Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-07

I am thankful TO the men who have
contributed TO this. There has been d
/ great deal Of courage ahowu-morC
than we could have expected. Men
have come out and made acknow ledge.
ments concerning US that could not
have been expected from them under
the circumstances; and they ha We
been willing to take abuse, In many
instances, sud have borne II patiently.
feel that as people we should be
very thankful 20 such men, because
when n man comes In oar midst as an
official, and he does his duty 10 u, he
deserves our thanks, u Il ~ rarely that
this has been the c0urse pursued.
You would imagine that men ought
10 do these things anyway: but
this has not always been the case.
Yet there has been a disposition, be.
llcve, among hundreds Of men and
women In our community, who have
no sympathy with our system OF be-.
lief, 10 look upon ", ~ have said, In
our true light, AMI TO recognize IA us
any virtues that they may perceive.
| would like myself 10 see that condi-
ton grow. know speak your feel.
InRs, and the feelings 81 my brethren
q
s-y that we desire 10 see that feeling In.
crease. We 10 not want 20 live In an
agOnlsm with our fellow citizens. AS
was expressed by our friend who
spoke, we have shown disposition 20
meet our follow citizens, and there
ought 10 be- no quafreling between
men because Of religious difference.
We donot want 20 inttudc our views
upon them. We do not want to force
our ideas down their throats. We
never have done 80. at least, We think
not.
Now, there has been chasm, so 20
speak; Il commenced many years ago,
arrayiug class ngainst class, and 1t has
been locked upon NJ something dread
ful for the two Glasses 10 associate. This
is bad condition Of thug, In every
sense Of the word--lna business sense,
In social sense, In political sense.
There should DO no Cnasm between
citizens. hope that honest men
throughout this city aud Territory and
throughout the United States, who
may be mistaken about us. will become
convinced that we are sincere aud
honest, that we are not lot Of In.
tripuers, and that we ate not making or
forming plots with bad de-lgus;bccause
that IA our true character, even II we
have 10 declare Il ourselves. 1 be-.
liuve that the day IL dawning that will
see n recognition Of these qualities ia
this people. our friends must make
allowance for us. There are many
things that we say which may DO con-
sidercd improper, but they must recol.
luct what we have suffered that caused
these expressions. They must be
charitable 10 us, ~ We desire TO lie
charitable 10 them, That Ia the feel
ing which shouldoxist between US and
among W.
There has been great deal said
about freedom OF action and iudepon-
dcuce, aud then there has been much
said about taking counsel. have
thought little about this. | would not
like people 10 get wrong Ideas, not
even Laiter.duy Saints, concerning
these matters. In political affairs |
will tell you how ! have always felt.
DO not want 10 influence anybody only
10 do that which was right. | do not
think any Of our leading men have
any other feeling. | influence othcrs,
" have any right TO influence, Us
Try 10 control my family. 1 present
thingH 10 them. II they see them Ia a
right light they will accept them, and II
they do not they wont. 80 II IA In the
Church. | think that we should coun.
sci together, and " any man has
good ilca, we should be ready 10 take
it. agtco exactly with what Brother
Merrill said ON this point.
| think that fathers aud mothers
can frequently get good advice and
good suggestions from their children. |
take pleasure myself IN talking with
my children; aud N | lived In neigh.
borhood where there WIS an expert.
enced man and wanted advice, l
would 20 10 him and ask what his
vlows were. | would take his counsel,
II II was good; II II was not, | would
not want It,. That Ia the principle upon
which counsel Is given, and Ii IL the
principle upon which we should seek
advice. No man can govern his fam.
ily by thrusting his views upon them
unless they are willing 10 accept them.
You cannot govern your children that
way. Sometimes they viii not come
az 10 your Standard they will not see
things "a you SEE them. Can you force
them TO do ~ you want them? o. you
do, after awhile you will have. n rebel
lion. You may do II for time, while
they are under your Jurisdiction, but
when they get old enough To rebel,
they win be very npt TO do 40. As
with families, 20 with communities.
This IL n principle upon which we
should act one 10 another. II Presi-
dent Woodruff had all tho authority
that An angel could have, with his dis
position lie would not want to force his
Views on this people. He would like
them TO understand what he thought
Of various movements, aud he would
express his views; and lfthey saw wis.
dom In themi they would receive bene-
III by acting upon them. But that h
not what our opponents have said,
They think that tho Priesthood, or the
President Of the church, rules the
Church aud dominates Il, aud that IL
the members DO not do ~ they are
told, they are placed under u ban.
That IA not the cast; never has been
this case.
wanted TO say these fow words,
though they are hastily said and per.
haps poorly expressed. feel, my
brethren and sisters, that we should he
thankful In our hearts for tho changed
cOnditiop,and do all In our power 10 pro.
mote harmony and peace, and TO 10.
move wrong impressions everywhere,
30 far a. our Influence extends.