| Show mn i r THE MIND OF THE MOB r OR Ol TIlE THE EVIL OF PUBLIC CLAMOR CLA BY JOHN P 1 MEAKIN 5 I M n MJ J www I If It all 1111 DID Iho rouble III the Ih world WIre Were traced l back to their not one In III ton ten begun Krom of HilI n woe oe elf Who lurk about youths brink And suit ho he brings away j The fhe nO 1 tin Iho lavi of ot to 10 the time a 11 f tIe gle bus been going on nn In III the ur or spiritual nan jivin out of ot the tho or 01 unthinking limn IlIan buttle be hI between It has been beell a 11 tween thought built buill sentiment and Without thought to thousand year before law philosopher have havo labored to teach lench men to tu keep In III subjection their their thull The Tho few the Intellectual I lights who have havo Illumined the pathway out b I of the causo their thell number H havo been heln few tew but their theil Influence has human liy y and we e enjoy tho fruits of their la hl laThere bors There now u II full few churches churchel und a n afew few fel societies and only u II few with tho In III view of the tho purpose er faculties and U Uto I Ito to develop the tho man tho In other words to men thinker j You ou mourn mou Ill you men halo hilio each other It maken you ou grieve thin men shall kill each other othol Ala Mn thul man mun should l till the world orld willi ith corrow I And yet ct ho may mu do b thins to tomorrow morrow AVo 0 owe n debt of ot to 10 the workers of ot the pint Hilt Had It II not been heen for tor the Iho lifes lires devotion of oC the foil few who worked without a IL word lold of cheer cheel without t of ot food or 01 raiment and then than dlud upon the tho cross the tuck tho foid rolli that each cuch succeeding generation might reap a II golden t of Intel Intellectual Intellectual liberty from their sowing the tho nerds of we 11 today would bo hI entirely to tho whim and fan fancies cies cle of ot the Ille mob Lowell n truth when he raid uld Truth forever on the scaffold on the throne Yet Vet that scaffold sways the AntI And behind the tho dim unknown God within the tho fib allow Keeping watch above ills OM The mob moh cannot think and some who might develop wont hu hUe mil nil must mu t still travel on the and foul of bigotry and ignorance The rhe ship of must flounder about aboul In stagnant 8 II II nil II t pool to 10 posts of envy and hate by hy public clamor The pilgrim fathers who all to attain III 11 In their liberty of or conscience attained It than no tI sooner had they II they commenced to enslave Thin condition of the human mind seems to perpetuate lf Nineteen hundred join nf f teaching seems to 10 tolne lne 11 eradicated but hul little of ot the devil lull sin of oC public clamor Today lIe a afee fee feo brother brother church church society society earn claiming ellI to be he u 1 follower of or the gentle who 1110 said Mid live thy Ihy neighbor as thyself Christ 1 walked from town to town crying to the people Do ye 0 unto others as 1111 ye 8 would have hae others do 1111 unto you and they crucified Him He lie died with a II smile on his hiM face and anda a I word upon hl his while the lh mob clamored und fin lulled ltd lis work orK Tho Mme old spirit and tho name old nob are till at 11 It killing theil vie It I inn on the cros of slander alander and burn hurn In them at the tho fagots of oC prejudice and hate Abraham Lincoln mid Our la Is in the ho love lovo of ot liberty which Joll lias In us Our defense IH III In III th which h prize liberty as 18 the herlt herll of or rill im n Those Iho o who ho deny tree Iee dom to others otherl deserve rt It not for 01 them themselves selves under u 1 Just jUKL 1011 cannot long retain It II Lincoln meant not 1101 only for but hUI for fOI Indi Individuals churches hl societies A Atine Atrue true tine man will 1111 nor never for Ol a 1 right that hu will not nol accord to his follow tello man If It a 11 poor barbarian wis kneeling to ton n Bluffed 11 for his and babe you have no right to scoff nt III him ym would do cl better bv I