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Show NO CHURCH AND STATE. It Is reported that tho adherents of jt. Hi Roberts, who aspires to the Congressional Con-gressional nomination on the Demo-pratip Demo-pratip ticket, assert that opposition to their man moans opposition to Mor-monism. Mor-monism. Wq regret that such a question ques-tion should bo attempted to be inducted in-ducted Into our State politics. That jqiiestton was dlsposod of throe years hgo: when the Mormon church and tho anti-Mormon pcoplo cast aside thdlr differences occasioned by rollgluus bo-lief bo-lief and ngrcod toboonopoople. Thero oxlstB no reason why politics In Utah should not be as puro and ns froo from ecclesiastical Interference as tho politics poli-tics of any State. Wo havo always believed sltico tho mutual pledge referred re-ferred to, nud still believe, that we n'o free. The church authorities now assort, nud With all conditions favor-, ablo to bollef, that church Influencn Is not cxeitcd lu politics. Shall wo disbelieve dis-believe theso authorities? Most earnestly earn-estly wo hope wo may novor have occasion occa-sion to do so. Wo believe that rpllglon and politics aro as far removed from caph other as are the earth and sky and that ho who attempts their union is u traitor to the State and to tho people. peo-ple. Wp. do not Tsh to chargo Hon. 1). II. Roberts with this report of attempted Influence, bocnuso we bo-Hove bo-Hove lilm to bo nu honorable, ablo and Dkmqchatio gontloman. "Wo bpliovo t)to reports aro garbled and untrue. We.ro thuy true thoy would first of all reflect discredit t)pou tho officers of tho dominant church and tho Mormon adhcrepts of Mr. Roberts, but more tliaii al would UjoV rollout alsorcdlt upon Mr. Huberts nlntsplf. As for our-selyps our-selyps wp nro 84tlst)od nj to tho polltl-prl-frfttnir tjf tl-pyyl-yuti-aro satisfied that in the npprpapl)lng politico) contpst pvjro poiltlps will nr? yull, and that Ilia dcblslqu of the pcoplo pco-plo nt tho polls will be bap.eU.upon the porponal and polltlonl Judgment of tho pboploi utnl that church Influence will htvvp no bonrltig upon tho result. i U |