Show TilE THE PROBLEM IDI Cs IX l UTAH ETAU J J. J I The Tho problem in Utah is from that in other othor s only oDly us QS the p people ot le m make l it different Ih There re are the E same e elements clements of citizenship here her as asel el elsewhere and tho the methods of ot other r communities produce here the came uma It hall happens M a larger percentage of or tho the states state's population population pop pop- ri belong to ono one certain church That In itself teel would not make maize Utah in civic In civic In political i affairs at all different other pt peoples people The rhe Mormons 1 01 of ot U Utah h ar are citizens and In all H ways nys conduct them them- as citizens ns any h anywhere le else cho do Not ot all belong to any ono one party By tho election jut Just ended It Is clear U that at they divide fairly even between the two old partie Republican and Democratic The I Democrats Democrat are arcs as in their thelt- faith as lS aro are Democrats hero anO cl else elso o In the nation The They ha have followed Bryan with an absolute devotion exceeded Iri In no other oU The Tho Republicans ns have been beens as ts s uOn In advocacy y of ot their political faith faJth asare asaro as asaro aro are the friends of ot Taft el elsewhere And trial o of Utah Democracy of ot Mormon ormon Democracy has been very ery severe th this year el The Tho party fl Ight ht against the who whole Mormon lormon c establishment has made 1110 most moist t Mormon l leaders ders ad ad- vise be a a. nta nain of ot th their thuir lr whole enfranchised church membership rf upon uDon the tho side Republican side as tho most mort certain way way of d defending the tho Mormons And WAnd in La spite spile of ot that influence that strong advice thousands of ot Mormon Democrats have havo held sturdily to their ticket openly rejecting advice and proclaiming proclaim i ing inS their of ot that result I Now it would seem that freedom and independence ence cuce of ot the Mormons that that personal selection of f f party palt that refusal to f follow lIow advice however solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- offered argue a political pC status that cannot 4 J be be regarded as perilous to the political Int Integrity of ot tho commonwealth Reason the case Suppose SUppO 1 a 11 party now-party candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for fOI ma mayor or In Chicago aKo should openly make his campaign cry en Tho The Poles must go so You lOU Know Inow every Polish voter would vote rote a against him If It Itan an any were In th the new party led b bj by that mayoralty candidate he would leavo leave that party and combine combino with his people for the defeat of that candidate If Ir in Massachusetts ett a l candidate candidate for governor should hould mal make e as asa a basis of ot hIs campaign campal n the tho demand nd for the abolition of tho confessional from all Catholic Catholic Catholic Cath Cat olic churches he would find the tho Catholics all against him Even Evon If they had been members of or his party th they would quit him and anti use their thelt franchises to defend defend de de- de- de fend rend their church The wonder hero has been not been not that tho Mormons Mor Mol mons ha have havo haIn In Sn largo large numbers mn massed e for tor the defeat of tho the American party paro but that but that one ono Mormon Is Iv left outside tho the combination This is the tho moro more remarkable because the Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons aro intense in their religious devotion They love lovo their church with tho the passionate fervent lo lovo t that has lias over characterized religionists under undo perse porse- cution And nd yet so free arc are they In political affairs that they have hn divided their e strength So plainly observable able a a. con condition should convince convince convince con con- vince the people of or Salt Sult Lake that an any Mormon anti crusade is unnecessary 17 As 6 tho Mormons compose compo o on a n large percentage of or our citizenship and a aa au tho they are aro ro very ery soo good citizens such a a. n movement Is harmful harmful harm harm- ful Cui to the community It should be abandoned There Thero Is no middle ground When Franl Frank Cannon Cannon Cannon Can Can- non declared an American party part success s in Salt Lake county meant a driving of the Mormons Into the penitentiary or out of ot the United States some soma of ot othis his timid party fellows tried to minimize tho the significance sig sg- of that threat at Some said Cannon didn't mean It that thata a way Others said fahl that COUI course O was not Intended or would not bo bo adopted But nothing loss than that would be a It settlement settle settle- ment mont of Ot th the tho Mormon Anti fight These There intolerant people who hate the Mormons could not happily live with them thorn could coult not give t them lem equality In any consideration They rhey would bo be satisfied od only with the departure of ot the last t Mormon Tho The threat to toI tear down tho angel Moroni from tho the pinnacle of I j I tho templo and turn tIle the tabernacle into n IL skating rink Is la the fullest expression lon of ot theIr sentiment They do not want the Mormons here That Is the s simple statement of a n. truth And that is not a tenable position Tho Mor Mormons mons are here and have n a right to be bo here The Tha vIso course is to accept the situation One need not love lovo them Ulem if one does not want to On One need not give o a n. n reason for tho repulsion But one should not bo be so w fat sell satisfied l ai as to dictate how other men s hall shall believe how they thuy shall haU worship and how they Uley s shall hall accost each other Ono One should being in fn the tho I world consider that the tite world Is various and no noman noman noman man has a right light to set himself up tip as a a. pattern of universal perfection The Mormons l are aro not a a. menace to th the political I Integrity of or the state It would be he well for our ur people people peo peo- pIe to disband the political party in opposition to t them hem It would be bo best for COL tho the country especially country especially best for tor this city city to to to drop the thc fight for Cor all men to get got Into the political party larty of or his choice and there work for Cor the general good of tho the elt city By to o doln doing peace will wUl com come The Mormons Mormon nr are ro not not mal making mailing i a a. l ight ht ag against the Gentl es Th They y are not j ln to T They o ai-o are aro a helpful the jho com community The Thc Theare arc are arc too bl big to bo be excluded exclude J and too Important to be bo i Ignored T They e are ure for fol or p peace ce and progress and pros pros- peril They want th the city to grow gLOW tho thu state to advance thE tho nation to live JI Peace can como conic with the abandonment of the th distinctive fig fight t against them It can never reasonably reasonably reason reason- ably bo be expected while that fight continues unless the lizo Mormons shall be driven out And that Is neither a practicable nor a a. d desirable solution of the problem Abandon the American party fight light and let us usall usall usall all work worl together In peace for tho the growth of Salt Lake Lale for the tho advancement of our |