The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-09

man skip from CAnonchet IN douole-
quick time. 1t is about time that the
Spragues were squatted upoR.
INDIVIDUALLY NEE are apt to sup
pose that they are centres of observa-
ton for all their neighbors, while in
truth each man has enough to do in
occupying himself with his own
affairs. Communities in this respect
are Ike men, and can be undeceived
only by g more extended intercourse
of their people with the world. To
illustrate this, our readers may call to
mind worthy gentleman who come
years ago settled himself in cur
midst ike Gun in q galaxy of
pale planets upon which he threw
lis brilliant light. as he imagined toat
they Tevolved around his centre
His correspondence with an eastern
newspaper, frequently by telegraph,
so urgent appeared TO him its import
ancs, was full of startling news about
the everyday life of his neigbbors
which he expected would be flashed
from city to city all over the land,
and at the seat of government would
make the great "Mormen problem"
the issue Of the next presidential
election. Business at last compelled
him to leave his field of usefulness,
and when be found himself in Boston,
be discovered that instead of being
the sun of the universe he was more
indisiinct than the seventh star Of the
PleiAdes. Nobody there cared to
hear about the tyranny of the Nor
mon priesthood" or Of the degradation |
of women consequent upon polygamy.
The Catholics we're obedient to the
Pope. the Rituslists we're subservient
to the Fathers" and the Unitariana
were united on James Freeman
Clarke, while the degradation Of
women which sbounds in tue elums
OF the city was not considered q matter
fit for discussion among the cultured
circles Of the modern Athens; much |
less were they disposed to trouble
themselves about the female status OF
Ulab. It Woald be well il the ElishaS
upon whom the mantle of the de-
parted Elijah has fallen would look
outside aud instead OF calling upon
their distant fellow citizens OF the
republic for relief, would reflect that
they are net alone in the bonds of
slavery TO priesthood. By the recent
election Mr.. Wlllism r Grace became
the mayor of New York. He is q
bigoted Roman Catholic, an Irish
msn, having been q naturalized citi-
zsn only thirteen years. He was the
pnppet Of Boss Kelly, another Irish
Catholic. Ee is pledged 10 retain
Kelly in his Office Of comptroller. He
has the sole appointment of school
officers and as it is well Known thai
the Catholics are opposed to the
system OF common schools ard that
they wish to replace them by secta. ,
rian schools maintained at public ex
pense, thsy will be likely to carry
their point under the administration
of Mr.. Grace. The mayor will ap-
point the president Of the department
OF ts1es and assessments. ard Mr..
Slevin VITO is his favorits, is like him z
Ielf an IrishmRn and 3 Catholic. ?
We recently had occasion to dissent a
rom toe political conclusions of the E
Hour, which apart from its strong I
republican bias, is one of the ablest e
journals OF New York, but We quote 81
/ paragraph from its issue Of October 8
13rd for the consolation Of our Gen l
lie friends who are Writhing under =
ne CALLING yoke of mormon deS- Q
potism." 81
1t is merely stating an established fact p
% say that there is more ignorance as =
we'll as more devotion and blind faith 4
among Catholics than am Jhg the follow JC
rs Of any other religion. II the city o.
,sss.s under the complete rule of Cath. Je
,lic officers at this tine, Will Europe is n,
moving steadily against the influence Of o
he Jesuits, the Catholics OF the Old =
Word will be pit to regard New York n
S n Catholic country TO which they are VI
allied. We shall be inviting religious Pe
mmigrati n under fal-e pretences, and
he oeluded 0evutees who cross the At
Antic under the i'm presslon thAt there is
0 be purely Catholic government In E.
bis city may be disappointed 10 find it in &c
few years all Methodist, all Baptist, or
Il Presbyterian. While Ignoring reIig-
Jus considerations aud conceding equal
ghts to Jew and GENTLE. Catholic and an
'Totesiaut, the people New York may T.,
e objections b tn al hume and abroad,
, the establishment OF government for
leir R-eat city COMPOSED wholly Of per-
ms Of Irish nationality and Of the s,r
aiholic faith. 10
MISERY loves company" and here lie
has it. But Witt political freedom
ould be gaiu,d l.! cur persecuted
ieral oficehoders if they should
Migrate to New York? Not much.
hat would be gained By the people w. w.
the territory? We cannot stop to son
ure it all out now. but at sny rate He
are saro that their loss would not JAG
SO great that they could not stand
with resignation. y