Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-18
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] AgOa = ltlV-ts-tEA EMIL
TIE Rev. Joseph Cook, OF Bos
ton, one OF the most pronounce
cyclists Of the century, has, since
leaving here, opened has mud an,
venom batteries upon the mucl
abused "Normons.D He was =.
Gently taken tr task for his STATE
ments in that line by the Denver
RepU6Aeoa. lie wrote = reply t.
/ that paper. which was published.
In il he said: ~ did speak OF
'Moznonism' in Salt IaSe Cit,
this week Thursday, and was iBtes-
yieTel on the same subject" j
would appear from this that AIr.
| Cook conceived the Idea that people
in Salt Lake City did not know
anything about 'Aform0rism, 4" ans.
( that it was consequently nece
sary that he Should appear On ths
scene and eniighteR them. The fact
IS, however, that he himself IS IL
norant On the subject, and hiss takel
special care to zemain in that, t.
MIN, blissful condition. BeIup
thus ignorant in regard to "8lof
monisin" he has never, froa q jusi
or Intelligent stindpoint, spoken
upon il here or anywhere else.
! \ day or two since We quoted
from the chief anti-"MormoIr'
organ, Published IN tiis city.
statement to the effect that the Rev.
Cook mad, while here, met with
twenty-five prominent citizens ant
had gone away well informed. We
ventursd the remark, based On ia :
assertion, that be had met witt
we.LknowA active political ant
reiigisus aati-"MOrmonv con-
I spirators, and had consequent
ly departed well stuffed with
/ faisehood and nhlsrepresenta.i1l
regarding the majority OF the peopi,
Of UJah. IL his communication Z
the Republican the reverend Cod
established the justice Of ous infer
ence, as he gives the names OF solnt
Of the individuals by whom he was
interviewed. he says:
lit vas my fortune to meet at Salt
Lake CRY distinguished company Of
gentlemen including the Governor o.
the Territory, Judge Baskin, the
Uniied States Marshal. with lawyers
preachers and editors. wa- happy
TO find thar there was no divergence
OF o Union as TO tither facts or p incl
ciples be ween hes expert, and nv
self on the Mormon Question:
OF course there was no divergence
of opinion between himself ana
such bevy OF coBspirators against
popular rights. The G1ver.or'-
COURSE as an intriguer against the
majority Of the people is w-ll-estab-
lished. AIr. Baskin's ambition to
bsecme Utah's delegate 10 Congless
has been p-oved by his past career.
Then there are the lIwyers who
have eousp:rsi 10 produce the
suhjugation Of the majority f
the people 10 political serfdom.
The editors, too, are meat;uaeG
meaning, Of course, HJliister,
pFacticalaivOcate OF robbery CT the
''Mormons,'' aud Goodwin, who
was showed under in the late eice-
ton by joint "Mcrmon" and
Gentle Vote, because he, favorsd
acknowledgements for religious be-
LEI. Then there were the preachers
the representatives Of the religious
wing OF the anii-"dormon'' con
spiraey, who Contributed their
quota Of fabrication and faisehood.
Way should their be any difference
Of opiuiOn between such : company
and the Rev. Cook, who, on tbs
occasion of his first visit 10 this city.
obtained his Information aboui
'.AIormonism" from female anti.
Mormon" society?
Itappears froni a dispatch, dated
at Chicago, that the reverend dis
torter has maj himself interviewed
in that city. de il rep.-
scented as stating that he agrees
with Governor Murray, and
wishes Utah TO be deprived OF popu-
lax government anu oecome who !,
prey TO professional, political bar
nacles ami demsgogues. He j
anxious TO see the Delegate 10 Coz |
gress Ecom Utah deprived Of his
seat. His opinion on this suffice
was probably formed from informa-
ton obtained fom c. c. Go,dwir. |
the defeated ''Li0eral'' candidate In
the late Del, gate election. Mr. |
Gaines crime consists, we presume, |
it his having received majority O. |
votes over GJolwin Of nearly ten
and that a large numIer
VI non Enormous" we're among
those who supported him. Tn,
presumption Is that FOR this reason
he should be deprived Of his seat.
that tie position may lie given 10
an advocate OF robbery and disfran-