Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-28
PREFERS TO WALK THE
SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE.

To the Editor-l have read with
much interest your optimistic article
IN your issue OF the cath inst under
the caption, Trust and Falsehood.
Important truths are conveyed In the
sentences YOU so beautifully build.
Falsehoods are passing clouds They
pour out their contents and are no
more" They obscure the sun for q
moment only They "are but Of tenn
porary effect" But IN reading this In
dIsputable truth Il struck me that
there IL another equally important
truth which should be kept in mind Just
now. and that is that II is our duty 10
fight falsehood aud defend truth with
an the means az our command. for only
50 can truth be vindicated. The friends
OF truth should be as active. and rs
sacrificing as are those who love ana
make lie
appreciate your optimistic view.
! prefer. myself. To- believe In and 70
live ON the sunny side of life. but 90
understand aud comprehend the
strength OF q lic Is q necessary adjunct
boz ones education. Through not re-
alzing the power Of lie. the people OF
Utah have allowed the blacklist Kind OF
"a DO cloud TO be- gathered, which now
hangs over them Ike "a pail To know
the power Of an enemy Is half the bat
lie fought We are often led into error
by not realizing the dangers about us.
Many rely ON truth. as principle, be-
cause n Is truth. believing II viii fght
its own battles without human aid.
This Is a great mistake.
There are many souls who live In
peace ana rejoice In their self content
They forget the world with It's sorrows
and us struggles. and put forth no ef-
fort toward peace and harmony for /
their fellow men.
We must guard against the blindness
as illustrated by the story Of wealthy |
woman who on a cold day had been |
driven home in a fine carriage wrapped |
in richest furs and costly robes The |
cold was 50 intense that with all her |
comforts she realized that the day was |
cold dark and dreary. As the lady |
entered her mansion she called to the
coachman 10 come IN. after luncheon, |
saving that they would make list Of |
names OF the poor OF the village and |
send them some coal and provisions to |
an those in need, during such stormy |
weather
The lady dinod. by a glowing fire IN
q bright and CHEEKY room surrounded |
5v every physical comfort. no wonder
she forgot all those outside. Ell?
After awhile the coachman came for
The names % whom coal aud food
should he sent The lady, with a Ian
guld air, answered You needn't
ruuble. John. II Is much warmer now
20 It Is with people who live for self
Eternal violence is the price OF lib
,rty, and also of truth. 4 lie Is SEEM
ngly as potent as the truth. especially
n individual life. You speak OF the
amented VIM. Mckinley and ask;
Who remembers the yaporings Of the
n that great American?
,fy dear sir, those traducers are nj
work on somebody else now. They are
lot dead-Wm. Mckinley Is dead. He
ost his precious life In the prime ~
manhood Today his poor wrecked
widow sits moaning and dying by a
roken lonely freside. Those who ira
uced Mr. Mckinley are apparently !
appy. Several men got rich IN this
worlds goods by painting McKinley's
rend Mark Hanna az deveish mon
frosty. These artists are still rich. !
eted and honored wherever they 60.