Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-06

day Saints, and so they want them
ostracized. We have never pronounced
Judgment upon the motives OF any OF
may feel sorry for their ignorance up
on the subject OF "Mormonism," but
we recognize the right OF holy sim
plioiiy' to that sublime patience and
forbcarance that were shown by an
Aristides and a Huss But. are the In
stigators OF the crusade entitled TO the
same consideration? Are we not JUS
tilted IN questioning The purity OF their
motivesp Are we not compelled almost
to brand them as pretenders and hypo-
critics, when they pose as champions %
virtue, and pa;riots7 Who are they?
IN whit spring Of purity have their
robes been made white, that they can
take place on the judgment seat?
But not to engage ip personalities,
let us AJAX Why dld not the crusade
commence unti the Church Authori.
ties had refused 10 lend their Innu-
enco TO the furtherance of certain
political aspirations? What has hap
pcned since then 20 Justify such an
outburst % hatred? Absolutely moth
ing. That fact proves what the low
selfish, desplcable motives OF the insti-
gators Of the crusade is. and they can
not get away FROM ". II the Church
Authorities had yielded to the tempta-
ton and given them the ecclesiastical
influence they demanded, there would
have been no crusade at this time.
But they ala their duty AS American
citlzops believing in the separate func-
tlons Of church and state, and are per-
secuted for w. what further testimony
Is needed as to motives?
Then, IL It Is true that the prosecutors
are concerned about the law, why
have they not proved this In the
vindication OF the laws and statutes
relating to the regulation Of various
kinds Of soul-dostroyIng business that
flourish almost without restraint?
why are saloons and amusement halls
permitted 10 keep open in this city In
violation Of law? Why is vice of the
uncomfortable kind permitted 10 spread
over business districts? How can per-
sons responsible for such conditions
dare to claim that their only desire Is
10 make people obey the law? DO they
not condemn themselves, by their ST.
lence IN the face OF the most fragrant
law breaking
The real motives Of the leaders Of the
anti. Mormon" crusade was shown in
an incident that is still In fresh mem
DRY. A married man took a young girl
to near by city to become mother
and there the man passed himself of as
a returned Mormon" missionary.
Someone Informed the antl-"Mormon"
sheet that child had been born OF a
Mormon" polygamous marriage. The |
letter was sent to a Presbyterian
preacher. who took II to the sheriff !
and ordered him TO arrest the mis-.
slonary and his plural wife. The |
sheriff would not arrest them TIL he
had sufficient evidence against them. /
The anti" Mormons' then became |
busy. and finally they discovered, to
their chagrln, that the culprit in this
case was a Presbyterian, and a good /
anti-"Morn,on. The case was not |
telegraphed all over the country az an |
evidence that Presbyterians in Utah |
practise polygamy. In fact, u was !
dropped. except Cor a small fine that !
was imposed
In view OF such facts. are We not !
justified In "dlsparaging' the motives
of the instigators and leaders Of the |
anti" Mormon" hosts? Their war Is
one for revenge. They are actuated by |
hatred They have no other weapons
than falsehood. In their yirtuous at |
titudes they are only posing. All this |
they themselves have proved. Were
they not actuated by the lowest OF |
there would be no strife in |
Utah. But they want strife. They
do not want peace and harmony. But |
some time the men and women OF |,
Utah whom they have deceived, Will |
have their eyes opened and leave |
them, and then there will bs peace,
There Is no quarrel between the Lat"
ter-day Saints and other good citizens. |
The strife is all due to disappointed |
political ambition.