The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-08
HORR ON UTAH.
The Republican Orator Elk,
presses His Views.
IL Eecitss Their Past IIis5o-y, AID Gives
lis Interpretation to che reat Mormon
Problem

lis Interpretation TO tAe ~1-1L -Ao4L-4o
Problem
But hov about tie PEOPLE Of Utah
WIKI reference TO them, my surnis
vas as great as with reference 20 tn
country. smoke to SIX Lrga audiences
in the towns OF Brigham, Logar
! rrOVo, ral Lake Guy ana Uguen
IneIe were : coo +, Uple present al N
econu meeting a. o., en- and Tor al
probation, eutJua la,m auu quick al
IL mems .un that audience cannot b
surpass, d III any New England city
Inc long ana bitter nght between III
Iormous ana gentlles maze injured til
.erruul1 gIealIA. An effort IS no.
yeImg made To induce The people to al
.lue on dinerent lines. THIS Is itadln
az to Il bitter contest. Some OF H.
/ -en.iies Who have been engaged 5
.Ong In The contest of Tie past Tetus
20 believe that the Muimohs ale sin
.;ere IN their claim hat they hav
.DanuoueI poly gamy, and VII hence
roth obey the laws. Many good mel
in the territory think that t M0lmon
should be aiken at the, word and gll
! a fair Trial. | mixed as little - posi-
| bic in these local quarrels. More THAI
/ three-luurtL ) OF the people III Utal
today are MUrmOns. With thtl
! asst history or religious belief ! have
! 40 sympathy. No Coubt The develop
memt ut that uninyIting country L
largely due 10 Mormon pluck and en-
crgy.
Some day some wise man will be able
/ 20 explain the why and the wherefore
oI tie various religious systems WliCl
nave appeared III this world OF ours
ana may Ue able TO SHOW phllOsophr
cally now and Why they took root anc
.lourished. | cannot DO 1t. do know
Is arule that heretofore prosecutions
nave always ended III an increased
growth OF the prosecuted. Ihe ashes
III the martyrs nave been the seed Ut all
the churches and Without regard tC
heir faith. The blood OF a prophet
mas often been the only thing Which
mas made the sacredneSS of his calling
sure. The moment man suffers per-
-ecuJion for his belief the masses think
ne must be right or he would succumb
and avoid his punishment. So, | pre-
sumo, il Will ever be. The future
growth and prosperity Of Utah is OF
dual interest to Mormon and Gentle.
Ine influx OF people into that Territory
lrom the east would be large If its real
merits were once understood, and if it
could be decided that the government
Is to be run on the principles of
owe, charity and kindness. There
can be lttle doubt that the
Mormon rule has been one
i cUuclusIyeneSS and prelu-
dice. 1t mas taken Il long while tUr the
slormOns 10 learn That 100000 people
cannot manage or dominate OUUUU,UUU
Ine, Lave no doubt been taught that
.ney owe a higher allegiance 10 their
cnurcu than 30 their country. Mll-
Mons OF Christians Ior fifteen centuries
Sere taught and believed the same
ming. 10 destroy tins notion has cost
ne world rivers of human blood. \
mere handful OF men can never esJaD-
l.sn lnat doctrine IN this world again.
A. he Murlu as a wuole moves forward,
luU backward. ttum this time forward
10y eInuents viii permit people to noId
snul reng GUS notions Uit! please, out
nlll enact I'll them complete Submission
% all civil authorities II matters NIIc
.,vrlaIn To civil government. Cues
IONS OF civil poluco'Nlli never again
Je lett 10 tie decision OF pope, bishop,
.poslle ur priest, simply because thai
: one oI TIE Things mat the world has
,utarnwn. W hen JnIs IS once full
' camprehended tie MurmouS Will ac-
sept TIE situation, no doubt, as other
81 glous societies have ;.onr.
The Mormoms have heretofore held
doctrines repugnant to the rest OF The
civ .llze4 wurId ana leading to practices
IN V.OldI .On VI tie CIV Ii laws OF all clNl-
I,Zed ma ions. hey nave 10 doubt
Deen lntuIeranJ In many OF their prac-
tlcss. 1t viii be nara NOrk Tor them 10
.nanpe their views. Whether they TO
a. or not, one thing Is cleaiIs s.ioWn 10y
.ne experience O1 past ages. Ii IS this
that tn~v viii never be led TO abandon
,nelr uellelS II their teachers resort to
.nr same Intolerance and unkludness
cumpldIned OF by the gentles as being
:iIaI act, us ic OF the Murmons. 1t Is
natural for all people to thinK them
> ives rlgut ana every one else wrong.
Fac MormOns act as II they knew they
were right. No uouJt many OF item
really think that they know such to he
ne TACT. The balance of the world are
,ust as certain that the MorlnonS know
nothing of the kind. Such belief nat
uialsv leads to Intoierance. The prac-
tlcal question is how best to treat such
a genuine belief, even though it be all
a delusion. Ones impulse Is 10 crush
it out BY t e strong arm OF the law and
mar h measures. Tue history OF the
,,ollI is mat the crushing business sell
dom # eytr wins. Tie great bulk of
these people are sincere, deyout, earn
est people. Prayer and pIety 5 EN- to
abound among them. In W rldly mat
ters they ale admitted 10 be frugal, i'll
uus.liouS aud honest. They have mace
1 dry and barren waste ricn in fields OF
gra II, grass TOOLS and fruits.
Their religion may have been bad
their husDandry has he, n good. The
Anglo-SaXons, The Genliles, are soon TO
them in Utah. The marcA
II human events has already decrecd
hat. Would it not be we'll if Mormon
and Gentle could unite on some plan
hat would let the bad in each system
rep out and simply preserve The good
IN both? y people which has subuued
an arid waste, which has created Il Won
lefui country where nature seemed to
nave decided in favor OF desert, surely
ought 10 be able to subdue and govern
themselves. predict that such in the
md will be the outgrowth OF the pres
mt intermingIiug ni different kinds OF
civilization Commerce ami business
nave often worked wonders where big
,trv and Intolerance have failed. Love
II humanity, kindness OF heart, com
'ortable houses and good crops enable
people to live as neighbors who have
ew rel giOuS notions III common. That
such may be the solution Of problem
\ h ch has vpXed many OF our ablest
md b st sta men is the earnest hope
II one who wishes for nothing in Utah
,Nucpu that her people may be good,
happy and prosperous.
r. G. uoRH.
SwindIing Frustrated
CHICAGO, August 5.-LSpeciaI.l-A
'tluctant' but none the
ess startling recital Of almost
Incredible fraud was elected today
rom one OF the victims. Not the least
interesting feature Is the fact that the
,hief parsonage is typical Washing
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