Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-12


the date Of its appropriation Ia not
given, But since the letter has been
made public property, and an en-
deavor has teen made TO connect II
with events on which II has no bearing,
we clip It, rs published, that our read.
r,aud those especially who know the
causes which have led up In present
conditions, may see how the "Liborap
organ catches at the shadow Of n straw
to make Of II raft on which to float
falsehUod:
To The Honorable Senate and House Of
Representatives ofthc United States
In Congress assembled;
Tho undersigned. non. Mormon citizens
Of the United States aud Utah Territory,
respectfully protest against the passngo
Of tho bills introduced by Senator Gull
| lnm, OF Illinois, and by Representatives
Stewart, of Vermont, and Stubble, Of
Iowa, having for their object tho dis
franclisoment Of all believers In the
Mormon creed, for the following roasonsi
| That for some timo past there has rnen
successful effort 10 bury the difference Of
creed and unite the business mon In Utah
Territory In various enterprises In mu-
tnal material benefits. Co.partnerships,
associatiDns, boards Of trade aud cham.
bors Of commerce have been formed, and
are composed OF Mormons and non Nor.
mons; aud the former bitterness Of feel
| ing has subsidized. The dislranchl-omen
Of one class Of our citizens will revive the
old Rniagonism and must work disas.
trously to the interests Of the Territory,
and stay the tide OF Its progress
We, therefore, respectfully ask your
honorable body not to pass either OF these
extraordinary aud mistaken mcasur' :,
but to leave all citizens Of Utah who arc
willing to take the oath prescribed by tho
not Of Congress OF March ard, 1857, In
tho enjoyment OF such liberties as remain
TO them under the laws In this Territory.
And your petitioners Will ever pray,
etc.
oopEN, Weber County. Utah, Mayo.
isgO.
OGDEN. May y, is'0.
Er-kine NJ. Phelps, Esq.
Dear Slr-Yours OF May 9th wns Just
received and I hasten to lay before you
some other facts In relation to political
affairs In Utah. write on this sheet boz
cause wanted TO show you form Of
petition which Is boing signed by nearly
every non Mormon In ogden. have
written to senator Bricc, but I had to I'M
troduce myself TO him as nm Iroquois
club man and named my references but
| should like to interest him In affairs
here. want also TO say that | have no
political axe 10 grind. I want no ONCE,
but do want to 500 Utah admitted some
day as a Democratic Stale.
"I.as, February municipal election
was held In Salt Lake City and | was
thorc from November TIL amer election.
drst for tho purpose Of looking after
some detectives which Captain lionnold
sont out TO ferret out election md regis.
tration frauds, and second, to advise aud
counsel with tho campaign committee Of
the Mormon or Peoples party. got
soundly abused by the Liberal pross and
members Of that party. but. concluded
to remain In tho Territory aud practice
law. The Liberal party Is composed OF,
first, those fellows who are always fight
Ing the mos, powerful party. Second,
Republicans In communication with tho
Government ut Washington aud IN ac-
cord with lls policy Of depriving tho
Mormons OF their votes either by loglsla-
ton or by frauds. Third, Of Democrats
who held Office aud failed TO scduce Nor
mons into paying thom brlbcs, or who
hold over and join In tho policy Of tho
Republicans to retain Office, aud fourth,
the great number who, naturally preJu-
diced against a religion different from
thor own, have freely swallowed aud boz
loved tho monstrous stories told thom OF
Mormon crlmos aud Mormon treason.
One Of the elements In carrying the
election In salt Lake In February was an
alliance with the laboring men, brought
about by importing labor agitaior
named O'Brien. lilo was promised some
thing for himself and the Labor party,
but the promises were not kept and he Is
now denouncinR the Liberals and trying
to organize Democratic party. This
man IL somewhat Of 70 "sand.lot" orator,
but his movement has tho wrong basis Ia
take firm hold unless other influences
are brought to bear and the other elements
added. Yet think 1, could be turned ia
good account and permanent organiaa-
ton built up from It, not only In Salt
Lake county, but In other counties. My
idea Is to encourage o'Brion and got him
to organize a party system In Salt Lake,
Weber, Utah and Juab counties, and tc
mako nominations In those counties fol
the election of county officers la August
I think that eau manage the Mormon,
50 that while they will retair