Show M IT II DOWN W We I notice no lice In the prow prea s lo to northwest papers conveying tho Iho news of ot the by the Ihl limn State Bute convention con held hId In this Ihl city elty that thai It Il t la Is stated Mated that that hit Church Influence was wall being used In tin ti u holt half of ot Mr Ir Cutler were frenly mode by Py bythe hythe the of ot Governor Fella Mr Hammond a were In tut hope that Ihal this tills and nd silly e ly charge charno would not tI lIra In III inn tho I political contests of ot the tho present lIl year not Dot only onh there IS s In fn It ut nn on echo of ot pant pUI and chagrin but because e nearly l here I l Ic of at It and known knoll Hi Its Ul ill ter untruth and ond vapid imbecility No matter what side fide or what wont vent down lawn to 10 defeat for tor yean the tho e of ot It was wan attributed to Church Influence And yet et these vat nothing and anI definite brought forward In III support of lit the flimsy excuse for tor tin the failure allure of ot the tho confident predictions of ot notary We tto Ve would Mould like to obtain soon infer mAtion which ran can be bl viewed n IIA as evidence that IhRl nl other othel Influence than In for tor place piMP end and tho Iho of ot woe wan wn brought ht to 10 hear bear In reference to II th the tho nomination for tor the Governorship last Thursday Al Also AIRo o to In learn what IB le really meant by the convenient yet ret somewhat Dealt phrase Church Influence There were rumor r more or le teen nile that money moncy wa being lIed to 10 el af f feet the nomination of t a 1 date dale but bul those there did not materialize Into facts tu to constitute n rate ease Still leu leee did there any reanon to mise the Dry nry Ir o ot of Church In In behalf of the opposing can ean candidate nut But ut now 1101 that the Ihl struggle FO cc FOfar far la II over we wo hear the old echo rum bung over nver ov r the wires and Bounded In the columns of ot the till prose pros III Now Noll what do these rod and workers mean by byChurch h Church hurch In III politics I Let TAlt ct us m havu u II clear elMr definition of at the term hoes Docs 1 it menu mean that the Mormon Church us a I religious body boI Issued an en edict or 01 formulated n 1 policy IQ II C or u tick ticket et t I If It fo co o let tat uj u know when whon where real Mow hoc was it done If It that Is la sat not meant what lo le Ate All Ileo e to understand that It Is III claimed that the tho Firm l deney of at the Chuich Church who direct lie Its have hlo dictated advised or forbidden or aI prevented thu I I of oC any individual of oP I by hy the tha members of the tho Church I If U that In fa the what proof Is la lathere there of or any nn such Rueh attempted control In III Who has hila received direction concerning It Let Iet ui US have Im tho facts fact to it and ml the Ihl he names and tho ot of th the Influence used Everybody J acquainted with the attl MU tulle tude of ot the authorities In these platters matters knows known that they have go su determinedly abstained a from Inter tHence bronco therein that they the would not offer otter n or an on Ion ns lie to 10 the candidates even cen when It II Ita vas a os sought by i persons anxious to ob oh obtain lain tain views Now Noss observe we fie donot do donot o not admit for tor a moment that those gen Iren gentlemen have hoe not just juet its as much right nt ne n nenny nn other citizens citizen or other oilier vise wll to und and a 1 pre lIre preference ference for tor n 1 for tor a n public of ot flee lice and an nil An objection or aversion for tor others e that they Ih ti l have kept silent us as to 10 the contest that hus hue been waged nod Ind that noman tie man has been or advised to cost his hU vote tote ole til UI ue sae u e his hie influence on either r side elde It anybody can CAli adduce tu to the contrary let It be brought forward fo without h or IiI delay lIela it if this cannot bo be done clono let lel the cowardly ln Meet li potions nations and oud the Ihl impudent be or contemned co by every OVery decent citizen If It neither the HI fill n II body holly nor norUs Us its as IS Its 1111 head Is I meant what IB is tho Church held up us tic n scare or cited as II a Il cause cauPe for tor Vic Victory Ic tory or 0 there wore men In the Church on either cither side Mile of ot the tho palest latest political I contention They rhey fhe avow MO avowed ed eJ their predilections predilection openly They did not In the dark They did dill not net In an position but cx ox their undoubted rl rights as liS free tree citizens They The worked diligently for tor their respective candidate The fhe results showed this The fhe received votes voles 01 and his hla chief voter ole after atter liB us lively II ve I And dC le de ft a 1 contest ns ac A was as ever waged In III convention Wan the Church tight Ing against the Church If It en o did III the th Church win or lo lose Why not nol u use a little ordinary setae MUM and drop the he silly end enlI orr offensive lv echo Hut But If It prominent Church m men melt n Interest themselves In political scrim III II Iou does do a It 1 not open the way for tor forthe forthe the claim of ot Church Influence Not ot If It they simply UM use u the same mime kind of at arguments an and methods BB ne A those of or other citizens If It an any ny one on of M them hen has pretended tha he WAS acting under Ie eo o deala authority and has ha required another r person to vote Ole as an he dictated let 1 t tle tile cn cites ht he h named We affirm that nobody in III the has han rec received au no f I t from UK its Under lenders to direct peo pea plo pie how hall or for tor whom to vote ole at Al caucus convention or the Ih tolls polls po II II hut we al o odon d don defend fend 1 the Iho right of every member of ut the DIM h to u use URe the hue privileges of nn no K II II It ha he ii a In la one une by birth or ur suet Junt Ju l on os thought though li he vac not A II Church member When n It conic to th the e nun Olen their fellows the Church er cr ur has Ima equal rights with the thus nonmember Why It bu hu right and cr or for tur u blatant Infidel or ur una une who jeers at III religion or ur u II drunkard ur or III n II profane man or A n II to 10 u 1110 nil alt the tho Ih III In lIu and means at nt hi hula hll In th tho support of ot n II political and andall all wrong for tor a n devotee of ot a 1 given Church to 10 do the seine Why mutt meet u II n who WillI ad 1110 nn in III political mutter bo be l t to take It II from rota some ward oil cat wire or limb of ut the tho law and bv be forbidden n to i seek k It II train from m mss n In whom ho he lies hui tha tho utmost And nd Why U is l It Eminently for tor a 0 Methodist minister to work and 1111 stump and und In hr politics and flue flag nil flagrantly wrong wron find and dangerous for tor A I Mormon Church hurch lo ld take part partIn In controversies lea Ve we W deny the Ihu chon ut of Church In III the thu Ih recant rOil coui test lul mid cud In the tho politics of ot the thu Ih I generally who ralin vales the cry cr know they are ure lying and ond here hure nt lit home homo they th the know knew that their la Is scout od by tho the n portion of ot tho the COin com community end ami It If they had hod any sense Rente of or shame or they would close clone their lips lip when they Want to use UfO the tho stale 1010 1 excuse for tur defeat every J very true Irue friend of ot Utah will promptly frown It down u |