Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-11

Itis furnished under the caption. Ira
yelling with Tart" but il IS safe 10 say
that INC writer did not travel with the
President Probably he never saw salt
Lako city. AZ an events. hts article Is
500 fuU Of udicrous mistakes as 90
stamp the author OF 10 as an idiot for
offering 20 20 the public
Heie are some extracts:
There are ls,eoO folks in Provo. 70. 600
ai whom are Mormons"
"llaving taste for scenery. 1
climbed 90 the roof of the Knutsford
Ior survey OF the Washitah noun
iains They lie an about the city lSalt
l.IEcl Ike horseshoe, with the open
end toward the lake Having consid-
erred the Washtas, / descended to the
ground floor and considered the clerk"
"The Templo-that sanctum sane
forum OF the Mormon Church, gray
stone edifice Of two towers. was put up
without spike or nail. Raw hide and
wooden pins took the place OF iron"
rThore we're ten thousand people in
the Mormon Tabernacle when Mr. Taft
spoke Not an American was among
them u was the same on the excur-
sion down TO Saltair."
When a man has counted $1,000 people
in provo and separated them and found
le.00o "Mormons." when he has feastcd
bis eyes on the "Washitah" mountains.
from the roof OF the Knutsford; when
Dee has examined the Temple and found
that the various parts Of that massive
structure are held together by rawhide
and wooden pins: and when he finally
has swallowed the gigantic canard--
hcld. feathers and all-that there was
not an American" IN the Tabernacle
when President TAFT spoke-he is IN no
condition TO perform the duty Of speak
ms a word Of truth about the Nor
mons" which 20 the pygmies Of his
tribe must he a Herculean task. And
SO we are not surprised to hear him
say:
In Utah there are no Demo-
Gratis. no Republicans. The warning
clans separate into Americans and
Momons'
The Mormons control the State Of
Utah; as indeed they do FIVE other
states. 70 say nothing Of New Mexico
and Arizona"
Their tabernacle I'm Provo Isl dedi-
Gated b treason. bigamy, and kindred
crimes and infamies."
"The Mormon vote can be thrown
from ore end Of the field Of politics TO
the other like a BASEBALL
Every Mormon must give tenth
OF his income to the church. And does.
There are no books. The Prophet and
the holy Twelve do what they viii with
those annual millions rolled in as
tithes.'
Probably the writer dashed off his
sentences n state Of mental ir-
responsibility and should be ptled.
rather than condemned. II not It must
be admitted that he has reached "A high
degree Of perfection In the gentle art
of Munchausen. In fact, he al
most excels the local talent. and that
is saying a great deal
In one respect we must concede that
the writer Is correct He says. "I don't
think polygamy is the moral shark to
resident Genties that 1t is 70 us"
Also II was somewhat taken aback
by the common reverence In which
the name Of Brigham was held"
President Young is honored ia Utah,
because OF the wonderful work as a
state builder he performed. Everyone
knows that he was a great man. and
a good man, who fought for righteous
ness and human rights ul the last
OF his life Even those who
would have gladly taken his life. as the
mob murdered the Prophet Joseph, and
who have always regretted that their
plots misCarried, know
that he was one OF the great men Of
this age. and they acknowledge his
superiority over them. and the time
win surely come when his successors.
who are now vnihed, viii have monu-
ments raised In their honor, for they,
too. viii be understood and appreciated.
We have been asked by a friend 10
reply to the article from which we
have quoted, What can be said
10 such incomprehensible nonsense
The church Is neither political nor
"A financial institution. Il does not aim
az the control Of any state or COM
II is missionary institu-
ton. Its duty is 90 preach the Gospel
to every creature. Like every other in
stituton that has an existence IN the
world IL needs some means FOR the
of its mission Books are
kept and so perfectly are the accounts
OF income and expenditures entered.
that as one OF the auditors recently |
said. N one uf The natives OF the far Oft !
pacihc Islands donates a nickel in
tthing the books I'm the Office OF the /
Presiding Bishopric show 1t, and for
what IL has been expended There is
absolutely no reason why nom Nor |
mons should continue their bitter |
fight against the Church THE Nor /
mons are true Americans with am the /
rights and privileges OF other Amorl- |
can citizens and those who claim an /
exclusive right TO that for which the 1
name American stands. are simply arr /
rogatng TO themselves what Is not |
exclusively theirs They stand outside |
the pale of the Constitution thar |
knows of no distinction between clti-
zens on account of religious affiliations.
and In trying 10 create a condi- |
ton not In accordance with Amer |
lean institutions, but abnormal and
monstrous they brand themselves as
enemies Of the country. The Nor
mons now as always stand for the