The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-04-01

I must ask II Inc tribune Was i'll eafneS
when in speaking Of the books ant
tracts ii asked: What is there t.
hinder it except the determination o
the people not TO buy the books or thu
tracts q III experience in furnishing
the people political literature is not tt
send some one around soliciting tht
people to buy them.
I was once secretary of Congress
sional committee, and books and tracts
and speeches-in fact, anything that
was considered necessary for the infor.
nation of the people-would come by
the wagon load, and we were only toe
glad to give them away. Let US once
have a live Republican Territorial
Committee, and the people will not
go without books and tracts just be-
cause they don't buy them.
The Tribune further says: 1--WE dc
not see the changed conditions. Well,
are we to understand from that that
tue condition of things as they exist in
Utah to-day has always existed? II
that is true, all the claim of the Lib
eral party falls to the ground. In
Provo we have a Chamber of Com
merce. The officers and members are
composed of both Gentiles and Nor
mons. They both join in advertising
the advantages of the city. They beth
join in inviting people to come here.
They both donate their money for the
above purposes. This advertising,
these invitations, are not made to
Mormons, but to GentileS, and Gen
tiles that have responded to these calls
after coming here, formed business re-
lations with Mormons. A ball was
given by the Chamber of Commerce.
The elite of both classes were present.
The wives and daughters of the Gen
tile were led out by the Mormon, and
the wives and daughters of the Nor
mon by the Gentle, and all passed off
very enjoyable. The families of both
classes visit each other. In fact, we
seem to get along together irst-rate-
till we come to politics, and then-O
then!
Now as far as the manifesto con-
corning polygamy. If they had claimed
a revelation direct from the Almighty,
| should have been suspicious. l think
it came in the right way. The civil
ization that had made its way he.e was
a -ailst it; the laws of their country
were against it; they were being prose-
cuted, convicted and punished. Alto
geiher it y as becoming great hard
snip on the people, affecting not only
the guilty, but the innocent offspring
Of that relation. Their citizenship
was threatened. What was the proper
thing to do? l think, just what they
did q. And even if it was for the
purpose that the Tribune suggests-to
hold their citizenship and political
rights, | know that to retain my rights
as citizen under a Government like
ours, would subordinate everything.
1t is because [ love the institutions
Of my country that am not willing to
strain them. / responded TO my conn
try S call Wien she was in need. L
carry the mark of my loyalty on my
persGn. What little I did was to pre-
serve the Union; the political rights Of
the peraetulty of all her il
5 itutions for the welfare of man. To-
day | look over our territory see
of young men, thousands of
young children-shall | not interest
myself somewhat in their welfare,
their political welfare? When | see SO
many young men without knowledge
Of the questions that divide the people
Of tn country, shall l deprive them of
The opportunity of acquiring that
a knowledge that every
citizen ought to have? 1t is forcibly
clear to my mind that the present at
5itude and relations of what are called
here political parties" cannot con-
5inue much longer without serious
disaster to those / have mentioned
young.
Ii is my belief that by some means
here must be secured candid, patriotic
cooperation in political matters of all
,he citizens OF the entire Territory.
The conditions as they appear to me
the political conditions-are nothing
more than two factions arrayed against
each other, each intent on securing by
whatever means may be necessary,
political control. The one intent on
securing power by the destruction of
he other.
| do not blame or rebuke the desire
If power. But what power? That is
III the question. Power to destroy?
The lions limb, and the dragons
,reath? Not so. Power to heal. to re-
Ieem, to guide, and to guard. Power
If the sceptre and shield; the power
If the royal hand that heals in touch
binds the friend and looses
he captive-the throne that is founded
IA the rock of justice and virtue, and
from only by steps of mercy.
Assuming that you are honest in
four convictions on these subjects,
md that you will concede to those
Who feel they cannot follow the policy
aid down by the the Tribune the same
honesty of purpose, submit this COM
A. SAXEY.