Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-27

succeeding personal experience Of this
interesting young person; Some old
man said to this fair young girl:
am going to the Temple and seal
yours She said; If you dare your
find me an angel with claws and I'll
scratch your eyes out
In an issue Of the same paper three
days later. Mr.. George u. Pypcr was
accorded space for n reply. He real
lied that some one might perchonce
take Miss Redden's stories seriously
hardly probable thing he thinks. for
he could scarcely help hut laugh at
thcm-and hence thought proper to
suggest a few facts in answer to her.
He says:
"IIad Miss Redden been a newspaper
render, she would have learned that
Mnrmuns and Gentilos were Continu-
ally associating themselves together
In business partnerships; that the
greatest concerns In Utah are owned
conformity by Mormuns and Gentlles:
that Practically the Republican ana
Democratic parties are each made up
OF n mixture Of Mormons and Gentiles;
that socially Mormons and Gentiles
come often together and frequently IN
termarry. though for the good OF both
intermarringe is certainly not urged.
In all state boards Mormons and Cen
tiles are about equally represented.
on the Tennessee Centennial commits
sion, for Instance, there are four Cen
tiles and three Mormons appointed by
a Mormon Governor"
Her contemplate description Of
President Woodruff Is thus referred
to:
Surely. she knows that President
Woodruff, though past 30 years Old. IS
n sturdy mana man of muscle ana
brawn-and weighs in the neighbour
hood of two hundred pounds. Besides,
he Is so simple and Euleless in his life,
so respected and revered by all classes
OF citizens OF Utah that 1T Is surprls-
ing to find one who would unnecessar-
lily cast slur at him. FIFTY years
ago he killed the snakes, built the
bridges, irrigated the dry and barren
soil of Utah and made II possible for
sny young friend to live there. For
such deeds President Woodruff was
the idol of the hour at the great Ju-
bllee held at Salt Lake City July "a,
which was attended by over one hum
dred thousand Mormons and Gentiles.
and at which time 10000 children
| crowned him, as the oldest Pioneer.
with wreaths Of roses grown from the
| reclaimed desert. The items about
| Ugly No. H. and an angel with claws,
pass without comment"
Miss Redden is dismissed with the
following charitable remarks. and the
sun is given the benefit OF Mr.. Pyper's
testimony:
81 hardly believe the young lady In
! tended to speak against the people of
| her own State, but the effect Is Just the
same as II the intention We're there. The
above explanations are not made with
any feeling of bitterness toward her, but
with the purpose only OF having your
readers understand the true conditions
| In Utah. In conclusion let me say that
am a commissioner representing the
] State OF Utah at the Centennial, and not
representing the Mormon Church. but
| l am Mormon as they are called
and anxious to have my people right
l " understood. And we invite the pub
/ lie to visit the Utah exhibit in the agri-
| cultural bulding-the only exhibit
/ from the far West-where we will
/ give them ocular proof that the peo-
/ Pile OF Utah are not such n crazy lot
| Of Hottenots as some people are led
| TO believe"
If Miss Redden Is really flesh-and-
blood person, living in or knowing any
thing about Utah, we trust she viii
appreciate the advertising we have
thus given her. The "News' win not
present any bill for its services, yet
It truly hopes they will have done her
some good.