| Show MORE ilore STERLING FACTS FOR THE TRE TRUTH SEEKER the following is a statement of mormon and non mormon criminal ar rests from the official records of utah county and her chief city provo for 1883 in IM isso the population of utah county was native born foreign born 4 total 17 of the native natlie born lorn log were ivere born in utah november ath 1882 1883 3 votes were polled in utah utah county y for john T calne caine the mormon ot of peoples party candidate for delegate dolente to Congre con sand votes were polled for F P T van zile the antl anti mormon candidate for the same bame office this Is 12 to 1 at that election both parties were fairly represented at the polls hence to take the respective number of voters who were adults as a basis for a statistical sio lio solution lution I 1 believe will be fairer than to take the whole population a majority of whom are minors and comparatively non mon criminal in practice the county criminal arrests for the year 1883 were as follows non I 1 I 1 aj ams M murder 5 manslaughter 1 1 larceny 17 20 assault and batte battery ry i i I 1 A aj 2 riot at strikes 2 13 housebreaking 2 2 assault to commit murder I 1 train wrecking 2 burglary 1 22 OO 00 46 w lle lre a 3 mormons cormons Mor mons 22 or GK to every 1000 non mormons cormons Mor mons 46 or to every 1000 had there been a as s many non mor mon man voters in utah county as there were mormon voters the criminal roster kaster would stand thus 3 mormons cormons Mor mons 22 3 or 1 itu lib 26 0 non mormons cormons J PROVO CITY in november ath votes were polled for calne caine 90 borvan for van zile or S to 1 f f i i foille the a arrests of criminals for the ye year ar were as follows non petty larceny LT i misdemeanor Alli demeanor 9 0 6 profanity t i 4 0 1 f 2 vagrancy 4 6 intoxication 26 46 selling sellin z 1 it I 1 2 14 assault assault and battery 7 6 disturbing the peace 2 2 7 47 83 mormons cormons 47 or oi 66 to every 1000 90 gonon non 83 or to every oooo now if mr dir van zile had had as many supporters in provo as mr calne caine viz viz andia and if they were as lawless as the 90 were the criminal calendar would stand mormons cormons Mor mons 47 non mormons cormons Mor mons J J or 1 i 14 1 and when we take into account the comparative grossness of the crimes committed by the two classes the an ti mormons cormons of utah county like those of this city and of every other othere county city town and village in utah where th they are to be found practicing their dla dia diabolisms should hide their heads from shame far the evils they commit as compared with the mormon morman people whom the more rabid among them mem so persistently traduce for example murders 5 non manslaughter 1 non mormons cormons 0 ns riot at strikes 13 non nona 2 mormons cormons and ai d 2 mormons cormons Mor mons train wrecking 3 2 non mormons cormons Mor mons all these are murderous elements and all except two by non mormons cormons Mor mons and these two were incited to riot not by non mormon foremen if the majority mormons cormons Mor mons were as lawless as the 7 minority antl anti mor mons of utah are forces of our cities would wo uld haqq tobe Immen immensely gely increased greatly add to the of a our u r municipal governments and swell our taxation menace business interests an and seriously threaten the overthrow of our 1 splendid mormon society which I Is so preeminently pre eminently wholesome and andr doral soral bom compared pared with antt anthor 11 abor mont society here and elsewhere for example ex amle amie utah county counti statistics that anti emor mon mor imor mons we were rearrested arrested five for one fon for manslaughter man slaughter mat nat and two for attempts at train wrecking total 21 nolif we add the non nou au cormons mormons to the mormons cormons Mor mons criminal product of the Mormon non mormons cormons combined would stand as follows y 66 for murder 13 f for or manslaughter liter ilter 1 1 lg sg js 44 for riot 26 for aftem attempts ts at train wrecking Ins instead teado of only direct fruits of antl antt morman lawlessness what enviable lessons these figures how proud the latter day saints should feel over these stati statistics subs and how shamefaced shame faced tl the anti antl llor vior mor mon man conspirators conspirator 8 men forsooth should belt beit be they were wae not total strangers to ev every vry iry sentiment of at labome shames l that they are ard wholly with bui bul outtie tile alie is indisputably apparent to ali ail who knew know them as they are known in utah ul it L I 1 |
