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Show FROM 'WITHOITT' Tin UTERARIT DMaWi, VaTJB .. i ioro. xtjKiigiwb ? C TmmhKKw"CBTOBCar ti i 1 J " asaaMMM ' - o - ..- ? Whether ebbing or flowing the political po-litical tide always, turns the Mormon mill. Mr." Grant In his own person lliastrates the clever political 'split' that tho Mormons always manage. The' sew president of the Mormon church Is a Democrat in polities; while tho two 'senators from Utah; both tery able men, are Influential Republican. '-. tr- .Thus the" Boston Transcript' char acterlses tha peiltleal dlrectiea or political lafhteaee of all change-la organlsatloa' 'or enaage of, ergaalaa-argaalsatloa ergaalaa-argaalsatloa heads of Moraoa church This eseorpt: from th" Transcript was publlsbedn the Religion and Social rvK eeetlea of the1 Lltefhry 'di-geel 'di-geel for" December T',' 1111. J , Donbtlees thex laformatioa published' pub-lished' In the Transcripts cemmont was meant to' convey only' such im-nreseions' im-nreseions' aa t are entirely correct tjnch being theease; a"-slight eortW; tlon of Tth ''misinformation contained' ' theflsAhewlihset',for'th.1, "lot? -fThat'thV'Naltolal politlea!i, yiewtthO pollU'ciii ViewF'of Tu& member 'thereof, 'does not direct tke politics of the Mormon church fa any wayrshape ar form. i 2nd. That the two' senators "from fttih;- &thL!$ry Vlee.; arj not both Republicans. Hen. Reed Smoot! our seilor senator, is a Repunlleaa while Hon. Wllllsm H. Klsg Is ,' Democrat4 ' it'i ,-Anyone living In close contact with the .tformok' peoW aadr familiar lit3 the ieastdegree wth the workings of bur1 religious organisation knows1 that .the, policies of our church are ' In no way directed by 'the. polltleai", .Tiwrhern-lhipirt;' churck? r&&eySt Grant ls.a Democrat la.poiltles, in no : " "" way Influenced his being chosen a "' " I proeideat. te'flead our church' organ- ' VV laatloa.v rt ' ?,'' H,;aajUia Boston Traascrlpt STAj''.k' every .otker, kormoa, ii.frta,(ofd;-hla, eJaim.to.U-vaaeemeat eJaim.to.U-vaaeemeat la tho church or commua- l.mbloajid paUoat, nerlo,r thiougn-hrieajg procese of slow ad-yaacemeats'because ad-yaacemeats'because of this aad not hia pollUealt. views was he unant- ' 'T mously. chosea president of tko.Mori mbn church. , i I ,: It is needless to say that this .ylew f' ' Is maintained and' accepted by all .. t" member of, the church of Josua 'Ji-' ' v '-i '"sk'- Christ ofrlatter-dajr SalBtscommon- . s'fff lyv celled Mormons, and. also; byy,nqa- 5T' members, whof know conditions 'aa . they .are, had that the Transcript, put forth "original 4 coneeptioMrt . ,- based 'neither' "on "facta or prlaolples j, nt oaf 'outside views;, aad "old bo-, llf"-which aro ante, daUd ,'; 1 1 a 1 1 1 . . u |