| Show SOURCES OF REAL HANGER DANGER in the carrier dove a ban francisco publication mr M N F R avian thus forcibly expresses expressed ei his hia views up 13 a leading question of the hour hou r ak we have said there are other religious elements in this thia country more to be feared and which really menace the existence of the republic more than does the mormon church of utah protestantism is seeking to subvert the republic by utting putting god into the constitution ution and declaring P jeus christphe christ the head of this nation thus uniting church and state slate that of course means death to a republican form of government it means meana religious despotism when jesus was on earth and they sought to make him an earthly king he declined the honor and said rig his kingdom was not of this world we do not imagine he would feel complimented now by being made the figurehead figure head monarch of the united states it is said history repeats itself and if the record of twelve hundred and sixty years of church and sate united has not taught a lesson of sufficient force to lead the people of this nation to steer clear of that fatal whirlpool of destruction it may be necessary to have the lesson repeated in order that the epithet of another ruined republic may warn the genera generation tionA that are to come after us protestant religion blind to the historic record rushes madly on in its insane purpose to secure what would not only be fatal to the republic bundis but dis estrous to the church as well and yet our government does not presume to interfere ter fere no legislative or judicial measures are taken to confiscate the church property properly of these sects they are allowed to so go on and mature their schemes and virtually plot treason against the government of the united states their success means tho ruin of the nation it means the disfranchise ment of so called infidels and the abolition of personal liberty it means that the dogmas of ecclesiastical dominion shall bind as with fetters of steel the consciences cien ces of the people and raft once more dominate the temporal as well as the spiritual affairs of men inen atwould it would be well also to recognize the fact that the church of rome is coming to be a tremendous power in this country and that her principles and her doctrines are diametrically opposed to the popular institutions of our country we venti venture ire the assertion that there is not a true catholic in the united states who is or can be a loyal loval citizen of this nation when it comes acan to an exhibition of fealty to the church or the state it does not take long to comprehend the situation it if is the vowed purpose of rome to take this country it is not only the secret design but the openly avowed intent rome has her handon hand on the throat orthis of this nation she has her hand in the treasury rv of our oar public school fund the pope of f rome controls every catholic vote he wields the power of an unscrupulous despot over the millions of his devoted subjects e he dictates and obedience follows his is minions are taking the offices and fast gaining municipal control in our large cities the cohorts of borne are everywhere her foothold on american soil bodes no good her influence in political oal affairs should open our eyes to the eminent peril that confronts us and yet our government seems blind to the threatening dangers of the hour no measures measure are proposed to check romes encroachments encroach ments none think of proposing to confiscate the properly of the roman catholic church the mormon church owns thousands the church cherb ih of rome possesses millions million of church property on which in many states she does not pay st tax of one dollar to support the government while the mormon church is local the catholic church is a felt political power in every state in the union while no danger can possibly be apprehended from fr the spread of mormonism there is grekon for dire apprehensions from the encroach ments of romanism mormonism does not seek the overthrow of the united states while it is the fixed purpose of romanism to do that very verv thing it the saloon baloon interest controls our government in all its departments it dom nates the political parties and shapes legislation to suit itself but so far from the government interfering to confiscate the property of the liquor interest it enters kerxto into partnership with the men and divides the profits it kills more per year than did the war of the rebellion and yet it is in allowed to go goon on unmolested it fires the torch and burls the deadly dynamite bomb it brandishes the gleaming dagger and wields wield i the fatal revolver and writes up its daily record of crimes and yet our government is serenely indifferent to it all only so as the revenue derived from the damnable business comes daily into the treasury vaults truly we strain at a knat and swallow a camel in our treatment of these them questions and still it is a fact that up to the time of the gentile influx salt lake city under mormon regime was the mst most moral cita in the united stales we are glad prof eliot had the courage of his convictions and 8 spoke poke in defense of justice fustice equity and right regardless of consequences 11 |
