Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

through the building Of the Union ana
Central Pacific railroads but fails 10
inform his hearers that Brigham Young
was one Of the big contractors In me
building Of those roads, and that years
before their commencement, President
Young and the Mormon people poil-
toned Congress ia aid In the c0nstruc-
ton Of a highway across the continent
and that It followed mainly the track
Of the Pioneers who travelled under his
direction. II Is said tina, factions
speak louder than words and thinkng
people ought 10 look az the works Of
Brigham Young as an answer TO his all
legged dreams as told by his unscru-
pulous enemies
It might be expected that the Kind Of
Christian represented by Dr. nm
would approve Of the course pursued
by Governor Ell H. Murraywho Ia yi0-
lating his oath OF office and certifying
to falsehood, sought to play into ,hg
hands Of the preachers and politicians
who attempted to run affairs IN Utah.
When he denied certificate " election
to the Delegate In Congress who re-
ceiyed more than eighteen thousand
votes, and gave II TO bogus candidate
with but thirteen hundred votes Ac-
cordng to the Chronicle DE lin eulo-
glzed him for that piece Of treachery
as the truest kind OF an American
Congress, however, did not take the
same view Of the matter, but repudoi-
ed the false certificate and treated Il
with the contempt II deserved. Bot
what does Dr. Hin care for the facts Of
history when making swing around
the country" for pelf?
The preacher laments the giving Of
statehood to Utah, charaoterlzlng It as
"a monumental bundeE' and utters
the abominabe falsehood that It's con-
sequence was "the Old conditions were
restored and polygamy was renewed IN
all parts Of the new state,' He at
Mormon authorities dominate the
state, and yet lets the cat out Of the
bag" by stating that "spme Of us
sought to have the leaders Of the
Mormon Church refuse permission TO
Roberts to run for Congress- thus
showing that those who complained
about Church influence In politics
endeayored to obtain It when It suited
their purpose But the very reply
which mn says was made to them dis
proved their own hypothesis, He says;
"The reply was, that the state
was sovereign and had the right to
choose Us own Representative In Con-
gress'
The preacher then proolams what
he describes as the wonderfully bene-
fetal results of the crusade against
Roberts, most Of which IL mere bun
combe, delivered IN the norid style and
with the plagiarism for which the Dr.
IL noted, and as climax he makes
this remarkable exaggeration; To-day
there are between 5000 ana 10000 Nom
bers In the Christian churches in Utah;
in the one Protestant mission school
there are from 10000 to 1900 day and
Sunday school pupils and the Christian
churches hold about $1,000, 900 worth of
property"
Supposlng those figures to be accu-
rate, though they are in line with most
OF the speakers receptions, what has
he and his confreres TO complain about
as 20 their treatment In utah2 DO they
not have all the liberty they desire 10
preach to and lie about TN" Mormons?'
Does anybody interfere with them ia
their work among their own denomina-
tlons, or their vicious and mendacous
attacks upon the Mormon people
and their doctrines2 II they have been
so successful as described. what need
is there for such swings around the
country" as those undertaken by Dr.
lliff and others, to stir up the nation
by retailing the ancient gossip and ex-
ploded ISLANDERS against Utah and the
"Mormons9' II It We're not for the
danger of being accused Of having IAN
un-Chrlstlan spirit we would be
tempted TO use the words Of Chrisl
Himself, when referring TO the proto.
types Of these latter day Pharsees, But
we will simply give the references and
let them read his sayings for them
selves. Matth, XVI; S-5i Matth kill
10, H. a. So, etc
We are pleased to learn by letters
from California that the effects OF the
harangues to which we have referred
above, have been very beneficial to our
cause In that state, particularly In
Sacramento whore the meetings OF
the Saints have been crowded, and the
interest that has been aroused is Civ
ing an opportunity to the Elders to
place the truth before the public. The
Sacramento Record. Union has given
space 20 some communications on both
Sides OF the question, and with the Bee
has acted very fairly and impartlallr,
We are pleased to give credit to them
for what they have done in this mat
ter The outcome Of this agitation will
be that 'Mormonlsm" win survive the
falsehoods Of its detractors and flourish
stronger than ever after the contest
AS SEEN IN WASHINGTON.