Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-16
A PREvARIClTIyG PREACHER.

SMALL SASI'' has been airinl
his circumlOcutory proclivity ant
his propensity for scania! mongery
in the city Of Philadelphia. II,
has had himself interviewed by
some Of the papers in that city
This is how this clerical infIationis
draws the long bow and swings il
around ga radiaI sweep Of 50,
miles,,
ayes, sir. The Methodist Episcopal
Church has founded at ogden the first
Gentle university enterprise in the
rnter-mountain region. The site Is
both locally and gecgraphically
superb. For paironage we have a
radial sweep OF SOD miles, without
conflict with any other great institu.
ton Of learning. Utah is filling up
rapidly with a cultured, thrifty and
ambitious population. They viii re-
quire the highest possible educational
advantages for their sons and daught-
ers. and do not want 70 traverse a
thousand miles to find them these adj
vsniages. We propose to supply this
Urgent demand with one Of the best
university establishments in all
America"
On being asked as to the object Of
his eastern visit, lac said: '.sIoney.
equipments and endOwments. In
other words he is engaged in his
Professional occupation Of hat-pass-
ing, DIR. Ilif having, in connection
with the proposed institution, sur
rendered the plate to him. The old
plan OF drawing ducats on the plea
of mormon" opposition is resorted
to, as indicated by the following in
terrogatory and answer:
"How do the Mormoas view vour
enterprise?''
They do nos like it. They look
upon Methodist university in Ogden
with the same enmisy that they have
toward the United States garrison at
Fort Douglas TO Salt Lake City. Thev
regard both as equal msnaees to their
Church supremacy and political
power"
IL this appropriately named per-
son were asked TO give any evil
dence, even Of the remOtest descrip-
ton, for his assertion regard
ing the existence Of emily in
the Mormon mind toward the
Fort Douglas garrison, Il would be
impossible for him 20 furnish il.
The relations Of the people with the
garrison are friendly, the one il not
In the least 4 menace 10 the other.
and nobody believes that il is.
As to Church supremacy. that to
which the Latter-iay Saints belong
Is the strongest, numerically and
other~ise-becauss the m5st poten-
tally spiritual-in Utah. This
Hrouses the special enmity of the
Methodists and the Small presi-
dent Of their proposed univer-
sity. The mormon, Church has
been accused OF exercising political
power, because its members. Ike
any other citizens, have exercised
their rights and privileges, ami in
doing 50 have voted for their friend.
10 protect themselves against po!iu-
cal frauds, pious and otherwise.
This is another cluse Of enmity on
The part Of the Methodist Church.
which aims at political supremacy.
oven to the extent Of interference
With the enforcement Of the lava. a !
'ender ofassistance in that line hav- !
ng been maize the other night t, {
Governor Thomas pronounced a
dsthOdist-.hrough Pastor Mabry. a
The latter publicly pledged the q
Church to Join with the n
Ulcers OF the State in that direc-
ion.
Here is another evidence OF small
less towards body Of believers in /,
,hrist: =
Then You think the Genales are n
srtsin to control the Terriioryen v
YES; and all the sooner II Congress e
'uld get over its inAne squeamish- ii
sss about DISTINGUISHING the dIsloyal. 5,
wless and defiant elemsnt OF the $
Iormon following. II they were il
lhjec5ed to the test-oath laws thew
ouid soon find It necessary to be- N
'me loyal citizens or leave the ooun- IN
' for other and better people TO re
,cupy." m
The logic Of this statement is that ca
lie way to make loyal citizens is D. eS
eprive them OF their rights. We al
ave heard this wild, fanatical yell %
efore about "Mormon'' lawlessness -
nd defiance before, out they have no
II Snsll and some other a.
'table Methodists had their way 81
tab would he an exclusively II
.ethodist Territory, and al other by
being necessarily de m
ded and more or less dislovaI sn
ould have to ''leave the country, crl
why not make Utah a State and re;
us Americanize itss' hi,
q Because that would not be the ef- th'
c. Of Statehood al present. The ms
ormons want Statehood, and rre-
nted once a very specious conS;itu- On
IN to that end, but they are not III inl
be trusted with the organization o, th'
American State. They hate the so
and the laws" An
The "Mormons" are essentiaIlv -
g religious community who h.,
.nerste the constitution, claiming Va