Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-03

tion to Mormoniana this one clearly
shows himself not to he entitled to the
latter prefix. He says. speaking of con-
dltlons that followed the dissolution df
the old political parties:
at was wonderful to see how the old
time prejudice melted away among the
Mormons when the Church let them
think and act as they felt Eastern
people were inyited and made welcome
in the various settlements of Utah, and
Invested their means In business. we
who had known the Mormon people
through long years of bitter experience
and who would not accept their pro.
tcstattuus MS genuine, were openly called
moasbncks and cronkers.
within few months after state
hood was in sight, the new cpmcrs IN
outside towns began to complain or
less cordially from the Mormons. Some
who were employed In banks and busi-
ness houses were dropped gradually FOR
Mormons. Soon the business men COM
planned that the people were boycottlng
them and one after another they failed
and left This was laid at the door OF
general business depression by some.
II is tiresome to try to expose this in
sufferable nonsense about the Church
letting its members think" for them
selves. who comprise the Mormon
Church? Mormons Of course. Then 1t
was the Mormons that let the Nor
mons think and act as they felt" and
Mr.. Jones gives his readers mere glib
berish. His statements about the cool
ness Of Morinons towards Gentiles. boy
cotting. etc. are pure fiction. The cor
diallty established between the two
classes prior to statehood, has increased
rather than diminished since. In n
style and with colorlng peculiarly
his own, Mr. Jones rehearses and em-
belllshes the narrative of the senatorial
contest OF last winter and the rise and
progress of the non-partisnn movement
last fall: vindictive misrepresentation
being a prominent element in his ac-
count of both
He follows with description OF the
school campaign and election. showing
therein n remarkable propensity for
invention as witness the following:
"They hoped to play the same trick
at the school election "A few weeks later
but with their usual lack OF foresight
they began an attack on the high
school on the ground of too high taxes.
hoping to win wealthy Gentiles out of
the last straw that broke the endurance
of the Gentlles. They abandoned all
parties and voted solidly against the
Mormons after calling mass conven-
lions to nominate candidates"
As this piece of mendacity relates
chiefly to the Gentiles. they may
answer it. If they are willing to admit
that they abandoned all parties and
Afnr ,ett
who were candidates for and were
elected to the school board, they proba-
bly, will not deem any reply necessary.
| The last quotation is followed by this
fine specimen of fiction:
"The Mormons all the time pretended
that their scheme was not a Church
move, but on the Sunday preceding
the election in Salt Lake City they were
notified from the Tabernacle to be out
| in full force Mt the ward meetings that
evening There they were told for whom
to vote and were given tickets with
the voters names. on election day they
! were out in full force and voted for
men who We're never nominated, but
they were defeated
The Mormons had no SCHEME in
connection with the school election
Both Mormons and Gentiles were d.
vided in sentiment respecting some OF
the questions involved in 1t, but no
party nor faction had any organization
or identified membership, and it is ut
terly impossible to say what proper
ton of either Mormons or Gentiles
stood on any side of any question con-
corning the schools. No such notlfica-
ton ever issued from the Tabernacle
as is stated by Mr.. Jones, nor were in
structions given or tickets distributed
at ward meetings. as stated by him.
At this point he has descended to un-
mitlgated falsehood.
The closing paragraphs Of the article
follow sliding scale of increasing
mendacity. and embrace statements to
the effect that the practice Of po-
lygamy has been resumed. and that
polygamous marriages are taking
place; that "as soon as the Mormons
obtained control of the state, they
made almost a clean sweep of the
Gentiles from Offices" and that the
Mormons are as guilty of treason af
ever Arnold was, and are rs much In
rebellion az they can be without actu-
ally taking up arms" That last
declaration is too hysterical on It's face
to call for further remark. or the
others It is sufficient TO say that
polygamy has not been resumed, and
that the Gentiles. though comprising
only about one-thlrd Of the population
of the State. hold more prominent and
lucrative offices than Mormons do.
Mr.. Jones closes his screed with the
following frantic appeal;
LET the Christian people in the East
arouse themselves and see that legis-
lnton Is passed to put an end to Nor
monlsm as an enemy of the State"
But too much notiae has here been
taken of his effort to signailze himself
as the worlds champion anti Mormon
romancer, He is welcome to all the
fame II will bring him. Ii is well. how
ever. for people In Utah. and especial,
such of them as may be interested II
the truthfulness of reports on minins
properties, to be posted as to his capa
billtles IN the way OF glaring fabrica
lions.
FOR ENGLAND'S DEFENSE.
Judging from the subjects of publ