The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-25
Decide Protest Against Placing
of Monument Upon Coffee
Tray Is States Affair.
NAME COMMITTEE TO SEE
SPRY AND LEGISLATURE
Admit Indiscreet Actions and
Utterances, but Deny Presi-
dent Young Was Traitor.

Descendants of Brigham Young met at
tho home of Mrs. Maria Y Dougail.
daughter Of the Mormon pioneer and
leader Tuesday evening 10 discuss what
action, If any. they would take with ref
crence TO the charges that have been
made by Mrs. Hattie S. Owen and others
at Washington. ID. c.. against the late
president OF the Mormon church. in
support OF protest against placing the
which forms par: OF the silver service
donated By the people Of the state 10 the
Utah.
Judge LeGrand Young, a nephew of
the Mormon leader, was chosen as chair
man OF the meeting. and Briant 5.
Young, who had called the meeting. was
evening.
Mr.. Young read the special dispatches
from 4. Washington; which appeared in the
and Tuesday. wherein Brigham Young
was charged by certain eastern women
with having been "a treacherous rebel,
setting up u kingdom in Utah with him.
self at the head
Favored Denial.
Mr. Young was In favor of denial OF
the charges being drafted by by the de-
seendants OF President Young. and: with
Young was traitor TO his country, cited
the fact that he was appointed governor
ant Gt the e, territory err fl Of Utah by the presi-
ing, OF the flag on Ensign peak immedi-
ately after the arrival OF the pioneers
In Salt Lake also was cited as proof
that the Mormons were not antagonistic
10 the government OF the United States,
this being Mexican territory at the time.
Continuing. Mr., Young said that the
time had come when the descendants OF
the great Mormon leader should take
action In the matter of the charges that
were being made against him.
W. 81 h,. a,,I
Ing; he added. the people. OF the east
VII think that we. are admitting every
thins thins fds stms oiISse get 9pt and say a few
Getting down 20 the tempest over the
silver service Mr. Young said that il
the navel board did not want TO accept
the gift OF the people Of Utah the service
might be returned 10 the people of the
state.
Says Fasteners Are Ignorant
Mrs. Phehe Bcattie said Iha. 1t was
pity that the women Of the east knew
so little about the Mormon women and
visit made To Washington bv NUN.
Der OF prominent Mormon women. twcnt,
years ago They came into contact WITH
some OF the most prominent women OF
the east. she said. 'and they appeared
to think. at first. that we had horns. but
when they knew us better, and learned
originally: that they were. their opinions
OF us underwent a sudden change
Hugh w, Dougall expressed the opIu-
ion that the matter OF the silver service
should be taken up with Governor Spry
and the legislature, as IL was a state af-
fair. rather than Young family AFFAIR.
Mr.. Dousall also declared that the
women of the east had insulted The peo-
pie OF Utah by proposing TO buy silver
service for the battleship Utah. rather
than see the pioneer monument. with
likeness of Brigham Young. reproduced
upon a coffee tray.
Chairman Gives Views.
Judge LeGrand Young. chairman of the
meeting. considered The matter n state
affair tle referred To the charges made
against Brigham Young, and the state
charges could be proven some action
might be taken by the naval board. Then
in a tone OF sadness. Judge Young said:
Now. suppose we attempt to deny all
the things that have been said OF Brig
ham Young. We know that we sent men
out from this territory in 1857 to Inter.
sept, sept United Inlt States troops We cannot
President Young gave 500 men to the
government OF the United States at one
time when they were called for. l hava
often heard President Young called a
traitor and rebel during his lifetime.
What or II? ] know that President
Young was never In sympathy with the
rebellion and that he never was a rebel.
Still. we must remember that many
things were said here in the early days
that should not have been said. We
which they were said, Our people he'd
been driven from Illinois and Missouri
and they had endured great hardshlps.
They, said things that were said under
wronged. and they said things that |
wish they had not said. But they were
not disloyal and what they said then
should not be urged against them now.
Alludes to Justice White.
MANY men said things at the time OF
be Ua would
now. Take Chief Justice White Of the
supreme court OF the United States as
an example lie was an officer in the
been elevated by President Taft TO the
highest judicial position In the world l
do not suppose he Is taking back any
ICES that he was wrong when he said
1t. I know that there never was time
when President Young would not have
gone TO the defense of his country, but
consider 1t useless to go into these
Mrs. John D. Spencer took the view
state affair and should be dealt with By
the state.
''If the naval board does not want the
sa5 MFs spsoEer Sons spnsaTs on
one of the pieces. but let 1t be returned to
Utah"
Don Carlos Young took the view that
the charges made against President
Young amounted to nothing and that the
row over the silver service was merely a
tempest In teapot.
To Wait Upon Governor
1t was finally decided TO appoint a COM
mittee OF three to wait uIton Governor
Spry to confer with him as to what
action 1t would be best TO take. the
committee comprises Don Carlos Young.
chairman; Braut S. Young and Mrs.
John D. Spencer,
1t is the intention OF the committee. il
it is agreeable to Governor Spry. to call
upon Mr.. Pearsall of Geyson & Co. and
lNer the InfnilS oil Iha sole lon OF