The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-01
Ex.Gov. CUTLER ON MORALITY,

II is always plcasa TO sec any one
stand up for purity Of life and moral
ity in conduct Even if the particular
incident taken is not n fair point from
which TO start in a morality bomily, the
intention being good and consistent.
the ono who issues the homily IS
entitled Ia respect for his good pnr-
pose and for his sincere effort in be-
half of proper conduct. But when the
one who rushes into print on GIN
Jet proposition, seems quite compla'
cent over full flow al the buug, there
can be little respect either for HIM or
his opinions, and contempt for his in
consistent bigotry is clearly due. AS
fearful example of this latter kind
heart service in immortality, we copy
(from last night s Ncws) the following
letter from Ex-Governor Cutler:
GOVERNOR CUTLER'S VIEW.
Utshs Former Executive Protests Against
IIobsoncsquc Performance.
Editor Dcserct Ncws:-Tf rho statement
made in the mornlng papers is correct
that kissing bee WAS held at the In
stailation of the officers OF tho Daughters
OF Veterans yesterday. and that the wom-
en- were apparently not arcrse to tina
part of tho ceremony. that a number OF
other women took advantage OF tho occa-
sion 10 fall into the kissing line and kiss
the onc~armod veteran of many battles,
l wish TO enter my protest against such
libel on the women and especially the
married ones who took part in 1T. they
may have fallen into llnc AT the SueeeE-
tIon Of the men. but they would not sug
Gcst It. and probably the colonel as much
dlslik"d kissing some of the women who
fell into line, n there Is TO he one moral
standard for men and women. women
must start the movement by refusing To
take part In such questionable proceed
inGs, as some II not most, men are Will
ing to take advantage Of such offers As
married man. I don't believe In this
promiscUous kissing. and | certainly
would not think 1t proper for my wife 10
that il shows any patriotism 10 the grand
cause that the old soldiers fought for, and
Il WOULD seem to person not taking part
In ~ that there is considerable slckly
scntimcntality in such proceedings
JOHN G. CUTLER.
Now. without entering upon any dc
tense of the incident referred to by
OK Gov. Cutler, or criticising IT, either.
we call attention TO the fact, that the
writer of that letter has had full knowl-
edge for many years Of the polygamous
conditions imposed upon thousands of
people in this State by the dominant
church In fact. if current understand
ing is correct, Mr.. Cutler has ofliclatcd
prominently as a most important figure
in the ceremonies of these illegal and
immoral marriages. - And vet. know.
ing all about them and knowing the mis-
cry and anguish that accompany them,
being fully aware that they are and
always have been unlawful, exGov-
Cutler has never, by voice or By pen.
given currency 20 one word in con.
demnation of those polygamous mar
riages; has never in any way signifed
his disapprovaI Of. the lawlessness and
immortality Of them. And vet he takes
occasion to come out in stern repro
baton of the report that Gen. Nevius
kissed some ladies at the reception
their society gave TO him. There
could not possibly be n more
example of the sort of
that was so contemptuously
spurncd by The Master, when he de
nounced the Scribes and Pharisees as
hypocrites and blind guides. who
q strain at a gnat and swallow n
camel. And eX.Gov. Cutler makes
stiff effort to get into that class