The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

| IAN lnS1gn1hcant Young Up
start'-The Polygamy Agitation
! Starto For the Purpose of Defam-
ing the People-Mormons Loyal.
dress at the tabernacle yesterday after
noon, Apostle Heber J. Grant replied to
! the sensational assertions attributed to
him during his recent visit in San
| Francisco, and reproduced in a local
paper, by denouncing them one and all
base fabrications, wholly without foun-
dation, and published with only one in
tent-to defame and impugn the repu-
tation of the state of Utah and retard
its prosperity.
In strong terms he dealt with the
enemies Of the Mormon people, disSect-
ing an article written by Eugene Young
and replying to every paragraph of
what he termed the libelous effort of
an insignificant young upstart who has,
unfortunately, failed TO follow the
teachings of his illustrious grandfather.
Apostle Grant assailed the Salt Lake
Tribune for Its low and contemplate
part in maligning the people of Utah.
He declared its power has ceased to be;
that with all its mad vituperations, it
never again could bring the world to
belief that Utah and her people are of
the iniquitous stripe her defamers
would have them be.
Il want to say said the apostle,
that that set of men who malign their
fellow-men are not worthy of being
called true, patriotic Americans. Their
writings have caused this mobocracy in
the southern states. l want to say,
those men who defame us for iniquity
and lack of virtue invariably head the
list-and 1 know what L am talking
about
The speaker explained his real part
in the election of Mr. Roberts.
San Francisco Yarn.
At the opening of his femarks, Apos-
tie Grant said he was surprised to read
in San Francisco paper (the Bulletin)
one morning that he had become the
great dictator of the Mormon church;
that there had been a great quarrel be-
tween Presidents George Q. Cannon and
Joseph F. Smith and himself, and that
he had come out on top; also, that he
had been proclaiming his belief in sus-
tanning the gospel covenants, even unto
taking more wives.
Il also discovered that John Henry
Smith and myself had managed and
controlled the Democratic convention
that nominated B. II. Roberts. Mr.. !
Smith must have been a trifie surprised /
himself inaSmuch as he traVerSed the |
entire state campaigning for Mr.. Rob |
ertS' opponent. But we sometimes have |
to go away from home for news. and |
understand all this has been copied in |
a local paper. I am pleased to say that |
it is all a base fabrication: that |
never have given utterance to any of |
these statements. and that good fellow
ship has always existed among the |
leaders of this church. although some of |
our professed friends fain would have
it otherwise
Eugene Young Roasted.
Apostle Grant then referred to the
article signed by Eugene Young, which
he had found in a copy of the North
American Review. 1t is a magazine
he said, that claims to have the very
best writer's obtainable on its staff.
The editor of the Review has done
himself pro.id." continued the apostle
"by picking up Eugene
Young to write an article on this sub
ject. Eugene Young is n boy grown
up, who apostatized and did not follow
the teachings of his grandfather, Brig
ham Young He is a worthy descend
ant of his grandfather on the other
side-T. B. H. Stenhouse. But United
States history was not written by
Benedict Arnold, and l thank God the
Mormon peoples history is written in
accordance with their achievements,
and not by young upstart like Eu-
gene Young, an irresponsible young
mana reporter on a New York paper.
We know what reporters sometimes
hired to originate and hy-
perbolize sensations. and the editor of
L.. 1
himself to the hallucinations and libel
1us powers of this man."
Saints Are Loyal.
Commenting on the first paragraph
If Young's article. Apostle Grant said:
I ask if any intelligent people will be-
ieve that the Mormon people are in
'ebellion to the government and are
christ'S teachings false? BE not de-
hem The Latterday Saints are hon
,rable, and their fruits are a sufficient
testimony of their loyalty. The Nor
non battalion was raised in three days !
search history, and you can not find .
mother instance where a people. driven ]
rom their home, have sent men to '
,attle for their country. The pioneers
anne here, and first of all planted the
tars and stripes on Ensign Peak. TAX
ng possession of the wilds in the name
# the United States.
yet this significant-he is moth
ng more-sayS we are a false and re-
,ellious people. oh, for shamei Even
oday. his own brother. commanding
he Utah batteries, is facing bullets :
N field of battle in far-off Manila
or his ccuntry's honor Major Rich
rd W. Young, who holds the position
# provost-judge. conferred upon him
because of his unquestionable merit,
nd the men under his command vim
icate the position we hold to our gov
and gives the lie To this young
efamer. II. w. Young is a worthy
.randson of his noble grandfather,
Brigham Young
The speaker answered the statement
hat the MoImons were leaving their
ountry to seek haven of tLeir own"
" detailing the expulsion of the Saints,
nd the terrible experiences encounter
d in their fight. as well as relating
he story of the first telegram from the
tate, saying Utah has not seeded"
Another Libel.
An Of a-t;o l.