Show CHURCH AND STATE tile THE JOURNAL is working for tho the absolute separation of church and state whatever may be said of the pait tile present and future of utah demand that these two factors of civilization and freedom lie ile kept sacredly and securely apart from this time forward the people of utah have virtually pledged Z cred to the nation their lives liver their fortunes foi tunes and their sacred lionor honor that the alie church and the hie state shall not be united but that each sha shall 11 move with proper dignity in its appointed sphere it is ther therefore no ordinary offense when men div ive e voters to understand that it is the wish of tile chu church loll authorities that they shall vote this way or the other it is a bibel upon the church authorities it ila mockery upon the sincerity of every one ofus of us and a base betrayal in the eyes of 1 1 none too friendly nation of a people who have given a r sacred pledge 0 the JOURNAL will therefore resent every attempt of political schemers i to influence voters through gli ecclesiastical influences even tile the bare app appearance carance of it will not be left ed if we fail to perform this duty and to perform it effectively these schemers will froni from all alpe appearances arances put tile the people of utah in such a 1 light F before congre congress 0 ss that our entire dis franchise fran chibe anent will follow it will be ba understood now from what we say liere here that this paper will work in the matter with willi a firm 1 purpose ur poe of doing what is right 0 and of speaking 0 the truth no matter how unpopular in certain quarters such a course on oil our part may be 0 our u r duty is clear no matter wb what at may be a the cost of performing it we shall defend the sincerity of the church authorities and shall endeavor riot not to permit without rebuke any of the people to be deceived by schemers into the belief that the church presidency is trying to influence their votes or that the church has any interest inter cht whatever ja in the way they vote yc we know and shall maintain that tho the are arc and of right ought boullt to be free and independent |