Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-06
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the authors OF that pamphlet, that he
has lived for twenty years neighbor
10 the Mormon people and has known
the hospitality Of their homes and
from close observation OF their lives
does not hesitate to say that they ac-
cepted in good faith the church proc
lamation against the practice Of poly
| gamy, and nowhere In this broad land
| can there be found more honest, In
dustrious and patriotic people than they
have proven themselves to be. IL
your city or any ward IN It was as
clean OF vice as any Mormon COM
| munity in Arizona. you could well
leave the city to itself and reach out
far with your good offices and advice.
And II these gentlemen who loudly
| proclaim against them would use the
| same energy and exercise the same for
titude In proselyting the world which
they allege the Mormons are eXercis-
ing they might have a little harder
time in the service Of God, but they
would gather and bring forth from the
harvest much richer sheayes. No one
has ever found the Mormons busy
bodies IN other peoples affairs or
spreading calumnious reports against
their neighbors. This is meant as no
defense of the Mormon people, but is
designed as a rebuke to this left-hand-
ed, unfair and hidden political attack
on statehood for the territories
That | may not be misunderstood, let
me tell you that ! permit no one TO
excel me in admiration, love and es-
teen of the great work which the old
Presbyterian church has done for hui
mainly by the example which its good
members have set to the contempla-
tion Of a wicked world. It's blessings
were showered by good people, unset
fjshlv working for God and man; but
not through otilcious intermeddling
with political questions and social con-
dltions Of which they know nothing.
Ignorance Is the most charitable view |
we can take of the actions against |
which we file our protest In conclu- |
sion, Dear Madam, permit me TO ex- |
press my regret that you and your as |
sociates should have seen III to charge |
that Arizona is not sufficiently educat- |
ed-not moral enough. not good enough, |
to be associated with New York or 9TH |
er political divisions, as a state.
Turn your eyes from your "excep- !
ti0nal' infOrmants, and close your ears |
to their ignorant clamor that you may
hear and heed the words OF the Great
Teacher. Two men went up In the
temple TO pray the one a PHARISEE
he other a publican, Tho Pharsee
stood and prayed thus TO himself; Cod
thank Thee that | am not as other
men are, eXtortioners, unjust, adulter-
RS or even as this publican / fast
vice in the week; give tithes of all
possess And the publican afar off
would not lift so much as his eyes un-
o heaven but smote upon his breast,
aging Lord, be merciful unto me,
inner tell you this man went down
o his house justified rather than the
ther; for everyone that eXalteth him
elf shall be abased and he that hum
eth himself shall be exalted"
Permit me in due modesty to com
lend this sentiment to the political
ranch Of the Church, Of which your
GARD is the first, and / trust win be
he last representative.
With assurances Of my high esteem, ;
beg TO be your humble servant
MARCUS 4. SMITH, |
House Of Representatives {