Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-10

ed this; you. Hcber J. Grant. and you
John Henry SMITH fApplauHe) You
John Henry Smith. who went to mem
hers Of my family and wcpt crockodlle
tears over my fall and wrongdoing; and
YOU. IIeber J. Grant. member Of the
Church to which I belong-I am n
Mormon" IN every fibre OF my being
! am Mormon" II do not live It's
theology as well as you. live Its spirit
OF fraternity quite as well; perhaps
better than you do (ApplauscJ a
part Of It's fraternity II to be Just TO all
men. To be gentle and helpful In weak
ness. want TO ask you. MIR. John
Henry Smith. and Mfr. Heber J. Grant,
when Did either 81 you come TO me In
mat spirit OF fraternity. and any TO me.
Here. boy, We have entrusted YOU
With mighty authority: live up 10 II.
let mo steady you little ~ YOU walk
across this dangerous path" Did you
ever do ~ MOI Men say to me now
that must not attack you or any one
here because Of your families. When
ala amy one Of you ask n my wife was
/ sick or " her heart were bleeding
I lApplnuseD ] have seen my little chill.
| dtcn get upon their knees and pray 10
/ God for strength and courage with
which 10 20 10 school In the morning on
account OF things that had been sald
about me- But never asked for quar-.
yer, ] never asked ~ anybody TO plead
with you to hold your tongues.
THE PHARrsEEs.
! think. perhaps. I have reached IN,
HubJect OF Pharisces In my ieik. Ny
friends. I think perhaps you wlii agree
Win me that ~ far as the senator1hip
" concerned, ! care very little about II.
i think no man would have taikeI tho
way ] have tonight who had any llnrtr-
ing Idea 81 affecting. ~ far NJ he was
concerned. tho senatorial quf tffnt
am doing a higher duty now aud intend
o. do u To- the end. The issue n not
whether Frank J. Cannon shall b..
elected 60 the Senate: the lssue IL
whether the rcnctlonista shall b. tor
United 10 do the things whlrh would
strain M worse than anything on'cnrth.
u u not the Roberts case. that VIII be
settled Just like that tennpring hla
nnRcrnb. lie VIII be- seated or he wont
be seated. hut there " greater ttier- |
ton. senator rlntt. chairman Of the |
senate committee on Territories. took |
me TO one side In Washington. and |
talked 10 mo about the situation nuf /
here. lie remembered the time whcn 1 |
went 60 him with other men AMI br- |
sought him 60 Yield whatever prejudice
nc had against the admission " rttt /
because we were true. ! have seen the
chnrnc made IN the newspaper, and
want the people here present TO tell mo
how 10 answer the inquiry N he should
say 10 me- After we took You into
sovereignty you sold out n scnatorrhip
20 the hlghcat bidder. through the
business Apostle 81 the Mormon
church" Applaupe.) want YOU 10
tel me how ! shall answer that. And
the proper answer 30 that IL ~ more
Importance 60 me than a scat IN tho
Senate for life. ana I will say hat I
have had all that I am entitled to.
Those who don't Ike me viii say that I
have had good deal more I am will
ling TO retire, was willing 10 fotife
long before this candidacy came on, but
! am not willing 10 b. succeeded In that
exalted Office by man who cannot snf
the name of Utah AZ high as I nave sct
N In the Senate Of the United states.
tApplnuHe.) And no man can do that
who either buys the place or secures II
by ignohie means. behind him must !
stand the love and trust Of this mighty
people. The sole Issue n for you. aud
~ you people decide Il. 20 Win your
children ana 80 will hli the peopi. In
the days TO come In Utah be affected
for good or for III.
oRANT-KIMBALL LETTERS.
on Jan 7ih. Just az this question was
10 be brought forward FOR discussion, n
question which belongs. not 10 Apostles
aud not 10 business men. but 20 the
legislature. which cannot abHolvc itself
from the responsibility. nor permit
another TO discharge ltn duty Mr.
licbcr j. Grant addressed certain lot
'efs TO j. Golden kimbali. which were
printed. with all due respect 10 tho
slEor OF attack made upon those letters
by the Salt Lake Tribune and by other
newspapers IN this State. they have
never been assaulted frpm the auarter ,
which should have resented them.
believe no man living can have a high
y vcneration for the leaders OF the
Mormon" Church than have, 1 have
'at on brigham youngs knee; 1 knew !
he wonder, the Hplcndor OF that mans
'nrecr. John Taylor was my family
'olative. and my father was his frSt
'punrelor MILFORD Woodruff was the
ientlcst aud tcnderest friend ! ever had
n all this world. I know I.orcnzo SNOW.
cyorc him. honor him. for the splrndor !
u his attachments. for the vigor OF his y
mind. FOR what l know OF hls hirh
motives. 10 that what shall say viii
% said with a full consclousneaH In '
our own minds that love the men
, no lead the Mormon" Church. and
hat whatever ! shall say IL Us Nor y
non and In anger toward none y
! waited day after day after tho 4
'rant lcttcfr had appeared. The Tfib- ri
me waH quoting them aud attacking h
We. Grant. and ! waited and watched | q
9f word TO come from that place. 2
'hcrc the word should have come from y
n my humble judgment. am not a I,
iood man. and cannot see thluga
,lhhly, but II seemed 10 me az though .,
he "Mormona" should ray! "Heher J., ~
rant. We VIII not partnke Of this sin, =,
hoy arc the people who should have :,
nld H. hut u n for me. a. a senator NJ
Z the United Statca. In this hour, Ia :,
ay 10 You what know viii happen !,
nlcHs you correct this wrong. Utah, n
ne youngest OF the states. the falrrat, a,
ne richest ana the one which has done
most Ia entitle her 20 sovereignty ~
u the Htatcn.will go down "a hiss and
ye-Word unless you rcpudlntc this III
hing before all the world. The wee ~
nd tribulntionH OF the past win DO Of
he summer morning compared With "
h. storm which viii come upon your u
carts " you do not now diECharHe the ~
'nciionlsiH from political and ofielal Of
"a
want a. ask you what you would II
ave thought and what would have "
zen said Of Pat Lannan had he writ. u
N letters like this. what the News ~
ould have said ana thought of .. ~,
overs had he written letters like this
politics.
lIcber J. Grant s co. invested $40 900
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