Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-08
OUR UTAH LETTER
HEBER CITY, Jan. %, 1884.

hEBER SITY, Jan. 70, 1864.
EDITOR JoURHAL:-It is a long time
since 1 have written anything Tor the JOUR.
NAL, and yet receive the spicy old paper
the same as usual. Many thanks to you,
Mr. Timmons.
Many changes have occurred since
wrote last. The summer has passed, and
the valleys and mountains are covered with
snow again. Farming produce is now sell
ing very low since the completion Of The
Denver and Rio Grand r. II Ms the freigbts
have been so low as to admit Eastern
dealers scnding considerable produce here
at starvation prices. THIS is especially So
in regard 10 oats, which have been Tor
several years pat, worth s.. 100 vt S2.25
per cwi. We have been compelled to sell
this season at 81 10 10 ST % per cwt. But
the railroad has done much good in many
other respects, bringing down the prices Of
many articles that farmers have to buy.
Very little attention is paid to ilie Rev.
DIR. Talmage's grand extiipalion policy,
in regard to cleaning ont the Mormons.
lie. .seems to lie thirsting for blood, simply
becaiise the M6rmons are increasing too
fast 10 suit l,im He seems 10 forget that
there are in Utah and elsewlere many
Freeilinkers or Liberals, and that They
also are in great danger OF exiirpation, for
while the Mnrmons believe and practice
too much Bible doctrine TO smt his rever-
ence, the Freehinkers refuse To believe or
practice any Of ii. Consequently alter the
Mornans are all ex;irpnted by this blood
thirsty fanatic, for believing and praclic-
irg what the Bible teaches, he would then
quite naturally turn his great influence
towards exiirpating some other people that
fails ts.see and comprehend as he does,
and the FIeelliinkers will no doubt be the
next to .e exiirpsied.
The Mormons added several thousands
OF new members TO their church last year,
and great many have migrate TO Utah,
while TO DIR. Talmadge's nfallible faith
but very few, il any, have been added
No wonder then. the Rev. DIR. is thirsling
for blood. No wonder he says, show long
is the work OF extirpalim TO lie adjourned
and adjourned" If several tliou-ands el
new members had been added to the Rev.
Dr's faith in six months, it would have
been direct evidence OF Gods parliality to-
ward that particular faith. But as il was
the Mornnons that got the new converts II
simply means that they ought to be extir.
pated, old and young, male and female, &c.
The Mormons are quite like other peo-
pie. consisting OF many naiionaliiies, ex.
cept that they practice Polygamy, and that
! think Ia gradually dying out. II dis
franchises all who practice II, taking from
them the advantages OF the ballot, and il
would not he consistent for the chnrch 10
have all Poygamlsts and no voters, which
would,lose them the control of the Terri
tory. j would say TO all who feel as DR..
Talmaee does-be calm. be patient and all
will come around -'-'i, There are many
good citizens here who ~s:ld object 10 be-
ing extirpsied, who haye never believed
the faith, yet have married Mormon girls
ef Polygamous parents and they don't
want their fathers-in-law killed, but II
you can help get rid Of some Of the "moih.
erinlaws" come on. WILD OATS.