Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-03
CREW. pLAoIAnIsr hill AGAIN.

CREW. PLAGIARISr HILL AGAIN.
wE noticed n short time ago some Of
the deliberate and wiliul falsehoods
which j. Wesley HIN Of Ogden, who
prehKcs "iiov." 10 his name, had been
telling the public In the east. We
have 10 refer 10 him again, not 10.
cause the untruthfnl Methodist eK-
horter Is Of any particular importance,
but because some respectable journals
have been deceived No as 10 give place
to his utterances as though they were
reliable. For instance, the Boston
Herald publishes some Of his stories
aud recommends persons WHO have
any belief In "Mormon" sincerity TO
talk with him. Here are some Of the
tales he told the Herald
'Thai the 0oniilos have made gubsian.
tlal progress however, II certain, and In
proof he points 10 the fact that within two
years they have erected a splendid uni
vorsiiy In ogden. iio also mentions with
pride tho fact that his congregation tas
he modostly puts ~ has quite recently
erected a church building costing " 5000.
ITO hold the church intact aud keep
the practice ofplural wiycswoll preserved
la the rural districts wa. tho object Of
this manifesto. II was also issued for the
purpose Of creating false Impression Ia
the East, aud thus preparing the way for
asHHs Aa
worked well thus far. for large number
OF Gcntlle- In Utah, not particularly con.
cerned about Mormon PRACTICES have &C.
ccpted tho manifesto q, bong issued Ia
good faith, Andaro now at work with all
their power Tor tho admission " tho
Territory as Estate.
"rhls created much enthusiasm among
the Mormon people, aud their priests,
according to a pro-arranged plan, have
divided about equally between the two
great national parties, one.half 10 the
Republicans aud the remainder To tho
Democrats. Together with tho Geutilo
politicians, they arc making tours among
tho people, urging thom 10 fall into line,
aud holding forth tho long coveted prize
u statehood.
"lsvery week there arc arrests made Of
persons guilty of polyglmy, aud. while
tho Mormon Church proclaims To the
world that It Is opposed to polygam y
and prolonds to be against It,"
The splendid university" the
"Gentiles" have built In Ogden IL
chiefly In Hlll's minds eye, which "a
very visionary and magnifying. The
building has been commenced and
the whole United States has been
secured for subscriptions to build and
endow It, the notorious Sam Small
who Is OF the same stripe rs Hin, only
much broader, having gathered In con.
siderable lucre which HIN accuses him
OF pocketing.
Even less degree Of truth at-
tachea to his next statement. In the
first place, tho Manifesto was issued Ia
good faith, a. We believe the great
majority Of our citizens, both "Mor.
mon" aud "Gontile," will agree. AND
the "work" being done for tho admis.
sion OF Utah as u state Is not per
ccptlble at present to the most discern.
ing mind. The subject IL mol
agltated Mt all except by the few PEG
pie who are opposed to II, aud who say
things occasionally which provoke
comment.
The assertion that there has been
any pre-arrangei plan for division on
politics Is as thoroughly false as that
which is coupled with It concerning
tho "tours among the people" TIT
half aud half division has not taker
place, and no party has been urging
statehood or holding II out Us
"prlze."
That ''arreats for polygamy" are mol
taking place, either "weehly" or Mt all
Is capable Of positive proof II the Bos
ton Htrdid cares TO seek for II. Tn,
Facords OF the courts here viii
furnish the evidence II there arc an!
such cases, aud the absence " an,
allusion u them therein Is suiilsirn
to stamp Hllps assertion with th'
short word which only Ia sufficient Il
char o.orl1o II.
But here Is the animus OF Hin
whole diatrlbe. He said;
al am thoroughly convinced that a
Mormons should be- dl,franohlsod, O
only allowed 10 vote on taking oath d
allegiance to the United s,a.es aud swear
ing to give up pqlygamy"
This small person Is charged ia
with the virus of "Mormou" bigotry
He would have every member OF th
"Mlrmln" Church deprived OF IN
right to vote. We have no doubt tina
II he could have his way his spiteiu
little soul would be gratihoi at tn
sight Of "Mormln," frying in the iir
aud allowed 10 escape only on takin
an oath 10 give up their faith and ON
brace Methodlsm.
Tho Boston Horad ought to kno
that In mono Of these wilful lies Is Iii
original. He Is plagIsrlst in grail