Show I IB THIS 1 LAIN t Y Some rne of oe mho Iho political tricks tern who Have UIe strings to pull for places or pelf i or both In the tho approaching municipal 1 1 election are trying to Ramo lr I dust Wherewith to 10 blind thu tho it e turbo minds mind nn stir up n the thit bole oC who mire not posted I nato such methods methode or on the facts anti it the tho situation ht 11 order to accomplish sinister purposes theY are stories mind nm measures without bottom bollom or sense In the Iho Mormon Church is III mantle an a prominent factor In city 1 t It II may ma he be thought to pay any attention to 0 the canards era Mons and stupId tales In circulation hUt but eve vo know h by experience that when such IllIch falsehoods are treated with utter uller silence their originators mind repeaters that Iho they have hae never been Jeen dented amid many Inay therefore ho be taken as the tho t Ot Of there Is no fair tai In I such argument 1 and the most post tIe five denial ot of the allegations counts for tor lIol noting with the tho paltry or of oft t hut nevertheless WI we will devote mi a tell few lines to thin the present calum 11 uy and leave lene our reactors to Judge the tho matter In the Iho light of oC theIr own common sense first we he before Core God JOI nOd and the public that the Mormon Church lanot la lanot not figuring In any manner public or private In ht the coming municipal elee elec lion Dy D hie declaration an 0 menu menn not 1101 only Ire Church nR as on at organized body LOlly but also the Church leaders rind and r I InK Ing They have no orders to issue or counsel to give or 01 choice to na Is to for Cot civil omen Thoro are aro no Church hurch nominees oll There Is no plan or project or purpose In vIew or of thin Church In rela relation lion to the approaching content It 11 is 18 not In poll ties It II Is minding It II own cal nod and its lis lenders hn have vo I enough and more mor then Hum enough to du In t that direction without engaging In pall II deal HI strife Let It that wh when n any anys an s T Ia Il N r r vt i person JI Ison or o paper charges that thai the Church is seeking to control time tho elec ion or the municipality or nay anY of its lis the tho accusation I is utterlY and totally Cal false o anti has hns no 11 excuse for Cor its presentation lion So Bo far as 1111 the Ihn of thin Church mire leelY member of 0 It is perfectly tree free to tn take tako his or her course courso as 1 n In choosing supporting and voting for tor candidates IOS for fOI pUblic mind no one hilS the right tram from the Church to dictate shat shall or shall not nOI bo be done don donIn In the Iho promises es Wo do challenge the tho and or any or of their tribe Ito to give and dales aul places to support their or of hurch Church or Church hurch plums UH as to 0 lie Iho al elec Ion Como out nul In the opus open Anti do not skulk behind n II nom de plume or III 1 n printing or er 1 a reporters pad nor norIn In Indulge lullo In generalities hint can bo be shifted and nOtI not Identified It if any Mol Dior In IA his hie ecclesiastical authority to 10 notion or in h In nay with this Iho perfect liberty of at any citizen lot let us have hao the and limo Iho dates datel and all ull the frets multi we to will hat Ihn I steps are 1110 taken to III put n a stop to hint kInd kIndor or of work there are people here hore sOllie or of them writers for tor the tho press who mire densely ignorant both ot at Utah history anti Marmon principles their lack ot of is IR constantly exhibited They I limo tho readiest of at against wrongs Their eC anti assumption lire arc on nn n par with their Ignorance they air their with bumptious prole amid lofty lotty ansur Race The Tho old residents look upon them with or contempt but now may lOllY bo be carried away with willi Wo therefore ole positive denial to their stupid lIl cob the Iho alms policy nl aul 1 endeavors or of Iho ho Mormon Church and anel repeat that It l in not moving In political nt at fairs and will not attempt to control or direct or Interfere In any way with the he coming municipal election I I I |