Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-25

they were starving 70 death. | admi
that it ranked in my breast in thosG
times.
On this came an army which We
understood WIS to annihilate us
After the sympathy shown to Nor
mons in Missouri and Illinois: aftel
the sympathy shown in rejoicing
that we were starving, we were In.
formed of the additional sympathy
Of an army coming TO destroy Us.
Is II any wonder that wild expires.
siOns were made-expressiOns that
todaywe would not make, and would
not approve under different circum.
stances? l challenge the other side
to compare the history of any State
or Territory with ours, as to a law
abiding people, even with the soil
tary exception Of law against a
doctrine Of our religion.
Our witnesses eTiiphatIeally state
there is nothing in the Endowment
that Is repugnant to the gov
ernmeht = that there is moth
ing tearing in any way upon
the government. As to obedi.
ence to the Priesthood, testified to
by McGufiie, Wardell, Bond and
Gilmor, who also testified that poly
gamy was enjoined by covenant,
Mr.. Lawrence rs well as others
denied this, as far as the Endow-
ments are concerned. Mr.. Law
renee said that was the trend Of the
teachings outside. The witnesses
say that Joseph and Hyrum Smith
are included among the Prophets.
Ii is also in evidence that the cere-
many is the same for the dead as the
living, showing that il has no refer
ence TO the individual action; and
when Mr.. Dickson could get.nothing
to suit him, he would end by a
question which he wanted to i'm
press on the court as meaning that
the witness was noe telling the
truth; that question was: care you
Mormon?"
But the Enormous" told the
truth, and when it came 10 matters
that were sacredly religious, they
declined TO answer. SO because the
alleged oath was shown 10 be n
myth, the other side flew to old
sermons, such as have referred TO.
| will mention another witness who
said there was nothing that was
incompatible with citizenship in the
Endowments; that there was no
covenant to obey the Priesthood;
that there was no covenant to
svenge the blood Of the Prophets;
that there was no reference TO the
government, by inference or other
wise; and that man is +. l.. i. Har-
risOn. He is as intelligent and as
respected as is Mr.. Lawrence,
and he declares that there
is nothing in the Endowment that
is contrary TO good citizenship. So
does Eli q. Kelsey, also n man Of
intelligence and reliability. There
is nothing in the Endowment that
is in any way opposed to good Citi-
zenship. That Is the declaration Of
Mr.. Harrison and other reputable
men. 1t has heen urged that a
prayer 10 avenge the blood Of the
Prophets Is antagOnistic to the gov
eminent. But Che answer 10 this
is that not an intelligent man
understood that he was to
take any part in it-that there was
anything Objectionable in 1t. Again
I refer TO the reason for Mr..
Lawrence leaving the ChurUh-that
il had no connection with the
Endowment House, but il was be-
cause Of his attachment for Certain
friends in a question about temporal
affairs. The testimony Of the wit
nesses for the applicant has shown
that these references TO the govern
ment never had any existence in
fact, and our witnesses are corrObOr-
ated by all the reputable witnesses
for the directors.
In regard 10 the sensation Of Mr..
Wardell, il shocked the community,
and there was great excitement in
consequence. | suppose the attOr-
neys brought Wardell in good faith,
and thought he would tellthe truth.
/ can understand WaTdell on no
other ground than that he Is more
fool than knave. He named some
whom he said were present ut the
horrible scene. admit that I never
heard such a shocking story before.
wardell's own son, not 4 "MOrm0n,"
was sent for and he contradicted
tiatly his fathers testimony. Then
comes Wardell's wife, daughter and
another son, who also state that the
story is false. Wardell says
Green lived at Pennington. We
brought witnesses and piOSed that
the only man named Green who
lived at Pennington is still alive, in
the northern part Of the Territory.
Joseph Follett, said by Wardell TO
be an eyewitness to the horrible
deed, is brought, and swears that no
such 4 thing ever occurred. The
whole was n trumped-up story, with
not word Of truth TO base it on.
And that is the case with all the
noise that has been made about the
Enormous" There is not thread
on which TO hang any Of the hOr-
rible stories about "MormOns."
They are alike baseless and untrue.
In regard to the intolerance Of
Enormous" the directors have
sought AMONG the drrgs OF the
apostates, who are the most bitter Of
all toward those who were their
former associates. Here the AMOR
mons" are on trial OH the testimony
of their sworn enemies. What was
the story of Christ Himself, as toll
by His enemies? 1t was that He
was n winebibber and a glutton; and
il was left to His friends, in the
four Gospels, to tell the true story OF
His life. | say that the testimony
broughthere against the'.MormOns'
is unworthy Of consideration in a
court 0fjustice. The history Of the
"MormOns''has not been one of peace
and comfort; it has been one Of in
justice and persecution, and is it any
wonder that some Of them have
spoken bitter words?
In regard 10 the alleged trailing Of
the flag. l say that there never was
one purposely dragged in the dust.
There may have been one that
dropped, but even Mr.Arthur Pratt,
who saws he would have seen il had
it been trailed, declares he saw no
such thing. The testimony Of
it is only from sworn enemies. The
court speaks Of the demonstration
at Mr.. Wells release. This is the
only place on the continent where n
man Is consigned to n felon's cell
for contempt Of court The people
rose up and manifested their dis
taste OF such thing.
COurt-Is there any other place
to confine them in?
Iceland Young-It is the bust
ness Of the government to treat us
as it does people in other parts Of
the republic. 1t should have pro-
vided a place here rs it does else
where. 1t has the means and GER
tainly has had the opportunity. It
has no right TO discriminate against
US. 1 say that Utah is the
only place where the United
States, when witness is
committed for contempt, consigns
him TO n felon's cell. And the peO-
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