Show AN ISSUE TO BE CRUSHED unless the people of utah desire to raise a demon that will haunt and curse them and their children they should see to it that religious lous issue shall ever more be raised in the politics of the commonwealth the man who thinks that all classes and all interests inte reele morad and financial of the people ot of this territory have not suffered enough in the past from precisely such an issue should be pilloried the instant he shows his bis head above the mass of voters for the purpose of imparting to them his detestable principles or ask aa ioe support for his ideas at the polls the time when utah Is in on the point of assuming the powers dignities and responsibilities of statehood is highly opportune for a pronounced expression of the sentiments of her voters which I 1 shall indicate their unalterable opposition to all organizations cabals cabala cliques and parties oath bound or otherwise which shall seek to perse cute oppress or place at a disadvantage politically the membership of any religious body NO ma man or set of men belonging to rug gucfa an organization should be plowed in office let the voters of all political parties partie sand and of all shades of religious opinion show their abhorrence of principles so BO un american and destructive tive of true liberty by consigning to oblivion the candidate who advocates them special reference Is ie here intended to the movement which has for its object the exclusion from political office of catholics Catho lioB for no other reason reabon than that they are catholics without regard to their conduct or worthiness as an citizens i the argument to is that political power in the hands of an members embers of that church will be a menace to other classes of citizens and to american liberty but the utterances and solemn disclaimers of the highest authorities of that church upon this matter confirmed as they are by history are entitled to be received according to their tenor until impeached by tangible evidence certainly the silly and bigoted fears of their enemies are not of theme themselves relves to be regarded as argument in a matter of so much importance and involving so great a breach of american principles the members of any and ao d every church have under the american constitution afi an indefeasible right to the privilege of worshipping wor shipping as 88 they see fit at to inflict a penalty upon them for so dolny by depriving them of political power or privileges privilege is to attack that constitution ution in its most vital part saying nothing of the principle involved in this question or it is the night bight of folly from the standpoint of sound policy to seek to exclude from office catholics merely because they are catholics such an attempt naturally throws them on the defensive and will solidify them it if we are to have an sati anti catholic party we shall also have a catholic party the latter will feel forced to separate themselves from feord all non elements and band together if not for an ago ag gre gres isire sive warfare at least for one of defense any such solidification as a political element of the members of any religious body can scarcely fall fail to result in harm and may produce incalculable disaster to the highest interest in teresta of the american people the attempt which has been made in this territory to inaugurate an anti catholic crusade cru aade has not met wibb any considerable degree of success betit but it should go no further we have had a taste of anti mormon politic lep which in its essence was a movement similar to that now re f erred berred to today it is ia the amorine or A P A organization tomorrow or next year we may have an antl anti jewish dewish or an anti baptist political union the thing thine has gone already far enough to show that it is an issue to be crushed early and utterly in expressing this sentiment the NEWS emphatically disclaims any bias as aa between the national political parties ond and insists that either democrats republicans or populists lists who refuse their endorsement of it are false to their own plath platforms kirms and professions |