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Show j COMMENDED FOR DIVORCING RELIGION FROM POLITICS t . , January issue of the B'nai B'rith magazine, a national Jewish " ' publication, carries the following interesting editorial which is self explanatory: "For surpassing broad-mindedness w;e commend the Mormon City of Salt Lake. It is a city founded by the Mormons, is the seat of the church, and its inhabitants are by a large majority Mormons. What, in the temple time, Judaism was to Jerusalem, that Mormonism is to Salt Lake. "Now in Salt Lake City there was a municipal election recently. recent-ly. The two candidates for mayor were John F. Bowiman, a Mormon, Mor-mon, and Louis Marcus, a Jew. "Those who have had experience of the less enlightened communities com-munities of the land may quickly say, "Of course, in a Mormon city the Mormon was elected. What else was to be expected?" "For it is the un-American tradition in many a town that no Jew shall be elected and no other person, save one of the prevailing prevail-ing religion, be elevated. "But in the Mormon city of Salt' Lake the Jew, Marcus, was elected, receiving 26,000 out of the 41,000 votes. Faithful is the Mormon, Bowman, to his church, a respected man; but the religion relig-ion of candidates was no issue in this temple city of one of the religions. "Which of these men can better serve the city? It was asked. ask-ed. Which the better mayor? "We commend the example of the Mormon City not because a Jew was elected, but because an electorate was able tp separate religion from politics in a city founded on a faith. This is not always al-ways seen in our municipalities where often fierce religious crusades cru-sades burn in elections." : o |