Complex sentence: It was tangible proof that the persecutions and hardships they had endured over the past fifty years were not in vain.19 On the other hand, many non-Mormons viewed Taylor's installation in the home as a threat in the continuing struggle for economic and political supremacy.
Split into simpler sentences: It was tangible proof that the persecutions and hardships they had endured over the past fifty years were not in vain. Deseret News, January 5,1882 On the other hand, many non-Mormons viewed Taylor's installation in the home as a threat in the continuing struggle for economic and political supremacy.