Show HIS POLICY tim THE washington correspondent of the new york herald re recently wrote to that paper that mr axtell was made governor GG vernor of utah with the understanding that he would carry out the presidents s policy in regard to mormonism that subsequently his official course indicated that he was directly opposed to the presidents policy that consequently ho he was remo removed ved to make mak room Yoom for one who this time is known to be in accord with the president in the government of the I 1 mormon territory and that as Go corenor venor renor mr emery will undoubtedly bo be supported by the administration as its exponent in the conduct of the affairs of 1 the terri tory of bitah tile the new york grad jian has ilag a paragraph whitten written jn in a similar style stylo upon tile the same subject from these taking them w is truly representing things in washington it appears that the president is a policy man that lie he has a special policy in I 1 n regard to mormonism mormon ism that in the conduct of or tile the annaira of utah the presidential policy towards mormonism mormon ism is tiie tile doter determining term ter mining IDIng 11 policy and that it is necessary that the governor of or utah be be in perfect accord with that policy so that lie he may bo be the undoubted exponent thereof there cf As to tiie the tile mormon territory we do not find among the various territories of the united states any one designated by that name but about the policy utah is to be governed by the peculiar policy of the president by hs his peculiar policy towards mormonism niam 11 the text book of american government pays human governments are institutions formed not mot for the pur pose poso of the people being ruled by tiie the policy of one man but to secure equal and inalienable rights to the governed to secure their safety and happiness governments deriving their just powers from the wisent of 0 f the governed and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that be cemes destructive of these ends in all ali this there is nothing about i the necessity of adherence joany to any special presidential policy on the contrary it is the consent of the governed that is specially presented edits as the all important point tobe tube to be kept ever in view against Agai nit is the presidential policy towards mormonism that is made so important a matter and given so controlling an influence why vily should a president have a governmental gover mental policy towards mormonism or towards any other religion it Is as consistent to have a public policy towards methodism or catholicism as towards mormonism the constitution provides for no such th thing 1 ng but in letter and spirit actually forbids and prohibits it has no to make mase laws concerning an establishment establish lish ment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof and the constitution and constitutional laws are the supreme law of the land which President the is solemnly sworn to pro protect preserve and defend it is therefore thoroughly extra presidential to have a public policy towards any form of religion or any body of religionists or to have any public policy except to uphold the constitutional law of the land |