Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-19
THE "INDEPENDENl" AND TUE
MORnOss.


The New York Independent Is one
OF the ablrst weoklles published In the
English language, ils high standing
being due In large measure to the care
with which II selects It's contributors.
Notwithstanding its utmost precau.
lions, however, there occasionally
creeps in one Of that class whose be-
guiliugs brought sin and sorrow from
the beginning because OF the deceitiul-
ness thereof. An illustration OF this
kind IL given In the last number ofthe
Independent to hhnd-Ihe issue Of May
IA. In II appears two.and'a-hHli
column article headed "Mormon
Priesthood In Pollties," written and
compiled by ono Eugene Young
who IL somewhat known In this
city.
He opens his disquislIion with the
grave announcement that "ihore IL
something extremely pathetic In the
present attitude Of the Mormons;" he
commiserAtes them with the plaintivo
assurance that "they are really m
honest people, dominated and led by
those who are using their Church posi-
tlons, not Cor the spiritual good Of their
followers, but to awe themselves
greater riehes and power" and he
pleads that the Mormons edo not like
10 give up the faith for which they
have suffered 10 much" adding that
they are "gradually being driven TO
eynieism that cannot but prove de.
plorpols," and "aro cropping for some
middle ground where II will be posi-.
BILE to retain both their faith and their
mEnhood and womanhOOd,"
The only feature which gives the
article prominence Is the repula.
bic character OF tho Journal IN
which It appears ana which
Is deiervsdly held In high es.
TEEN by a large number Of people; and
this fact brings the riluIlon forward ~
one OF that class which has doneso much
uBjustihAbls injury to Utah In limer
past, IN being wiliully aud deliberately
mlareptesOniatlve Of the sentiments and
conditions Of people hero. The article
assumes 10 review some local events Of
the past few weeks aud contains moth.
ing either new or interesting TO read.
ere here, but much that Is Injurious to
49,. NNa.auuNnyF.H .fa
where. II makes come reference 10 the
recent address TO tho Saints, by which
Church officials were reminded that
when they proposed 10 Temporarily
abandon their Church duties for other
oAllinRs common courtesy and die.
clplino required tina, thsy con.
suit with their ecclelias,icnl su.
pofiors II they would rslpiu
their ecclesiastical position; but It IL
mainly rshash OF the "spook" story
OF a local attorney who was a member
Of the Legislature, aud treats % au
established fact that which proved a
iiasco which made ils progonil0r the
laughing stock even Of his best fTlouds.
IL also sees In woman suffrage ga die.
turning factor" which brlngs "mRny
fCWboIiug5,"
All this would be amusing n It had
any inlerest ut all when repeated here,
where people know better but Ia,
publication In the independent make,
1t more serious matter, since II,
effect win be to iuiure this State In h,
minds Of those whose confidence and
friendship Ia greatly to be pre-,
ferred 10 their di-lrusl Of lh,
people here. We have the AtlF
faction, however, OF knowing thu
the people Of Utah are becoming beue
Understood through closer acQusiut
anoe, aud We viii pass on, as We hav,
lone on many similar occasions, with
out troubling to deny In detail ih