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Show We are aware that a bigoted Mormon reading the foregoing will instantly declare that the writer is an enemy of the Mormoni church. To such an one we would say: Your prophet declared de-clared that the constitution of the United States was an Inspired instrument. When one considers consid-ers what has followed its adoption, he must admit ad-mit that judging by what has followed its adop- I'liUL'liu wiw'l'ii 11 minim. ij.j '. mwiuww paaam taammm tion, the t & ;.ems very strong that it w&a O H inspired, fof ,v) ' in, its conception or In the 11 results of lt V&Son can be compared to it. i M Well, if it wasmspired, then it should be obeyed; And if the founder of a religion was willing to if M admit that it was inspired, then he hardly went f to work to found something that would neutralize 1 Its most Important provisions. The purpose of it,; 1 above all others, was to emancipate the goubi 11 of men In their work of free government, from 11 the rule of kings and priests. This was to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people, not) a government by a prophet for a bunch of priests and for graft and power. M You will notice that by the terms' of that- In- strument, your boy was to have an equal oppor- tunity to gain a fortune and honors with) the M son of Reed Smoot or Joseph F. Smith. Hla M your boy that equal chance now? You may be satisfied that he has more sense than any one of H either of those named, but has ho an- even chance- with the others so long as you and the other '"" , of your faith are willing to have those men name the candidates and then order you how to' vote"? 1 H We have no reference to your church gov- H ernment. That Is a mother of conscience among 'H men. Our criticism begins only when your - priestly authorities go out of their sphere, ahl' & M on the strength of their priestly offices order you to disobey the constituution and laws of H this republic and this state. Hence you; ,the Mormon people, should likewise, as the old year" H draws near its close, take account of your stock; H Have you done the right thing by your wife and ;H children during the year. If you took the aid- H vice of Nephi Mlorris how to vote because you H understood that he spoke for your creed, then H you violated the constitution and laws of your H state and country, then you degraded yourself H and by indiscretion degraded those whoso lives' H are intertwined with yours. ; H If you are a real man, then you should de- H termine that your high priests should get out of H politics and that in TJtah as in other states there shall be a complete separation of church and H state, and that no church shall evermore usurp H any of the functions of the civil government,' H that the laws shall be obeyed and that, you and H your children shall be politically free. '. ,' H |