Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-07
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME.

The main feature OF the statement
Is the report OF the President Of the
institution. The document IL a
mass Of contradictions and absurd
tiles from beginning to end. This
we propose TO some extent to show
from the document itself.
After stating the preparations Tor
an attempt 10 induce Congress,
through the insinuating representa-
tons Of Mrs. Angie +. Newman, to
appropriate an additional $50, 900 for
the benefit Of the Home, the Presi-
dent says, dolefully:
About this time a surprising and
unparalleled-so far as / know-at-
tempt was made to wrest the Home
from the design OF its founders.
Unable to resist giving further ex-
preston OF her disgust at this "sur-
prising and unparalleled attempt"
Mrs. Ferry further along refers to 1t
as follows:
"The attempt was made TO wrest the
Home not only regardless Of a senti-
ment of philanthropy which possessed
the association, but of the principle |
that Congress recognized and acted
upon. Shall We inquire into the mo
tive Of those who made the attempt: |
It might reveal only a sordid one.
The prompters OF the scheme repre- |
sented that the Home was a failure |
because OF the fewness OF the inmates. |
assAiling the fact that there were |
needy inmates both women and chill
dren continuously, and another fact
as stated by Senator Edmuds. The
Home IS an open institution TO them
"No loyal man who has a knowl-
edge Of the purpose Of the Home
would oppose its maintenance"
The attempt referred to was that
made by F. II. Dyer and a number
Of other "Liberals'' interested in
real estate in the eastern part Of
town, and who wanted to boom their
property by Transforming, by pro-
4 cess Of alterations, the Home into
government building. The ground
Of the proposition was that the
structure had utterly failed in attain
ing the object for which Congress
made the appropriation. 1t will be
observed that Messrs. Dyer ct al are,
consequently, charged with disloy-
atty. This is somewhat serious,
seeing that that gentleman was one
Of c. c. GoOdwin's '1oyal pilgrims"
in the late campaign, the company
Of good and true men who repre-
scented, according TO their own say
so, all that is "truly loysl'' in this
Territory. This is very bad, Mrs.
Ferry.
The president Of the Home slings
a shot at the Church leaders and at
US in this fashion:
"One OF the strong arguments in
favor OF the necessity OF this Home is
the fact that the leaders and the Ofiici-
al organ Of the Mormon Church siren
uously oppose it.
They would not oppose it IL it
were not an important factor in the
purpose for which it was established,
the suppression Of polygamy."
Now, Mrs. Ferry, that won't DO.
You have said yourself, in your re-
port, that 1t is NOT an important fac
tor in the purpose for which 1t was
established. You render it neces-
sary for Us to quote from you as fol-
lows:
Total number Of inmates OF the
Home, September, Iss9-9.
Now no one would hold and be
considered truthful, that a huge
building whose beneficiaries are SIM
ply equal in number to the number
OF vice presidents cf the institution
itself, was much OF a factor for any
purpose whatever, except for the
expenditure Of public funds for the
benefit OF people for whom
they were never intended. The
whole thing is shrieking absurdity
on its face. 1t Is n sham, hollow
mOckery. a burlesque on ordinary
hypocrisy. However, We opposed
the east side speculation scheme,
and so did Delegate Caine, because
1t was pushed in a 'fsordido interest.
We quote the report in reference
to Mr.. Gaines position:
ait is sufficient here TO szy the at
tempts to urest the Home were no.
successful. Justice and honor in Con-
gress prevailed. the project did not
attain sympathy there. A Washing
ton correspondent Of March 18th says:
Delegate Game denounced the scheme,
saying that the abolition of the Home,
with which he is not in sympathy
J would be a gross breach OF good
; faith
We have never opposed the estab.
lishment of the Home. What We
: have antagonIzsd was the outrage
Gus anti-"MOrmDn" falsehoods with
which congressional committees
were stuffed in order TO induce
them TO favor appropriations. The
fabrications have been exposed.
Their falsity has been proved. We
have said as much before, and We
|. repeat 1t now, that the money ira,
obtained under JidIss pretsHses. This
can be proved.
Everybody conversaut with the
history Of the institution knows that
50 far rs regards the representations
made to Congress, the following
quotation embodies "whopper."
This design was a DISTINGUISHED
philsnthropie movement Of a few
earnest Christian women, aided 10y
brave, good men OF this Territory, 10
provide a refuge and home for needy
women and children OF all classes, ir-
respective OF sectsrian or religious az
fliaiions"
Fortunately for the interest OF
truth the record shows that the sole
pretended object was the benefit Of
"Mormon" women and children.
The real object was, however, as
proved by every step OF the schem-
ers, the benefit Of anti" Mormon
manipulators and INDECENT people of
their own class. 1t is well known
by all people acquainted with their
character that the Enormous" are
too independent to allow themselves