Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-03
A FAIR PRESENTATION.


The Lewiston. Maine, Journal, of re-
rent date contains q lengthy and wen
written article on the "City Of the MOI
mons by representative Of that pa
per who came here 10 study the MOT
mon" situation on the spot lie Visi.eu
the different places OF interest and ~
PRODUCED hy Elder willard Done, hau
an interview With the First Presidency
md several Apostles of the Cnurch,
ana what he heard he has published
with more accuracy that is common III
such reports.
che article opens with this sentence
"a magnificent place is Salt Lake Clty'
Then follows description OF our city
which does not suffer at the hands OF
the writer, who evidently viewed u
from a favorable standpoint. But hs
has not exaggerated its beauty It's I'M
bortance or It's attractions, nor has ne
neglected 10 consider the fact that II
WAS founded by people without wealth.
ana who had been driven from ciVih-
yatlon to make their homes In desert
After relating the story Of the suffer
ings Of the Saints in Nauyoo and the
martyrdom of their Prophet and Patri-
arch, he says;
'For more than fifteen hundred miles
over n. trackless waste these refugees
from a Christian civilization wended
their weary way. Every hardship ana
every privation was theirs A thousand
OF their dead bodies lined the way ana
scores more had been left behind as the
victims OF their blood-thlrsty pcrsecu-
tors. AT last they reached the desert
valley OF Salt Lake, and here they
pitched their tents Ond reared lheH
homes. They reclaimed this territory
and made Il blossom like the rose, Dui
even here they were not safe from the
prosecutions OF their enemies,
He touches on the polygamy contro-
versy and the present conditions IN re-
lation to II, observing;
eThe only charge that can be laid Mt
their doors today Is that they re-
fuse 10 desert their wives that they
married In good faith. And they arc
rIphti To turn these women out OF
doors TO subslss at the hands OF charity
would be a vastly worse crime IN the
ewes OF God and decent-minded men
than to make the provision Tor them
that they are now dci-.S.
The Temple, Tabernacle and Assem-
bly, Hall come In for their share of Gu
loPium. and the reason why the Tenn
pie is not open TO public inspection Is
fairly given. Then follows his
account OF the interview with
the Presidency He was surprised
OF the hearty, unconventional and
affable manners OF President Smith,
and indeed OF all the Church au-
thoritles whom he met, and he
devotes much space to the re-
marks OF our President on variety of
topics associated with the history, doc
trlnes, ordinances, missionary work and
purposes of the Church OF Jesus Christ
OF I.atter-day Saints. While aiming TO
repeat as nearly as possible the words OF
President Smith, Il is clear to the ex-
perienced reader that the writer uses
his own style, and inadvertently falls
into a few mistakes. but certainly with
the intent TO be strictly accurate.
Interviews with Elders Claudius V.
Spencer Willard Done, Henry p, Rich
ards, 3. II. Roberts, Royal h. Young
and Richard w, Young are fairly given.
and good impression was made upon
the journal representative By all those
gentlemen. Elder Roberts took occa-
sion to mention with gratitude the con-
seryative and constitutional attitude Of
Hon. Charles Il. Llttlefeld, congress-
man from Maine, during the debate pre-
oedlng the exclusion OF the former from
the House OF Representatives. He
said. as reported by the article in the
Journal
Il have a. most kindly feeling toward
The State Of Maine on account of the
great service done me by your able Con-
gressman. Charles II. fittle6eld. Wien
had my fight to retain my seat IN the
House OF Representatives this gentle
man. born and reared under Puritan in
fuences. made one Of the abiest constl-
tutional speeches In my behalf mat Was
ever heard in the halls OF Congress. tie
ola not do this because be- endorsed or
even had any sympathy With our sys-
TEN, He did not do 10 out of any per-
sonai regard for me as I had but slight
acquaintance with him, bat Dee dii % as
a great constitutional lawyer. n Was
brave stand that he took for q constl-
tutlonai principle. lie desired my tX-
pulslon % be constitutional and he
knew that an outrage Was being perpe-
trated. appreciate his noble act and
j value those who stand for cousiitn-
tional morality Charles LittleHoli is
man OF whom on Maine should wen
be proud especially as the whole ccun-
" has come to accept his views.
considerable space IS devoted to an
explanation Of the organization OF the
Church and rs different Offices in the
Priesthood. The article Is finely
Illustrated with excellent portraits
q President Joseph f. smith
Anthem u. Lund ana John y. Winder
IN tha order named. but the First Coun-
ealor s named wilder instead OF WIN
der There are also good cuts Of the
Temple. Tabernacle exterior and inte-
rior President Young's grave and the
Beehive House The few errors which
The article contains are not OF suiiici-
emit Importance 10 take space 10 correct
we here append the closing paragraph
u@ Journal representative having the
courage and franSness to append hi
own signature: