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Show state and with one or two exceptions the same may truly be Baid of the district judges. Both in ability and integrity the judiciary of the state is above that rity of the Supreme court of this of any of the surrounding states and it is wrong and injurious :to this state to' cause reports to, the contrary to , be circulated. "They .. are seized with avidity by .the papers all over the country and when embellished and - : . . . - . . . published under, sensational head lines are misleading 'and do a' great amount of damage. The agitation, which is actuated by unworthy motives should be frowned down. The ' decisions of our Supreme, court compare favorably with those of any of (the- western states. The best lawyers, dont always agree in their interpretations of the law. Even the able judges of the United States Supreme court often vary in their views of the law and it cannot be expected that our state judges can hand down decisions which in all cases would be unanimously approved by the bar. This agitation is unjust, it hurts the state and should be stopped. - - . CHATTER (Being the personal opinions of the writer and for which no one else is in any manner responsible.) Young Mr. Axton, who is one of the mean-- 1 pillars of that excellent and well ing organization called the Y. M. C. A., has been furnishing some statistics on the wickedness of the wicked to the Ministerial Association of this city. They appear in a carefully prepared document end concisely demonstrate an that the sinful tour of the places of the or city, either in person a by proxy. evinces knowledge Young Mr. Axton us which beset which evils of the the set with his and familarity amazes, such is that strata under of the terms has he that forbear cannot thinking we with their into mysteries been delving zeal and perhaps zest. The reverend pleased with gentlemen were no doubt fact the morning In heard. what they received the that relate they papers and that it enthusiasm with paper endorsed. was "heartily ex-stensi- been denied us. We look toward the and do not think it is a good institueast for the dawning of a better day and tion. In their ukase, bulla, edict, prothe clouds rest where the sun should clamation or whatever name it is en Bend out his golden rays. We ask for action and are given resolutions. The titled to they make a great, showing of Ministers Association has heard the cases of plural marriage and the results oft told tale with the embellishments incident, declaring babies have been and the boosters and ' the' private brought into the world in this city, of young Mr. Axton, and and snapB other towns, by plural wives, doubtless " next Sunday we', shall but many no dates or names are given, hear thundered from '.the pulpit' that They also declare that . polygamy is These things .must not be. Some practiced to the extent that plural marpreacher will doubtless declare emphati- riage has been indulged in since the cally :.that the church militant shall manifesto,, although the- authorities of Up, guards, and .at ejn. Allof which the church-denyi- t and deny it strenusounds all right, but the manner in ously. which .the church militant fights is sim- Now. let us see. Under our laws ilar 16 the1 actor ,on the stage who plays polygamy is a crime, is it not?. Well, the part of the policeman. He uses a if these ministerial apostles' of purity stuffed club. All this agitation will are so anxious for the abolition of the come to naught. If the church people, evil a few prosecuwhy not institute should decide to lessen the evils alluded tions? in Salt Lake. Especially here to so ably by this latest expert on street They have a Gentile prosecuting attorwalking and private snaps, they ney and a Gentile district attorney. A would get into a fight among themselves Gentile jury could easily be obtained in less than two hours over the method under the laws of challenge and the to be employed. violators of the law could have the ft ft wicked polygamists sent up just as of safe awhile sin are The hosts for well as not. Up to date the ministers resolved. Suppose yet. The saloons and dives will run a have justtotalked andand tell that body go congress little longer. The dance hall' will re- they amendment an want all about it. They sound with the patter of feet, and. the to the constitution forbidding it. They murmur of the voices of the young man have a constitution here forbidding it and his sweetheart will mingle with the to avail themselves of it. Conand fail dashing waves of Saltair for a season. will tell them to prosecute under But perhaps young Mr. Axtons paper gress own their laws, for a time and not come may bear fruit in this, that the fathers there without having made an efiort. and mothers who learn from him of the you know whats the matter genextent to which sin prevails may. be con- tleDo reader? It is this. There isnt a strained to ive their sons and daughin the whole alliance who has ters a warning in time to save a few preacher be done, clutches of the the nerve to do, or cause to an from the crime-staine-d action one act toward establishing one man in eighteen who makes a live the court law at a in criminal proior down the depths of secution of the Every polygamists. infamy the bright young men and mothers son of them, from Rev. R. G. women of fair Salt Lake. Orate Fraters. McNiece down to the latest addition is ft afraid of the consequences; of defeat at The Ministers Association has de- a trial. If they should enter a few clared polygamy must go. .Well so be. actions and fail in establishing them