Show XO No UNION OF OP CHURCH AX AN AND STATE One of ot the planks cs of the Republican platform the briefest one there then and arid the most explicit Is as ns follows follow WE YE DECLARE I- I IN FAVOR YOn OF TIlE THE ABSOLUTE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE That Is the declaration o of men who are as sincere as any that over ever gathered In a n political convention We believe o the people of ot Salt Lake know that those me meare men arc are ns as frank as honest honc t In their representations as ns It i is in po possible for men to b be b. The They have havo the courage to make mak that declaration of nr principle at a time when but for th th noisy chatter of ot the Kearns crowd there would be n nS nio no io possible occasion f for r It v S Every goo good American citizen no matter to what I party he mn may belong Is a against the dictation b by an any church In the political affairs of or the people Salt Lake Lak Is not an nn exception to to the rule Utah I H is not different rent from other common alth The same conditions that make for tor- progress In other states will secure progress h hore hrc re The Tle tame same conditions that are to ho hf avoided n. cJ elsewhere elsewhere else else- where are to be he aol avoided ed here hero Utah Is like other tate states and hould he so treated As a matter of or fact tact If ff the people were to ob obey the thc dictates of an any church or 01 the dictates of the Tom Toni Kearns crowd It certainly would bo be bett better r to follow tollow th thi lead of the church But that choice is IR not presented present tc to the p people And the people cannot afford to subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe c to tn a theory theor lire re that would ouM be untenable In rn- rn n other state There is no dictation of or an any church in politics of the Republican Pl party The rhe men who called the convention convention conven conven- tion who presided d there who nominated the ticket am ani who will seek cek with the aid of the city to place Republican can at officials in office In November are not under the 13 lash h hot of ot an any priesthood They rhe are arp a a. as Independent 11 lot a-lot lot lotof of of of- men n ns as a's ever cyer lived t S SAnd And nd no church Is tr trying Ing to t tyrannize over owr them They are simply American citizens n working for the success suc sue c cess cars s-s s of their part parly party and ancl and the churches of e cr every name are arc t eng their hands off There is no dictation by nn any of ot them There will he no Interference of any church IK hi civic Cart Car nr the managers of the American party part pay ay a am a a- cLI I m much 1 S SIt it It Is perfectly known that they have ha pledged every of their ticket to obe obey the direction of or the the- ell city committee rm which Is only another name for Tom Kearns if H those American party nominees should be he elected they would ouid have to appoint the men approved approve b by tho the city eo o and and no other They ey would have to dl dis discharge charge th the men whom the the city co committee dl disapproved cd S TIED fUG A AMERICAN Co CONVENTION DID DIDOT NOT OT DARK DAPE ADOPT A PL PLANK K I IN THEIR PLATFORM PL J DECLARING ING l-G F FOR R TH THE ABSOLUTE SEPARATION OF TOM TO S I KEARNS n FROM FRO THE TIlE GOVERNMENT lE T OF THE CITY rho Tho American party convention did not dare declare tho the ind Independence of ot that party It didn't dare daro take tak it itself n out nut t from under the thrall of tho the Kearns Reams crowd crowl It didn't dare disclaim the Tribune Here Is one party declaring for a a. free ballot and ami for Ol the tree e administration of the the offices when its can can- t j arc lr elected eJected That Is tho the Rep Republican wa way S And there thero is another party parly abjectly confessing its t alleGiance to Tom Kearns king of the American party S anti n tn tho Tribune the Tribune the paper paper that lives on tho the graft raft i that th henchmen filch from rom the cIt city S It would seem em that the rea reasonable elUz citizen n. n wanting I t honest g government In the tho cit city would give Iyo his adherence to the Republican n party and ns assist It to th the triumph 1 lii deserves lc neg at nt the Iho poll polls |