Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-30
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TIMELY TALK.

Under the heading Suppress Law
lessness,' the Baker City, Oregon,
Herald, OF recent date had the follow
ing timely editorial in reference to an
important protest We commend II TO
the consideration of public journals, in
the North and in the South, when they
ieei inclined to descant on the Mon
mon question, or on the popular topic
the evils OF Anarchy. The Herald
says:
IN these days of general talk about
aharchlsn and the proper remedy for
.hat evll, 1t might be as well TO remind
tnose concerned about the welfare OF
,ie PUBLIC that such outbursts of ylo-
renee as mat reported from BroWncrs-
Viile' ia, are sad evidence of ex-
lstence among the people In some
states, or that ignorance and that NOR
al depravity which form proper soil
Tor anarchsm. Those masked bandits
evidently argue that the Mormon"
elders were dangerous for some reason
or other. But instead of APPLYING to
the courts for protection, they acted
as IL they had never heard of law or
courts, or the rights OF citizens. Or, IL
they had heard Of them, they presumed
that they themselves. were far above
such adtuncts Of civilization. They con-
stltuted themselves courts. Jurors Judges.
sheriffs and everything. They made
tneir own law and executed II In har.
mony with their own brutal instincts.
what else are anarchists doing? In
what, except the degree of crime. did
the outrage of the Georgia mob dif-
FER from that Of the wretch that muir
dered the President? Let 1t be under
stood throughout this land, that muir
derous anarchsm cannot be suppressed.
until the mobs are taught to respect
the laws OF the land and the legally
constituted authorities.
But we are supposed to judge charit-
ably the acts Of mobs, moved by drink
ana ignorant passion to violence
against unoffending messengers of the
gospel Of peace. They know not what
they do. II asked to state whether a
Mormon" elder harmed them. or II
their teachings, public or private, to their
knowledge. ever were OF a nature 10
cause trouble they would be compelled
to say no, II they had any regard for
truth But they have heard that 'Mor- |
mons" are traitors and Slaves" TO the |
priesthood They have heard a great
amount Of falsehood, so perslstently |
told that they believe II. No doubt |
some of them actually believe they are
serving the Almighty, when they per-
secute His servants. But the respon-
sibility rests with the multitude that |
has made 1t the mission Of their lives |
TO defame, vilify. and spread scandal |
GUS stories about the Latter-day Saints. |
And many Of these know better They |
know they are perverters Of the truth. |
The word liar" Is branded indelibly |
on their own consciences, as in the pull |
pit and press they conjure Up from the |
abyss of hell, the evil spirits of perser |
cutlon. They are the real breeders of |
In some Of its hldeous forms. |
We reproduce the foregoing editorial.
published In a non"Mormon" paper
with the hope that coming from that
source II may be properly impressed
upon the minds OF other editors. But
It would not be proper on our part to
refrain from stating that although II
appeared as II original In the editorial
Of the Baker City Herald, II |
was taken verbatim from the editorial
page OF the Deseret News Of Wednes-
day, october ie, 1901. II Is pleasant to
be appreciated by our contemporaries,
but 1t Is not out Of place to remark
that 1t is usual with prominent jour
nails TO give due credit, when articles
like that which we have quoted are
copied and endorsed. This is not the
only instance out Of many which we
could name, in which editorials from
the Deseret News have been taken into
the columns Of other papers without
reference to their original source. We
have no objection to their reproduc-
ton, and we do not think there should
be any TO our suggestion concerning
the credit which is customary. The
Herald is live, up-to-date newspaper,
and its appreciation Of the Deseret
News is fiattering and agreeable.