r kneeling clown dOII and with liim Hush up that spiteful tOIl ue of your ilvo him u 1 to grow roll rollI I you hang him tell me this Why h differs he from you j in never Ulver made my friend Then why should you be he proud And If It youve only been beon given hIlL hat right light you to 10 crowd liberal man will leO tilt the fuel fHt 1 ti a his hiM neighbors religion 1 and tin ceremonies combined with It ar IrU hili 1 private property The inner 1 1 of It religion Is IK eurol Huml HIlred than life It you ou hive h I butter open OUI arms tit Christian I lovo and tender teu now 1 i them up into the brighter light the way Instead of cutting them 1 WIlh the daggers 11 of ot and log 1111 their nouH with acorn Turn the F upon jour rOlli Inner solf before 1 ou i all your a II fool The fhe road has ln en long find I 1 Ihn lIle of 1 tc Ie Lincoln the sage alle of ot hilt but alt 1111 tho Iho ages II If 01 the nun kept u II for tOI the tho of JI every who wa of oC his lime every Ilou and every discovery The always been tho In ir 1 that tho Iho vol lire 10 of oC th state or nation aro not nol tak tuk pi e up lIll mul considered under the loh Jf If reason but to t contrary COli I Ill I under underlie lie hP red Ill he skull I I i ones of or hate und Tiro Iho iB factions work for Cor supremacy not lint noti I i principle by hy public We 0 rimy well 1111 ory crr lere H the Christ find n what II hut of Ills We t 1111 e i I ho or u Il f tho and of nC Ills 1111 lICo leach leache II I lit 11 e 1111 and II r not tho t 10 which I nay IIII I he clamor clil I hus pur pilI I RUil tho Mormon Morn for 75 ii i I Is In luelf of ot their fortitude fort t Is not lilY PUrr e to NI or nr to 10 01 WI n lira Mormon or orI r f III or wrong wron but hul It II In IH my lilY I 1 1 lo to ju I i ir J fl I with un othel body 1101 o 01 If 1 ll In illY y PU lJ J 0 to 1110 I 1 f r k I K tho IK them III r II ttO of o tho thu hU hit hitA try n ot t Mo noi l lillOW A to l h the r wv th t 8 VUI th 0 S 8 Ui 1 u B A n n nM 1 ar 1 B N i l they th y yI a n B n 1 n nd nt I o he nOM than l Vt ll n ro eph WUK horn III naron lit SOl county count vt t In the ther r I year that time the wave of oC prejudice have been rolling high All 11 the th preachers anil wise mOil men nt lit him called him hi a II lllY boy bo otc etc Kven Ills hili blood dill did not thu tho clamor clamorIng Ing crowd On the Iho lira of ot June 1830 the lire Mor Mormon lol mon hell held their Unit conference 30 31 member H Then rhon came cu a U series of ir ill reHl und till the mob began to chime th t h people accusing them thun of any In old they tho could think of all of uC bad thing the tho historian In III hl that while I found rOil fill up 11 charge against t them I found proved them In those e people lint had traveled 1500 mile on nil fool car tying their on their buck preaching and without 1111 or 01 is all In III tho dayH ut of until ten ui had IU lis listen ten 1 and hundreds Iele organized lull They struggled on and andon on There Thero ban never been a U cessation of ot again Mormon the tho H mill on Ladles and gentlemen are traveling lo and fro proving their H 7 bv II telling tale lulo and bugaboo 1110 about Itah und the horrid Mor Iol Mormons mons The of ot public clamor has vomited Us 1111 II to 10 tin 1111 extent thai a II resident Journeys from home and names hi hili state II hands go 0 ui eye bulge hulKe and exclamation Into the sir IIII Oh Ill I live In such lIuch a 1 horrid place as ilK Salt Lake ui u Utah The hl whole miserable defamation IH III n II ba hue e from be lo to end enl The rho Mormon people are an pure lUle Just JURt as liS thoughtful Just as liS Intelli Intelligent gent jum JURI ns 1111 and JUKI an II an UM any 1111 people In III the world I r know knoll them und I like III e them They The afa nl kindly t themselves eles and to thc und Ih word IH III not underscored In III lt 1 li I 1 have found the leader of oC Mormon Church during my m here since IM 9 possessing tho f IIII fraternal