| Show 1 I 1 I 1 9 1 II 11 I 1 11 y I 1 I 1 II 11 I 1 II 11 I 1 I 1 sutah L va the tue TUB MORMONS t bila bile P editors Jo journal firnal AV ylli lii iii you allow me space in your columns for the further investigation that brigham young andl and tho thui mormon leaders want to keep otheir people I 1 in p ignorance jg norance etc e the writer of the tho article in yesterday y issue bissu e repeats his hia statement but fails falls ails to come como to tp the trout front with one ono utterance of ot br young a id and other leaders of the mormons cormons Mor mons to prave his he evidently wishes the publio public to take two assertions for a proof brigham has ever even been an all outspoken out spoken man mau and if be he had 0 opposed p p ased education he would not ha have havo v e hesitated to go 0 himself but the jaet jacc is notorious that both he and hi his I 1 s assistants are on decord in its favor tavor fa vor both by precept and example if no one oue outside of those interested sted dare ques gues Ms his statement state mph t and tat tempt attempt to disprove the char charge e and bind those interested can they should be heard I 1 do not bileve the american people will condemn on ex parta exports parts testimony when the of veracity ve i fairly raised as to giving credence to tny ray statements m en tail tell 1111 rill r enga eg akoto agoto as to prove the tho position utako vt on an this ed educational controversy by v more mord than ihan liv living laig witnesses apostate po state by the record ed utterance of the themselves that have been before th world over twenty years th gentleman would libeus like ilke us to and aud in fact it is the only ohly out of the dilemma that as I 1 mr dr young and others afe are accord with the free school scho iii oil flast eathey must be opposed to 6 education this idea is as preposterous as it la Is ridiculous As well might we bay that llla two public who should differ in regard to thelt method oti afi teaching were either oi them thein op opi posed posea to education it is only a difference of as fo the ebest method which shall hhall to wui Wil defray efra ofra the expenses af pf educating the young in ift our oue colit common mork mori schools no w as to the crushing opposition offered to td tho introduction of free flee beho schools in utah the members berkof of the legislative assembly of utah are known to bo the leading men men in church la in been asserted by anti auti blis bris that bignani Bi ghani young is a legislative assembly itself utah auth puth authorize oriz e the trustees trustee i in every district districts i to td leyy lovy anu aal ejof af I 1 iper ifer por pox cen cent on all taxable property in their district foi for school 4 they also pro provide vide that where the inhabitants of a any ti school district declare by a two thirds yote vote to raise greater greaten amount than jofe i of 1 per pr ce cent nt t the hd levy can CAU can pa f to 1 per pir cent 11 the old ki jaw iv was as 12 2 per cent cent cont many of the d district st roi rol a t av avati avail afi all themselves of 0 thi prot provision vision and are ate the biach b by y direct taxation in my awn coun tyr organ out dut ottine of nine school districts six maintain their schools by direct taxation it will be seen that levery every dollar collected under wa fh e pi pro OVI visions of this law law la Is applied directly to support the st seb b noi nol b ef f the district without dim diminution on account of salaries arid anil other incidentals again the their thein sitting sittings appropriated dilca ly out oui 1 of pt th territorial revenue to the cause causa 0 education returning nearly one th chefe efe eie acl proceeds from taxation i to the this is opposition to education with a vengeance that the system of education in utah is an one e el kims claims neither nele is A claimed for apy state tate in the union athe ar a jury J f i ass syb ys ays astern t tenn tern 31 ra was alven hr by the united states congress when wh enthey hey passed the tho celebrated abl d bill by its provisions only half of the names furnished B on n the ila l list of or gfa grand nd an and aud T petit jurors oan can be taken from the tho 4 mormon vl ormon community it will be lie seen that must be about equally cormon Mormon 7 abd I gentile 11 now HP aj prosecuting attorney howard Is as the gentleman stated in P posse A ebion eslon slon eblon e of facts in relation to the commission of any crime erime by mormon monJe jew wor or gentile iet let him discharge his duty as public prosecutor get the accused indicted and present resent the p against him in a legal manner civo him a chance chanco to plead P e and he be Imp impleaded pleaded im leade d submit mit the cae the proofs t to 0 we leg jury JOY anu any a nd n d put them to tile the test and see whether they will agree thai that thab a verdict shall be brought or nota jf they lot then the proof irin his big man hands s surely iii in a test jelt of this kind they have nothing to lose aut ut every everything thi ng to gain the tho odda odds if any are against the mormon no accused man or men are bd ted to tb prove their I 1 innocence nho cence of charges preferred without being put on trial now when a jury is secured for the trial of any criminal they are placed in tho the custody ofa of a united states marshal nob not a mormon and it is his duty to see they have no communication with any one while the we trial progresses how then are they to be I 1 ty ly instructed as to what verdict they shall bring in when no man could tell weeo ano w would out be he drawn and accepted as ag to try a particular case nonsense i As to bo honoring naring the laws la wae wap in utah those not posted as to whether the cormons mormons are a paw taw abiding people or not can satisfy themselves by appealing to the court coutv records and ascertaining whether there is a preponderance ance of mormon criminals over the tild gentile Gentil el population and all idon considered si qt ar or not mot the difficulties they have su surmounted in building up oyer over 1 towns and cities and leclai reclaiming alrig tha the forbidding waste places tho he und and quietness mat that enar ebar characterize acte them have won yvon for them a place in the hearts of the good and the nobie noble whoever appreciate truo true worth and merit john jonn Se antan w cc N Y U journal Tour rai naj |
