Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-18
ANTI.MORMON REASONING

Some objections have been raised IN
home circles and local papers, against
taking public notice Of the ATTACKS
against the Mormon Church when
have been made in many widely circu-
lated journals, consequent upon the
New York tragedy in which grandson
of the late President Brigham Young
figured as the alleged assassin. It de-
ponds q great deal whose OK Is gored.'
II some Of the directors were person
ally. or by society or religious associa-
ton, affected by the atroclous llbels
that are SO extensively published we
are OF the opinion that they would
raise such q voclferous cutlery that II
would reverberate through the land
But OF course the "Mormons," being
accustomed to misrepresentation and
pulpit and newspaper abuse, must sit
stlll and take Il all patiently and with
out murmur. Yet when serious
charges like those now heralded against
the Church are sounded from press and
pulpit. and the Latter-day Saints utter
not a word It Is taken for granted that
the accusations are true, or some denial
would be entered and the llbelers be
brought to justice, Whatever course
Is pursued, our enemies are bound TO
lind fault
II has been asserted that the mon
strous injustice of charging upon the
Mormon Church the responsibility Of
a fearful crime. committed by one sup
posed to be competed with that body,
and also Of tracing the cause Of his de-
generacy TO his illustrlous grandparent,
was merely characteristic OF the 'yel-
low" journals in which It found a place.
But here Is the New York Herald, in
its issue OF last Sunday presenting to
the public, even at this late date, a
flaming colored and illustrated three
page article entitled "The Mormon
Menace" repeating many Of the old
ISLANDERS against the Church. an mag
mary picture Of the Mountain Meadow
massacre, opinions Of Catholic and
Protestant ministers who know nothing
whatever OF the subject on which they
treat, but cali "MOrmonism" A Plague
Spot" and "Peril,' with some alleged
statements Of apostates, all designed to
blacken the character Of the Latter
dag Saints and mlsrepresent the pTin-
ciples CT thsi: faith.
We utter sn Indignant protest against
these repeated FLANDERS, and think they
are beneath the dignity Of a respectable
newspaper like the New York Herald.
which ought TO be sufficiently post.
ed better Informed on matter
90 and better informed ON a matter
lend itself TO the schemes Of sectarlan
preachers engaged Ia the very Chris
tan employment Of hearing false wit
mess" against a people and their sys.
TEN, which they are unable to overcome
by reason or by scripture or by pre-.
sentlng something superior in the way
Of religion,
The different statements 70 which
place is given in the New York Her
aid, are strongly contradictory One
conveys the idea that "Mormonism' Is
full Of life and yigor Industry ana
progress, evidenced In its material adj
vancement and its work OF prosclytsm.
and another In the saWe article de-
clares that "Mormonism means de-
generacy. physical, moral and spirit
ual." In one part the vigor spirit.
ity and robust manhood and woman
hood OF the "Momons' are depicted.
and then II Is stated that wherever
they come under your observation
their degeneracy strikes you forc.b!y.
and that "the Mormons as a class, ere
inferior specimens physically and in
every other way
A story Is told. In the Herald, pur-
porting to come from young LADY who
has apostatized from the Church re-
Gently, and IL L. asserted that accord
ing to the prophets and Elders Of the