Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-01-21
rrIdny. Jan. a.. 1910.
INTENT misunderstood.

Two weeks ago we published a
commun IGNITION from person IN
parogan and headed II "Home 10 10
Blame ("
10 seems that exception has teen
taken 10 tho article aud some Of the
oitizsns OF parowan claim that IL
throws bad light on the people ~
a whole. because II IL ooucbed In
such Language TINT person reading
tho article would take the idea that
IL referred TO everyhod and not TO
few.
IL Will he remembered that tho
article dealt with the actions Of
few young and middle aged men
indulRino Ia intoxlcants ut tho dance.
and tho writer goes on 10 suggest
remedies 60 stop this practice, ana
incidentally mentions that II IL too
bad that our young girls are polluted
by these men who drink
There seem 60 he more exception
taken 10 the tlrst paragraph which
reads. "if the Savior was TO come
to earth again aud should visit tho
Parowan dance hall while dance
wac la progress, lie would certainly
stop the resurrection, for a time At
least. II Ia thought by many OF
the Record readers In Parowan that
this PARAGRAPH Il somewhat saorileg.
ious and should not have been
punlIAbed, and that II was written
by man who Ia not christian.
Az 10 this paragraph We have
nothing TO say. IL may or may not
appear TO tho average reader M
sacrllegiona. 70 TIM editor II did
not And this we will say that were
tho Savior TO come 10 Cedar he no
v,foubt, would he astonished at tho
Artions Of some Of the peonla who
reside hero. Every town haa this
olaaa OF people. aud 10 IL up to the
civil aud scolesiastioal authorities TO
coatrol them ~ they beet may. No
good citizen or Lattor.day Saint
wishes TO have near them men who
Indulge Ia intoxicants. aud will DO oil
In their power to prevent these same
'topore" from gaining access TO
dance halla.
The article WAS not Intended to
cnSt reflections on tho town OF
parowan, aud tho people Who frequent
tho dances. II simply was published
TO show tho conditions OF a few end
60 sound warning 60 tho young
ladies, with tho hopes that they
would not encourage this class OF men
and boys TO dance with them.
We quote mo more paragraph to
show that the article In tho main was
alright aud not an insult 10 the
good people OF Parowan. Aud to
show that the trend Of the article wss
for tho protection. II possible, Of thu
young glrla Of psIowan, aud there are
many OF them; at Ia high Tins
that tho beozer was given 90
understand that be is not wanted 10
the dance hall aud that his absence 70
far hotter than hla company. II ~
time. too. that they were given 60
nnderslaui that deconoy will be
maiasalnod "a puyowau. ana chat our
young ana beautiful eirla will be
protested from their insults, nud that
they will net be allowed TO polluto
then even by q touch
ln pnblhhlug the article no
insult was meant lt. Go our way 81
thinkiur, With the probable exception
Of tho lrst paragraph, was woythy Of
qualifications, as u was properly
signed, stated tho facts as che wgiger
understood them, aud wan written in
doierse OF deoenoy, end Ia defense o.
she payewan youpg ladies.
n tteo be q rereou ia Pavowan
who reola that Toe atovo is not
et,actety ag an explanation for oug
having puhlNhod the article rrotorrta
Go, De has tho privilege Of anawsrlpg
and atatlng bis reasons tor 90 thirk,
Ing ltthe article Is signed properly
aud contains nothirg Of a dsiawntory
ohsmeter Il VIII receive publication.
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disappolnts those who use il for
obstinate coughs colds and irrltations