Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-25
HOW TO DO IT.

Stand up for salt Lake," That ia
very good motto But how? Some
people arc shouting the advice and
carrying 1t out themselves by doing
everything in their power to knock Suit
lake down. They clamor for increased
population and capital particularly
capital, because rs the money they
nro after We have no objection to
that, providing it Is obtained honestly
and not TO the detrmont Of the city
or the citizens. But is 10 at AN likely
that capital will be induced 10 make
investments, OF that desirable influx
Of population can be had by painting
affairs here in the darkest and wretch
eldest colors?
Tho faction that is now engaged IN
striving to bring this municipality
within IT'S grasp IS declaring, every
day, through its dlscordaut mouth
organ. that all business and enterprise
IN this city is manipulated by terri
bic monster called a Hierarchy" 1t
Is represented that political affairs aa
well as those that are commercial, are
dictated by that great ecclesiastical
power from which there is no escape
People at a distance arc Informed that
eyerythlng here IL required 10 pay
tribute Of ten per cent upon its incre-
ment In addition 10 that it is in
tlmated that the so-calcl Hierarchy
Is composed Of corrupt, sensual conscl-
cnceless tvrants, who dominate not only
commercial and political matters but
the lives liberties and virtue Of their
followers.
A state Of society anything like that
which Is thus pictured, could not posi-
bly, form any great attraction for COM
monty decent people to say nothing OF
the wealthy refined and progressive
men and women OF the country All
such representations can not fail 70
have the effect Of deterrlng folks at q
distance from coming this way 70 make
their residence or invest their money
il is therefore very queer way 10
"stand up for Salt Lake" Is 1t not?
The mischief Of an this is, that Il
not only holds back the progress and
prosperity Of our city and state, but
is so absolutely false as to be In the
utmost degree iniquitous, 1t proceeds
from malice, disappointed ambition and
failure to obtain the ecclesiastical in
fluenco which is so unjustly declared to
exist. II proceeds from individuals
who have figuratyely crawled on all
tours 10 beg for rs exercise IN their
own behalf They cringed and plead
for It IN vain. II was not tor
them or for any parties or plotters or
politicians Every individual here is
free to vote for whom or what he
pleases. and there are no strings upon
"Mormons' i'm these respects, nor 10
there any command or coercion or per-
suasion from Church authorities to ciu-
Eens. male or female. TO direct them
In business or In politics
There are combinations In this city
that tie up their members for certain
purposes, which are In the nature of
obligations that TO a certain extent af-
leV' l"'" ""'' "''' ""' ''.
Wi'h'n mormon circles OF ','s''u''o''s'
some OF the very 'n''''"U"'s VINO are
having lo' Hu'l'I' '.' 'us'sgu '
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tney 90 NOT taNe " 'e''''', ''0,s'
'uta'ue OF ''"se ''"hs anu o'''''
there Is the utmost ''ee1o'u Oh ,nousN.
ana speeeH ana 7''''" '' '''s Guy anu
state ana IN our present 'nU''0lp'l "l-
FAIRS every lhaiV'dulI 'S l'ee 10 'o''
rcoordlns TO nus OF H'r own 'oh'l'-
tons OF what Us pest Tor inc pubic.
There lS no e'cle7iaS''e'' 'l'e'uou' o'1-
tauon OF domination All 'oe slo'I5H
10 that eject are without iounaallon in
truth and should Dee secuted by senM-
BILE persons ana would DE everywhere III