Show INVITING DEFEAT the milwaukee wisconsin evening buening has an editorial OB an religious liberty suggested by the clause in the idaho state constitution which dis franchises citizens for professing the mormon religion that paper makes a mistake in charging this great wrong against montana with this exception its remarks are so just and pertinent that we copy most of the editorial from its columns after expressing the opinion that the convention that framed the constitution will invite defeat for the ln in strument ment by this clause I 1 it t sa says y a civil and religious liberty is one 41 of the boasts that Is in every mans mouth in this country and it is no part of the business of any state to meddle or concern itself with any mans religion every man has the undoubted constitutional right in this free country to adopt any form of religious worship that he pleases or espouse any creed no matter h how 0 absurd rd provided he obeys the laws and does not interfere with the rights of his neighbors As distasteful as mormonism is to most rational people it its fis nevertheless a most unquestionable privilege to profess it just as much as it is another privilege to become a methodist or a presbyterian the adjunct of polygamy is a crime against the laws and punishable as such but the montana idaho people go too far when they aim to eradicate the whole of the mormon faith it may not be generally known so much popular clamor has been raised a against the mormons cormons Mor mons that their creed is eminently orthodox except that it goes too far and add takes in some things that modern christians repudiate indeed the mor mons hold bold to the cardinal doctrines doctrin es promulgated by john calvin as firmly as any presbyterian or baptist and in defense of polygamy they quote the practice of some notable men of ancient times who loved the women not wisely but too well they believe in godin god in the trinity in the fall of man in adam in vicarious atonement in baptism by immersion in the miracles and the punishment of the wicked after death it will be all right for montana idaho da 0 to exclude polygamists from the polls because that Is now a criminal I 1 na I 1 practice under our laws but no M mormon ormon should be persecuted simply because he has become a pr proselyte 0 sely teto to that particular form of religious fanaticism |