Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-30
TIMELY CONTRADICTION.



| notice In the November Issue,
1870, Of tho Young Rc9pio's Friend n
paper printed In Mondou, Utah, aud
recently sent ~ n sample copy TO the
respective membcn Of our city, M
article written by person whose
name Il not attached, TAT who states
tina, he has In the pas, had occasion TO
comment on the general condition Of
things IN UlaD also notice an nr.
uclc written BY T.. w. Dunn, a young
mau living In Mendon, who refer
briefly 10 the late manifesto " PTc.i.
dent Woodruff; also the report n the
Utah Commission 10 the Secretary of
tho Interior. respecting the fcrty
plural marriages said 70 have been sol.
emnized wlthina year. Were this true,
why are III. indic,mens not issued Tor
the guilty par,ic, aud why are they
not brought 70 justice Mt once? Just
one ease " polyganous marriage
would be God.seni 10 the marshnl's
Office. These commissioners claim 10
be Americans, yet they favor and
recommend Acknowledgement. Mr..
Damn portnys In measure the social
and political prospects Of Young Utah
as bsing brlgh, and promising. with
polyganly set aside, the Mormon pco-
pie, he aids, are 10 10 respected NJ
much ~ any other class OF denomina-
ton.
The question sprung by Mr.. Dunn re-
spacting tho forty persons reported 10
have gone luto pOlygamy but
answered IN the columns Of tho same
paper, and | suppose by the same per.
son, 1rSt referred 10, "a being u por-
tlnunt question for an outsider 10 ask
but very strange one for q person liv-
INK In Utah. lie thinks that those
forty, rs well a. many others, are not
convicted, because legal wives are not
required 10 testify against their bus.
bands aud because their polygnmo,,s
wives will perjurc themselves, VIII
even testify In count that thcy do moi
know thU fathers OF their children
The writer seems 10 consider himself
possessing great ability In tho art OF
Investigation. He claims four years
experience among tho people OF Utah.
lie states that he knows young
Mormons who believe Ia rcpubllcanlsm
and In a high protective tariff and he
asserts TINT II these young Mormons
only dared, they would organize
republican party In Utah, but they
darr not undertake such thing. He
~ also acquainted with young Nor.
mons who organized n democratic
party, which was soon broken up by
Church authority. He knows young
MOrmons who would soon organize d
prohibition party II they only dared. In
fact, ifthe young Mormon poopl, were
nllow ed n act aud think for themselves
there would soon DO ~ many political
parties hero In Utah A. In other States
ani Territories. A. things are now
tho Mormons all unite together and
form Church party, which they call
the Peoples Party.
Realizing that | am ono Of those
young men Of Utah, against whom
these gross fglschOods and mis,tate.
ments Of facts are hurled, feel II nv
duty 10 contradict them.
was born aud raised IN Utah
aud have boon identified with
the "Aigrmon" people since my
birth. As young man eau
say with positive truthfllncss that tho
Priesthood, In spite Of the accusations
OF the writer, has never exercised any
authority over political matters, neither
has II restricted the belief or opinions
or convictions OF any young man.
! fully aud positively deny the charge.
The writer puts stress upon "the hoTTl-
BILE crime OF polygamy," aud states
that III. young people Of Utah surely
ARE 10 10 congratulated upon getting
rid Of polygamy with all Its attend.
ant evils. This, he states, IL well, but
you must take one step further aud
ignore your Church aud To on level
footing with us. Then a young Mormon
would stand Just M good show TO get
position OF honor NJ any Othef young
man In the land. ifthe present, course
IN much longer persisted In, this guntr.
ation will not live 10 recover FROM the
disgrace aud distTust which II l. bring.
ing ON tho "Mormonsv as n people.
Thc signs Of tho times indicate that the
"MonnOns," In less than two years
time, viii he In the minority In Utah
~ well as elsewhere. Then, II the
republicans and democrats should
separate and thr "Mormonsn under.
take the balance OF power business
thUe would bp NRnvOo tragedy ia
Utah. The bigpted writer takes con.
siderable authority upon himself In
behalf OF tho youth OF Zion as though
he were their monitor. lie Is very
mIathctlc and has hope that young
mcn OF Utah Will rise up, shake OF the
bonds OF Church tyranny aud become
legal TO the Government.
As young men, who can speak and
act for ourselves, we will accept OF sym.
phthy from no such source. In fact,
we are fully conscious OF the declare.
ton Of our Savior az you viii live
godly lives In Christ Jesus, you shall
suffer persecution" "Illossed are No
when men shall perfecute you and 10.
vile you, and say oil manner OF evil
against you falsely, for my names sake.
Rejoice aud bc exceedingly glad, for
great Is your reward In heaven.U
The cause OF the persecution heaped
upon the "Mormon" Church n easily
discovered. The righteous and the un.
godly cannot dwell together. They are
elements OF p dlscordant nature, Just az
oiland water. They win not unite,
The wicked are continually rising
up In rebellion against the Righteous.
This should BE- u testimony 10 all OF the
youth OF Zion ~ we'll rs TO the whole
world.
True as our friend has said, II Is time