The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-25
HITTING VERY HARD.
A Coalyille Gentleman and a
Tribune" Correspondent.
A CONSERVATIVE" CRUSHED.
A Few Inconsistencies Shown Up
The MOrmons and the Ballot
Unadulterated Falsehoods.
CoALv1LLE, March 20, 1886.

To the Editor of The HERALD.
A communication appeared in the
Tribune of the 18th inst, written from
this place, and signed "E Pluribus
Unum," which contains such inconsis-
tencies, such absurdities. and such fla
grant violations of truth, that 1 will
endeavor to refute some of the calumni-
GUS imputations. After asserting that
he is conservative in his ideas and OPP
posed to radical changes, he advocates
the abrogation of the fundamental prin-
ciple of American Hberty-the elective
franchise. This special privilege con-
ferred by this government upon its
citizens irrespective of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude, should
be withheld from certain class in this
Territory, because they have the auda-
city to differ in opinion from class Of
political spectators with which he is
identified. He desires Ito trample down
principles which our ancestors cultivated
with reverence; which we imbibed in
our early education; which recon-
mend themselves to the judgment of
the world by their truth and simplicity;
and which are constantly placed before
the eyes of the people accompanied with
the imposing force of Constitutional
sanction" Is this conservatism? He
betrays his own yearning for Office when
he asserts that the Mormons should
never be allowed with the ballot in their
hands. His logic is faulty because he
reasons in circle. They should be dis
franchised because they are Mormons,
and because they are Mormons they
should be disfranchised. Why should
my friend draw such inYidious distinc-
tons? They are citizens either by birth
or naturalization. They have resided
here the statutory period of time. They
have attained the age of majority. They
pay their taxes, and are neither lunatics
nor idiots. Neither have they been
convicted of an infamous crime.
He says a Mormon's ideas are foreign
to Republican ideas, but again his rea-
sons are wanting. Is he attempting to
introduce new era of logic? No. He
is vibrating that old politico-reIigious
string of the liberal harp. After our
republic has been for centuries an asy-
lum for the oppressed of all nations;
after our country has been populated by
refugees from religious intolerance and
bigoted enthusiasm, after we have es-
as a cardinal principle of our govern
ment, our conservative p friend desires
to invoke the powers of the dark ages
of superstltions when "across the open
bible lay the sword of the fagot The
history of Christianity is stained with
the blood of dissenters and heretics.-
and the lies of dpostdteS. Are you con-
servative, my friend, or are you dream
ing?
He calls the Mormons scoundrels and
accuses them of dishonesty but is he
pure and interrupted himself? Has he
soul wherein the laws of God and
man are blended, heart pure to its in
most depths, breast ingrained with a
noble sense of honor?' Has he the
constant and perpetual disposition to
render every man his due, to distribute
rewards and punishments to each &C
cording to his merits?" If my
friend will answer these questions
through the columns of the Tribune he
will confer a lasting favor on many
dishonest scoundrels." Lord Bacon
sa8s: Virtue is like precious odors,
most fragrant when they are incensed
or crushed" Perhaps my conservative
friend is like worm, when you crush"
him his virtue is so superficial that its
fragrance is disgusting and repulsive.
He who seeks equity must do equity,
my conservative friend, so if you can
perform all your obligations toward the
dishonest scOundrels" their reciprocal
duties will be discharged.
Now for my friends unadulterated
falsehoods. According to information
received from the President of the
Mutual improvement Association of
this place, young monogamist has not
ceen known to express desire to be
polygamist in that association, as as
serted by my worthy friend. He also
asserts that a bishops counselor sus-
pected him of being a deputy marshal,
and requested him to give the Mormons
information OF the indictments which
were presented under the Edmunds
law, in order to enable the accused to
elude the officers of the law. He further
asserts that the bishops counselor is
the incumbent of one of the highest
Offices in this county. In the
first place there is no bishops coun-
selor holding office in this county. The
highest officer in the county is the
presidents counselor, but he has bet
ter opinion of Marshal Ireland than to !
impUte such indiscretion against him. |
No. no. The federal minions are i'm
maculate. You are ineligible to such |
an Office, my friend. As prelude to
his communication, he asserts: 81 do |
not wish to iniure the people in their
voting power" while in the same breath
he says: They should not be allowed
with the ballot in their hands" o con-
sistency, thou art Jewell |
What construction can be placed
upon two such homogeneous ex.
pressions2 Divided they stand
united they fall. At first he desired to
be magnanimous, but his magnanimity
soon degenerated into abuse and cal
jimmy. Again, in referring to the "dis-
honest scoundrels" he remarks: .If /
had mig way Iwould disqualify them"
Poor man. pity you. You autocratic
dolt. Don't forget the unique remark
of Shakespeare: - 7ll1 E4Ah
30, it is excellent to have giants
strength, but tits tyrannous to use it
like giant"
am sorry that there are insupe-ablp
obstacles to prevent you from having
yoW tray. But such is the case. for
This is the state of the Conservative
man: to-day he puts forth the tender
leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, and
bears his blushing honors thick upon
him; the third day comes a frost-a
killing FROST 1t is well known nv
friend that as Kent SAYS tsWhan tho