| Show ARIZONA CITIZEN GIVES CIVES HIS 1118 VIEWS P 1 Article That Has Not l Yet Received a Reply 1 io ERrS CASE Olt VIO time tho lie Church amid ur Pinking I II Denso ArIz De Dec l 15 1599 To the Editor I enlo enclose you arm an article written by me and In the Phonix I n a leading newspaper ot of this Territory Nov to which no 0 an his has been made de It his hiss not ln been commented on bythe y editor of oC the R publican or any any poper In this tOI ter s so far lS lie I kro know J 1 M COSOi COSBY To the I ot of The In view or of the filet that you jou hac sen seen f fit to 10 publish much against lion Hon II H and the Moron Mormon Church In behalf of the tho enemies ot of the Mormon people In general and D B H 11 Roberts In we bele belIeve and hope that you OU wl will have the fairness to publish the tho Mormon ormon side of this controversy U B II H Roberts was not elected I by time the neither 1 ho he defeated b by the tho Church when he rl ram for tor time the two years prior to his electon election for time the Church Is not In politics The Tho missIon ot of the Church 1 Is to preach the Oos Gospel 1 ot of Jesus Christ to those that do not know Hm Him ly by a a hying faith to convert those that love loe nna auth a le lie If we can Wo We love Ioe 01 l mankInd and pray for lra those that despie despitefully tUly use Us We want Ilene Peace on earth an the go good Will 1 of ni all the human family CamUy There are oro but few tew Mr Edior Editor In n a beter position than lhnn you to know that h that are aro being made b by the ie press res In general are I faIre and fOundation Let it mo ask you ou I if you ou can on tel tell the public how I many Arizona ot of the thousands that 11 lIv her hero have hae polygamous wIves since they promised I the government hat the they would stop thIs practice about ten years ear ago agu How many have time the erand Juries Indicted Certainly tIme the ot of the various arious churches seems to 1 be to tonet net the spy Ml he be able to tel tell Us I if there thero has been an any This applies to tie ns for In ni all this crusade the they not heck been able to find one single cas case of polygamy that hI has ben been contracted sinco It became unlawful to todo todo do 10 so Mi sun the they because the tho Momon people are n a Go to the records Ind and tell us lam name ot of one Mormon Monnon or of nfl the thou panda that have lived In this Territory that has been convicted of Ot o cate cattle stealing adultery o o nn any ot of the crimes which I O so O numerous al aS aSto to make It a great burden upon Ullon the tho taxpayers to t prosecute t the outlaws ot of Territory And again Just one non family whose home hom has hns been demoralized b by coming In loh coh tact wih the time Mormon leople Who Js is J it In this Territory that line lIved among time the Mormons that does not no member ot of the Church ot of Jesus Christ of Saints wi will drink strong drink drinks not even te tea Or r coffee or US use tobacco Ho how ml many Mormons dId you ou ever eer find hiving on eu charity or tampinG tramping up and town through th tho COUl country try 11 lii short do the count county or terrItorial ever have any trouble with time the Mor mona Ar Are they not among time tho most or of this Terri Tern tor tory Have Hae they not fulfilled the scrip tures b by making time tho desert to blossom a as a lose ieee Do t the e best ad and 10 t ot of Phoenix people Phonix Temp Tempo and surroundIng country with their wives he fons eons and daughters associate wih with th the orlon people ot of Mesa and c n an one poInt to one single ca case I where here harm cl came to them by t o do IhU I If so let them stand up mind and t toll tollus 1 us tho ho they ar are Now this bIng being true where herc is II the danger ot of the tho purity of t tte te the home What abut about consist consistency enc ency of al all ot of this Where are the chur churches hep preachers and people that nr ary to rn run this by dictating to what It ehl shall do doto doto to Roberts and the Moron Mormon What In n 13 n II Roberts lo do alone against al all th the hundreds s the tho brain brn lest men of thi this cram cramming ming polygamy dowl dowum the throats of time the people Surl the leaders leMer of this crusade the people cred credit I it of having a little eons They would tur turn Io Roberts out of Con Congress on gress because he supports the the wives s that h lie married before there theN wa was any mw against I It and gives hil his n ft mane Where Ii is the with the love loe or of God In hb or her heart that would have him do differently Turn n H n hi Roberts out at r Congress t I won wonder tier der It if they will 11 tur turn Abraham Jacob Moses D David ld and Solomon ot out of the tho kingdom of hlen when the they ge get there Ohm Oh consistency thou hr n a Jew jewl l Oh what not been done dono In thy mutinG Oh LJ Lord forgive them for Cor the they kno know not what the they do J 3 M Benson enson Alz Ariz XO 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