Show expressions FROM THE PEOPLE THE AND awn AN THE mob nob MOR mons ssi A few years ago there was a minstrel who gave a stump speech in the theatre in which he uttered the following sentiment the united states army the terror of all the world ahl except the india indians ns they know lem em 11 when I 1 saw in the public prints that gen howards visit followed suddenly I 1 upon the call for a detachment 1 of yf troops to leave fort douglas for the indian country it il thought hello up but soon the problem was aas solved when tiie the word came from the east that there was supposed danger gerof of amorton a mormon uprising and that consequently the forces would remain and others be in readiness to assist etc you have probably heard of the fellow zo who h had bad a d nothing to do and wanted someone to help him do it it seems to me that this paradox has received a national exemplification at fort douglas in this business it is not difficult for those who know to see that tt it is far easier to sit down an d guard the city from inoffensive and unarmed imon mon mor mons who are hoeing and harvesting with all their might than to face or follow the well armed and vindictive sava savage e of the plains who is ready to dance on the whole united states army or even scalp the president himself if it he and they were not too far away to make tile the little exercise se possible oss e it was a very op opportune r ti time e for the a antl anti ti mormon ring to do the handsome by the officers at t the d fort and give their own cause a lift at the same time to make it appear that danger threatened at home borne would save their friends from foes abroad and is it not always in order to show up the mormons cormons Mor mons disloyalty ire re bellida bel bei lioa and uprising sare standard articles of trade they are like sugar to a grocer or calico to a general dealer in dry goods true theres not much profi profit liu lin tiu in them themI but they must be kept on hand or the trade will go down of course I 1 dont say that the officers urged or even endorsed these statements ments or suggestions it would have been too cowardly that is it would have appeared sor so but the situation was a lovely one to accept and for one I 1 aint sorry alike I 1 like ilke the troops here the they helpio help heip to make contracts possible ana nj it t g gives ves yes the place an air of dignity to see blue coats adorning the town I 1 do not know of anything that ever berie berte fitted utah more than the army which came on a wild coose goose chase here in 1857 the c cheap e ap in mules ules wagons harness clothine I 1 and lid iid provisions that were disseminated among the population were a great relief at a time when we were more ili in need of groceries and clothes than any thin thing else but I 1 must say I 1 was of the opinion that the government hvid had its gyes opened on the subject of troops by that useless campaign not so apparently it regains always for a democratic administration to send troops at the bidding of political tricksters trick how sucha such a smart man as cleveland could be so easily dis is difficult uit to see gee but although I 1 am no republican I 1 do not believe blaine could have been c caught aught 11 in that way 8 some 1 day it will be seen that the mormons cormons Mor mons are about as unlikely a deop people le to do overt acts as any in the world opinions differ in the course of time we have bave been called brave vindictive and ferocious till lately when some papers have actually come com to the conclusion con cluston that the mormons cormons Mor Alor mons are cowards towards in the meantime the mormons cormons Mor mons continue as they commenced in 1847 they mind their own business tend their theli farms bring brings down water from the mountains to redeem the desert wastes endure encute the most outrageous lying and misrepresentation profit by their experiences and keep on increasing in a solid sensible way to the annoyance of local demagogues and the parties who want their i votes and ant ane cant get them JEAN VALJEAN SALT LAKE CITY all ati aug g 21 1885 |