Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-21

1883, Mr.. Ell. began an inv stigation OF
frauds and wrongs porpetraied upon tho
Indians of the Isabella County rcsorya-
ton. Asa result " his work u number
Of M. Pleasant men. among whom are
several Of tlo owners OF tho Mt.
Pleasant Tibrnc, arc now indicted
In United States courts with a
prospect ~ conviction. This fact
IN tho estimation Of many reliable mon
In Nj, Pleasant. D. tho chief cause Of tho
TifbHu,'s attack. But In addition 10 this,
70 IN clear TO the committee that Mr.. Hits
theological bcilof.. while not In them.
selves necessarily itsu or wrong, wcrc
~ matter NJ ftrf, very Questionable to
many trinilaTlan believers, and tho
charges against Mr. Fills arc Ia the main
due. not To any immortality In his chnrac.
ter, hat To bis theological llerosie-. Your
committee, therefore, Tor those reasons
alsu, aiter an impartial investigation, beg
leave 10 rnnnH That none ~ the charges
arainsi Mt. Elli- have been sustained
aud that he u still worthy Of your ''1n-
i,doncc aud esteem.
tSigned.l Ia. BRAGG. Chairman,
MEYEH DEsEsnLH0,
A. J. HOLMES,
I. n. StENRN-,
a. j. suAII.rENnf,
SiLA- muuuAun.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Committee.
Jan. 80, lsss.
II, now, the TfJmc, or any Others Of
the anti-"NTOTmonn ring that has btcn
trying Tor many months 10 force me
out OF Salt Lake because | would not
Join In the clamor against tho
mormon" people, has any doubt us
10 the Justice OF thisreport, make unto
them the following proposition:
Appoint for yourselves one, two or
any number Of your men following me
10 appoint an equal number, bsth
parties being Instructed ~ unite la tho
appointment VI chairman not Of
either party and | will procure aud
place before those mcn the evidence
iron wnfrn th- tNAfrmnzOO M "a based
their conclusion, and the only con-
dillon will Impose IL that the Salt
Lake Tribune, daily aud weekly, shall
publish the finding OF those men In
salt Lake.
Having no faith tina. they will do
anything 10 honorable l wish 10 in.
corporate ~ part OF this article n letter
from the "B. II. Underwood who In.
troduced m. here, 10 the chairman Of
that committee. Mr.. Underwood, |
wish Ia say, Il n man Of national 70.
pu,ation AZ lecturer aud writer. He
was for yoar editor OF The fusior i'm
Boston; later he founded 1ho Omen
Court In Chicago aud has been
editorial writer Tor other eminent
Chicago papers. He Il "Freethlnkeri,
Of that class that places the emphasis
ON tho "thlnkur," nssuming that all
men are or ought 10 be tn this country
"lrce." Away back In tho seventies
he was In Salt Lake and his fadcr Is
the only "Liheral" paper that know
OF that has spoken edltorially In fayor.
able terms Of the Mormon people. But
now for Mr.. UndvrwoOd's letter.
50 SCUM PAGE srRHrr,
cnicAoo, Dec. II, 1887.
l.. q. Bragg, Kalamazoo, Mich:
Dear sir-ln reply 10 your letter OF In
qulry dated Do1. 18Th. I have 10 say that 1
hope ynu Will carry out your lAndnble
purpose Of keeping Mr.. Ellis ut Wori. for
your society. lie il an earnest liberal
thinker who has tho courage Of his con-
yidion-, aud ir ahlo 10 present them with
Nigor aud In literary form that COIN
rpand- the attention NJ mon and women
of Intelligence aud culture. | hope YOU
WIZ pay no attention 10 vague mud In.
dchnlio' ruinur.. No man who opposs,
hunbug and sham as MIR. Ellis has done
can hope % escape Misrepresentation and
calumny. ! have known him many
years and ] know Eothlng "loroqntory Ia |
his character" | believe his life will
compare myombly with that ~ any Of |
tho mon who aro attempting 10 pfciudlco |
you, and tho kalamazoo sorlptV. nrtIn,t |
MN. | should call upon them 10 make |
their charges definite aud to Accouuanv /
thom with proofs before allowing them 10 /
have any weight whatever.
Truly yours,
lSlgnedl B.E UNpuRwoop.
want TO say further that in NAV. 1859.
= mtddlesome person In Snlt Lake,
learning, through rumor OF Ills fight
that | had inside with thieves In Allcil.
gan, ami thinking To Iplure me because
would not dam the MlOrmons; went
among my friends here aud reported II
Irom tho standpoint Of the thieves. |
isked vel known salt Lake man 10
write TO Kalamazoo for the facts. A
'tatemont was sent 20 salt Lake then
signed by over my OF Knlamazoois
BEST known citi1rns protesting against
ne injustice OF circulating such fu-
noTs, and giving assurance of my good
aud reputation In that city.
hAA IAItt - W. f'tit iAtht nuWt anu /
'an be seen II any one " ishes 10 read IL.
When the salt Lake Tribune, In
october 1880, reopenod the attack It he
gan upon ue Ia June OF the same year,
! citizen 'of Salt Lake, not KNOWING
II the paper referred to above, wrote
o. a gentleman IN Ilalamazoo
who had lived ia Salt Lake
'everal years, asking him II he had
inown me when resided In that cily
mi what lac knew Of me, mpnilonlny
nat papet here had teen making
very damaging inslnnaiious agalnsi
me- BY permission, place The rrplv
i'ioTc the punlic, not because want II
- Know Wha1 Is SAID ia my favor, but
Utterly mean the IfiiuHc, 10 which th.
ruth Of the whole matter was known
lN neen IN attempting 10 knife and
l.''toy the influence Of a man WHO
va opposed % III long.punued scheme