Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-23
MORMON SCARE
ONLY A BUGAB00.
People of Quaker City Are Told
Something Of Utah and Its
Possibilities.
STATE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.
Prof. John =. Meakln Declares That
Criticism Is Entirely Too Severe
"Chmor without knowledge

The Philadelphia Enquirer Of Sunday,
Feb. is, published the following inter-
view with Prof John +. Meakin of this
city.
Prof. John p. Meakin, lecturer OF
national reputation, who is TO deliver
popular address at Columbia Hall,
1925 Columbia avenue. this evening, ar
rived yesterday in the city with more
special love for It In return for the edu.
cation of his son. DR.. Fred w. Meakin,
dentist OF Salt Lake, at the Phiadel-
phia Dental College.
Incidentally in his business mission
greeting numerous fraternity and COM
mercial acquaintance, he rejoiced over
the revival spirit, and could see Phla-
delphla's motto Let Brotherly love
continue written almost over the
whole face Of her affairs. But, he said,
II 1t only brought establishment to the
other face OF Eastern prejudice and
clamor he must say that there ought
to be more reasonable pItiful and
patient forhearance towards the sus-
pected population of Utah, Idaho New
Mexico and Nevada.
TWo-EDGED WEAPON OF TRUTH.
"ln no spirit of defiance but with the
two-edged weapon of truth" said he,
Il have Informed my friends as grace
fully az ! could that our nation and
our civilization are at once equally, II
not more, IN peril from the tandem
| marriage and-divOrce pOlygamists of
! New York and Pittsburg than II is from
| the poor dying branches, the sere and
! yellow leaves the mere remnant of 500
| poygamsts left In the whole popula-
| ton OF the states suspected"
He declared his friendship from his
! boyhood Of United States Senator Reed
| SmOot.
"Clamor without up-to-date knowl-
! edge of the facts, seeks victim" said
! he I'm Smoot but in the face Of II
| must not deny my friend, whom know
| 10 be the type of the advancing young
men and women OF Utah. He ie true
/ and loving Christian husband, father
and friend, never drinks, smokes or
CANDLES, His constituents are cleansed
| OF the old leprosy, by which three or
four per cent OF the past gere~ation
were smitten during their wandering
/
better than that OF the wolf and coyote.
''The most hopeful thing | know for
American civilization, next to the IT.
reversible feet OF Christianity, is the
corresponding scientific fact, the physi-
illogical fact that the psychological fact
that the youth of this suspected part
OF our great west are reclaimed from
the double standard and accept one law
by which TO Judge the honor and mod
esty OF the sexes.
"Of the maximum OF 2 900 Mormons
who entered polygamy only about 800
old folks remain, and they must die In
the next six teen years. She cannot eX-
pect their children TO do less than hold
shielding arms over their parents. Ham
exposed his father Noah's error but
the youth Of Utah are trying to keep
from falling into the same pit,
DEVELOPMENT AND CHRISTIAN
ITY,
81 say to the east, don't push them
into IT, but Just wait a little longer
and II will all be over, Then they viii
have nothing but sweet music In their
ears from that part Of the west, In
unity with all that IL dear 10 the Amer
lean heart. There will not be chaster
people on the earth than those people
WHO i've OUT llltIt 80 NloSt W l'l' 'Nti' .
that they almost pluck them out OF the
clear sky at night. Educational crys-
tails tell The Lord has cast for them
In Utah some OF the finest school build
ings IN the world, and has cast into
the statistics OF the national govern.
ment the fact that Utah holds second
place in literacy OF the land.
'In heart development which Is only
another name for our Christianity, these
people have erected the temple and In
il the marvellous choir of the new voices
Of the new day The old temple was
long ago cracked and doomed; the new
built one Is nearly finished Utah has
no theaters or amusements on sunday
and is 80 abstemious, even TO coffee ana
tea. that it makes tea merchant I'M
happy. even II he happens 10 be
Pennsylvania prohibltionist
Power OF Mormon otticeholders ~
frequently misstated. The Gentlles'
forming a small per cent OF the popula-
ton, have O. per cent OF the offices and
salaries. All supreme court judges
are Gentiles-' .,
| Mr. MeakIn Is a chaplain OF the Elks
lodge No. S5, Salt Lake Cityi past
grand master OF knights Of Pythias.
member Of the Fraternhl order OF Ea-
giles, Macca bees, Woodmen OF the
World and other fraternities.