Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-11
rio,e to Hammer the Knocker
And DDrlve" a Few Truths
soIidIy Home.
WHY THAT IS NECESSARY.
.o-s Of our Fair state Are
abroad and Many Are Dong
Irreparable Injury

soeclal correspondence ,,,soa
81 81 york city, Jan. IL PROMISED
,onv Utah friends series Oh
letters pertaining to my travels on ''''s
trip, -, ,n,aoinarv mic
~, NV experiences at my various
Ut .Ino nIaces, should like to re-
s'vrt little more forcibly, and In all
,.,.S,ess a few truths about the WORK
Nc done at home to destroy the
n,. ,ounded notions that well mean
oaH"nd uly informed strangers nave
us a fltah. with no reflections
. no earnest laborers who are 40
upVu aailv good work, | wish TO speak
US ,h,ee classes which unfortunately
~. In the majority There is the as
laval Iftahan, who joins with the popu-
ior lest. often adding a joVial put ca
q luminous story against ms nat,ne
s,a,n Then there Is the equally dam
s",ons coward who says. 'Oh, yes! I'm
& So, ITtah, but I'm not n Mormon,
N ma Who il he does defend the state.
n snSs /, In such luke warm and hesi-
"a ,s,inr manner that his very defense
;s alan. and lastly there is the over
81 ysaio,Is and religious enthusiast, who
q ,r,,s IN follow the turn the other
y cbeek" method Of helping his state.
n and silently listens to untruths and
abuse believing that God Will nght
Il his battles. This last representative
81 could be made most helpful factor
"a In destroying prejudice, If he would
n read his text with wider vision.
" ALL SHOULD REFUTE 1T.
God helps those who help them
3{ selves" Faith without works is
FL dead" and many other wise and anci-
A ent truths point out the correct plan
~ no refule lie. II man proclaims
III That am groveling in the mire, when
Ii am dwelling in the heights, 1t is
81 reither ungodly nor unmanly to pro-
81 claim the truth aloud. and for my part
81 "I think there ls time to fight and
~ time to pray" and when | am sur
81 rounded by real lovers Of Utah who sit
81 passive and inactive under wrong, !
"a feel more unaided and alone than when
IA am facing multitude Of prejudiced
81 strangers
81 AN INSTANCE IN POINT.
"A As instance Of this I will speak brief
#ly of a conversation / recently had
Xwith an enthusiastic but mistaken
LIN expressed myself regarding the nee
S<essity Of openly and fearlessly denying
#5asehoods current against our people.
III will quote his reply. You don't I'M
#derstand. Mr., Meakn; we believe that
Wood will fight our battles and that right
&1Nll prevail" glance at history will
lifhow, that in order to have any truth
3jDemonstrated 1t must be fought for out
}e7J Shit What Utah needs is fighters
pnd shouters A lie Is a lie. and you
fScan't call IL a lie too often, but "a
WORD to the wise is sufficient"
Tdont pose as preacher. but a teach
4 YOU ARE A MORMON.
n Pertinent to the above thought I will
create an incident that happened to me
~ newspaper Office IN Chicago. The
eeuI'or OF certain magazine introduced
n ,I, 20 one or mis- lady writer's with a.
j IhiS is Mr.. Mealn from Salt T.aka
xcity' The young ladv greeted me-
with the usual, You're not a Nor
non l hope?" to which / renlIed
n Wen. what If am? Why this unusual
4 herest IN one whom ten minutes agn
!el ala not know existed?"
ms opened the way for conversation
ouus otah for the young lady was
Moia minded enough to grasp instantIv
tnst narrow minded question she
NJ asked When / left her she
MA ha" ,s' me Tor setting her right about
hs lSes and morals OF three hundred |
"Ousahd OF her fellow beings.
SOME CHICAGO THINKERS
During my brief stay In Chicago two
r.siS G', : save ~ Evenings" at private
4 N ,ssi ,L,,. ana Tell in with a number
gl mol wish to be blinded by preiidice
llough this medium | met about 15o |
nv rVP,e ana was forcibly reminded Of |
4 limitations by having one or nv |
ws,r.,'' young law student. exclaitn |
,rs, Z, dt me end of one of my meet |
go Wlsh were rich. Mr.. Meakin
4 b,ln cH ~ engage the Chicago Orchestra |
P %a Me people ought TO hear YOU.
10 S S.s me trouble, the people ought |
n div ~. tne truth about Utah, for each |
4 M S1 Lully 10 vendors of lies against |
4 haya % oo., and powerful papers |
a tbrsstSaa . sVoIs OF Mr.. Smoot and his |
HE Capitol e w 'he pain 10
WORK IN BUFFALO.
Iaing my stay In Buffalo was
\ d, !, 70 stay over and address tho orr
ab,n, az Eoagles' My audience composed |
sovo Wv y. people IN beautiful hall. and |
ssitytny lecture onward" with most |
tsmsii,'s success. During nv stav I |
ovsint9s .aued upon lady whose ac- |
y o,I See had made while IN Now
lhonls 'ast iall. She arranged that 7
aDa uh meet number of her friends |
nom ~. " was learned that I hailed |
when S rH ! was Informed by her
Ralnea ave-" a her later that she had been |
greatly Fans sullSl me by her friends who
OF to I,tah ihat | would carry her |
Ms AIoaIIni ma coerce her into being |
,S, LMeakln No. l6, ana as tho yo,,ns
naS az question Is really a brainv wos
aueat charming in manner, this was
though Ifo,,uP'lnent to Yours truly. even |
/ ntenNo., aul not Mormon and have no |
4 Stll tbaro Incoming polyeamist.
| IN eyer,' a, ~ ulways little bit OF truth
laly w. ] have invited the vo,,ne
ia uaS WISH Mrs Meakin and myself
BUFFALO TIMES EDITOR
Of tb SSs through the kind introduc,ions
10 meet NJ Snal | was finally enabled
er Of The p, 81 man 70 Mack, the own,
been rebutHd Times. mad fatty
guile ,su by other papers Af,ayr
Die pIotracted chat ahnm, Alter
be aec ssned u an article on IJtah p pvp
lined D I'M 10 his paper and / out
Would "i,oh proposed paper, askine
.lhtensely an article be interesting?"
Beiore snhr sI Sir was the reply
y 70 The aboun' my review. / READ
eree Of her fr,o mentioned lady and a
IT is ~ trends, She remarl,ed
'Ish H. "''' nut they will never nnh.
'od said ''' F" 70 the managing editor
ask to pon,t sarble this story for nh
He rep ,g, my state is SQUARE ' Ssa ~ !,