Show j PREACHERS IN POLITICS May Ia Lo be Michigan is different Hero is news from that state e corn com on b by the Washington Times com I I to the effect that an ai Episcopal minister of oC Detroit line has secured a downtown office where lie le can discuss politics I with the tle people of that cit city lie Ho doesn't belong to an any party He Ire is 4 seeking to a body of of intelligent intelli- intelli gent men who will hold their suffrage too high to pledge it to any party larty They will stud study the can candidates i ates in each campaign They will examine the is sues Vv What at th thc they y believe after aCter the they have e 13 consulted WI with th tile tiie minister they I will express in the their r otes votes And the Washington paper mentioned has bas this comment f No class o ot c men myn has las the ie right to i.-i i. say that political cal activity Is Improper In nn att any person pernon It is is Ia Ibo patriotic duty v ly on a a. a h or a city tt a state or 01 the lie nation ns as their r or abilities run may permit No Q woman is too pure no man too nosy holy to hear bear a share of ot the burdens and responsibilities of or a government of oC the people by br the people and for the people peo pie pIc of the greatest nation on the face of oC the lie earth i Brand mayor of or Toledo and one of the tIte growing forces in purit purity pur pur- it ity in III politics has bas the same notion But Dut he lie is not a a. preacher The Theone one p pe peculiar culiar item about the Detroit case Is that a minister Is there interfering in politics What will bo Ef the Ute practical effect of or his work when it comes up Ill to election his friends the people who have ha come to believe e le e In him will sa say Who shall I vote ote for f And he lie will tell them The minister will advise adise them to vote te for such and a to man defeat de do- feat such such another i y And we are arc ii b by no means prepared to say the they are lIl likely I to be e deceived ed L assuming that thal tho the man Is as honest as he Ito is Intelligent Only If lC the same thing were to happen hero here in Utah Utah there thero would be ho such a roar as ag would y probably ro a ly be heard all the wa way to Wash 4 ington uston YaSh 1 |