Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-04 | Page 10 | Tolerance Urged by Gov. Smith

TOLERANCE URGED BY GOV SMITH NEW rw EW lORK July Toler 4 4 Toler nce ance Is 19 emphasized In an Inde- Inde day mesge from Gov Gov- Governor Governor Alfred E B Smith today to Tammany hall halI Governor Smith who has ha ben been working with his campaign man man- managers manag managers agers ag In th the fight for tor th the Demo Democratic cratic presidential nomination was unable to attend tb the celebration In person and sent his hi message with regrets Tho Th The well sprints of our na national na- na tlona lit life h he said ald ar are In the of independence anti ant In the constitution of the th States The Th spiritual freedom guaranteed In these then documents IJ 13 lamor more vital to u us than the th to guarding of ot our mat material rial po- po Iono slon Tolerance Tol r c t la is a II moral right Whatever threatens threaten freedom of re- re religion religion r ligion of speech of the th pre press prem I is isa laa a body blow at t this country I have such abiding faith In tn the In- In Institutions In Institutions of our government and the Iho good sen sense of th the Aim American people that 1 I rus refuse to that intolerance can err eser r canso gan so much a as a foothold In countr Once It Is fairly held up to th the sunlight of Iru true American publia opinion It withers and II blighted as Is II I should hould b bo be Pear fear and nd hatred never sun surie h e courage and reason raon For tolerance we w wi wl I battle batti willingly ly because the foundations of peace and pro pro- progress pro T gress I are ar rooted therein th The Th reconstruction problems ms In- In IncIdent incident In Incident to the tb war said ald the th fOt- fOt brains and nd require all the th the character to soh soie sort e them theist with with- without without without out being distracted by temporary dissensions not e of the sound mand heart of ot the America people