Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17
THE PERIL or "MoRMoNIsM


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| THE PERIL OF "MORMONisM'
! We see from the controversy con-
1 tHuol LOO the columns Of the Brooklyn
4iWts' that rev sydney H. NoA % sun
| attacking that which he lmagineS ls
/ ,.,formupIsn and which. i'm his ignor-
....... 80 ,,.. s,,t,t..t b., dororpces as a
guy. ,''-
! .IoIluoal feIlL EldeI Nl'l"i" o.
| SNOW however Keeps up his vigorous
| r.rf.as and advances facts and argu-
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| 'onH.. -ilohdl 'huI'h No'7 H"' I"V''
| except with rldlcule and references to
! ,.f,f.i rbargss of half a century ago.
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! space NO me lInes' ana are "I'''e" 'u
! "a spirit OF friukncss and courtesy
! ,..,I.b ..rrot IAN to Imuross the un-
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| u'a'0A I'"u''' Il' "lF''''' "h''''''
| iugeotIye and slander INDUCED lh Dy
/ SIR Cox the testimony OF history. Of
..,.. ,.,,.so5irvs and al conditions
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| existing il btai' "i '"" Wv" FN'''''"'
knowledge As TO the state OF society
where mormon" influence predomn-
...t.... Ga. s,rlg,.i,,, royrorl s
"'.a' -'l
ln the Times OF November o.
.rr nr, COX deems IL IN keepinp with
ni, nrofosssd bieh calling To- stop down
grom me niatform of Christian Justice
s,d Cbristisu charity ana revel I'm the
81 ~ sIanJorous invective. let him
r.t OH ,bs gatigfac tion from n posslble.
Nforr,on, IsIders cannot silence their
risine INDIGNATION when listening 10
rbsrgas of gross immortality and helm.
ons dsgradatlon made against their
,,otbers sisters wives etc. women
whom they know TO De as Nlft9ous ana
nople as s az, 'i ha.o 49, disnosiiion 70
stoop 40 the you're another, or look
IN the glass argument IN defense. We
Pbliip said 10 Nathaniel: Come and
see (John T.: 46)
"As an object lesson. the writer comes
from a county incorporating within its
limits eighteen school districts land, by
the way. free public schools are main
tained). ranging I'm population from 100
10 1000. In which there Is not a saloon,
a gambling den, a brothel a Stun,
mouse Oh li Ispu.s VI aug ,n;,, H'su and
pproct,cailv independent each head of
a family owning his own homestead
and .mindlng ms own business. IN ths
gho,e ~ CounS 49, ,,,or go sages e. when ne
writer loft home about one year ago.
These facts can be verified by the az
hdaylt OF nom Morlhons anu uIpunty u
, ,,I,a.s , aior,ont vboiiy ana absolute
~ predominates. the ascendancy being
about ninety-hye per cent BY their
fruits ye shaIl Nho" 'ne'n'
Referring 70 the charges OF Church
dlctation ana slavery 10 Tue I'les'i'ouu'
so often preferred and repeated 10y MI
COY he saws further.
"As 20 the political serfdom OF the
people OF Utah. will say that | know
from actual experience that no SEM
oa aios " r vo9 one in the evSrcise of his
politlcal privileges. The 'Mormons are
as free TO voice their political conyic-
IONS as any eluzehs III the Oh''eu
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These are out thfee paragraphs iroin
an article that taxes up ABOUT ooluihh
ana nan soliu III 'he hIooA'yh I'l'eS'
paper mat mahiies's spirit OF la'r-
ness toward the 'Mormohs' Whloh mas
called forth encomlums from lovers OF
justice Tor several years past
on the question OF the peru 70 lhe
nation" from 'Mormonism' the saints
Herald, published by the 'keorganized
church IN us issue OF november H.
has this paragraph IN an article reply
ing TO Mr. Cox;
"As 10 patriotism. Did the Congrega-
tonallst church. as church, furnish
Any Troops ioI 'T T,j u ,ha Sn,~r az DIV
aiist rhrrcb as church furnish a
contingent Of soldiers for the war with
Spain? The Utah Church did
This is fitting response 10 the
alarms sought 10 be raised by Mr.. Cox.
and exhibits disposition 10 recognize
the LOYALTY OF the Utah "Mormons' TO
the national government that is graft
flying I'm that journal. which Is usually
hostile 10 anything connected with the
Church here.
The nation need fear no antagonism
from the I.attsr-dav Saints who form
,bs majority Of the population OF Utah.
They REGARD the Constitution Of our
.,-,, s,sts,,.d 90 ss.pro frasdom IN