The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
UTAH AND SIBERIA.
Mr KEENAN, Can Find Fruitful Field for
His Pen in Utah.

His Pen in Utah.
To the Editor of THE HERALD
have recently been reading a series Of
very excellent articles in the Century mag
azine, by MIR. George KEENAN,, on Eastern
Siberia and the treatment Of political and
other exiles by the Russian government in
that country. 1 presume these articles
have aroused feeling of intense indigna-
ton in the breasts of thousands of people
in the United States against the injustice
and opp ressive tyranny Exercised by the
Russian government towards its people,
and the natural sentiment in the heart of
an Anglo Saxon would be. ''why do they
not rise up and free themselves, Furnishing
their .appressors as they so richly de-
serve" The reason is simply that
the oppressor has the courts, the prisons,
every machine Of the law and the army to
back him, consequently the people are, to
all practical purposes, helpless, justice and
honorable treatment being hopelessly be-
yond their reach, at present.
People throughout the United States
reading the articles referred to foel, no
doubt, thankful to Providence that no such
things exist in this country, and yet. right
here in Utah are to be found as unscrupu-
lous, mercenary and generally unprincipled
set OF men, as far as they have the
power, as any the Gar can show I'D in his
vast empire; men who would trample
under foot, TO the most remote degree
every right and privilege enjoyed by
Mormon political or otherwise, if they
had it in their power; creators of law and
rulings to SNit their own vile purposes
as circumstances may require. Men
who have the brazen effrontry to attempt
anything for the accomplishment OF their
object, maligning and traduciug the people,
they thus outrage, for endeavoring to de-
fend themselves.
MIR. George KEENAN, need not go to
Siberia next time he wishes to investigate
the doings of tyrants; let him come to
Utah and inquire into the acts of the man
ayers of the socalled Liberal party, and if
Mr. KEENAN, be fair-minded man he will
feel to blush for his country that such
things can be permitted. and those who
practice them so unwhipped of Justice
Were he as well acquainted with this state
Of affairs as are the Mormon people, he,
filed with the indignation so Justly
aroused, would be apt to ask why
do you not rise up and free
yourselves from such despots." and
would be answered, as in the case of the
Russian, because the oppressor has the
courts, the prisons and every machine of
the government at his back. and we are
thus helpless, Time may help US, as time
overthrows the worst despotism,''
None but towards would adopt such tao
tics as have been used against the Nor
mon people for some time past. Square.
brave and honest men despise to strike an
opponent at disadvantage. Nothing like
manly treatment has been practiced to-
wards Mormons. Should the Peoples party
lose the election, we can say, if this city
and territory in time go under Liberal rule,
as is so aptly said in CHERRY Chase" that
children yet unborn will rue the dayp'
deavor to do right, have passed away, and
trickery, fraud and deceit have taken their
place. May providence protect us from the
rule Of mob of such vultures, earnestly
hope BERNARD.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 1, 1890.