Show THE DESERET NEWS denounces Denonn ces the D disgraceful braceful race ful methods by illich the republican party THE LOGAN ELECTION falsehood in politics is falsehood in faith saith tha church organ the ceiling friday march 18 1892 contains colliding this editor iiii we hope the declaration made by presidents woodruff and smith iri in relation to church influence in poli politics fice will mill prove satisfactory to all who fire are interest cil etl in the matter and put an end to every quibble and dilip dispute tite on this 4 uba subject Q vt one of the most fruitful sources of trouble just now low is the irritability of on oil either cither tide side they are so worked up in their feelings tit that at r jud judgement amentis gement is sometimes im impaired pared cd arid and small things are magnified in their eyes till they appear to be mountains of difficulty jt it is ig to be regretted lie men who were once united under tinder tile the bariner banner 0 of f the People party sParty cannot learn how low to agree to differ on questions of national politics there is an impatience and irritation exhibited by many of them that is cultivated men of the me world and is cot certainly ceita taint Y incompatible with their position as followers of the same game rel religions faith but they are not alono in this manifestation fe of temper it exi exists ats among prominent men on nit either side and ex cx Lit ement is ig easily provoked arid and ruts runa high when it is started perhaps the attitude altitude lias has something to do with it nerves being in fit highly sensitive condition i in in con we suggest that it would be NA well ell for ill all parties to put 0 on n lie brakes and go a little slon blower or with a disposition to bo be fair courteous and calm calin in fit politics the same as aa in business f rom this we are arc free to con fees that there seoul to be some cruises causes for the dissatisfaction which liaa has cropped out recently unauthorized persons jt ii said have made it appear inferentially if riot not directly that they reflected tile the views and desires of the presidency of the church and in this way have impressed others with the lie feeling that the presidency wished them to vo vote to in a certain way may that these persons had no right to represent the presidency in any manner ingmier ina mier ought to be clear to e 1 y ism sane ne person AN who to lias has read the repe repeated a tel of the ch church authorities it is to be regretted that thai there are arc any citizens of this territory who have nat not personal convictions arid and strength of mind to act upon them sufficient to fortify them against all such een tation 1 hut tit it is a fact that the radical differences beaw between cen tile the two great parties tte irre not sarno ome minds to warrant a determined attitude in fit favor of one or the other and thi I 1 si situation halting between t two wo 0 opinions ll 11 s renders them susceptible to th the e influence e nee of such unscrupulous or over zealous persons as to those bhoge to v w horn hom we have referred it is ia believed honestly by some lead ingmen that it would not be it a good thin thing for ail s il the pc people of utah to be massed on either side e of the political conflict they think that it would be better for the interests of ilia territory that there bould be re as is ni well ell ai democrats here and vice 1 ersi cores the I 1 great objection to tile the mornion mormon people in past politics was that they a all 11 voted together if this was objectionable under the peoples party would it not be equally objectionable under any other party division therefore has bas I 1 been cell encouraged cou raged but it has riot not been dictated by the authority or consent of ill lie church presidency they illey have said front the beginning na as they tile say now let each party parly have an equal opportunity to 0 present its principles let munbo them bo duly discussed and considered let every citizen make his choice when asben he has bas made it let him stand by it honorably and be true to his party orabie PIC pledges a if there have been private hints and winks and insinuations and pretended messages conveying tile the idea that eliat the presidency did not mean what they said or that they it had a 1 oil one 0 thin thing tor or alio to public and another thing thine fo tor I 1 private riv to cale all that is ia wrong alli and dp despicable pi able insulting to our leaders and mi misleading le airl to those who have been victims tims of the reception it seems to us however that no one need be misled in this thia matter personal conviction should rule in politics as ill in religion jk another nother persons opinion ou douht 11 not tt to 0 bo be enough for any citizen wilile men carl can be swayed one way ay or I 1 alie e other as certain persons dictate the there r e will b be e no in political affairs fail s auld and if jhc thc re are people who will look for the mind of others rather than their on ill cYRIe told C emphatically in phat icilla that tile the mind of the church leaders is that every citizen shall take liis his own choice freely voluntarily honestly and fron from his own convictions Is not that plain enough for even the moat servile orthe or the most devoted soo seeker keral after ter counsel there theres is ft A feeling prevalent in ill tins this country Alli which whatever Nhat ever we me imay think of its consistency must not that is that almost any secular C lass class of mon men way may seek to influence their in ill politics persuade them deceive them get them to change their politics and voto ono way to today day end arid another tomorrow to morrow any ally api apparent areti t or supposed interference of 0 church au all in ill this arouses a bitterness and fury I 1 irom born either party that leida leads i men to the greatest extremes it s no doubt from rom the abhorrence of raft abiell is implanted in freeman fre heart and el every ry american emans tj P from tile the determination to sep erato church and state cl factually in ill tile the affair g of this great nation hut ut or er its origin and however mistaken it may he be in le ference to utah affairs af Faire it should not bo be lost sight of in vining our local situation or in the policy we pursue tile the public however must inest not expect ill that at it a leading churchman chur climan shall be become collic a po political politic I 1 nl eynikh because bdeau e ot of his hia ccle position lic he is as 9 enuch a citizen with ill till 11 tb the p powers and liberties of a e n ta 8 i 1 h lie e wars A e r 0 f n t lil layman V 1111 L 1 1 or r an i inin n fi lel I 1 iset ut when a politician lle lie ibe will i ll 11 fi fiina n d i it t tl difficult il 1 ic t allt t to 0 dissociate 1 i ta opiate h in i t hie e public mind his hia personality as a 1 citizen anil and liia ilia ecclesiastical office and therefore the utmost prudence pru clence is suggested in ilia course that lie he may not be misunderstood let this lie be clear to a nil people in ill utah tile church liaa has no or pcr lor for its members nien libere is ag to which flat baity ty they shall join or support gnp port I 1 f ally one intimates to the contrary lie Is a si I 1 deceiver it any ally one pretends that tte chuich leaders desire thai luen ibers shall ile in a condition to be sw swayed to one side eide or the oilier as aa may demand lie he is ia misrepresenting those leaders and inculcating it a most 1 dangerous us delusive doctoring docto ritie honor sincerity since rHy truth and ar atre essentials in out religion find arid in politics is ia falsehood in faith alike detestable to dod 1 ad and to all honest men |