Show zee THE UTAH SITUA TrO no SECTION EJECTION of the country has been tanea I 1 about so much as utah and aud yet vao the aff affalee aire alre of no pinco place are aie eo so little understood this is in consequence of and prejudice the first of which gains credence by reason of the st efi dond cond if were not prepared by prejudice to believe extraordinary eitra ordinary things about the people of this ter much of the misrepresentation that succeeds ds would artterly fail fall as too foolish to bo be bell believed eved and unworthy of notice because unac compan fad lod with evidence in ita its support iro to V comprehend tho situation here herg it i t is necessary to ehnow what kind of i people make up nip the population the my bo be di divided videe juto into thre three a ela cla classes ases first mhd latter day saints though incorrectly commonly called mormons cormons Mor mons second andt person persona 8 hot connected connect lew lem with the f birot rat named by rel nel but somewhat associated with them commercially and as neighbors they ara aro the tha noh noi non I 1 cormons mormons VIor mons 11 divid usia usla who aro are violently violent jy opposed to tho madfes of tae people in every thing they are agatho tho the J the tae two latter classes are sometimes denominated gentiles or cr out flout oat eiders because they da balong to the Ao naon Haon church and among them singular to state are vory vony tery tory ve very respectable hebrews who mostly balong belong to the second division utah we believe la Is the only place where a jew is to classed with the gentiles the third class includes some men and women who have beon beoo excommunicated from the tho mornion mormon church and aro are known as Apo apostates tates the latter day saints first settled the country aud and made it habitable for the othera others they are very vary largely in the majority including the whole population except from to 2000 at the very utmost unity Is 13 one of the features of their faith they believe alike on religious matters and they think it proper and wise to unite as much as possible in those things that are called Re secular eular consequently in jn politics they are not subject to as much strife and contention cs as usually divides communities and when they vote it Is a generally the same ticket though occasionally some bome of them divide after the manner of the world in this union they simply carry out in practice what all political bodies advocate in a theory democrats aro are urged to go solid for their ticket republicans tha elmegreen bachers ditto the cormons mormons Mor mons are organized into the peoples s party and are generally joined together on all local issues they are found fault with because of this they are accused of carrying religion into politics but it must be remembered that the jorj jori original ginal settlers on this soil came hero as members of a church and they thay have retained their fidelity to their faith falth and they think they have the rig right t to cling together in all things as tho the beat method of self seio preservation against the attacks of people who assault their fal ral daiji h by political niana means tha the church organization and the political machinery aro are as separate 1 and distinct here as they can be anywhere but it is a natural coneo quence of the opposition waged against them that they should sustain each other in both church and interest s 1 ait alt although hough hoagh there thare ia Is nb ab union unton of the twain inthe common sense of the term the consequence 3 is that mosi most of the loca local I 1 offices in the gift of the people are commonly filled by members of their own body religiously and politically that irs iss is in ha harmony amany with the body on all essential points the majority un der dar the circumstances would be very unwise if they were to arrange it otherwise otheral e the noni nori mormons cormons Mor mons have come coma here on business they have been as free to settie settle here as the mon mor mons most of them have made money by the change of rui rul residence dence many of them commenced with little or oi nothing and have succeeded better bater 1 than ban ever in their lives before no matter what their religion or politics they im iivo livo ve not been interfered with by the majority very respectable intelligent and estimable ladies and gentlemen are among their number they mind their own business bc einess are treat treated edwith with courtesy and would have no difficulty if it were not for the third class the latter are very few in number but they make a great noibe noise among them are tle tho rabid sectarian preachers who have a great gil glied av ance in not being able to convert the cormons mormons Mor mons to their feeble systems of theology this makes them thorn exceedingly bitter and vituperative there are also aleo the tho class before mentioned who have seceded or been out cut off the Ig mormon church blost most of them are if possible more virulent and antagonistic than the sectarians sect arians repudiated for gross iniquity or falling away from other causes they have a chronic disposition to assail their former faith and those who continue therein then there are the federal officeholders office holders who generally join law in with ith the antis from motives they dont want to see utah made a state because then their occupation would be gone and ome some of them being unfit for anything eise else than office would be gone too effectually the military aro ara not here classed with th the e civil government officiate most of the camp officers aie are and have been gentlemen as well as us Eald soldiers sol eol diera diers lastly there aro are tho the adventurers who have arif drifted ted wes westward and who are unscrupulous and unprincipled they stand no chanca chance of local preferment they are hangers on some can write as we fell yell 11 as s speak peik 11 II bellous things pungently and so iro a few dimes by lampooning diarl dCarl deriding dink dIng and slandering everything Mormon V 7 they arua are used med by the anti antl f mormons cormons Mor mons to whip into lino line the non exor guo gub quo mako make fiak flak it awl mord mora a th than their 70 S re reputations pu lations are ara worth to tako take a bold a and u d independent course letany let any m man an net act impartially refusing to lean ienn on the cormons mormons 9 hating hating bating side aide and he heis heia Is denounced aa as a jack mor mon a name which beems seems to strike terror into timid souls fear of abuse abuyo and the lash of the reckless 4 rascals who have nothing at stake who cen can libel and be without fear of punishment makes many fair m minded I 1 and honorable gentiles cringe and bow to the clique which they utterly despise the mormons cormons Mor mons are often accused edof of being in subjection to their leaders but there is no bondage that we know of in this esland land of liberty equal to the tha cowardly submission of cowardly to the dicta and policy of the small party of violence when we consider how few lew the villains breand arcand of how little significance they would be if it were not for the weak knees and gelatinous spines of those who supinely succumb to their impudence and ribaldry we pity them for cravens the anti ant mormons cormons or mor mon eaters manufacture the hobgoblin stories and munch arsenis me that startle the world and create the impressions that prevail abroad about lawlessness rebellion and bestiality in utah which is really the quietest qu isles and moat meat orderly part of uncle sams domain they stir up strife they Irrl irritate tate the religious bodies led by the priests of the day they r send end about hab lisa by lightning they work upon congressmen and committees they plan to prevent this territory from becoming a state they intimidate officials who would be just and scare them into hostility against tho the masses manees of the people into acts that will not bear he tue the light of reason or ot of justice they hinder the progress and development of the territory and being unable to rule would like to ruin the he people whom hey they hate with a rancorous aneo anco orous roua animosity tont bayord bayors of diabolism m without the mst last named class clasa this region would flourish and bloom with wealth and beauty it would grow into on one e of th the e il nest finest states in the american union it would shine as brightly as any star in the national galaxy it would be an honor instead of a trouble to th the 0 country it would be a source of riches and support instead of an ez ex pense and an irritation to the government ern ment the real difficulty is not it mormonism it Is not polygamy it is misrepresentation and lack of understanding standing ot of the fecia facia sald said the people and a want of manliness and spirit on the part of those who know and are afraid to speak the truth and act upon conviction I 1 any jany one who wants to study fethe the mormon problem impartially will have to steer clear of the class last del described and should throw aside all previous impressions and pre he should visit the people where they live jive bee see 11 their sobriety industry alm aim simplicity ty order and peace learn their true status and sentiments and form his own conclusions clu ciu sione slone from what he bees sees with me hie own eyes and hears with his own ears the doctrines and principles of the Is cormons mormons 11 may be learned from their book booko it is folly to think th that a t they can be truly learned irom those who make it a business to present them and one who thus investigates will not only find out how shamefully and unjustly the mormons cormons Mor cMor mons have been abused but also the insignificance of numbers and the paucity of honor of those who vilify this people and undertake ro 0 lecture and dictate to strangers what course they may or may not pursue in relation to the lM mormon ormon question |