| Show LIU II l UP UI ui OX o t The fhe Atlanta Georgia Constitution of ot Feb l eb 4 1 has hu the following editorial un under tier der the foregoing title The Tho people of ot Utah through their legislative lellI hove have duly and constitutionally eluded elected Heed a I senator nf or the tIEl United States Statu This Ihla was done In III the face of ot nn on out outburst burst burnt of at disapproval from tram strong and widespread ethll th tuil ins In that prevailed against Con Call Roberts of at the same state after he lie applied for tor Ills his ami Hut But while both men CEO are rl of at the Mormon onnon Charch It cannot It is 18 said paUl be he proved that Hen He eli Smoot Is or over was wag a n It If this th b he be true hue the Hie whole upon him him to the ground gmund This The Ih fact that he bl U is u II high dignitary of ot the Church of the Semis Saints Oo dOf w not no weigh In the slightest de tie deKie deUll glee Kie o hili ht eligibility un m moral to lo the lie honor to which ho has hns been 1551 called a II I by b 1 hIli Ax At the Boston ton herald 1 observes Mr Ir Smoot has peculiar opinions on un the subject of ot religion tUition but bul they thoy are aro but his own The rue only plausible objection to him that wo we have wen seen on this Ihl point Is I that he ac no acknowledges A n a paramount allegiance all to the Mormon Church over the American government The rita Hartford Courant re remInds mInds that thaI this us d to II be uld of mem member hers ber tho the Human Itoman Catholic In days lIa We see lice no more reason realon to 10 believe that It is 18 true of now than It was of ot Catholics then lien anti It has hal long Ion If been abandoned DH us a charge against the latter It H Is I deeply l elly to be regretted that any considerable number of Americans uli mi Id he ho so blind to 10 tho genius of American and the spirit of at Americanism that thai they th would woul single out Jut n a member of ot n a l sect which they arc violently prejudiced and at nt attempt tempt to proscribe him OR as a 8 free tree American and through him the the people of ot lila lili hi s sect ct If It the American r republic pul tradition t Illy stands for Cor anything It Is II freedom to tl Got Goti or to r refuse fu e to wor worship wo ship Chip ag lie n the citizen may sheet elect ell t In hip hll So flo long bug na aa n 1 Mr Smoot violates no law and anil ani In keeps r within lh th moral pale lila Ills hi senatorial sanatoria credential tire na as good from that thUI standpoint aa as those tio of ot any ony member r of or that body It Is 18 1 lo to lie be I presumed that the peo people tie Ie of ot tho Iho Ito state of nf Utah CEO arc romp competent tent to o select t their representative since they Illey were af by Congress olla lit fit It for Cor statehood There Is a t In certain quarters to again ln carry to the tue point of ot persecution ullon If It members member of that lint sect their tenets tenet or oth othu otherwise violate the Ih common law In the tho remedy will be found amid In fn legal pros prall prosecution lion From Irom nil all n 1 accounts Apostle A 1011 II Ii Is I nn an exemplary and InK ing citizen The rite same im paper published the sub subJoined subjoined Joined Utter letter on Feb under the handIng of ot J Justice Hit Ice to Smoot I lIlor Constitution Your Veur editorial of ot yesterday t up on un Smoot deserves mure more than Basing notice In this tithe when there th ID is to so much truck ling lo to policy and an 1 power such lIuch A ft it strong 1 run penchant among people to drift with the th stream and never liner tu to run against the tho current It requires a II degree of ot moral courage to 10 go t against the cut CUI rent of popular prejudice In the edt tonal referred l to lo you JU have boldly struck out oit against the stream of ur liar lar prejudice and have liess tiered dured to rt loin ume truths which are In iii their scope antI and of ot especially deep cirel im import port tu to th Ih Ii man who U Is to so l In lit hl hll belief bellet as to think last to 10 be en entitled entitled entitled titled to exorcise excreta e liberty of ot thought ht himself ho ht must be bit willing fur for others tu to exercise liberty of at thought It In is hardly to lieu un tui whose religions views art are more moro at url ui n i ance to those thos of Smoot him bun ui tar Mn thins Yet Vet 11 because he and I 1 do nut iii n t In such matter 1 I wa wai th i hr hi Ii is I not entitled to n a Ie t In itt tilt the States Senate Senale nay more than lie he should my say that those of at my In vl views are art not nut Ut Let no Injustice b be Inflicted upon uvon Mr Ir The rite hand that strikes such a B blow usually lives 1118 to lie be stricken In tn kind Aa As you ou say It In Is unit and contrary to the tho K genius and traditions traditions of this country to tu 1 1 Mr r Smoot moot as ii 1 n a 1 tree free American citizen n und and through him the people of or his hla sect Met he Je RUIle of nt a n prejudice against his roll rell views It 1 1 seem that inasmuch Ina nuch as 88 thi this country I has haa in the putt past l been n a aha lia ha liau u nil vit n and amI refuge fur for to so many mill driven Into It U by IJ reason rennon of ot religious that toleration In religious matters would have hac ha a 11 strong hold here Hut But in view vlen III of the ranting of the who Iho raised INti the lie cry cr against Mr Huberts and now who raise ralee It against Mr Smoot we see sea at least t that there are lire those thOle among amons ns us u who believe In itt liberty of thought for themselves but buthot not hot In liberty of ot thought for Cor others being tyrants and despots who If given the power would crush th the has life out of every err one who ho dared to hi ex the right to think and believe according to the dictates of or their own and conscIences a Such Sueh editorials M III you ou have luve h written on the subject will hush the bawling i mouths months of many man of the ChI weaklings v who lio are arO berating simply aim pl lx bI because cause the crowd have ha talked rat ed the cry rry r rand and I J l bell th the mentally stronger of ot this element will be made bold bolot S oa Rl t |
