The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11
A WORD FROM MR.. ELLIS.
His Compliments to the Fellow Who Couldn't
Tell the Trnth.

To the Editor OF THE HERALD
had very pleasant trip down the Union
Pacific road last week and found large au-
dleAces at Lehi, Springville and Payson 1
saw in the Salt Lake Tribune of yesterday
local paragraph, from which quote: "a
gentleman writes from Spanish Fork under
date of January s, Ellis, the intidel whom
the Mormon leaders have hired to abuse
the honest American citizens in Utah who
LABOR to establish the supremacy of the
United States government, was here last
night to lecture on Liberal rule in Utah.
The very mouthy gentleman had no au-
dlence. The fact is, the average Mormon
mas more faith in the Liberal party than he
mas In man who is so lost to all sense of
honor that, being in the light, will try to
destroy the Light"
There are several faisehoods in this par
agraph. First, 1T was not written by
gentleman for gentleman would not
1e Secondly, did not go to Spanish
Fork to lecture ION Liberal rule in Utahn
Ihlrdly, there was an audience, and very
good one, too, IN the hail. Fourthly, the
average Mormon does not have any ''faithn
whatever in the so-called Liberal party
The fact is this: l teIephoned from
Payson to Spanish Fork that ! would be
B
from "a to 10" The fires in the hall were
not started in time to warm it properly,
and as matter of prudence / advised the
people not to ask 4 lecture of me. They
colEclded. gave them a brief prelude"
as Joe Cook would say, and they passed a
vote on proposition made by one of their
own members, asking me to come next
week and give them two lectures. The
gentleman" who gave the above informa-
T-iht ID
ent, and in the usual '.Liberal'' way in
Utah, made his falsehoods in the solitude
OF his own sanctuary. | say sanctuary"
because | have no doubt he is an alleged
minister OF the gospel that says to its advo-
Gates, Thou shalt not lie!'
III is almost funny to see the readiness
with which these fellows charge me with
Deing 'hired' by the Mormon church. That
Is really lie number one, and of course, the
foundation for all the other lies The Nor
mon church does notsneed to hire me- But
II 1t hau done go, where would be the
Wrongl Not man has worked in Utah
Ter forty years to rob, coerce and drive the
Mormons VINO has not been paid for his in
famous work. Even this parson who has
thus lied about me has in all probability ob
talned his salary, and the second hand
clothing used for himself and family from
some eastern congregation as a reward for
lying about the Mormon people. Shall not
the truth have one paid advocate in Utah
when falseho0d, under the head of 'Liber-
allsm" and the pretence of loyalty has a
thousand? Is it honorable to receive pay
only for lying about an honest, inoffensive
people! If the Mormon church saw fit to
pay me for telling the truth,
why has it not right so to
90! The trouble with these anti
Mormon ROSTERS is that they know
the dawn OF the triumph of truth, right
and liberty is breaking over u tab and they
find their crow choled off by the reaction
against their malicious misrepresentation
through the years. The whole dunghiil
brood OF them has heen coming money by
lying about the Mormons. They have
slaue htered every man who has told the
truth until | came and they are trying
to slaughter me. But it will not work.
One with God is a maiorityl'' And 1
shall win against the field l never lost
cause, because | never took up one that was
not right. The dev-I mean the Liberals
know this and tremble.
January IA l lecture in Paysop: 10 and rs
in Spanish Fork; II, in Springvile and IS,
IN Lehi. CHARLES ELLIS.