Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-09
SCHROEDER REFUTED.

A gentleman who was introduced az
3 Mr.. Eugene Smith, also u member OF
the club, arose and said
1--WE have with us tonight living tes-
tmonias to refute Mr.. Schroeder
They prove that Utah boasts not only
Of educated people but ladies'. He said
he had always wondered at Mr.
Schroeder's persistent attack upon the
"Mormons" as he was 80 liberal IN
Smith continued. that he was once an
attorney for the anti-Mormons at
Washington. Maybe he still is. ana
that accounts for H."
Mr., Openhemer, Socialistic leader,
representing the Russian Jews. came
next. He could not understand why
these brave pioneers had SO soon for
gotten their wrongs, as he understood
the Mormon" people were the only
denomination that failed to assist the
Jews In Russia. and this Mr.. Smoot
this good Mr., Smoot, II he was such a
nice kind gentleman, so free from cor
rupton, he was out OF place In the
United States senate but what the gen.
tleman principally wanted TO know was
what the hierarchy did with the tith-
ing and what they did TO the serfs who
refused to pay tithes." That's what he
wanted to know.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Mr.. Conway, an aged gentle
man with patriarchal appear
ance also n writer on sociology was the
last queJtloner
In genie. kindly voice, he asked Mr..
Meakm direct: Can you tell me why
this murderous prejudice dogs the
Mormons so persistently? 1t can't be
for mora reasons, for the social evil
turks everywhere. I've Travelled all
over the country, here and in Europe.
and | am confronted everywhere by
this mysterious abuse. for 1t is and al
ways has Teen mystery to me why
the MnrnOns are so vilifiei,'
Mr. M,ukIr now had 10 minutes to
answer all questions.
I'll begin" said he, by taking up MT.
Conway's question first. | don't know
why the Mormons are so abused unless
II Is. they are good people. Slander
Is a great deal like a SNOWFALL, as Il
rolls 1t grows. Now, for Instance, my
friend Schroeder, God bless him, got
started an dcan't stop.
public opinion Is "a curious thing.
/ remember when a boy, while playing
in my fathers shop IN London, OF see
ing an American newspaper with car
toons on It's pages. II struck my child
lsh fancy and has remained with me
ever since, as a powerful first impress
sion which probably never would have
been changed II | had remain
ed In Europe, The cartoon was
a leahess tree In whose
branches sat an immense baboon with
a human face. its long claw like fingers
reaching for a huge single nut, on this
nut was printed THE White House"
Underneath "Will He Get IT,
I asked my father whose face that
was? He replied That's Abe Lincoln;
he's trying TO become president Of the
United States"
"Yes, ladies' and gentlemen it was
our Abraham Lincoln, yours and
mine and everybodys.
"Robert G. Ingersoll said: Abraham
Lincoln was the greatest mind OF our
country. during the flercest civil war,
and now our gentlest memory.
II will now answer Mr. Openhelmer.
| am not sure as to whether Utah has
helped the relief fund for Russia. I
10 know the Mormons' take care OF
their own poor Tithing is at on time
compulsory and suppose. Is used for
church purposes In the same way as
the funds derived from pewholders and
contribution plates are used In other
churches as matter OF fact that s
their business. and were 1t not imper-
tnent | should quote the story OF
Timpkins and Simpkins. Timpkins
met Simpkins and said Simpkins, What
makes your nose so red2 II glows with
pride, sir, II glows with pride, at not
poklng Itself into other peoples bus"
mess"
Mr.. Meakin briefly reviewed ma
tural condition where there were no
other people in Utah than "Mormons."
The rise OF another party. after the
influx OF OUTSIDERS and many bitter
battles were Mormon" and
Mormon"
myself voted the Liberal ticket as
the Mormon" party was then
known In 1890 the Liberal party won
and Mr., Schroeder knows how II was
done.
The fight was ended. Utah now d.
vded on the lines of the two great
national parties. Republican and DEM
ocratIc. | for one was glad of It.
never believe In striking a man when
he's down.
Let the dead past bury It's dead,
Act, act In the living Heart within and
God DER head"