Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-20

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from them In religious convic,is,,
Now, the situation IN Utah has presss'.
ed a tempting field for peculiarly as.Y
Gus people whose zeal Is not slrss.
balanced with Justice or with judgmss
and from your midst sectarian mir
ters have been sent out among rs \.
splred with religious feryof, and M,
have made war upon our System. AL
have already stated.
But when this question Of polygss,
was regarded as settled and eyefy,,
seemed satisfied with the terms b (,
settlement, and gentle and Mor-r
we're approaching together, and he !.
clal distinctions that had existed n b,
past We're breaking down, and geat~
were visiting Mormons and Norma,
were visiting gentle homes. and n,r.
marriages between the CLASSES Wr.
quite frequent, all at once II was N.
covered that the contributions wh.A
had hitherto supported missions an
mission schools OF n sectarian char,.
ter In Utah were falling on, and he,,
these parties raised the cry that polW.
amy was being revived In Utah. nh
made no distinction IN those thin
between which there was a distlneag
IN Utah--namely the cases OF unhRtl
cohabitatlon which came down 10
from marriages previous 20 the sttA
ment Of the question, and pOlygamy
new plural marriages. The country W.
fired with a belief that the M0rms
Church had REQUIRED 20 the practice
performing new plural marriage cen.
monIes, and that the old polygamy q.
was again revived.
That was the condition that the ~
pie Of the United States Were made
believe existed In Utah; and to d
East these agents came 10 gather 10 N
shekels, TO continue what was made
appear as necessary warfare on D,
old evil OF polygamy. Now, that Is ht
the agitation on that question sane ;
be revived, and It hlndered the prgrs
Of Utah. But Notwithstanding the,
undertake to say that Utah has ma4
wonderful progress toward being assn.
Hated with her sister States cOmprsAi
the American Union. As an ludlats
q that, and / offer II as a reason VIZ
this agitation ought not 20 have u
much influence with either the Hos
or the committee
Soon after the disaster overlook N
Maine In Havana harbor, there was
agitation set on foot In the East ~
looked TO the commemoratlon Of lhs
brave men whose lives were lost By i.g
sad event by the erection Of a non
ment In their honor. a commltee
gentlemen was formed In the city
New York TO take charge OF the suis
prise. and they sent out literature 10
The churches, asking that they sh0l
set apart, think Il was one Sunday
May, when all the contributions Of n |
people for that day should be set az,
for the erection Of a monument 10 tbs
dead heroes. The Mormn church W
omitted In that invitation, whereuR,i
fell to my good fortune 10 call atteltl
TO that omission and 60 resent /
some public remarks that made
Salt Lake City,
Those remarks reached the charni.
Of the committee In New York and y
made an explanation Of how the ons
sion took place and stated he would ,
glad II 1 would point out TO hin "
way In which the apparent nege
could be remedied. I did that He ~
lowed the suggestions and the Mornr
Church was invited 20 participate :
the erection Of that monument ~
Church called upon its branches 10 u
epart day 10 consecrate offerings ~
might be made, with the result tha; N
little Mormon Church, whose pairiosa
ls supposde not to be AZ par, and con
posed OF less than 100000 people, Coz
tributed one-ffth Of all that the chuf@
Is in this country Of 10000 900 poprf
ton have contributed TO this fund, al
We received the thanks Of the con1f
tee for the response that indicated Y
patriotism existing In the hearts o, "
Mormon people.
When President Mckinley sent 90
his coll 10 arms In the recent war VIZ
Spain, Utah responded by offering hir
times the number OF her son that ven
called for. Her batteries were sent
distant Manila, and the dark HgN
whom the battle OF Malate was foughl
and the success or failure Of the ball'
hung IN the balance, Il was UAh'
guns, manned by Utah men Eh0t
flashes mlmlcked the lightning fashe
the fierce simeon that was raging -
covered the infantry that was maieh'
Ing 10 the attack. In more than
score OF battles In those distant islans
Utah's sons did honor TO the Slale
Utah and honor to our country ln
sorrows Of this nation are the sof'os'
OF Utah; It's battles are her battles, y
Institutions are her Institutions ~.
therefore she asks for fair and pfols,
treatment before the Congress q w
United States when she sends hhg
Representative possessed OF al quAlr
cations that any other represenla.s.Ii
possesses, and who Is not oiflao'nsi
by any provision Of the Constitute !.
the United States, by any United sls.s
law or law or his own State, ana VIZ
he has been honestly and fairy elesx.
as in the Roberts case, by Inc NV"
Of his State. -,
Gentlemen, with confidence IN ~
impartiality,and In your fair treauns,D
OF me. and thanking you Tor the oo'.,i
sIes that you have extended 70 ne; -
the patience you have manlleIeu
the perhaps unskillfui presenlauyn
this side OF what | regard as q -,
controversy, and believing that h M.
hands Il win be safe. ] thank W,
the attention you have accorded MS