it. I am not a believer in polygamy it would take away every blessed bit of ve - . -- - . . thunder they have, and people down east would stop dropping nickels in the slot for us benighted. ft ft They talk about the Mormons colonizing. Well, why not fight fire with fire. Colonize yourselves. You surely have as good religion as the' Saints .for an attraction and here you are, the representatiues of millions who go to church every Sunday, against a handful of 300,000, squalling for purity and all that sort of thing, while they are building up states. Why dont you take some of the; money you are sending to the Arabs and the Hindoos and the Afghans and the Manchurians and the Beloochistans and the Sumatrans and the Kamschatkans and the Samoans and the balance of the heathens, who, being in a condition of ignorance makes it folly to wise them up, and establish a few colonies yourselves. Why dont you get a few train loads of Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and Catholics aDd settle down on the lands now vacant and go at the Saints to outnumber them? It is because you dont want to: you want to keep one string on the old harp to play on, for when that breaks you will lose a good portion of your occupation. ft ft You marvel at the success of the Mormons. Do you know the reason why they are successful? Because all their preachers are not on salary. They travel without money and preach. When they are at home they work. The bishops follow the plough week days and deliver sermons on Sundays I lhggiu The elders labor in the field, and serve communion on the Sabbath day. They work. They dont talk. It isnt the blessing of God particularly; it is be-- I cause they get a hustle on. While you fellows are fighting the Powers of Dark-ne- es with pen and ink through the newspapers, and your missionaries are helping to keep Gentiles from coming here and settling up the country by their blood curdling tales delivered to innocent congregations down east, the Mormons are filing on public land and are digging irrigation ditches, building-sheecorrals and all that sort of thing. While you chaps are waiting for the collection basket to be passed and exhorting those present to Let their light so shine before men that they may see your good works and the color of your cash, the Latter Day Saints are planting potatoes and turnips. And you cannot see why they prosper. Try another tack. Colonize a bit yourselves. There are plenty of unfortunates, God knows, back east who would be glad to .get on farms in the west, and there is lots of land left. Let the heathen awhile longer. They dont know rage better. It wont hurt them to keepany on raging, and if your gospel is true they will be just as well off, for you teach them it is wicked to do certain things and then they go and do it just to see what will happen. If this colony business is a good thing for the Mormons, extends their power, goat it yourselves. If the field is worth working it is worth working for all there is in it. Quit this everlasting chatter and by your works lot men know you mean something. The good people of the east who would come to Utah and make a majority against the Saints are kept away by a lot of blue stocking women and long haired men you have back there telling blood curdling stories about the fierce people who inhabit this section. Every time you send out a circular like the one adopted at the recent meeting you keep Gentiles from coming and leave the way clear for Mormons. Oh ye -- FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL - resolve? Or will it ad apt the statements in Job Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst bori nut a hook into his nose, orand let it faw through with a thorn? is evils it The combatting that? go at days when have been fought since the when the and wine on drunk Noah got in Rahab entertained by were spies to down went since Sampson Jericho; to one been has The fight Gaza. and restrict. to not and regulate abolish of And all this time, with the Generalvast the at sin of head, its the powers of the evil have been army of the hosts on and on, with no and on marching We have heard course. its one to check much of the many legions of purity, the shimmer of ths but have never seen W e have been told sun on the spears. have the power who those are that there of the the ravages to, and will stop the but sight of the battalions of sin, of cohorts of the banners gnow white of spotlessness has ever the warriors - AND GET THE KEY ft ft Now- that young Mr. Axton advertised the conditions which confront us in all their hideousness, what is the remedy? He tells us that the of which he very excellent association ia the executive officer, is one of the factors in the redemption, but what of the others? It is easy to point out the evil, but difficult to indicate the inremedy. Any person of ordinary man's leg is telligence can tell when a broken, but it requires a Burgeon to set The Ministerial the broken limb. the story of the heard has Association what will it of the wicked; wickedness resolute or Will act? it not or do9 Act . p Little Home Of Your Own, ..TIE I POIIIL 101 SEEKEHS flSMTi.. OF CHICAGO. ILL, Will Furnish you with Money to buy a home like this and give you Sixteen Years and Eight Months to return it at $5,50 Per Month Per $1,000, WITHOUT INTEREST' THis Co-Opera- tive Association more homes for its members than any other similar institution in existence as we already have offices all the way from Chicago to the Pacific coast. Over $200,000 contracted for homes in Utah now. 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