Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

cfiNcu the nutst WclcOtut hiN'h w
him on his journey by any community
Of 10000 population. lie may not
have reflected that fully three-fourths
of them were Mormons; yet such wac
tho fnc,. Heprobably did rot realize
that the finest decorations displayed IN
honor oil visit from tho president'
were on Mormon business blocks; yet
they were. At one point on his jour
ney through the city 5000 children
were awaiting for him aud greeted
him with HAL Columbia and the
waving Of 5000 miniature American
flags. He spoke OF II M the most bean.
tifil and touching welcome he had
ben given. lis may not have thought
nj the time that fully thruc-fourths OF
them were Mormon children; yet they
were. Half hn hour later he was max
lug nm address In which he reminded
the Mormon pcopl. that the American
government rested upon clean,
honest elections and the home
In which one woman rcigned
the uncrowncd queen. II was all
true enough, ami when Mr. Har-
rison made that address Il was ~ true
IN Utah ~ elsewhere In tho United
States that the 'homo' recognized the
reign Of 'one woman as queen. The
old regime had passed away. As TO
clean elections, Il never was true that
the Mormon people offended In that
way. The only dishonesty In the cleo
lions In Utah has been practiced by
tho anti.Mormon or SPECIALIZED 'Lihcap
PARTY, and tho curious thing about u IL
tina. the dishonesty has occurred
largely since the control ofthc election
machinery In the Territory was placed
In tho hands u mon appointed In
Washington.
MoINoSs ARE LOYAL crTIzrNs.
"But Mr.. Harrison cannot avoid the
reflection that he saw nothing In Utah
which would indicate that the Nor.
mons are not NJ loyal NJ the Inhabitants
Of Illinois, aud that they should not bc
deprived Of their rights In the Union
on tho ground Of q religious faith the
only Objectionable feature Of which he
been abandoned.
ADO you think the Mormons are Re
publican IN politics?"
at Il too soon 10 say what they are
~ n whole. There hne never been any
politics la Utah. What has passed Tor
that has been Almpiy local strife be-
tween the 'GCntilca.' who have been
striving 20 gel control u the Territory.
and the Mormons, who have been
working solely In svlf.dUfcnsn. For
years the Gentlles have been striving
10 get the Mormon voters dlsirauchlscd
by national legislation. Today the fair
minded men OF the Gcntilos insist that
since the Mormon people have To-.
nounced the only feature Of their faith
against which tho country protested,
there no longer exists any ground
upon which 10 keep up the strife, aud
hence the old local PARTY hostility
should cease. A month ago the l-ading
Democrats withdrew from the Iib.ral
PARTY, onyanlfed n Democratic club aud
are extending their work through tho
Territory. Two weeks later the leading
Republicans also Withdrew from the
Literal party and organized l,cpui-
licnn club, aud they, too. ara pushing
their work through the Territory. The
Mormon voters at once met them. The
night before | left salt Lake the sail
Lake county committee Of the Peoples,
or Mormon, party met. and after discus
ing tho situation diahandcd. But II
viii take time Tor the people 10 settle
for themselves ~ bother they will vote
for high tariff n for revenue only.
One thing u quite ccrialu-thcy
will all vote for Tree coinage, not 0f
tho worlds, but Of American silver.
Hut since both the Republican and
Democratic statesmen u the near
future, In tho West, will be- on that
platform, aud ~ Mr.. Harrison will
probably get there himself before 'g2.
u Il yet q matter Of uncertainty which
way the Mormon vote will 10. Al
present l am Inclined 10 think that
many of the prominent Mormona lean
toward Rvrubllcanism."
OLD rAnriTs.JfAvE DEMANDED.
"rhen tho olduutah parties viii no,
meet ~ the polls againgS
"That l. IT, In the August election,
for n Legislature, thcru will be- thrce
parties Democratic, Republican and
Liberal. That IL 10 say, while the old
Mormon party viii not appear, n few
gray old mon who have been Mormon.
eaters for tvonty ycan Ia the Liberal
PARTY M. not able ts ret o. nights
AZ thought Of losing their prey.
with them are few ofice.hold.
VIZ hhh NNhAA NNHt ANA NNNllEN anu
soft snaps' II Utah ahOuld become a
state. They control u small hoodlum
and rig.fnn element of hnngor..on, and
thcso win make an effort 10 repeat
such fraud. NJ won tho election Ia the
winter Of 1880. That il the situation
today. II IL full " promise that the
old strife IN Utah ID rapidly dying and
Will probably cease with tho demise Of
the alleged liberal party at III. polls
next August. Then Utah will be- frr,
and In due time will become great
You may say that have deem n allI
gent student Of the rial state ~ thing
In Utah for two years and hA.fi have
been over large part u tho Terri
tory and know exactly what state
when | assure you that, polygamy
abandoned, thore IL not on the
continent n more loyal, law.ahldlnp
| people than tho MormOns, aud ~ MI
industrious people their equals are
hard 10 ind aud their supeflofs do mol
exist on this continent. Their enemies
might say 10 you that tho church had
hired me 10 make this statement. Their,
would be, however, no truth la Il,
have spent many yehra helping In,
under dog That work IA never 'hlrndl
and seldom paid for. The Mormon
church has mover employed mo aud |
have mover asked employment u II. /
advocate the rights OF lhs Mormons 10
cause u IA right, and II tho Mormoni
were the petsocutofH instead Of IN,
prosecuted, NJ they have been,
should be against them. Only lot Ia,
nation be- fair alike 10 all seetA and
| MOrmOnlsm will soon cease 10 be 1
thorn In the nesh Of anybody"