counsel to the latter day saints to depart from and evv sweep beep ar away ay political party parly lines in all their elections we nor cow ask aak all each persona candidly to westher a fair perusal and an honest construct construction loa of president woodruffs words will justify the conclusion referred to in common with thousands ot of the thinking people of this community his mind was filled with reflections upon tho the sad and straightened condition in which the residents of this city find thein themselves through municipal misa misgovernment gov ern ment in common too with thou thon eanes of others he holds views and de girel to express and did express them in disapproval of the idea that hidebound closely drawn partisan 1 politics should ba insisted insl sed upon in purely local affairs men of all forms of religious religions and political belief hold and express these same views but do they or does ho proceed from that basis to advise or expect that there ahall be a wholesale or even a partial parti il disintegration of parties a wiping out ut of the lines on which national or state issues are fought for and decided not nat at all and it is not only absurd but disbo dishonest rest to make any such charge not only his own utterances are quoted here and his counsel and vies views as many times published bs be fd foe e lut the equally emphatic remarks of others on the same earns subject prove in the most ample manner that no such thought is ia entertained one of the most moat forcible discourses delivered during this y v ry conference waa was especially strong in discussing this thia iden identical question the ei expressed pressed es his pleasure ehst national party parta lines had bad been drawn in our state he believed bali aved in the movement when it had its inception hs believed beli bell sved aved ja ia it now and he be urged the people io bs be true to their party condic cony ici tiona and ami loyal in their SUD support rort it was a part of the spirit of the conference as it had been and is the desire and cu aurisel of the leaders tf t the saints all the time if it is a crims crime or treason or heresy fora manof prominent pro mineno a and esperi enca to adv advise se the T opts to select only good men calit ci lit d the standard of political mor morality bality is ia surely in bad need of elevating if it is a crime president woodruff Wco druff is only one among millions who can be accused wh wb we parties themselves are to in bulging in the same advice vote for the best beat men mea for office you vou will find them tb em on our ticked tic keil his sole thought was waa tha betterment of local conditions indeed the betterment of politics itself it wiss wise and sate sale at all times to warn against extremes in politics and partisanship Is it any better bette to be a fanatic or a bigot in politics than to be a fanatic or a bigot in religion or anything else A moments reflection in ia a spirit of candor and with a regard for the conditions which exist in this city at present en will convince ev everyone tryone that there banot a sentiment or a thought in press ident V remarks which need cause came a tear lear or a suspicion of the kind which some bome people carelessly and ig loranty to antly and othere we fear milic 1 hnat foupht sr ar 1 may seek to put upon them he poke oke as a wise father of his bis people a true citizen of state and nation a tried servant of the lord in promoting human salvation he ap ke as an honest upright man and those who deny his right thus thug to speak or who do not approve of his views when thus fairly explained and properly presented can make the most of it |