Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-07


pictures of our city nesting at the
foot of the great Wasatch range, cloud
kissed and snow-capped the year
round; these grand and lofty noun
tains which protect the beautiful val
ley of Salt Lake from the extremes OF
the elements; the valley which is a
beautiful panorama stretching for
many miles like an immense checker
board of yellow and green. / quoted
from e. F. Colborn's "A Glimpse OF
Utah." where health and wealth
abound. / described our mountain
streams and the famous River Jordan
gave figures of the big mines and
shelters, and the people wondered at
the immensely of the products. / de-
scribed the city's magnificent churches
and assured the folks that if they
came here they might take their
choice for place of worship with
none to modest or make afraid.
The climate was not omitted; our
lovely days and cool nights, the brac-
| ing mountain air and clear atmo-
| sphere, where it is so clear that a
mountain forty miles away looks to
be but ten, and where an old maid OF
40 summers looks only IS. / did my
best to give them an idea of the won
der of the world, the Great Salt Lake,
and beautiful Saltair.
When one attempts such vast sub
| ject as Utah and the Mormons, Ian
guage is feeble instrument, but | did
| the best | could for my state and my
neighbors, Gentle and Mormon alike.
Utah's troubles do not exist in ig-
norance as to physical Utah, but in a
| total misunderstanding by the eastern
people of the lives and characters of
the Mormon people, the aims and
| achievements of the Mormon church.
| Our state Is sneered at, whenever
mentioned, ~ the thoughtless throng.
The misunderstanding and hatred is
kindled by many of our own residents,
by the press, public speakers, lectur.
ers and writer's in every part of our
country. People know the valleys are
beautiful and that the mountains are
treasure vaults; but the inhabitants
are looked upon and believed to be
vile, vicious and depraved, fit only to
live in caves and dugouts and to beat
| tom-toms.
Stories are now running in several
hidSdIihco conveying lulS SAINT
| thought, painting our people in the
blacklist and vilest manner. Barely
any one denies these devilish accusa-
| tions. People have accepted any vile
story or works of fiction against the
| Mormon people as fact. Thank God,
the citizens of Utah have not the gift
to see themselves as others see them,
or we'd have some fights on hand.
/ listened, in one of the great Chris
tian churches in Brooklyn, N. Y, to
the silliest lot of "tommyrot' imagin-
able. The chattering little woman
stood under the banner of the cross
and, made out of what was naturally
farce, an awful tragedy, assassinat-
ing characters. The press falls into
line because it suits clamor-"money
in it," and thus hearts are made to
bleed and fakirs flourish.
| Seeing America First Is an excellent
idea, because the tourists will call
and see and listen. After leaving us,
some of them will speak a kindly
word. Many won't. A sensational lie
is always welcome. The truth is so
simple and uninteresting The rem
edy for the ills of Utah is to be found
only in campaign of education. The
people of the east must be taught by