Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-28
NOT so MUCH OF "A VICTORY.

The christian Herald Keeps up It's
attacks on the Mormon hierarchy"
as IT plcases 10 call the Church, but
merely repeats that which It culs and
works over from a notorious anti
Mormon" publication In this city,
which is viewed by citizens Of all
classes and denominations here AS era
zy on the Mormon" question. The
Herald Is very jubilant over the cleo
tlon for Mayor of the candidate Of the
American party, and congratulates
the women's organization called the
National League over the result
which 1t attributes largely to the work
OF that body.
How the ladies' of Eastern states
helped to swell the number Of votes
that were cast for that gentleman does
not very clearly appear and what the
politics IN Salt Lake is another OF the
religious mysteries. But that paper
seems TO be under the impression that
the result IL "a splendid victory over
the Mormons' and sounds the DEATH
bmell of Mormon domination" Per-
haps the jubilation Of the very Chris.
tian" Herald viii be somewhat damp
cued when an appreciation of the facts
in the case follows It's present hysteria,
They are these
The wonderful "victory' so much
exulted over does not appear so aston
fishing when the figures are noted As
we have shown before the total vote
cast was 2t,7l0. The winning ticket
totaled S,437, II the Christian Herald
knows anything of subtraction. II will
be able to see that the figures do not
Justify It's jubilatlon. The successful
candidate slipped In between two par
ties, each contending for the place
along regular party lines. The irreg-
ular faction took advantage OF the sit
uation. and hence the result,
Another thing The "Christian' Her
aid Is wrong in supposing that the two
contendlng parties that failed because
Of that division were "Mormons." The
ticket OF each party contained the
names Of a number OF prominent and
well known "Gentles" and the voters
who supported them severally were
composed OF non-"Mormous' as well
as "Mormons." Thus the great victory
hap al t,sfl -
anything like that which appeared to
the distorted vision of our christian"
contemporary.
The gentleman elected to the mayor
atty occupied the same position for
two terms. namely from 1899 TO 1901
and from that time till 1903. There
was no perceptible sound OF a death
knell of Mormon domination" during
that period. nor are there any intima-
tons OF the kind at present. But those
words have very familiar tone They
are the echo Of threat and a iubila-
tion heard from away back, Indeed
for at least three quarters of u century.
and yet according TO the same paper
that revives them. "Mormonism" and
that which II calls the Mormon HER
archy" appears to be nourlshing and
welding such power that the whole
nation is invited to arise against it, and
the alarm IL sounded from numerous
pulpits and meetings Of the religious
ladies' who are credited with helping
TO carry the municipal election in this
city.
The Christian" Herald il making IT,
self so ridiculous in It's repetition OF
auti-"Mormon' nonsense that It Is real
~ a wonder 1t cannot perceive its own
nbsurdlty. But there Is an evident pur-
pose in 1t AL which appears at the
close Of one Of it's articles echoing the
silly sounds that go out from the source
mentioned IN Salt Lake city; that pun
pose is thus disclosed
Money win be needed. ana q large
sum, to do an that the national league
must do to win the battle for rlghte-
Gus, pure living, ana obedience ~ civil
ana divine law. The National League
earnestly asks every organization of
women 10 contribute an IL can 10 this
cause, Hvery woman who reads these
lines can do something 10 help How
ever small the contribution let every
woman send something
~ course That has another very
familiar sound II has been heard all
over the land for many years Al
every fresh sp1smodia effort 10 arouse
anu-Moruon prejudice and violence.
tho cry has been from the pious
preachers and writer's "Seud us
money! Pass round the hat the
plate the contribution boN, the sub
scripuon list a large sum is needed.
The bigger the better Small sums
thankfully received and large ones in
proportion"
But why SD much money? The
Christian Herald heads one Of It's ape
pcals "The Dying Hierarchy. Ot
course that lis sadly out Of kilter with
the announcements IN other parts OF
the same papcs showing The immense
power Of the Mormon" Presidency
aud the vgor and progress " the
Mormon Church But then Wha,
matters that, so long as the cash
comes ln from deceived men and silly
women, who are ready to waste then
acliars ana dimes in the manner de-
sired by The christian" Herald?
Perhaps It viii be useless to say tc