| Show I on A I le n nn Lind affair In great many Blat elates ot of the Uti Union Ion It Il would b II If the choice was WA made b by popular vote ole Hut Dut there I is a and Ind rapidly rapI III c growing bellel beliet that thal the only way to top stop the which at to eo 10 man many elections by state Stat leg Ie Is to let th the people role ole for lor United Statue Senator UY at tin tint t need not change In the th least the plan of 01 malting the Senators the r ot of the Ih whole state from which th they y come an any ot of giving tl to each State Slate the earne aarne nurn num bear ber of at whether the Slat W It large or small In population or area arear I In n Utah Ulah there Is Ie II a situation I r peculiar to tD conditions here No matter I who ho may appear to be likely to 10 obtain considerable support belie lie he Mormon or tho cf cry Is III l at once anon that he le Is the or of the Church and ond for tor that reAlOn It for tor no other opposition II he Invited him r Is III urged with Increased it IC It cnn can bo be made to rappers that borne borneA A prominent Churchman has hns i ihle his desiro to 10 sec the elected or has been Hen even In with hum him or Ills It looks ac 08 It If there would woul be end ond to 10 tol l this drone dron about Church Influence nor to the variety ot of Ira III I Intonations It appears to us that Il IlIs ILIs j Is about time the dread or of tile charge utterly cease ceON lest of at stamina ou ought ht not to bu affected II by It Il In an any WU troy except to It r who tho UN to lie be exceptional citizens citizen selected elt ted for lor their honorable P because ot of their ability and goon good Sines sen ought to be entirely indifferent ent to the Intimation that thal the they he have been ordered or or dl rooted to vote ote for lor II a certaIn mall nhan or ormeasure measure 1 by influential Church Suppose it Il were true that the Preel deney or of the Church or somo ome other dig In high had their preference for tor n a senatorial dI date What of oC It Have thY they not as much right to II a as 11 nn any outer private II a lawyer n merchant n I banker an editor or to 10 take another Blase us 1111 n n a gambler a speculator or anal another her such liuch nl as 1 a dealer In ht hooks or bonds or anything else It H not nol why not noU To go further If Ie they believe that the election ot or n a certain Individual would be beneficial to the In Interests or of tho Stale Slate or of oC the Chul Church ch chor or ot of both wh th should the they not have hAVO havethe the privilege of oC entertaining and eX expressing pressing that conviction Wh Why hould they bo deprived ot of fret free thought and Rad debarred front tree Speech h t lending lend In spirit ot of the ChurCh are moot mOlt ot of them men of oC long experience In the affairs ot of Utah Ulah Many MaD MaDat of at them helped to II hay the foundations of oC the Stale The people they i over oer UfO the tho majority ot of Its lis pop The They hat hae the right to en engage gage tnIe In anything and everything thAt relates to the welfare ICare or of theIr follow er era And the line have the right to them If Choy tho IO ao In If ret to every Ier measure that I F IMm temporally or J What sort lort of at Ii Ie that which would tany them the freedom of oC choosing their own We nr ot of the opinion that there Is not II a candidate for tor the of oC 11 Stator Senator who would refuse the rapport or of the Church authorities or not be very glad it If h he could oh ob lain it II Why then should It be It con COli Adored fI a reason for a mans defeat that tile the Church Churell II said BAlci to 10 b be supporting lup atm And shy hy should an any Mormon ormon member ot of the leg Ier feel CHI an any It H being charged with hul I rr holl advice from Crom prominent Church IlIth authority nl In reference to a public mat matler ler withIn III the line or of his duty W We think ever every public man should take lak this stand that h he hb has the right to U Utin tin ten to 10 from an say and Ind every er curse that he bt chooses to seek and to act upon UllOn them It If they appear to 10 be sound and suitable As AB to Church orders In political af aC affaire faire the suspicions them themire ire are without llla an everybody who hl knows anything about Mormon ormon doe trine and Church government knows know that no orders or edicts are nr ever The stories trI about th them m are h fabrications Th The Deseret New I Ir dues not nol of f Any auy counsels ll or In InS r I S of at e a from the Prel fancy Sene In the prevent scramble ramble far tor oMo We iYe do not nol believe the n an are In it II In III aa aay mea maa near hatter 11 III I only their rights n the thO I hn t we 1 feT tor feTt With tilt the of ee every person t ih ahn so 10 whets I 1 11 el t Beets advice Ihn It l IS ten This The t hied ar are heI he out Int a ry and th I luence ot of 0 hope will IU ha lithe Ittle effect ne na th the r I huI hul h r We 1 ve th Ih nf his hll State Are liS au fr such con enn conC C nil as an any Inn In America rhey rhe ought not nt to t I Le del Yr room asting their lot ot s a freely f a th il I Into of their choice for f r tar of l b xin Inc t f I Ii I hI tl r It 11 h II i nu II I 1141 hI bl dui ul sh ph kill be at rJ r 1 of h Uh ro A who hu to III afraid 1 tl tut ul as h Its for Clr Cent of l being t heaped with doing It for tor money mOil fI rig 1 I Irl I 1 u L I D j 1 n nI 1 I h I i I a ho h 1 I t tI I x It II h II a If u 4 r ti II t i II hn no 11 1 aI t it t lIr I U i fight in III Ihl this But ll ce t idea n that II a man be cast loan o n because caU h he I le rich Ieh or he be cause h hr I o 1 r her i 11 i Ii h f r amok amol j I I II h hurl hur butt n i nth Ih III Is Iii And w II ITI to tore must b 1 U UJ lie to ur or tin because Ih visit the hutch leaders Io horM horMor or with them ct 01 even eln their advice We are l for r true liberty In these thel as al aswell alwell well ft as other matters ud and we hope the mea who have to I for tor the tate Male and to a United Senator will use rite ab above alt all care car cartor for tor their would be censors and al tempt tempted td ed dictators who howl Church In whenever their own schemes and aad plots plot sot DOL to the sup support port the they but which they secretly covet and would do anything and everything to obtain |
