| Show RELIGION IN POLITICS IT will be seen from our dispatches that Mc Nelce neice the presbyterian preacher and notorious slanderer has been sp speaking eakin ills lils anti antt 9 I 1 mormon I 1 piece in chicago ho and outliers of his bis fik ilk lucare engaged in brinin brin bringing in 0 a pressure upon congress to pass some more oppressive measures against 0 utah has this any anything thiu thin I 1 to do with a union of church and state when mormon elders who do not engage in preaching as a profession like men of the stripe have anything to say about politics or elections oi or laws for the public benet benefit lt it is claimed that this proves a union of church and state among the 11 mor mons 11 if this Is good reasoning then the movement among preachers of various denominations to crowd members of congress into doing so methin something something 9 that their better judgment revolts at is much more of a union of church and state but however this may be viewed it is certain that a far greater effort is made by and other sectarians sect arians to bringa religious reng ious lous influence to bear upon politics than tran can be truthfully ulav alleged in re ard to the mormons cormons Mor mons 11 it is well known that many members of congress have voted in favor of uh unrighteous righteous and unconstitutional tuti tut ional onal measures against utah and d others have obtained from voting n 9 against those measures solely because of the threats made by professed ministers of jesus christ that they would influence the public a against ainest the reelection of men who faor favor the I 1 mor mon mons 11 letters from prominent clergymen and resolutions of religious godies godles bodies have been read in the halls halis of congress to bring a pressure to bear on members ln in voting for bills on the abor mormon question and that they dhave had their intended effect is evident to any one who has read the congressional lenord of 1882 from this it that religion may be used used in politics that religious religions influence may be brought to bear upon inz ing legislation leg latigu that religious cepres representatives enta may work with the executive if it is do done with the object of crushing an unpopular religious system and that is considered eminently proper and american but if a A mormon lormon minister but advises his co religion ests on a public question or in regard to their voting for men to public office it is all ali wrong and calculated to undermine the very foundations of republican government overn in ent at least that is according c orl I 1 ng to the th e logic of adversaries our we t such as nic Alc Nelce neice to co I 1 n the work of their thein ir master the devil he is called I 1 the father ol of lies ana and they are worthy to bo be numbered among his children they must fill up the cup of their iniquity and then they will be rewarded according to their works |
