Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-28
What {. NJ. Jackson Has to Say
Of Those Who Are Waging
The Warfare.
MAKES READABLE OBJECTION.
Ire, Choler, AnimOsity, Resentment,
Feasibility, Temper, Preachers aud
Women, Cause Of Trouble,


had presented in the United states SEN
ate, by Senator Patterson Of Colorado,
the following petition.
Salt Lake city. Utah, Jan f., l9Oi
TO the Honorable the President pro
tempOTe, and the Senate Of the United
states. Your petitioner respectfully
represents That he is native Of the
state OF Pennsylvania "a citizen Of the
United States Of America and ot this
state, a nom" Mormon and a Demo-
crat, the father Of a family, that he
holds no office, either national state or
municipal but that he Is vitality inter-
ested In the welfare OF the common
wealth Of Utah, and has a belief In her
future greatness That he knows, as
the result of personal observation, and
from other sources, that titan Is de-
stinAd 20 become one Of the leading
mining, manufacturing and agncui-
tural political divisions OF the sister
hood Of states. and that this condition
viii be arrived az SO soon as capital ANA
labor In sufficient quantity aud number
are attracted % her borders to develop
and continuously operate III" mu'utall-
Gus resources alluded to.
Your petitioner represents That one
Reed SmOOt was elected q senator ir0m
the state of Utah at the last session
uf the state Legislature That the said
Smoot Is a Republican and was chosen
10y u majority Of the members OF the
said Legislature. regardless Of religious
belief That the said Smoot was elect
I'd against the wishes and desires OF
your petitioner who, as stated, IS a
Democrat. but that said election was
fairly and honestly conducted ana 'to
the credit Of the state, no tlnpc of dis
honor attaches 10 the methods used iu
procuring votes from IN" legislators
aforesaid.
Your petitioner further represents
That by reason OF the election
Of the said SmOOt the ire
choler. animoslty resentment lIas.
cihility, temper pIocacitN petnlunce.
irritability. acerbity protovitV au.
tagonism. IN hum0r and cuutankcrOus-
ness Of divers and suudry parties aud
persons throughout thc country have
been aroused against the said SmooL
and the Mormon people generally and
not only against those but of Utah I'm
general without regard tO religious
Views or opinions. That iu the cam-
p1ign being waged against said Smoot
numerous scaudalOus and detlmatOtY
statements have been and now are be-
ing circulated by divers persons to the
detrIment Of the business interests and
that by reason thereof, individuals are
suffering, and viii suffer financial loss,
That these statements are made by un-
Informed clcrgymeu, hystericy women,
professional stump speakers, subsidized
affidavit makers and others, who have
never been within 5000 miles Of Utah
and have no knowledge Of conditions
here aud by others who have been here
and going away, have developed into
preyarCators. alongside which Auanus
appears as AN angel Of probity and up.
rghtness. Your petitioner has read ac.
counts IN the papers which he verify
believes are read by members Of Con-
which are so inaccurate, per-
ycrtpd and distant from fact that he
wishes to liln a protest and hereby does
file 1t, together with his prayer for re-
lief Your petitioner represents. That
be has lived - years iu Utah and dur
ing that time has never been attacked
by Dauitcs or forced into pOlygnmy or
invited to become "a pOlygamisL That
he has never been hypnotiZcd by
Mormon missionary or heard Of any
one being hypnotized Reverend Thorn
as u. Gregory and Mrs Darwin II.
James 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
That he knows personally most Of the
Elders laborng In the city Of New
York. whore the said Gregory
and the said Mrs James
reside, and particularly knows
Elder MCQuarre president OF the mis-
sion IN said city, ANA makes the state
mcnt 10 your honorable body that said
McQuarric nor none of those with him
could hypnotic themselves. to say
nothing Of others Your petitioner rep
resents that the statements made hv
the said Gregory aud the said Mrs.
James are untruo, misleading and al
together calculated To- give the world
the wrong Impression NJ this state ana
its people Your petitioner also repre-
SCENTS that Utah Is entirely able to work
out her own salvation without help
from the class of people indicated boy
the mention ot this clergyman and his
lady coadjutor
Your petitioner asks That In view
Of the circumstances the startling Of |
the country by the newspaper scare. !
heads, the tOmmyrOt published under
meath said scare heads said pubIcn. |
tlons being calculated tp Keep that !
"tlmId bird capital from 0uttcrlng sos !
wings over our domains, ana being
further calculated % prevent ana de-
ter the gentle immigrant from coming
and casting his lot with us Wnd help |
ing TO outyotc the "Mormous' In the |
event they get fHsky) that the senate |
instruct IL committee ON privileges ana |
elections to proceed with the inquiry |
Of the case Of the said Sm0ut aud have |
II over with TO the end that peace ana |
Wiet may be- restored and the anti |
Ttah agltat0rs be given nn opportunity |
Ia turn thoir hands To other, although |
perhaps less lucrative, occupations
And whether your honorable bodi
deny the said Smoot a scat or permit
lim to serve the term for which Inc has |
been elected your petitioner win con.
inuc. In the future, as IN the past. to
'ndoavor To- avoid annoying your hon.
,lable body with such cases ms that VI
he said smoot by continuing 10 stwg.
;e for the election Of Democrats. for
which happy contamination and the
Welfare of your honorable body. as I'm
luty bound he win ever pray