| Show THE FACTS AND figures OF 19 WE publish today to day another communication from on the subject act of the mormons cormons Mor mons and temperance ance his former letter was in refutation of some untruths un truths uttered by governor murray through the morth north american review the present paper was rendered necessary by a violent and abusive article written and signed by 0 J hollister Hol hoi lLster and published in this ells city ile he said the church the mormon territory ana the cities icicles and io counties unties and prominent mormons cormons Mor mons were ware ali all liars and abd hy hypocrites po crites ift itt claiming to be opposed to intemperance ance and other vile lle lie ile things which have been introduced here by anti mor imor mons 11 aud and that the mormons cormons Mor Morn mons ions ought in common decency to stop their infernal mernal lying about these thin thins things s 11 wa saia said nothing about his intemperate r at and nd black blackguard guara effusion enn eff at atthe the time but left lef t it to I 1 Historic ils I 1 to hoist the ex collector of revenue with his own awil petard it will be seen that the figures given by lils liis to ricus ripps in the first instance were made up from 0 J own report that report was published at an earlier date in the same sheet in which his bis violent attack and accompanying compa nying figures appeared they can now be compared it willbe wili wiil be see seen that was correct in his hig figures or if he erred at all gave a slight adeall advantage tage to the theother other othen side while the ex collector sta stands ads self seif coh con eon evicted of th the a very offense offence which he is so ready to charge against aga dinst the mor mons and which he classically de notates nominates infernal lying the truth of the matter is that the sentiment of the mormons cormons Mor mons and their I 1 leaders is and has been against indulgence n dul gence in any intoxicant or stimulant in times when grain was waa was a dru drug in the market owing to lack of means of ready transportation attempts were made in some places at converting the surplus into spirits to be used for manufacturing and medicinal purposes but as this led to drinking habits the business was opposed in some cases the local civic authorities in order to td restrict the production ro or to suppress I 1 it t together altogether becoming the purchasers 0 of f these establishments and eventually closing them up the brief periods of their existence show that the community 31 were hostile to th their air continuance and the facts acts f and figures flor ures that the ex collector atter attempts apts to distort and use against mormon temperance are strong and convincing evidence in their favor hence his virulent letter and his epithets in the place of arguments he is so full fuli of antl anti mormon gall gail ail all that all his efforts are sat saturated w with ith it rendering them unreliable in the eyes of his llis own party it is useless for any one to deny that the mormon people and their leaders are and have been opposed to the establishment of drinking housea and all forms of intemperance and that their efforts to suppress them by territorial rit orial legislation and municipal ordinance ordin have havu bce been n rendered measurably abortive by executive or judicial interference the facts are of record and the spirit and genius of the mormon I 1 faith are in utter hostility to the vile practices which tend to demoralize and corrupt the community |
