Year: 1877

We take the following from thu


Tribune of Salt Lake City: The sultar


makes things lively once in while by


threatening to unfurl the standard # ths


Prophet. This flag is q tremendous


power in his hands, and should he throw


it to the breeze, there would be perfect


storm of Blind fanaticism unloosed, foi


in that sacred emblem tho followers OF


Mohammed see IN appeal to their devo.
ton to rally to the defense of their affairs


and their fires, and should tho green


banner ever be raised aloft, farewell to


all hopes of localizing the war, Ms turban-


ed warriors would rush TO the rescue from


all quarters--Southern Europe, Asia,


Northern Africa-where the name of the


Prophet is adored, and all the terrible


features whicn mark every religious


struggle would form part of the present


contest. Our own Prophet, too, seems


to be preparing to unfurl his blood


drenched rag. He is arming and drilling


his followers with great activity, and ap-


peals to their fanaticism are being made


in the rehearsal of the story of "our


prosecutions. We do not wish to hurt
the feelings of his imperial majesty the
sultan by saying there are many points
of similarity between the two leaders of
tho faithful. The Ottoman government
has become public nuisance-away
behind the age, his people unassimila-
tive, cruel in their instincts, impure in
their morals and stained with many
crimes, among which the Bulgarian
atrocities are the most blood curdling.
Brigham's little close corporation, set
up in the heart of free republic, has
also become public nuisance, and the
voice of the American eople is pretty
unanimous in demanding that it be over
turned. Polygamy is an abomination
Christian community cannot away with,
and his obstinate misrule stands SO in
the way of progress and development
that it can no longer plead reason to
be. The brutal excesses wrecked by the
fanatical Turkish soldiers upon de-
fenseless population produced thrill of
horror throughout the civilized world.
And so the treacherous assassination of
the Arkansas immigrants, with the many
other deeds of blood done in this dark
ened land, Sin the name of God" have
caused such a horror in the American
people that they demand justice upon
the heads of those who are responsible
for the crimes and ask that this danger
GUS ecclesiastical organization be effec-
tually broken up. The Russians have
taken hold of the Osmanlis and are likely
to give them rude shaking. And SO
the officers of the law are falling foul
Of this Utah institution and will be likely
to topple it down before they get through
with it. In both cases, having infalli.
bility to guide them, no concessions can
be made to the present age, no departure
from the assumed will of the Lord.
Hence the issue will have to be fought
out-in Europe with ritled guns and
battering trains, in Utah with judicial
forms and criminal processes. If the
conflict grows SO hot as to be uncomfort-
able for the Turkish ruler he can let fly
;he flag of the Prophet and stir up the
'anatic rage of his followers in ransom of
lis throne. And if in Zion "the hounds
If the law" become too familiar in their
attentions to Brigham he can crook his
historic little finger, unfurl that red
oandanna of his, and unsheathing his
)owie-knife hide in the last ditch. These
1nco guide folk are going to make a
yalorous defense of their harems in both
but the car of progress
will roll on, and any bovine that seeks
o hinder it will experience terrible
lpheaval for his obduracy.