Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-18
THE MORMON PEOPLE.


The following statement from the
Utah Delegate to Congress appeared
In the PitAbufg, Pa, Dispdioh June
18TH;
"From the first the Mormons have
%contenued thai, they were not under
stood by the world, that neither their
religion nor thrir conduct was investi.
gated by those not OF theuu, but that
Judgment was pHissd ana execution
Issued upon Va eX pare statement VI
tile tase.
"tt was known that Mormons be-
llevcd IN and ptactlced pOlygamy, and
M the Christianity anu the civilization
Of the x were both opposed 10 plural
marriage, what we term enlightened
mankind turned ngainst the Mormons
without taking the trouble TO inquire
M ~ the extent Of tho sO.cAlled EVIL or
10 nsk what mgnne Of people these
Mormons weTe outside OF their marital
practices. IL was assumed that all
MOTmOIs were Iulygamists, that the
women were OF the offensive class,
that the Oriental hsrem was the pro.
tOtypo OF our homes, that immortality
was prevalent aud sanctitied by Telig-
Aght ahA ANhN Nv hHAhNAuNVhN W btA
iaith was lust.
yet, a. a matter Of fact. polygamy
was practiced by such a small percent.
Z OF tie people n 10 make Il little
more than gn Incident In "A great com-
munity numbering 100000 souls. The
Mormon homes are and always have
been as pure rs the homes " other
people; Mormon wives are Us viftuOus
and modes. aud Mormon men as r..
gariful OF tho marital vows and obi.
cations NJ the wives anu husbands IN
any other Christian society.
M PUBLIC 10 INFORMED.
Proof that the American people are
deplOrably and iueXcussbly Ignorant
concerning "a community IL furnish
cd In the recent savagc assault upOu
President Eliot, OF Harvard Univer-
sity. DR.. Eliot did not applaud or
Justify pOlygamy; he did. not sven
speak %tolefAntly VI 1t. On thu contrary,
his address was In tho nature OF d on
graduation 10 the country and to the
MunnOns themselves that pOlygamy
had been discontinued. He diu, now.
ever, say n good word 10 II Tor the
MOrmons, not ON account OF their
polygamy (which no sane man should
charge him with approv ing-but he.
cause VI those spiritual anu material
virtues Of tue Mormons OF " hiCh Ofdl-
nary people heYe so pegsistrntly re-
fused 10 learn.
now PRESIDENT ELIOT REASONED.
The doctor saw lu Utah pretty and
prosperous cities and thriving towns;
he saw stately business blocks anu
magnificent residences; lie met mtn
and women vino were Ia no respect it,
feriOr 10 tho educated anu cultured
poople with whom he II Ina the habit Of
associating elsewhere; In short, ne saw
that n vigorous young American COM
mOnwealth had sprung up In the VIII
derness OF a lew years ago, and he
very naturally concluded that what he
saw could not have been achieved by
u uepRycd and Immoral people. II
takes earnestneis and integrity, hon.
eaty aud devotion, brains ana Drawn
anu withal Il sincerity OF purpose to SC.
complish what a generation has
brought forth in Utah, President
Eliot knew this and no isbroRi enough
TO recognize these virtues, courageous
enough to acknowledge them and
manly enough 10 commend and ap.
llAuu thtlhs
IL has been asserted among other
thlngs that the MOI are largely
foreign born md are allen In svuti.
heut. 1t Is sufficient answer to this
that the founders VI the Church were
New Englandors, most OF the early
leaders being Of Puritan stock. The
successive ensus reports prove that
the percentage OF foreign born popula-
ton IL lower In Utah than in many Of
the older States. The community il
essentially American Ia birth and none
the lees so In sentiment, training and
education,
MORMON PATRIOTISM.
Within a few hours OF the arrival of
the pioneers iu tho salt Lake Valley,
Brigham Young and q few OF his
handful Of followers climbed a lofty
mountain overlooking the site or the
present salt Lake CITY uud erecting a
days all thereon, swung 20 tue breeze
the stars anu Stdpos. Tint mountain
mas since been kuowu ~ Ensign Peak.
The flag Of the Mormons always
has been the lag oi the Amer.
can UNION. IL has waved continuously
over all that broad land since the July
day Ia 1877 wheu II wa taken from