Show B H resignation in the besue of the salt lake herald of df sunday au aday may 10 was wag an announcement tit rf the intended policy of the paper under its ita bew management appended to this was waa tue the following letter of resignation from hon B H roberte robert who has hae been chief editor ol of the herald the past lew few SALT LAKE CITY utah may 10 1896 to the herald company Compa nj gentlemen I 1 herewith respectfully tender to you my resignation as ae suitor of the herald my reason for this step I 1 is in the announcement of the editorial policy of ef the new dow company above you say eay ane tae herald will not concede to any y church or cr the leaders thereof in this thia free state admitted under the solemn pledge that it should remain free that it or they may dictate or au visa alae who of all its members may mayor or may riot not engage in politics or become candidates fur fu for or the ot of such auca right and the toleration of its ita existence would sap the foundations of the free state make it the tool of the th church anil and in the end turn it lato an instrument of its pro pa ganda 1 lu in the abstract chave no fault what everto ever to flud find with this declaration of policy but considered in connection witt altu recent events in this state au aau cioe declaration made by the mormon church of which I 1 am a member and iff icer at its it late conference to lo which Is ie promulgated the rule I 1 quote below I 1 cannot sea eoe my way clear to cacti coati rue vue in the position ol of editor of the herald as I 1 fear misunderstandings and unpleasantness would grow out of the rather complicated state of affairs this announced policy would likely lorce force upon me the church rule above referred to BE as promulgated by the church and which I 1 as ao an officer of the couron sig riou Is ie as fol follow lowe we unanimously agree to and promulgate as a rule that should always be observed in the church and by every leading official thereof that before accepting any position political or otherwise which would interfere with the proper and complete discharge of his ecclesiastical duties and before accepting a nomination or entering into engagements to perform new duties said official should apply to the proper authorities and learn fr from 0 m them whether he can consistently with the obligations already entered into w with ith the church upon assuming his office take upon himself the added duties and labors and responsibilities ties of the new position to maintain proper discipline and order in the church we deem this absolutely necessary and in asserting this rule we do not consider that we are infringing in the least degree upon the individual rights of the citizen this rule was wag promulgated to mat main n WD tain proper discipline and order in the church and nt not for the purpose of u controlling the politics of the brats or of dominating the political parties there therein iri and therefore does not us as 1 believe come in conflict really with wit 11 the policy you lay jay down for paper but many wilt will regard the policy you declare as denying to the church the right to make such a rule as aa thai quoted above nod in effect it will be generally so considered and the declaration of your policy la Is intended tu deny to the abs church the right to make that itile rule you will therefore readily see bee the position into which your declared policy would abru thrust at me and which I 1 eft can n 01 escape by the step now taken in justice to myself I 1 ought to that I 1 believe now as firmly as ever the nonunion non union of church and ll 11 astl a and nd also that abs tbs church should dominate the satte nor inter ere w its functions but I 1 also believes believe in right of the church to make such ft for the regulation of its ministry as way may deem necessary for the abe ef effi ficle clem of its legitimate church work ku kal ing that if rules became into antom his ble they used need be submitted to no ion than said officers will to suba submit them and if said ru rules lee are so exeos as not merely to maintain p pk discipline and order in the abe chur but to dominate the affairs of state it will then be the duty of citizen and they will have the p pa to resist such and W t my belief they will resist it I 1 wish wihib my responsibility as e of the H raid to cease with this ial in conclusion let we me s say liy that m my with the herald has boo the pleasant est character balb me recent maba management gement and the pr pi ones one and it la is with great regret this resignation is tendered with kindest re reg garos arcs I 1 have honor to be most sincerely you yours a B H rob ROBERTS |