Show PRESIDENT I 1 does not hot indorse the use of ecclesiastical mum in politics hon hoa john T caine did wt not ask to run bun for governor but after ho he was waa Z noal bated casually told wood ff about if to ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN inasmuch its aa there has hag lican bacr so much written and said concerning the he proceedings of a priesthood in meeting held in the assembly ruble hall on oil monday tho the ath lay day of 6 oct e t I 1 feel it my duty to make a S statement t lie concerning it I 1 consider it the right of every man noman anil and child on earth to enjoy their religion let that lie ile what it may for that thai is between themselves aul and their creator so I 1 say eay with regail to politics B every very man lias has a right t enjoy enjo Y his political belief unmolested let ting this he be what it may there is not a democrat in utah territory who can truthfully say that I 1 ever slaked aided him bira to vote a republican ticket or join the republican party neither can any republican publican lie say that I 1 ever asked him to vote a democratic ticket or join the democrats democrat I 1 A part of my own family are re 1 publicans public ans and partake part are de democrats I 1 have never coun counseled one of then them to change his hia politics they are ill all of them thein strong independent men arid and they enjoy their freedom without adv an interference of their father now concerning that meeting referred to there was not accordi according to my recollection one word accordine bail sal nj about democrats or republicans or politics jos joseph eph P R smiths remarks were upon the same subject that the apostles had taught through the conference to ten thousand people when the church of jesus christ of latter day saints vs atas as organized it was waa with the holy priesthood io in its various orders and quorums qu brums tand and when a man was appointed to the apostleship or presidency or in ja any rat office battice tice as a teacher of the people it placed him in a very glave responsibility and no man mail in nas as counted at fi liberty berty fronis from the organization of the church to en gage in any branch of bu business biness politics or anything else to take tak e him en entirely a way away from bise bis calling alling business buhi nei duty or responsibility for a length of time without fret first counseling with the presidency of the church or with his quorum on its propriety and getting permission to do so and this has been my position petition for sixty years of my ro i life and that too without interfering with my manhood and this course does doea not require a man to give up his hia position in the democratic cra tio party or in the Pe republican publican several democrats democrats have called upon me cne since this this campaign commenced among the number was my friend john T caine saying he be had beer been nominated dominated for governor e nor I 1 said go ahead I 1 think in k I 1 you will make a good governor I 1 think so still every man has his bia own free agency ife he lias has a right to v withdraw ith from his bis quorum or tile church if he wishes put but athile lie remaina in his hia quorum or in the church we think he should be sub euh eject to the same rules that us e are ourselves but that duty does not dot require any man to withdraw front the democratic or republica republican lica I 1 party or give up tip hi political al ciple s wilsonn IL |