The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
DOWN In TENNESSEE.
Why the Eyes of Eastern People are Turne
Toward the Setting Sun.

BUFFALO VALLEY, Putnam County,
Tenn. May 6, 1890 Correspondence OF
The HERALD.l- II thought perhaps few
lines from this section of Americas free
soil might prove interesting to your read
ers, and to compare the country with our
great western country. do not say great
western country simply because l was
born and reared in the west, but say it
from the fact that all eyes are turned to-
ward the west, and all the tourists who
visit the west return with endless praise
| of 1t, and all find that poor working man
| can do much better out there, where they
can get from Sl.5O to $50 per day, while in
this state, as well as in good many others,
the best farm hands only get 40 cents or 90
cents per day, while railroad hands, work
ing eleven hours day, get 81. Farming
seems to be an uphill business here. Judg
ing from the looks of the steep hillsides
and gullies and knobs that are used as
farms, one would say at once that it is no
wonder people turn their eyes to the
west; and to make the west more conspic
uous, Utah has been held up before the
eyes of the world by the papers and vari-
Gus communications concerning the late
City election at Salt Lake. For months
pdSG IHE HERALD Has Dceu WolColHS VlSl-
tor, and its columns thoroughly perused to
ascertain, if possible, what would happen
next In Utah. When TIE CHRISTMAS
HERALD made it appearance out this way,
it struck all who saw it with establishment
and surprise, and such remarks as these
were heard: "Surely it is a beauty; the
! finest paper | ever saw, if it did come from
Utah" cit can't be beat;" and to see
4 them look twice to see if it really was pub
lished in Utah.
While Tennessee has been the scene of a
good many mobs, and by these some of the
elders have been foully murdered, yet there
are many fine people here who are willing
to allow other people to believe as they see
fit and worship as they please. 1t seems
strange that only part of the people of the
United States are willing to give US that
free exercise of religious belief that our
constitution, by its express terms, grants
i. to all, and for which thousands of honest
souls have laid down their lives. In travel
ing along, sometimes think if Washington
, and the rest of the fathers of our country
! were allowed to speak to this nation, they
would say: ALIAS, and has it come to this
Is this what we so nobly fought for, and SO
They would say mo; it is not" They
would say: "Read that constitution again
and if then you don't understand it, read il
, the third time, and you will see that al
men are to be equally and severally pro
tected in their religious beliefs. We haG
enough of this kind of doings In the days
of the Inquisition When the Romans hat
! sway and all had to bow to their will, we
3 saw enough of that kind of work. Cease
, | it, or it will bring destruction ON the nation
for that is what caused the Reformation
which followed the denunciation of the SALE
S of indulgences by the Pope of Rome wher
/ he taught the people that the Pope an(
clergy held the keys of heaven and could
remit sins upon receiving sufficient money
In 1920, Martin Luther boldly denounced
such things, and claimed the right to wor
ship as he pleased, and for that he wa
t tried by the grand council at Worms bu
q the people were ripe for reform, and at thu
;, end of Luther's trial he said to the council
Here | stand, God help mel, Liberty, h
: must have, and many a heart beat in uni
a son with his and from that the Reforma
: ton started, The cry for freedom in re
! lligious matters. reverberated Throughout
. the broad land of Germany, and from Their
Il it continued on until by war and blood she
T free republic has been established on thi
# North American continent, where all me
k may worship God as they please"
This would be the instruction of tn
fathers of our country If they could spea
= to this nation; but Utah is getting bette
d known than ever before. The elders ar
e travelling everywhere they can, preachin
n the gospel of repentance and refuting tn
i foul SANDERS heaped upon Utah's nobl
u sons and daughters. And THE HERALD an
Is the Deseret Ne,ps are doing noble work
|, defence of truth.
e There is a prosperous branch of tn
% church here, and some good friends who d
. not belong to the church who are willing I
e assist the work along, and our prayers al
'e always for their welfare.
9. JOHN f. CHIDEsTER