Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-24
LOYALTY AND Tn "MON MONS"

LOYALTY AND THE "MON MONS"
This " great day FOR the people of
tinh, When the pioneers came ia this
spot In iSii II wnA Wilderness. SUM
bnkcd almost rcolcTs, arid. pnrchod
IN many respects forbdding, ana offer.
Ing no attractions 10 the weary pill
Rrlms who halted whore their lender
pointed ana In faith prepared 10 os'
lablish their hqmcs The foll refused
90 Yield 10 The ploWahnro when the inst
furrows were attempted FOR the plont
Ing NJ q fow seed potatoes, wtl tho
water Of Inc little stream now called
rliy crock was TUNED upon the land
md the met hrlgAlon In lhH region
was accomplished Tho pioneers came
here to prepare the way for their brclh-
rem ana sisters Ia follow, who had boon
driven from thclr homes and posses.
mons because Of their religion They
unfurlod the Nag Of freedom They
proclaimed liberty to M the world
They invited the oppressed Of all ma.
lions To vome ana Hhorc with them
In The blessings that could bo obtained
nnd secured throughout those mouu-
tain valleys Thoy laid the foundations
NJ the commonwealth that is now "A
State In our glorious Union,
Although they had been expelled from
The confines NJ the Foslorn states and
had been refused the protection to
which they were entitled, they held
no anlinosly against the nation, but,
honorlng ils Mas and believing In the
divinity " ~ origin, they proclaimed
their allegiance 10 the United staten
and In very short time applied FOR
admission into the Union az the
state Of Doscrct They did not obtain
statehood then, but were organized us
a Territory and ever since they have
been loyal to this government and ts
Institutions ana have cudoo,orcd 10
promote the interests Of their country,
both AT homo and abroad,
Advantage h nkcn by their lroiuc.
ers, Of the dispute lhat occurred over
he family relations Of some of their
number And because Of the contention
mat arose as lo the clnglWuonll.y
IF laws enacted IN reference to this
matter the cry of ddoyNty hao been
'olscd, ana even the great body Of the
people who never entered into the ro-
Allons that were deemed no objection.
,blo, have been held up to the world
~ rebels and traitors guilty " treason
md worthy NJ destruction
While II II true that some prominent
men IN lho"Mormon" ranks failed to
Held obedience to laws which they
'ocmcd unconstitutional and there-
ore void and since those laws have
Teen sustained by the Mshcst court "
appeal havo found hcmsovcs IN a
POSITION OnlagonlWlc TO the vlows, Of
he majority Of their fellow citizens yel
Is not true that therefore they are
" have boon dlsloyal ana unparIotlc,
Ne need not enter into the particulars
II events which have led up TO the
conditions here rcrcuol 10, but we wish
q state, most omphutlcally that II
locs not follow because Of II that any
+ the parties sill Involved therein ara
other mparIollo ar dpoyul
II soldier who has fought for hls
ountry and who bears the scars NJ
he conflict Violates some law NJ Inc
ana for which ho has suffered ana
lled, h that considered "a proof VI dis.
oyolty2 N n counted aa ucnson2 Is
10 held up before his fellows Az trial.
orr II Nv contrary 10 tho law Of God
md the law NJ man 40 got drunk, TO en-.
'ogo In smuggling to cyudo payment
I q property tax, 10 carry on business
unnecessarily on sunday TO do many
hIngp which rampant shoutow about
oyOlty are commonly guilty or DO
hose lnlwruons of. cNll ana divine
hw mako the perpetrators dlaloyal to
he notion' DO their orronsoa constl-
ute lrcugou2 We do not think so.
II In quito possible Tor men and wo-
non who Wo loyDl and patriotic to NJ.
"mo vioNtow of local on national law.
md vet 10 be- willing WHOM necessary
n stand MP for their country ana de-
end u with their Mos blood 40, the
net That "a man M not altogether free
rom dlsobolIwuo 10 some law on rog-
lnllon that lB dllllcult ~ observe, does
nov constitute him ue dlsloyol on un.
mWiotlc oIlIacm Tie should I've Judged
uirly and according 10 his entire char.
,ctcr ANA works II ne breaks the
0w he rs umenabe To lls penalties
a Shhbolh.broakor may not be a
hlcf on murderer \ gambler may
not ho dlFloyal TO hs country 4 wo.
nan who oyados payment or duty upon
nmc article she brings In from for,
igl country may not be gullty OF trcu.
ON or counted as dfloyul And o with
thor offcntcs ina, may be- committed
~ individuals They are simply guilty
= that which they commit and ON con,
lollon may bo punished for their
,rong'dongs, but they may not bo
nlrly accused Of dlsloyally or lncl, of
otrIotIsm when they are roody 10 up,
old the integrity OF the nation, sup.
ort us administration or fight for Nv
AZ
The people Of Uloh az body ouI