Show zia sling STING THE POPULAR TIDE THE boston apost hab haa raised a hor neti noti neal nest about its head that is the fame fate of every journal that attempts to tell teli the truth about the mormons cormons Mor mons mona 1 I it ls is is 13 not popular to say bay anything except on one side of the mormon question papers may publish the vennest aone ense onge the most moat absurd trash the foulest charges and the plainest contradictions on this subject and no fault will be found bat venture to suggest that most of this sort of thing comes cornea from hearsay and that there la is another side to the matters matter and the motives of the sugg bugg estor eston will be stigmatized and he will be accused of affiliating with cMor mormonism monism or a desire to increase ln creaso his matrimonial pleasures Iba and responsibilities the post thus assailed for saying a word in fairness on the situation in utah has been compelled to stand up ja in its own defense it la 16 quite able to do so here are some extracts from its editorial columns we do not ask that portion of the publio public which we address directly or indirectly to accept mormon doctrine mutes or even so much as admire their institutions especially that one which if not most prominent in itself la Is nevertheless made so BO in outside circles because of the natural shook shock that it gives to our ideas of the family relation we plead for nothing except justice and common sense if we can beat back the prejudice and bigotry that have been pursuing theae these people without dla dis and help to substitute an attitude that is i based upon a decent knowledge of the situation our ambition wiil win be satisfied moreover we like to be accurately reported edween when we aro nio criticized criticised we feel that the cormons mormons are human beings jand land perhaps are entitled to as much consideration as the ronca fonca indians indiana there has hag been no purpose on the part of the writer ol of any article in this paper to show that polygamy had not resulted in fix evil I 1 and we do nol not think anything that has been said here can be so BO construed wo we distinctly and repeatedly stated that polygamy polygamy was an evil bat we belleve elleve dand believe that it la is an evil that will be cured by the changing sentiment of the cormons mormons themselves much sooner than by any of the ill considered devices that have been hatched from the violent prejudices of the country reflected oy tny members of congress and when this institution is dead and buried the mormons cormons can challenge comparison before the world with their most moat virulent critics whether they are found in maine or among the gen Uen gentiles tiles who have come among them and taught them so far aa m example could do atmore it more vices than they ever even dreamed of before the mistake of the editors of the boston post was in thinking that justice and common sense would play any part in the crusade against mormonism the believers in that system of faith and practice are not to be considered as human beings with any rights which so called christians are bound to respect and those who attempt to declare that they are entitled to any degree of fair consideration must expect to be blamed for standing in the vay way ray of the popular current clamor does not want discussion pox vox is often unreasonable and unreasoning most are but its ita organs of speech or its ita echoes and one that has the temerity to utter a word in opposition to the tha tumult should be ba ready to meet a babel of yelling accusations some day the tide of tumult will turn that which la Is now denounced wl without phout investigation as anun annn mixed evil will be found tu to have features that recommend themselves to 0 the candid seeker af after ter truth and the sincere promoter of virtue and when the time comes for that fair comparison that the eort post I 1 speaks of there will be no fear on the part of the Mormon Mor mons sP as aa to the verdict and the result we feel thankful to the boston yost for fon its disinterested endeavors on the side of the numerically weak sa A decent knowledge of the situation which it desires to substitute for the rank prejudice and intense bigotry that now prevent inquiry is what we have desired to see diffused but while the public 0 only wish something salacious and sensational about tha the mor mormons cormons Mor Wor mons and the press panders to that thai perverted taste the present general ignorance about this people and their doctrines and doings will prevail and those who stand up for any part of the truth may expect to be abused for their pains however they will have the satisfaction of k knowing now that they are right and thatis that la worth a great deal more than undeserved applause |