The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-19
SOME PEOPLE ARE
THOUGHTlESS,
(Morning EXaminer.l

N-N'AAiii6 INulillIfl.l
The agitation against the Mormon
people and the question of Church
and state have been so rampant In
Utah for such long time that some
people who are of the narrow minded
set have really permitted themselves
to be led into the Idea that the people
OF this state are demoTaliZing and un-
fit for the association of the so-caued
christianized folks.
a little incident occurred I'm Salt
Lake short time ago which brought
out this pronounced antipathy against
anything that would smack of Nor
monlsm. In handling the matter the
Salt Lake Herald very aptly makes
che following comment.
An able woman OF prominence in
this city bolted the reception TO the
International Council OF Women be-
cause, as she alleged, she was unwill.
Ing TO appear at a gathering where
President Joseph F. Smith of the Nor.
mon church was a conspicuous figure.
In this connection she explains that
President Smith stands for the viola
tion OF the law which the national
league is organized TO uphold" and
She could not. therefore. take part in
the proceedings.
The way in which the protest was
framed and given out Is. of course. a
matter of taste. and to those of us
who dislike TO precipitate trouble In
the house when guests are present.
the taste shown is eXecrable. Way
back In the political history of Utah,
say In 1895. the same able and promi-
nent woman found no difficulty In re-
conclling the peculiar conditions here
with her desire for the success OF the
Republican ticket, upon which her hus-
band happened to be the nominee for
congress. The presence of Joseph +,
Smith. of John Henry Smoth. of Geo.
Q Cannon and others who represent
ed the same conditions TO which she
objects now, had no terrors for her. In
deed, If we remember Alright she was
an active ally and almost constant as
sociate of these gentlemen In political
assemblies. In those happy, halcyon
days the eccentricities of Mormon
views on matrimony formed no barrier
TO cooperative publicity for political
purposes. the rosy vision of con.
EreSSional seat tinged everything
peace had come to Utah and with 1t
forgetfulncss OF past bitterness, oblly-
ion OF conditions that existed and
could not be oblitcrated
ConCeding without question the sin
cerlty of the more recent view grant
ing unreservedly the right of lndiyid-
ual protest, we grieve ineXpresslbly
that there is no way of revivng those
blessed days when men and women Of
all faiths agreed TO stand together
on platforms. to meet at presidential
breakfasts and vote In harmony ac-
cording TO instructions without mega
phoning our domestic difficulties TO the
outside world every time a gentleman
of peculiar beliefs and plurality of
households ventured TO stir outside his
front gate.
Seriously, If such a thing may be
taken seriously. won't the militant sis
ters pursuing purity of the homes
please do their pursuing with soit
pedal when the family is entertaining
strangers? The purusit will be quite
as fruitful and It Will be a lot more
pleasant for those who like TO have
I>the family laundry done as expeditions
ly and inconspicuously as possible.