Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18
"WHAT Ais THIS TOWN."
The Tribunes Query Answered by John p Meekin,


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NOT UNDERSTOOD
y March Q. an editorial under the
N.o,tiop "what Ais This Town
| ,npenred in tho Salt Lake Trio-
~ nne We viii grant that there
.,e,bing wrong with Salt Lake
> ,,s There are many perhaps, Ike
Wy think they can point out What
ais this town nr,,
W. =, wo could all respond TO the Biblical
mord. come let as reason to-
,hero BE assured our troubles and
s.artburnIngs could all be righted ana
,so white dove Of peace would perch
ma, the olive branch with prosperity
Snd nIentv as our happy lot. Thou
sords would come from all parts OF the
norld 10 make their homes with US here
IN our mountain home
when we consider the climate and the
..nrr,ipe location Of our city, combined
'.'l,b the natural advantages with
'rS,cb we are blessed and surrounded,
- seeme TO me as though a song OF
~ atNnl1 from tnA
,rt NJ everyone who dwells in these
hh''"n,ifnl yallles under the protecting
noro NJ these sublime and lofty noun
tans. yet we are at swords point ana
SaIv stream of poisonous tales goes
out all Of which are gulped down, un.
m our state Is looked upon as lahd or
Vice viciousness and Nulgarly' Whlch
= an absolute lie, and then the ques-
lion Is asked-"What ails thls Town
Under the present status OF nfialrS
our city cannot grow and thrive as II
naturally should.
The main trouble that ails our town,
rests In the steady misrepresentation
by nliberal people which causes con-
unually misunderstanding between
he people Of the east and the Nor
mon people Of the west
Remove the cause and the effect VIII
be beneficial to us all The 'Mormons'
have for years been q target for GER
ioln class Of ambitious men whose sup
posed mission Is that Of love. They
have beeen set apart to follow the
Master whose teachings were OF Kind
ness and non-resistance, who pro-
claimed from the mountain side, for
ncople 10 eyen "bve their enemies.
These men carry the lessons under
their arms but not in their hearts. In
chapter xviii Of Exodus, their law book,
4 found this admonition.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a
tale bearer among the people yet they
Men who have accepted the generous
hospitality Of the Mormon" people,
men who have grown fat and sleek on
Utah's yellow ,legged chickens, have
made It a regular paying business 10
20 up and down ana peddle the Vilest
and snllest stories about the life and
history Of Utah.
Utah has been long suffering and
kind, no other state would tolerate
Without some resistance the abusive
may come % salt Lake and blackguard
barred cranks have belched forth their
vlleness on our street corners. In their
rawlings they have referred TO an edl-
fee which Is sacred to many as that
rotten temple on the HILL and should
citizen resent the insult or the scan
da with a word. he is called a jack
Mormon and the Church tried to
suppress free speech" "a fanatic tried
10 break up the meeting etc.
These are the. troubles which hurt
Utah and some OF the things that all
this town"
The "Mormons" have borne all Of
this and for years have never said a
word In resentment Of such vileness.
The people Of the east are not to blame
for the silly things they have been
made 20 believe about Utah. They have
heard only one side Of the story and
while the crowds are shouting cruelty,
cruelty" It Is a hard task TO get 4
hearing as TO what alls this town
The blight viii never be removed
until warging tongues cease chatterng
about other peoples religion; not until
Kindness and reason take the place of
anger and bigotry.
Mistakes are being righted! The safe
" OF the people go years ago depended
upon their unity. Therefore as they
were all Of one faith they. like the old
Plymouth settlers, Joined the affairs OF
church and state.
The Westinghouse was the church.
The sch0olhOuse, the entertainment hall
and the hall OF Justice In turn. and high
oihclals otjhe Church decided questions