The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-25
EilYer Again.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. "a. 1880.

Editors Herald:
Perhaps it will be just as veil fo
me now to perform my promise t
you OF toe 18th met, wherein I sal
that 1 should be ready to speak c
some of the evils that obtain her
among Us Outsiders" by the tim
Josephite Elders were appointed Il
preach to and disciple us, as 10 wal
until that time arrives. Direct reve
lation and commandment nowaday
seem 10 come very slowly, 60 that i
may be quite while yet before Youne
Joseph, the seer ~ receives a worC
on the subject. Besides, the Israel o
these valleys and mountains appear
to take so little interest in the ism O
the Josephites--the little enthusiasm
at first manifested fast dying out-il
may soon become necessary for Elder:
Blair, Derry, Lufi & Co., to turn
unto the Gennles, so that my
instructions going before, will not be
much out of place. Judging from the
past course of the said elders in mis-
sionizing deceived" and "apostate''
Israel here, unsparingly attacking
the "evil" of polygamy, etc, they
III, of course, IN preaching 10 the
miles, be eueit as liberal in attack
ing the social" evil, which evil GER
tainly prevails almost to an alarming
degree in this city. And who, l
would ask, are the supporters of this
evil? Surely not the Mormons, as
they have no need of this necessary"
evil. do not mean to say that there
are no seapegraces among them, who
do not 90 outside of their marriage
covenants. 1t wonld be rather strange
were this not the case There msy
be come few. Charity, however,
would suppose these to be but very
few. Nevertheless, the evil exists
and hourishes to a certain extent, and
without doubt receives it's sustenance
mainly from the outsiders. Out
siders, too, many of them, once in a
while are in the habit OF INDUCING
too freely in intoxicating drinks. so
much so has this been the case, and
still Is to a greater or less extent,
that some have been so insensibly
drunk that they scarcely knew If
their residence was in Salt Lake
City, Utah, or London, England.
Some OF our judges and lawyers, | am
sorry to say, have not been free from
this abominable vice.
About two years since, on Second
South street, l met a gentleman with
whom 1 wRs we'll acquainted. Six
years before then he was good look
ing, skin almost as clear as crystal.
Now I hardly recognized him; such
change; eyes sunken, face blotched,
etc. inadvertently came near
offending him by aging, Am 1
speaking to Judge -" Why,
what is the matter? Strong drink
had done its work. Let US hope that
DR.. Mackenzie has partly cured this
evil. I see some names on the COM
mittees who were confirmed drinkers.
Mormons, Josephites and all others
should do their best to aid this good
work of reformation, By seeking
themselves to be temperate in all
things, and then add to temperance,
patience, brotherly kindness, and
charity.
I cannot close without referring to
another evil, to me of rather a
Teighty character, that is if not
often, sometimes sure to raise lis
head in our courts of jus
tice," and which evil, if not
tolerated by our judges, is winked at
and allowed to pass over without re-
buke. l particularly refer 10 the
practice of some Of our lawyers in
suting aud abusing witnesses and
cliepti by calling hard names. l
cite one instance in particular which
took place before a United States
and wherein some OF
The Josephites we're concerned. Being
present l had a good opportunity OF
both seeing aud hearing what took
place. The lawyer for the defense.
was a preacher as we'll as lawyer.
and a temperance man. IL his
argument, however, he proved TO be
very incorporate. abusing and insult.
ing his brothers. client most unmer-
and not satisfied with this,
ell polygsmists came in for a good
ST 9 of bis Yindictiveness, going so
fa5 IS ID say, in substance, ii not IN
so many words, that be would, If he
could have his way, have the head Of
syary polygamist severed on the
block; though he denied to his
brother attorney of having made such
a statement. His brother attorney,
however, knew that ne had said it and
two or three others knew it alto,
the very grave judge commissioned
not excepted. True, he lawyer and
preacherl tried to excuse himself by
saying be meant "ulcer"-body-
polite VERY thin. Not even yet
satisfied, he must, in the presence OF
the Judge and a witness for the plain
tiff, threaten the latter with: Il will
skin you alive, sir, before [ get through
with YOU" II the plaintiff had gone
DSlOI5 ZIG pIOHCi NOAAC+1eS 0hH --4'-~S
complaint, this worthy lawyer,
preacher and temperance advocate,
would perhaps very soOl have found
himself under arrest. And just here,
in closing, l want to say that tTo o.
the Josephite sisters we're 10 very
modest as to manifest their very great
pleasure st the revengeful remarks o
our pious brother, lawyer, preacher
etc, as to talk and giggle, etc and
we're heard to remark that if he
(lawYer) Twas not married they
weuld," etc. These were married
women, I don't believe that suct
disgraceful proceedings as transpir'
some TIMES in our courts OF justice
would scarcely be tolerated in an,
heathen court, much less then ough
it to be in our CI istian courts
justice.
Now, if the Josephite mission ca
correct one or more OF the above men
toned evils, they will pTo7e e0mewha
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