Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-23
Politics. SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

a couple % gentlemen yesterday.
doubtless anent che political campaign
with Ia profuac oratory and silver I'M
ing, wurs upeaking OF the capabilities
q, Col Robert q. Ingaraoli a. q spell
one Of thHm thought the only
great rhetorical blunicr tho colonel
ever made was whcn. during che fierce
conteat uf 1890. he cupou.cd the rpid
side Of tho cnse and made the remark
able statement that money was the
product Of ngtura. not OF law. why"
said ths spcakrr. m q man had o bag
fui 20 Kl1ndlke nuGEra- ana were O.
offor creditor The full amount OF his
cinin with heavy intercg In virgin
sold. n would not he n ieEai tender be-
cause rrlld ia mn. manay until the forms
of tho Law which provides Zoe ~ con-
version into money ure complied wiki.
Tho creditor could rcfusc the gold and
thcrupon obtain Judgment aralns, the
debtor. obtaining which he could isvy
upon she gold ana sell n a. % much
merchandise o. obtain the amount due
him In lawful money. That actiisu In
Ecraolrs case eonoiusveiy." A. the
colonel was not present 10 look after
HE side u Inc matter. b. lost by de.
fauk; vhs,hsr properly or Improperly
che reader can decide Tor himself.
n Col InEcrsoll. as alleged, made ;ho
mistake claimed. At a. not che nra, una
by any meanA In recent letter r.-
snriine che taking u tho Philippine.
he gave sons coEcnt rcaroui Tor thelr
retention by the United States. Among
,hcse was not the aiutrment made thas
W. should aend teachers, not preacher.
over thctei that We mus, not throw out
Spanish auperntltlou and substitute our
own euporutkinn. rboae who ars % at
acquainted with his peculiar view and
methods Of expression understand that
by superstition he means without dls-
tinctlon all rrilglonu and MI lhlnpi
that are rellgl0ua, Were Il oihcrWlas,
many of ~ that do not now uErec with
him would BE- compelled 90 clncsde hls
claims In that respect. aupou,ittl1n
anu p'llglon may and ought q b. vast.
~ different thlnFs. ons l. tho offspring
~ Ignorance, the other the very crya-
talllratian OF the highest thoughts ana
most soulful Impulses 81 humanity
GUIDED by rcason. shielded by int1l'l-
Eence and upheld by faith, hops und
charity. COL, ingarS1n. as pohm.otl
entity. has nelther faith, hope unr
Charity. ~ has been abundantly Shown.
he u simply an lo5nooiasi. an imp5teni
reproduction % The powerful msn who
pulled out tho pillars which supported
the ttnple lie pronounce relgI ln
"the apas tree In whose ahad1w the
human heart has witherei and urnal
% anhsn''-tlie fAlslty % which u Boz
fore our ayc~ every day-and adduca e
noshinK else 20 suhs,anilAte III fr1ihy
metaphor than tho widespread f.lte-
msnt that au thlugs IN eonnlc, with
nclanes are wrong. This u true, hut
tho application Is 40 false as the ulhrs
statement
Science and truth nre anonymous
terms Religion Is the science uf mcn-
phyuloal and spiritual man ana % a.
true a. any other department oi o,amls
philosophy, otherwise Il Il noe religion
but pretenfiun. hypocrIsy, or 90 ~,
the colonel's tavorlte gnill1n.
superstition, But me scofl0r Against
sacred things IL not true 10 hImsaif
even there. Like the our who resorts
TO deceit and must practice more de-
celt In order that the nrsy may be cou-
eealed. he occasionally fails 90 make
bis points cohere Th0u. " closely
watched he h found out 40 Col IN
gcraoll hap been many times. notably
In his memorable controversy Win
Father Lambert, Catholic prizes, Of