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Show H - '! THE CHURCH AND SLANDER. H That wh a true, ringing and tolling H I i itatomont which the First Presidency H EnT0 to tho world tit tho conference H ' j hold In Bait I.ako City tho other day. H f J Tho wholo series of slander httBhod B '' up and dished to gullible eastern poo- H ., plo by corrupt politicians, originates M from only one Bourco. Tho church nu- Hj I thorltlcs certainly drove the nail In H &l 3 J with tolling forco when they say In H' i that statomont: "That thero are poll- M) t ' i tlcal aspirants who have attempted Bj " to domlnato the church, and who, H J '! falling In Uielr endeavors, have bo- H v cocao rancorous In tho disappointment B j. that they wasto tlmo, mouey and rep- B J N utaUon In fighting the Church And H , j thoso officers thereof who havu re- B I S fusod to employ tho Influence thus do- K sired." K ' ' m j j Who is there in Utah, conversant B ,' , with political affairs for tho last twon- m L I ,ty. years, will not rise ' up and , say K f ' 'that tho foregoing state Is only too ; 1 'true? Kf The charges or disloyalty mid trea- B i son to this, goverumeut hav6' uedn B ' exploded. Trashy .magazines, and lr- K' ' responsible writers, who. have tried K M to belittle and drug down this church M ;, j .. , whicb claims 300,000 members; have .i signally fallod, and ono by ono thoy B Br0 fMllug by the waysYdc, unwept, K I' i unhonored and unsung. The stutc- K' j inont of tho authorities which we B, publish olsowhoroj should ho, read M with intorost, showing that illiteracy, B ignorance, hypocrisy and doublo deal- H Ing cannot overthrow a people Who j aro trylug to do their duty to this j nation, who, aro supported by truth, j ' ', i and aro truly loyul to tho constitution H(J ; of this govorniueiit of ours. The state- Bi' mentcontluues: "The principal nccus- j1' ers of tho church nB dominating in Bi politics are persons who have sought Blr ' for Umt Influence In their own behalf H!r and arc onraged because thoy could Hjb ' not obtain It." Is this not true under Bi the light of existing conditions. Hii Utah people are loyal: tho church ( H' has not attempted any domlnntlnu In H'i politics, lint the slanders that havo Hj been sent east broadcast, published In '' , - numerous yullou magaxlnes, havo not ' had Uie effoct which It was sought B'1 I to produce, The people of tho United H- I ; States havo about como to the con- H' elusion that Utah holdB the most mis- H:' '' ornblo bunch of scnudalmongors and s' , character assassins found in any H state of tho uuiou. Tho boomerang H'. sent east rebounds with telling forco W to their ignominious ovorthrow. Dut K" why dwell ou tho scene, tho traducer, Hi the malignant, Uio vlllflor, are but Bjl ' ' i- Boro spots, which only needs tho dia- H)l infecting Influences of time to heal. Hf n |