extending the n m kindly handclasp aa 1111 I 1 found amongst th the at large Hy lIy their yc yo shall know them These leaders have hae guide I the ship In through all 1111 the storms of or prejudice dice Into the of oC pence and plenty where SO 0 per cent of ot the people their own on home and the Intelligence and status of or education Is only three rounds from the top tOil of I the ladder they keep pegging away nIn Their religion is n 0 practical ono one and has been heen a II blowing to many of or Clods children materially and spirit Forests have hll 0 been subdued hornos and churches have hell been built bIJ lit and the people educated The light fight on the tho Mormons should l he e flopped 1 but we It know kno that be entirely Many men have HI IIII my In III slashing them and It Is 18 now u II part of oC their existence The Tho world lorl Is III full tull o my boy bo Home shaller and 1 some deep An evry rut is IK full o 0 folks as high As they the cnn can heap As 11 a 1 lover of oC Justice we 1 appeal to t the young I for liberality nd a II squar deal or 01 America will not 1101 be 11 entitled to 10 the name The Thc land of ot the froe rree und the home of or the bravo brave There 1110 similar pictures In 11 the and death of ot Christ and of ot Joseph hi let no commenced HI HIs mission ml the nit 11 b got ol aft r Him Ills was a II brief lift 11 of turmoil and suffering He lie about and what u It task for fOl Him to 10 get if I hearing I to read tho story of Ills deeds d of ot ills defense of ot the tho ats victims of ot public Ono can Imagine that heavenly face and strong arm going amongst the poor poo and 11 In III tiro slum of or the city IH Ho lie sees the mob with us blood 10 shot eyes and sputtering mouths chasing a II poor fallen each euch fellow up lip tones stones us as they rushed or only ran lo 10 the Iho rescue with lathing eye and upraised arm He lie held halel tho Iho mob at lit bry fan Cn II you not 1101 hear Him MY Stand back Ilick every one of you ou and lIHI after n a II piano wild Ho that Is s without Kin Kinlet lot let him cast the stone Can you not wee the howlers the mob slink away 1118 out of ot sight awed Iwed by b bHIM Hh HIM presence Listen and ou 01 cnn can Him say Dont be Kit tIlI I They shall not hurt hUlt you OU and li In tender tones ton 11 and with II tone upon her shoulder do 00 thou am sin III no more Tho world I ban hlll had ono OliO and He liE was out of Nazareth See ee Him Ulm at III the flipper table with Ills Hla I See Judas betray h I 10 Him Cm Cnn yon not see and hell hear best Peter deny dell Him Can you not hear heu Him cay Mil during thit awful hour li III brothers rest lIsl thou nit lilt tired I would be alone Can III not 1101 se and hour heu Him say when tiro tho mob mine to take Him led lell by 11 Aro o je 1 come out against a II thief to rue Can you OU not 1101 hear Him wee Him push hack back tho mob tell tho crowd He Ill had lived will them In III tho i Ill Ity many ye und lInd je 0 tool tonic me Ill not dm you Oll not hear tho and nee o tip tin mob push I abu o Jesus and Inri Him before the priests ted by hy everybody nol 1101 ono of Ilia preacher rs pluck enough tc tn a II word for Cor the IIII t fron Mi Ih public clamor thou u IL devilish Anyone who II hll attended 11 tho in III modern 1110 1 limes ran III the of ot hell 1101 lh cloud blinked and wagged their he ids w ml pok id each other with glee when i 1 point was made us In vorn I and the of tho I nil you not we He Christ hll t ami with folded 1 arms answer U about endow menu and Art All Ihn of Ihl Jews elt with the Iho brief reply Thou III It tl ItCan Can 1111 realize Ihl tool fool power of ot public Jems J UH would nol answer pome II II M II I Think nl lit the he feast n II prisoner was lIIK to be Ill In III horror of the m 0 CH which shall shull It ho el the lilt I pure und or the thu f fand and murderer The Tho mob shouted give UH I In ru bl m K and crucify Tin Ih and gentlemen of or the Home It JlII binning it so to crucify