The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-18
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appears this morning, and will speak
for itself. THE HERALD asks that its
readers peruse itcarefully, and if there
be in It's lines between them or remotely
connected with them anything conduc-
i've to healthful thought, give il all the
consideration the reader is capable OF.
If Col. HOLSTER is right in his state
ments, they are as true as though he
spoke blythe voice Of inspiration; if not
true, they deserve such treatment as
usually attaches TO documents of an
unhealthful character anywhere and
everywhere.
THE HERALD takes a position some
what at variance with that of the Colo
mel in his opening Of the argument, he
stating that 1.-the position of the Liberal
party on education is illustrated by the
numerous and costly schools, several of
them free, and all taught by 6rst-class
teachers, which the members of that
party have been the means of establish
ing in this city and other towns of
Utah" The position of the Liberal
party as such is not so Illustrated and
Mr.. HOLSTER knows it, being long
time resident of Utah and student Of
her arithmetical, geographical, financial
and social conditions. The Liberal party,
as such, has built nothing in the way of
schools or schoolhouses in Utah; it has
not only built nothing of the kind, but
has very grudgingly and complain
ingly contributed to the payment of
taxes or levies of whatever nature to-
ward the building Of such institutions.
The Peoples party, on the other hand,
has built nearly all the educational
institutions worthy of mention in
the Territory, outside of this city,
and has never refused its sup
port even when apparently but
fraudulently outyoted. We defy Mr..
HOLSTER or any member of his
party, to refute this statement. And
then he talks about himself and his as
sociates being forced into the attitude
in which they appeared on the occasion
of the meeting referred to, and says
they seemed" to stand in the way of
education. They not only seemed" to
do so, but they did, and the cause there
fore is not understood by everybody"
his allegation to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Col. HOLSTER ought to know, and we
believe he does know. that all the school
houses, except such as have been
built by public funds, that have
been erected in this Territory
have been built by one or the
other Of the churches that have foot
ing here, and that the Liberal party as
party has had nothing whatever to do
with them. Under such circumstances
why it is or how it is that our esteemed
contributor can reconcile it to his mind
that everybody understands the why
and wherefore of the Liberal objections
TO building houses dedicated to the edu-
cation of the young, almost surpasses
comprehension. And yet he claims
that this attitude on the part of himself
and his associates is well understood
by everybody! Well, hardly.
To synopsize Col HOLSTERS article is
easily done. He says in substance:
You propose to tax the Gentiles as well
as the Mormons for the purpose of
building public schoolhouse; we can
not send our children to your schools,
because we disagree on certain points of
doctrine, and want our offspring brought
up to think as we.think; while admit
ting that the claim is made ITO which
there is no denial that your schools are
non-sectarian, and that religion will not
be taught there, still the proposed in
stitution will be erected and controlled
by Mormons, and, as we desire TO keep
ourselves and everything pertaining to
Us aloof from such people, we have a
right TO object to the payment of the
proposed tax" Now, no one OF sound
mind will question the right of ANYBODY
to object to anything; but an objection
s not necessarily the settlement of
the point at issue, and the objection
raised by our correspondent settles
nothing. He don't want Mormon
and Gentle children mixed up, and
thinks it improper that the parents of
the latter should be taxed in order that
all may acquire the benefits of scholas-
tic training. Stripped OF assumptions,
conjectures and prejudice, the letter of
Mr.. HOLSTER amounts to just what we
have stated; whereas. elsewhere and at
other times, he has abused the Mormons
roundly for their alleged exclusiveness
and their unwillingness to become
homogeneous with the rest of the coun-
Try.
Says our correspondent;
It's no difference what Is taught in
the so-called public schools Of Utah, or
who teaches. The Mormon Church