The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-14
THAT - oDIoUs COMPARISON. /"

uhaoic 70 zee any similarity DetNeer
the principle involved in the struggl,
for home rule and human rights in Ire
land, and that embodied in the Utal
controversy. It calls our effort TO oper
its eyes or the subject ian odious com
parison." "a shameless insult, who's
grossness is not relieved by the stupid
ity with which it is delivered"
That a comparison of the kind in
question is odious to the Tribune. w
doubt not, no more than we do thai
papers inconsistency. We never ex-
pected to convert it to our way oil
thinking, nor do anything else that
smacks of fairness and good sense. II
has sunk below such possibilities, We
fear, and although We may deem it our
duty to strive while life lasts to reclaim
the erring and enlighten the unin-
formed, We cannot be blamed for not
furnishing brains to Ounce who can
not comprehend what we teach, nor
honesty TO q rogue who stubbornly re
fuses to profit by it. Therefore, when
such characters pirate of "odious com
parsons, shameless insults, !" "gross-
ness and stupidity" We always know
what construction to put upon it.
1t matters not whether the Salt Lake
Tribune is unable to see that the prin-
ciple of human liberty is the same IN all
parts of the world, or whether it sees
but is unwilling to admit it where
the prosecuted Mormons are COR
ce:ned. In either event its con
dition is most pitiable. and not
all the sophistry it can muster can
cover up the weakness of the false
position in which it has entrenched
itself.
1t tries to make q point of difference
out of the fact that there is a church in
Utah whose officers are Accused of un
duly influencing its members. But it
loses all sight of, or purposely ignores
the fact there is also q church IN Ire
land. one universally recognized as a
much more powerful one than that in
Utah, which exercises all the control
over the acts of its members that is
charged against the Mormon system;
and yet no cry goes up for the destruc-
ton of the Catholic church, and the
conhscation OF its boarded millions of
Does not the Tribune see
another "odious comparison" in this
And If not, is it because the Patriotic
half proprietor of that sheet is an Irish
man and Catholic7
What difference would there be-dif-
ference in principle we mean, not in
mems opinions-in body of Catholics |
Toting under the direction of the Pope
If Rome or one of his Bishops, and a |
'ody of Mormons voting under the di-
'ection of their President, Apostles or
3ishopsH And yet is it not fact that
he Catholic dignitaries control such
matters in their church organization,
While it fs only an accusation against
he Mormon Church oficials7
Suppose it be admitted. for argu-
nent's sake, THAT the Mormons be
ieve their own theocracy alone is
light, and entitled to man s submission;
nd their power is destined to supersede
II other rule in whatever form or by
whatever authority" Do not the
so believe, and are they not
ntitled to respect for so believing?
What Christian could believe less and
e consistent with HIMSELF Is il q
rime to believe the religion of Christ is
he only true 5ne on earth? 1t might
'e in heather lands, bit ought it to be
q this Christian country7 What is the
'atholic church working for? What
re the Protestant churches working
orr What is the Mormon Church
aboring fort rhe supremacy OF Christ.
heir proudest hope, If they are sincere
q their faith. is for the advent of that
lessed time when 1.-The kingdoms OF
his world shall become the kingdoms of
ur God and his Christ" Each may
ave different ideas as to how it is to be
'rought about, but whose business Is
hat but their own, so long as no one
lse's rights are infringed upon7 Every
Protestant, or Mormon, who
J not canting hypocrlte, hopes for It
o come to pass, and Is willing to labor
diligently and consoientiously to that
nd. And yet it is only the Mormons
hat are found fault vith-that Is, to-
ay-but as sure as the sun shines they
Tin not be the only ones, if this spirit
f persecution by the members of one
hurch upon those of another is not
discouraged.
The Mormon system is no more ian
with its hand against all
'thers, than any other system of
eligion worthy of the name, and that
t is so in the sense OF every mans hand
'eing against it. is not the fault Of the
Jhurch but Of its assailants. This des-
used people have as much right to
ibsrty and local self-government, not
their peculiar views. as
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