Show FROM THE CHURCH SHABBILY TREATED A FEW weeks ago shortly after the monstrous decision of judge anderson regarding dg the naturalization of mormon Mor mow applicants fw for citizenship was rendered an u article appeared in these culumns columns in I 1 relation to ceders se from the church it was called forth by the character of the testimony given by mr henry W JL wrence during the investigation vesti gation growing out of the application for admission to citizenship of john moore the gist of the article went to show that such men as mr law rence had more friends among their former co religion late iota than on the outside notwithstanding their constant and cruel efforts to destroy that soft sentiment in the breasts of their former brethren the fact was noted that the true feeling of the rabid anti aati mormon class toward se ceders sec edere from the church would not always down it will keep cropping out occasionally an instance was quoted as having occurred some time ago when ou on a social occasion where none but antii anti mormont mormon rabi diste were present a sentiment in point was uttered and unanimously endorsed it was ance a mormon always a the end of the sentience sentence is omitted as unfit for publication ina in a respectable journal the epithet had direct reference to the class to which mr lawrence belongs and was the worst form of insult that could be uttered soon afterwards in order to break the effect of the rash expression which showed the real state of feeling in the hearts of those who enunciated it the chief liberal organ coffta contained ined a eulogy on apostates it overshot the mark being nauseatingly fulsome and to those who were not posted regarding the insult that had been beeb tendered the class clam to which it referred it appeared to be objectless we here repeat on this point the language of the former article once in a while the real sent sentiment ment towards ex mormons Mor monal mons in certain quarters crops out A report came to us of a manifestation of that kind that occurred two or three months ago when its probable effects were estimated there followed a fulsome dissertation ser tation upon the heroic qualities of apostates in general even among se ceders from the church there is a growing belief that in the event of certain conditions arising the liberals would demonstrate in a manner unqualifiedly practical that the class referred to are only wanted so long as they can be of use for the attainment of the objects of their pretended friends I 1 I 1 the liberal anti nall intend if possible by fraudulent means to wrest the government of this city out nut of the hands bands of the majority they believe there is a prospect that the manipulation of elec tion matters being in their bands and in the hands of those who favor them the scheme may possibly carry their ticket has been formulated accordingly being practically in line with the anti mormon sentiment above referred to where for instance is the man who according to surface professions was the idol of the liberal party often lauded to the skies as a person who would make a superb mayor for salt lake city the evidence is conclusive that mr lawrence was politically useful to his friends only in times when the majority of the peoples party was so overwhelming wh elming as to preclude the possibility lity of a liberal steal of the government being successful in such times be was handy asa as a liberal political puppet to be set up in order to be knocked down he was thrust into that position on two occasions when he was candi date of the opposition for mayor we anticipated that he would be accorded just such treatment as he is 18 now dow receiving that was really the intimation of the former article from which we have quoted the feint at putting him forward in the convention was instead of being a compliment a backhanded back handed slap it would have been much more courteous to have let the gentleman quietly atone alone take the ticket as it stands and practically the blow has not merely been struck at mr lawrence but at the class to b which aich he belongs the sickly pretense of recognition is too transparent to act as a cover besides the gentleman specially named herein has been practically looked upon as the head and front of the ex cormons mormons in utah this treatment of him and his class clam is bad and is but a significant indication of the real sentiment of the rabid element among the gentee Gen tUe tUell population toward se ceders from the church this is not the first symptom of that kind that will make them understand the hollowness odthe of the professed friendship of those with whom they have been cheek by jowl politically and that will cause thern them to chew the cud of bitter disappointment |