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Show PEET KEEPS UP THE WORK. The following is from tho Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nows of October 27: Evidently unwilling to face the rep-representatlvo rep-representatlvo of tho business men of Salt Lake City and other places in Utah, T. C. lllff, a well-known clergyman, clergy-man, who lectured at the Central M. E. church last night, took precautions to have V. S. Peet, tho representative in question, denied tho right to ask questions or to be heard in any form. Dr. lllff has been lnctnrlnir In vnrlnus sections of tho country on Ulah and Mormonlsm. Ho declares that tho state is tho Black Holo of the Moral Calcutta and that the fact of Mormons Mor-mons being allowed to llvo thero makes it a plague spot and n menace to tho United States government. To such an extent has this been spread throughout the country by Dr. lllff and others that tho business men of Utah wero compelled to tako action in the matter and send a representative throughout tho country to correct tho impressions ho made. Mr. Peet, tho representative, Is a Methodist. Ho never was a member of tho Mormon church and has nothing noth-ing In common whatever with Mormonlsm. Mor-monlsm. Ho is a native of Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia and has been in business In this city and a married daughter resides hero now. Tho men ho represents In the main aro not Mormons as tho ma jorlty of business men In Salt Lake City aro not of that faith. Tho samo condition prevails with respect to the railroad officials. Tho pastors of tho Congregatlonallst, Episcopalian, no-man no-man Catholic, Unitarian and Christian Science churches and members of tho Y. M. C. A. and Salvation Army in Salt Lako City do not countenance any anti-Mormon agitation which will injure in-jure tho stato of Utah. Mr. Peet went to tho Central M. E. church last night for the purpose of making certain offers to Dr. lllff respecting re-specting tho truth of his statements concerning the state of Utah. The offers of-fers in question submitted are: If Dr. lllff, or any ono else can prove by testimony that would bo accepted ac-cepted in a Wllkes-Barre court of justice, jus-tice, or any other court of justice in tho United States, that thero has been ono plural marriage performed or sanctioned by tho Mormon church since September 30, 1890, 1 will donate $1,000 to tho Sons of Veterans of Wllkes-Barre, Pa. Or if Dr. T. C. lllff, or any ono else, can show by tho samo proof that Jo-soph Jo-soph P. Smith, or tho Mormon church, as a church, has dominated, or Interfered Inter-fered with in any way, tho political actions of any individual or party, I will donato $1,000 to tho Grand Army of tho Republic of Wllkes-Barre, Pa. If Dr. T. C. lllff, or any ono else, can show that polygamy is increasing In Utah and speardlng to tho adjacent states and territories, I will donate $1,000 to the Women's Relief Corps of Wllkes-Barre, Pa. If Dr. T. C. lllff, or any ono else, can show that tho Mountain Meadow Massacre Mas-sacre was ordered, sanctioned or condoned con-doned by Brlgham Young, tho Mormon church, or tho head officers of the Mormon Mor-mon church, I will donato $1,000 to tho United Order of Junior Mechanics of Wilkes-Barro, Pa. If Dr. lllff or any ono else can show that Utah or tho Mormon church has broken its covenant with tho United States government to obtain statehood, 1 will donate $1,000 to the Sons of Veterans Vet-erans of Wllkes-Barre, Pa. Theso rewards aro guaranteed by tho Hon. C. E. Loose, stato senator and Republican national committeeman of Utah. Also by William H. Capwell, editor of tho Dallas Post, Dallas, Pa. Theso rewards were offered Dr. Illft In 1905, in Wilkes-Barro, Pa. Instead of trying to obtain theso rowards as ho should, ho Is still repeating tho samo ' old falsehood In tho same old way. By his falsehoods ho has desecrated this, tho Methodist pulpit, and brought reproach re-proach on tho Methodists of Wilkes- ,.4 Barre. Ho has used tho Grand Army '1 of the Republic, tho Sons of Veterans, and other kindred societies of Wilkes- I Barre, to advertise him so that the peoplo of Wilkes-Barro could be graft- C ed. Mr. Peet read but two resolutions, 1 when tho congregation commenced to sing and drowned his voice. Dr. lllff w- said during his sermon that ho resided in Utah from 1870 to 1900. Ho knew' Brlgham Young and led tho movement move-ment in opposition to tho seating of Brlgham H. Roberts, tho polygamlst, in congress. Ho Is well acquainted with Reed Smoot, the apostle, and went into detail on tho different leaders lead-ers of tho Mormons. Ho commenced with Brlgham Young, who started with a band of 144 and was soon followed by 100 and then 100,000. Young1 had 40 wives. Joseph Smith, another leader, lead-er, gathered his peoplo together and said: "This shall bo our sample stato and I will hold it and call it Zion." In 4. a short time, however, he and his band landed in prison and later were killed. Dr. lllff claims the reason for tho Mormons' mighty growth and power was on account of their organization, stating Mormonlsm has cost tho government gov-ernment In Investigations $100,000. Ho snid $4,000,000 had been spent to break up Mormonlsm, which should not bo and though a law has been passed and signed by the president that a Mormon was entitled to ono wlfo only, many refused to sign such and so landed in tho penitentiary. Mr. Peet claims that Dr. lllff maligns ma-ligns tho stato of Utah. Ho says that as a Christian and citizen ho believes it to bo unfair for any person to abuse a sister state of this union and declare de-clare tho people are guilty of treason without allowing tho other side to bo heard. Many people in tho church do. sired to hear Mr. Peet, but were not allowed that privilege and the statements state-ments made regarding Utah went unanswered. |
