| Show BEWARE OF IMPOSTORS nast LAST evening we briefly alluded tda to a retired circus clown I 1 who is isnow now making the tour of this territory and getting his living with a margin for future rainy days by lechtur 1 ing and making himself agreeable to the people among whom he sojourne sojourns sojo urns there are many worse ways than his of living without labor and our object in speaking of this again is not to arouse any hostility to the in but te to caution the people on general principles against receiving strangers od on their verbal claims to the sanction and recommendation i of the authorities this man who goes by the name of williamson has stated in public so we are reliably informed that be is traveling under tinder the recommendation and advice of apostle C C rich and also aiso as correspondent for the ogden junction and logan loan leader A telegram from elbl eibl elder elden er rich in answer to in inquiries diries by brother george goddard goddard contains the following 1 I did not autho authorize mr nir dir williamson to lecture anywhere he did lecture ain ein in this place aitho without ut being authorized zed by me or anyone so far as I 1 know A letter ietter from the junction printing association Asso states we have no correspondent by the name of williamson and we wish it distinctly understood too d that williamson the circus clown to whom you refer has no connect connection i on whatever with the ogden junction nor have we ne any knowledge that ii he 1 is 19 9 a co correspondent of the cadet cader li ead cad er s bro B F cummings jr editor of or the logan Leader assures us that williamson has not and never has had any connection whatever with that paper rhese communications settle the matter so far as the statements about his authority to lecture to sunday schools and his connection with northern N lor tor thern utah papers are ae concerned of course any person has the right to travel and lecture or give ve entertainments and if the people hoose choose to patronize him and g give ve nim him their money no one can lawfully prevent him from receiving it but no individual is justified in pre re tending to authority which lie he N does not possess and little confidence can be reposed in a man who tells rals fals falsehoods for the purpose of gaining influence with a credulous public we are very much surprised that thab this person has been countenanced sol soi so nuch much in the settlements which he has visited he has gathered many dollars and fared sumptuously in several counties we could mention man and all by consummate impudence and the free use of honored names when anyone any one ono is authorized or commissioned by those who have the right to counsel the saints he be will wili always bear written authority or recommend recommendation alou alon haw hat is it that men of this stamp can impose upon the latter day saluta sainta and no one demand his ci cie cre e denti als if any unknown person pe ma 11 pretends to belong to the church and desires the use of meeting houses or any othen other raver 0 his feie recommend should lie 16 denla denia demanded aided if he claims tom tow to be traveling ng ayau dhority tho rity let him be required to produce proof of that authority this is a very carryle si simple rule and if ir stringently carried out would ave save the people from much imposition vo no one should be deprived of the rights of free travel and free speech but impostors however glib tongued flattering and agreeable or however apparently favorable to the views of their thein hearers should be given the cold shoulder and made to understand that they are reckoned i at their true value the people peoples olith south of bf salt lake had better itter keep th thein their ear eyes open |
