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Show (t C'i ' Ik the conduct of Uio enemies of 5 ' llfS Utah were notio tlb-gusting, liie !way In which tlicy exhibit Uiclr iloiiHtJytiHivj'Ocrify would be deciuiiJIy amusing. Their snasy methods arc liclng constantly muni-fttcj muni-fttcj by their own committal expression?. ex-pression?. The portrayals of unmitigated un-mitigated duplicity in connection -u it!i the pending legislation to disfranchise dis-franchise "all members of the 'Mormon" 'Church constitute a case in point. There if, for instance, a Journalistic enunciation which appears this morning, in relation to t hcKtruWc bill otlicrwio entitled to bo known as the Baskin-Thomas-'West-Chamber of Commerce bill: "Ut interferes with no man's wor-ihlptwoniid wor-ihlptwoniid no mad because of his religious belief." -rietWexaniice the logic of this " " - Tiidmcasuro. provides for tho dis-franchisinient dis-franchisinient ofall members of the Churchjof Jesus'Christ of latter-day"6aint" latter-day"6aint" What entitle:, a rson to such membership? That hu believes in the atonement oTlue lord Jesus Christ, has ro- : - peuted of his sine, been baptized by immersion m water, by one whom ho recognizes as possessing the . " ' proper administrative authority, for .. ? the remision of sins; has recelveJ thoOniiuance -of laying the hands - - - upon the head for the imparting of . t.. tlieUoIyGhost and has arUlen cf 4l " thojarrament of the lord's Supper. MS 3 ThcreiisTnothing in Uie foregoing KSSl5Lw ' religious' faith -and performances 1 other.tban w hat can be properly re- ; " " gardedjasirellglous belief and wor- sliijiereJs no room for dispute on this tmint. " -s fdiv. unaroIJable inference drawn from these premises Is that auy man who contends that whe'n a person Is derived of his civil privileges be-cau be-cau of Uie exLrcise of these gunran. - . teed rights he is not interfered with iiTTilb worship nor wounded in his religious belief is either n fool or a byiKXjjJte, besides being by nature aiirtinstincta tyrant lt"-? JPilliUIc hypocrisy Is the janus- Tvfi! faced quality in its mot disgusting g3jp; ' form, as It places those who indulge uJilrfi ln il 'n cIot I,rox'm,ty to tho cant- M -io' class.' This being a clear cut Ssffar and unauswerable.'proposilion in re- Shr f lSnito individuals with human r'&: "" f hape.'ljut devoid of tho higher In- l'lsr'ifit stincts tif tho race, it will be easy to 5ei3S estimate the quality of tho source of 4jSi another expression from tho same !&4I2is qusrter as llie one already quoted. IiBg As' it fs w ell,"sad though the task KjJfllS ,nay l"- to, consider the lower as SmhJsS we'' as higher phages of human isjjfcm; character, we give it here: BsfSljl . -"There is not a man with a compas- IjE " " (donate heart that looks upon tho little Ijljpag . Mormon children that are growing up wrarJE ' - awe, or who thinks of his own chll- ljg&ZS dren, bat what looks upon this Cnl- tXfifS e -. iBmbfllasanieasnreof infinite niervy SSfSfff - ' ' totheMormoirpeoplothemele." 'SKE . O. how these good men have been grtSfePs wronged! Could anything l more feJS euflim ' than the finely strained ttif "" mercy of these great-hearted philan- "T . " tbrbpisis ilio are filled to the shirt fcNij "". ' " collar witji compassion, wbile many TsSS "- of their compatriots are rounded out xJSolife tmbibing copious draughts of Sg . beer and bad whisky? And have jjj3fflf wo really-ailataken tho alms of these f'aCjQ noble fellows, who claim to have jjBafl' been so grossly misunderstood? If so, S 's too late to make amends for the 'iaHa injury 'done to the brave band of rC2l wlf-I,ro''tccJ great menj sonle- WjJJ times known as "active antl-'Mor- mon' Utah politicians?" Docs there Pp5 ist any reason why the men who 5Sj& " are to " bc-sbould these merciful Jggjljff benefactors carry tlieir beneficent afei scheme disfranchised without be- 5Kf;fe jnS interfered with in tlieir w orship 'W r ,voun(,,:l1 !n their religious belief, 3i? iT should not In some way show their "3? '" gratitude? Would It not be well for apZL - tixQ ""Uellciaries tf tho proposed NEKf 'fgWaUontogetun, in comblnaUon !K.5? wiln tlieir cliildren.cven to the third lKf atI fourthgeneration, a scries of tLI it - . - thoso IrfishtruI gold-headed cane JW ' ' episoawT'in'vrhlch each surprised 'lp v recipient could respond with a neat JtalT -" " ar1 JPPrapriatc speech and trars ln i S- ' his eyes? -.. P - iiafor taking any steps toward &3f ,. Improvising tokens of appreciation, J3kP$ "K ': esteem and affection en the part of 3ftf ' ' ' those it Is proposed to disfranchise j?' ' towards the disfranchisers, It would j. be well to give consideration to the jr' ' following additional statement, P ' quoted from tho same source as the fi"1 twofalrcady inMrrteir in this ar- r'f ""' tide: C- ft'4, -: . "There are plenty of people who say T, ' that in a little while tho Gentile will J;y(5 have foil control of the Territory. It jfcjjgf . isjnsCthcn that tho trouble will be- g'K gin. .A things are moving it will not If-,- be long before the old political parties ifT -; "" draw apart. Tmbably in the 4 , C - next rrssidential election year there . tM., WIH be', in lcu of tho Liberal party, a 1 "" i" democratic ' rartv and a rnntiltn f . party here. When that day comes, f isi then tboMormon vote, under present t ' oonditions. will become a eontroling Is; J- vote.V "f - V - "ow,.that plasms tho matter jut f f JSlhe.11 belongs, and is a vindica- ' - f tion of the blundering admission of f Commhioner Saunders, made le" M ' foroth3Iouse Committee on Tcrri- fc torie when the disfranchisement " "" measure was beiug considered. He s - - favored tho landing bill because the ; i , fonner special legislation did not ' hSyeltlieeOect of breaking up the a ,fMo3uon3"'pcIiliealIyand causing thnto vote with their opponents. S- Mr. Saunders and (he writer of the ) Wi foregomg reason forthcdisfranchlse- J nieiitof I1 I jitter-day Saints have ' jT - rTiJrntly drunk out of the same . t .-political bottle. . What the quobition says substan- ? ally la this "The reason hy we w'ant tho 'Mormons' disfranchised JMfct- : Ci! tbat wllU tllu i'iucml party is 'JK&s ' Annihilated, and local politics are r " Xun in ncccrd with national party jjlnes, the 'Mormon' voto would be a factor 2u tho conusts that would ; -J -pist and ensue. In that event it . Jj not to be n-acouably antic!ated rJ.0,1 tuti wouii xercIso the fran. I Jliiseibr the benefit of tboccwho d J?ave proved themselves to be their J xvowed, releutliss and hypocritical j enemies." .J " This is tho ciuse ef tho present .'agitation for disfranchisement by fthat special and particular class, who are the bead ami front of the movement, which is not a crusade Inaugurated by tither one of the f - national parties, having origin- 4 aJeJ n Itii local demagogues and by them it Is being pushed-toward its iassage wllh all the resources of mendacity, cupidity and deceit at their command, ln Uie anticipation of obtaining a record ln tho event of certain probable contlnrendes of the near future. It will be admitted at once that the third quotation shivers to atoms tho hypocritical pretense of compassion com-passion nnd mercy, sentiments which the gophcr-liko schemers seem to be incapable of possessing. |