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Show NOTICE To avoid mlMlrulottandlrlJr,', H srr.riM desirable nnd ne'swary to Mt forth our position with rW-erenoe rW-erenoe to matters political, wldch at tho prcavnt time Halm so much of tho attention of tho people. It Is an accepted principle of The Church of Jesns Christ of Latter-day falnfs that ctch member shall bo nt perfect liberty to Identify himself with the political po-litical party f hl choice and Rive, rapport to tho candidates whom lie reiranLs as bent suited to hold offlm. The rhorch iinres Intelligent, Intel-ligent, aetlvo pnrthljwitinn of Itn memJ)er!s In tho nffalrs of frtate. Such pardclpatfoii Is not denied the officials of the church, Including In-cluding the president and htl counselors. Ii Ik to be rJenrly understood, however, that tho political preferences of church members or ihurflfa ol'flokUs nro not to be recorded ns itnrrch preference-; The church has no political party or candidate prcf-rreiH-cs. iion, making repre-I repre-I sentatlon; to the contrary i unfriendly un-friendly to the chord and to Its loterest.s Tt nhoidd nLso be elenrly understood under-stood that any personal prefcr-cucm prefcr-cucm entertaJnd or exprevoil b any official of the chun-h tarries lth It oulv BUCh fVBiffhl or Influ-CnoS Influ-CnoS as WOUld characterise the pei-rnnl opinion of any man of ciimnionirntc Standing nnd pre., tlge among his follows So person I Kt duly accredited I1- iiiitliorled to Kpca b for the president of the church or Its prt-wldln councils. Whenever (t is desired u set forth their views the authenticity of the statements will be heroin I qiu-wtJfui. The reprehensible prue-tls prue-tls Indulged In fry some of pretending pre-tending to repnsi n( the opinions nnd desires of the prcsldlNE officials of-ficials of the church In political nffair- is hereby emphatically denounce), and members ol the hurch, and nil other pi-riiw, are warned against belief In an such unwarranted representation, it nxnsl not be gathered from the fon-clnj; that the ehiirch does not feel free to use it Influence In-fluence In the promotion ol -n legislation, honest administration of jrovemmont ami matters eal- ulatcd to iH-ueMt the state and Its people, ami we likewise duly feel nodi r obligation to exert tt Influence against Introduction into our political organisations of practices and methods which are Inimical to the free exercise of American rights and principles. We stand for political freedom in it-, widest and best sense. We deplore polltica subterfuge ami trfckerj We npeal Tor political tnlf-iri-lt .'Hid toleration Ml HI u I (.1; NT. I It R i t v . PEN1H 8E V I I s (, Im p 28, i 022 |