Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-04
Tells the Truth About Beehive
State and the MOrmons to
Eastern Papers.
HE SKATERS MANY NOTIONS
That Pass as Current Facts Anpng
The uniformed People of Penn
sylvania Generally.

Jacob j. Greenewald, surveyor OF
from a trip to his old home town in
Pennsylvania. While east Mr. Greene
wald sounded the sentiments of all
classes and found almost a unanimous
expression that Theodore Roosevelt
would be eventually nominated for the
third term, whether he liked it or not.
The people want him ana they will
have him. declares Mr.. Greenewald.
While absent the surveyor of the port
was interviewed u number of times on
the prevailing conditions In Utah.
Among the interviews is one in the
Bradford, Pa. Evening Star of which
X. L. Hapgood is the editor. Mr.. Hap
good Is member OF the legislature
and has charge of the Knox campaign
for western Pennsylvania. He visited
salt Lake about is months ago and
during the 10 days he was here studied
conditions generally in Utah.
Inc interview which appeared in the
issue Of Feb 25 is displayed on the
front page under the caption of Truth
About the Mormons Hon. Jacob j.
Greenewald of Salt Lake city, who has
known the Mormons for 3s years. shat
ters many eastern notions about that
people"
1t follows:
In an interview with a reporter for
the Star today, he said the Nor
mon people are as good as any other.
Their morals are good, they are in
dustrlous and virtuous. You never see
Mormon beggar because the poor are
cared FOR by their own people" said
Mr., Greenewald. 'Aohut 1891. Wilford
Woodruff president OF the Church, re-
alizing that the United States was de-
termined to root out polygamy, his
great desire being for peace to his PEG
pie, issued manifesto, suspending the
practise of polygamy and every I'M
preJudiced mind in that country knows
that the Church does not give its sane
ton to any such marriages since. and
1t Is dying out OF its own accord. Those
who were in polygamy, however. could
not be expected TO throw out their
wives and children upon the cold char
ity of the world. There are not a
great many polygamists left in Utah.
During the past 10 years more than
two-thirds have died. All told there
are not over 400 in the entire state.
CHURCH INTERFERENCE"
"a great many people believe that
the Church interferes in matters of
politics. Let us analyze this question.
In the last 10 years (since statehood)
every judge of the supreme court has
been and is nom Mormon. In salt
Lake district there are four judges,
three gentiles and one Mormon. There
have been three representatives to
Congress, two Gentiles and one Nor
mon. and In the United States senate,
four Gentiles and two Mormons. In the
last two municipal elections in SAT-
Lake City, the nom Mormon party has
scored victories If the Church had
interfered as 1t is accused. 1t certainly
could have changed the result"
A great many who belonged to the
nom Mormon party believe that a man
holding the position of United States
senator should not be a high church
man, Mr.. Greenewald does not agree
with that. Any citizen of the United
States has the right to be ambitious,
church or no church, he thinks From
1870 until 1898, Mr.. Greenewald was
member Of the Liberal party (non- Nor
NOM. The principles of that was TO
abolish polygamy, make woman queen
of the home. and for free public
schools. They accomplished their OBJ
ject and in 1898. they buried the hat
chet.
Mr.. Greenewald being Pennsylvania
born, labored to help make Utah Re-
publican.
FIGHT AGAINST SMooT.
Speaking Of the late fight made upon
the Hon. Reed SmOot. MIR. Greenewald
said that everybody who has the pleas.
ure of his acquaintance knows that he
is one OF natures nobemen. good
father, a model husband, a first class
man, business man. financier, states
man, good citizen aud American. IL
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