Show WAD AND THEN JUDGE J vituperation and misrepresentation are the chief weapons of the enemies of the latr lat ter day saints and they never seem to tire of perverting facts and distorting the utterances of the leading men among the mormons cormons Mor mons the organ of slander in its latest burst of blackguardism attempts to construe the few remarks made by president woodruff at the centen VW celebration into disrespect to abe h government and it intimates that the ony only way to act upon them and the people who listen to such teachings is to influence them through their fears it further says on the same strain president woodruff in the name of the lord god of israel assured them that th they would prevail until their triumph lump should be complete this ming coming on the day when the na nation n was waa celebrating the anniversary of the inauguration of the government by and for the people it has a special significance which should not be overlooked it means that other means will yet have to be taken to compel this people to become americans we copy here the entire remarks of president woodruff and ask fair minded people jew mormon nl and gentile to read and decide whether there is anything in them to justify the remarks made by the dally daily for the purpose of deerin keeping up unnecessary strife and dep deplorable oralle bitterness here is the one minute speech of president woodruff taken verbatim by an accomplished stenographer the remarks I 1 have to make will be very short I 1 merely arise as I 1 feel it my duty to return thanks to this assembly of our friends and fell fel low citizens who have seen fit to lay aside their business for a few hours to come together to cele celebrate bratA one of the most important events that has ever happened to the hu man family and inasmuch as our orator and speakers have referred to the latter day saints sainte I 1 want to say to those present and I 1 I 1 say it in the name of israels god that the his tory of utah will never be completed until justice is done to the latter day saints who have gath r ered from the nations of the earth and from our own coun country and come to these barren deserts in fulfilment fulfillment of revelation and prophecy justice will be done us yet yel and I 1 will also say that the same god who estabr dished this nation and gave to it the best constitution and laws ever be stowed upon any human government on the earth will maintain those principles of human agh rights ac and privileges until all ajl has b been n accomplished complis hed for which this republic was established PJ any man who will take except excel t tion on to these words spoken impromptu tu by our venerable dent is ie either non compos mentis or filled with a desire to pervert and distort genuine patriotic sentiment the daily slanderer of the mor mons was reduced to great straits for something to garble and mouth at when he caught at this brief speech as a peg on which to hang his untruthful and vicious comments |