Him His iii last prayer was Father forgive them they the linow not t they do Llo dolor lor particulars wee Hel chapter 15 of ut St Mark the Head It now Nol the wagging herds when tho mob had done HII worst and Jesus of nC Na cried I 1 lol mol lamn My I nod OI rny IllY fi why hunt forsaken me meIn In III th time of Julius Caesar The rhe mob the III mob l not would not think mol Cne CAMIllI ar the tho beat friend wax and IlIIlI the est va given him by one who knew better hilt but being weak In man hood he sl himself to 10 be he winked urged on by h a il disgruntled 1011 politician lie 11 The Tho soul Mul of wan darkened 1 by h AlII note how holl ho struggled with tinkling to make mako hili wrong l a n mighty over the body bOIl of ot good Cear did he stir the mob to until oven oen lire Iho mortal casket was In danger of oC lorn asunder limb from limb 1 h said right e was wan ambitious What a II diplomatic struggle It wan for forMark Mark MUlk the one lonn lono friend of ot dead lo to lot get u IL lieu ring but In an hour the mob ome 1 of the of ot Caesar then Willi as In III clanger of ot being pulled lulled to 10 piece Vice of ot every Kind 1 1 Is III Ignorance and clamor Is IK Its II vile Ile clamor Kept k up 1111 Its lis work toik until tile the mob Joseph Smith the Mormon l and he lIed died O 0 my Hod II burned bUIll 11 at Ht the slake mul he hf wild I die willingly for fot tin truth gave the hemlock to 10 Socrates one of ot the h 11 1111 I and wisest of fir mankind Clamor painted 11 In UK mi in picking g a tl He lip unit Hu H now 1101 our t 1 memory clamor pictured William MI y HH nM a It Napoleon minus Uv th He Ill wui to death We r all 1111 lovu him now noll Public clamor Mark Hunan Hunana a 1 but hUI when lie Il with l owed people whispered m III Manna Is III Public clamor ID I now 1101 painting Jo ci h hK K 1 Smith tin an 1111 a II i I III 11 VH g MB dipped in gall mm vinegar dill ilio dell or It Iho thu all tm III in Nile IIi at HI miter IcI or III a II u 1 und 1 u II i 01 III on Oil und a II cu c ul H lor hi L lo III a II limit a ol 01 lilt Hi HIM man il II ilIs Is 18 brave enough to be lie and TM 1111 Know it i tt t not 1101 one voice or III pi III i or II ranted in campaign of or in til 1 I nave no II nee tur lor l 1 aK lor its 1111 s nor 1101 clu u i noti Us 1111 t towns 11 It u II i It i I in 11 II alter II Ite I death dla Ih 1 I nm not particular about u uthe the If yon have hILI any ully tu 10 1 give them now In III Kindly III u r loving deeds III If clamor your dont donL and hout tr II crowd Cruelly crucify mo alop The Mormon religion Is a 11 builder o OJ eurth m not nul tg 10 tho clouds lies lIeK It III We e have too much bum In tho churches and societies e practical more practical I home builders of men to help themselves Soven lay Don t turn lurn your eye Oel 10 o sk 1111 to your neighbors needs Dear you lIlI been 01 0 by b some bishop or church 1 my mother ordained me mI I not lei nr elf apart 1 I urn 1111 responsible only to 10 tomy my III own until Hods monitor I have a 1 message to 10 deliver to as nil many as 1111 I can roach leach with humble voice and feeble pen lell Dont you see lieI dear friends that you lire are being out of ot life Dont ou that you ale RII as 88 to be he looked at nt an rither Ill thel than an 1111 active factor In lifes work li the community Dont Oll realize condi conditions In III politics the bribery and cor lor throughout land IlInd jet et you 04 not get gel Into a II primary or a R con convention because public clamor would howl ut hence hunce your our Influence Is III et aside anil the country turned over 1111 overto to scheming Don Dont t you think If vou OU were lIere to 10 put u I little bit of ot commercialism ln jour v ork urk do for thi I h peo on eurth as all well 1111 ai Il up UI In tin cloud doud u I I II Nir i ROBERT HUNTER Robert Hunter Is III the th worker of ot New Nell lork whose of or the of the poor has hu brought 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