Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-24
A "POT.yALIANT, ORATOR.

'fOl-tAitANI" UhAiUhs
GEN. ALGER has come and gone, and
while here received suitable entertain
ment. The only thing we have heard
Of which marfed the pleasure OF the
occasion, was scurrilous and libellous
haranguo Jlstasleful TO the General aud
every decent person In the party, made
by an alleged lawyer named Frank
Hoffman. ne representative Of the
q. A. II. In this city ho was permitted
TO deliver an address at the rooms Of
the Utah Commission to the General,
and made It mn opportunity to vent the
"Libefal" spleen with which no and
perhaps few Others Of his ilk were
surcharged. Hero are few Of his ex.
prcssions to which we now call aiten.
ton:
'For years we were here In tho Wilder
ness alone preaching tho doctrine OF Ann
ORGANISM aud loyalty to the flag OF our
country in the oncmy's country. 1t Is q
fact tho James II. Mexican post ofG. AR
organized In ISIS first nninrlod the ilag
of our country TO the breeze, and main
tanned II as the emblem OF American
principles In this Territory"
1--WE have been met by u community
whose only object was tho exact opposite
and whose efforts and teachings have
been first disloyaliy TO our flag, disobcdl-
enco to the mandates Of our Government,
and an utter disregard OF all the obllga-
tons of the duties Of an American clti-
zon.n
az q. A. II. badge wns at ono time In
this Territory symbol Of disropuio, but
thank God, It Is now becoming badge
of honor"
"For OIL these many years these poo
pie have boon taught to depiso the Amerl-
can government, dlsoboy It's flag that We,
Commander, revere.
~ have boen witness in years gono
by when brigham Young was nearly a
god on earth To this pooplo
hut what did no teach thoms Hatred to
everything that was Amcricanlsm with
all that namc implies"
There are no doubt many gallant and
brave men associated with the q. A.
II. In this vicinity. But they have
not shown wisdom In choosing rs their
spokesman u person OF the calibre and
disposition Of this ilannel.mouthed de-
fsmer OF the people. How much has
he done towards preaching the doc
trines OF Amcrlcanism?" "Alone In
the wilderness" and In "the enemy's
country" too. The doctrine OF whisky
Ia more like II, 10 far as he and some
others are concerned, and Ia "the
country OF the enemies" to law and
order whose haunts are occasionally
raided by the police. And II the so.
A. II. badge" has ever been din this
Territory a symbol OF disrepute" II has
heen because some who wore II con.
Quoted themselves in such u diHreput.
able manner that they disgraced that
token Of honor and Of ynlor. A
drunken bTawler who donles the air
with his breath aud, profanity Is no
better because he wears tho @. A. II.
badge. But 1t Is utterly false to say
that any Insignia OF the g. A. II. has
Of itself been at any time In this Terri,
tory "a symbol Of disrepute."
What can be thought Of person
claimiug To be nm old resident Of this
Territory who states that "the nag Of
our country" was "Grst unfurled to
the breeze" here by the q. A, RI And
In 1875, too! The pioneers unfurled
that dag to the breeze In lsi7. The
"Mormon" battalion carried 1t into
Mexico. II was conspicuous In public
gatherings Of young and old In Utah
many years before tho q. A. II. was
organized. II was maintained
M the emblem of American
principles In this Territory before
Hoffman was able to spell "aag." No
"nsulp has been offered to the Starr
and Stripes by tho people OF this Terri.
tory,and NIL the attempts that have been
made TO manufacture "insults" out Of
anything that has been done or mag
ined to have been done, arc the most
childish OF inventions or the Offspring