The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-17
Lr lake Herald. SUNDAY FEBRUARY sssTWFLVE PAGES

proval, and, I think, not with the ap-
proval of the majority of the Gentle
community here. 1t is un-AmerIcan
A man has right to that which
he earns, or TO give IL to charity,
hospital. church, and no
one has the right to say him nay.
Te say that this government can taks
his money ana use it Tor purpose
for which he did not intend 1t, is
tyranny [ Is an unjust law. and has
done more to pjure the Gentle cause
than the Mormon church ever has
done. 1t has given a chance for that
people to say that our chief object is
PLUMBER AND ROBBERY.
l don't care whether the incorpora-
ton is legal or not, the government
had no right to take this property
They wrested it out of the soil. and it is
their IS, and no one else's.
The government could have done no
less. in view of the douot nature of
this proceeding, than test the consti-
tutionality of the law. If it is not con-
stitutioual that mat ter should be made
known. and every dollar returned to
those whose it is.
The screws were applied to this peo-
pie. They we're between the upper
and neither millstones and were being
ground to powder, as it we're. They
were crowded and crowded down, and
compelled to accede to the terms Of the
receiver, who secured his pound of
flesh. He got sheep and cattle to the
amount of tens OF thousands of dol
lars that by the PROCESS his assaiiants
suggests never could have been se
cured.
There is absolutely nothing to show
gross negligence on the part of the re-
ceiver, and instead of him bounded and
scandalized by those who desire 10 tax
the property of the church, they should
feel grateful to him for tlking $50 900
worth of it. He has performed his
duties fully in that regard.
We are peculiar people here. Sc
crets here are all open secrets. Every
body knows everybody else's business.
We have able newspapers who do not
hesitate to say what they mean and are
not mesly-mouthed with their express
sions about public officers.
MAN WHO LIVES ABOVE CRITICISM
here, must either be on angel or depart
to another cline, or he must be an
idiot.
The Tribune, at the time the compro-
mise was made, commended the vigor
of the receiver, saying he had forced
the church.to its knees. Judge Powers
read an article from the paper named,
describing and applauding the ener-
ge ic manner in which the receiver had
sliced upon property alleged to have
been owned by the church, 1t was a
surprise to them that the receiver got
so much property, and now the same
parties say that he did not take as much
as he should have done.
As to the charge of gross and I'M
considerable comp nsation, why, all the
receiver did was to ask the court to Fix
the amount, and to say that he thought
he should have $25 600. He saw the at
torneys for both sides and
TOOK PROOF ON THE SUBJECT.
There was nothing in all this that an
honest man would not have done. A
man has got q right to place his own
value on his own services. The whole
matter was in the hands of the court,
and is still there. The court is amply
able TO take care of the question, and it
cannot be successfully claimed that
there has been anything but an honest,
course on the part of
Mr.. Dyer.
Even the counsel for the court say
that Mr.. Dyer Intentionally did no
wrong. They say he omitted to do
he should have done, but of
that we are not convinced. l say in
conclusion, after carefully listening to
the testimony in this case, an investi-
cation conducted by able attorneys,
that MIR. Dyer stands to-day in an
enviable position. He comes from q
close inves tigation without a stain on
his character. l submit that no case
has been made against him on any
point l will not ask that he be given
the presumption of innocence, for the
testimony absolutely fails to give any
color TO any OF these charges. 1 am
glad that the Investigation has been
held, for it will now be seen that Mr..
Dyer, Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Peters
have been most upjustly accused by
those who brought these charges into
court.
. Mr.. Critchlow said that he did not
admit that the alleged suppression of
facts by the receiver was unintentional.
Recess was taken till p. m.
A. tho aFfarDoop sasei0r Iba oaoa 80.