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Show A FAIK STATE-IEfr. So aisr jiersons profe-slng to be "prominent Gentiles of Salt Lake City," air their Ignorance and vent their venom when talking to eastern east-ern newspaper men about the "Mormons," that it Is refreshing to fee any approach to the truth from such sources in journals published at'a distance. Tbe Chicago A-x of .tho 15th Inst, contains the following fol-lowing among its "Talks with Travelers:" Trav-elers:" " -With tho abolition of tho practice of polygamy in the Mormon Church iu Utah." said It. V. Weldon, a prominent prom-inent Centdo merchant of Salt laki City.attha Ericgs Housa this morning, morn-ing, "perfect confidence and friendship friend-ship will be restored between those who have b9en divided ouly by difference differ-ence in religious viena, lam speaking speak-ing now, understand, for the Gentile population -of tho Territory. People ontsfais of Utah, wh se only knowledge knowl-edge of the disciples of Brigham Young has bean gamed from resiling reports of their polygamous practices, will never look with any feeling other than distrust on the Temple reared by the saline watersof Salt Lake. I confess that before I "becamo a resident of theTcrritory I shared the popular feeling of contempt for tho Mormons. Xeirly three years' residence resi-dence among them basgrcaUvsoftennd my feelings toward the -followers of tbequeer faith. Tae larger per cent of the Mormons were not polygamisfs, 3 6t they respscled tho ordinances of their time-honored prophets. The declaration of President Woodruff has beeu a great relief to the Church at largo. The line of demarcation between be-tween Mormon and Gentile in Utah will be wiped out by It. It never has been sharply drawn except for political politic-al purposes Politicians havo made capital of it. Bat in social and business busi-ness matters tho Mormons are conservative con-servative toward their Gsntile brethren, breth-ren, and have won their respect The Mormons aro notod for their dignity, cleanliness, and observance of Sunday. Sun-day. Thera is no place in tho whole country wbero the Sabbath day is so strictly honored as in the Mormon Uronshdld. P.sspsct for the Sabbath day is one of the lonetaof their faith. 2fo work 'or. business is toto.r-.ted on 'tbst day, bat perfect onie reigns. The elimination of polygamy removes the most serious objection to the Mormon Church among tho Gentiles of Utah, md tho result will bo to stimulate tho business interests out there and build up the country." - |