| Show IT CRAZES THEM IT SEEMS as though the mormon question turns the brain of two thirds of the editors in these united states more nonsense is published editorially on this subject than on any other topic of public interest not only is the most astounding toun ding ignorance exhibited concerning this thi people and their doctrines and doings but the most absurd conclusions are reached in reasoning on the matters involved therein here is the st paul globe a paper of commenting on OB the alleged republican success in wyoming because the mormon men and all the mormon women voted solidly the republican ticket and the conclusion it reaches is this they control the member of congress and will evidently have a mortgage on the coming senators under these circumstances anti mormon measures in congress will not greatly distress the saints there may be a good deal of thunder in it but little rude and destructive lightning now the truth is nobody knows as yet how m my mormons cormons Mor mons in wyoming voted at all nor how many cast their ballots for the republic us and how hew many for the democrats Democrat 0 and it is certain that agthe the mormon women did not vote for anybody as there are quite a number who are not voting citizens and others who take no interest in politics and further all the speculations on this matter indulged in by the press is founded on rumor and guesswork guess work but suppose the facts are as surmised and that two republican senators and one republican representative senta tive are sent to the united states congress through the majority secured by mormon votes what then does it follow that anybody will have a mortgage on the gentlemen who may be elected to these positions Is not this an exceedingly rash and previously previous implication against them whoever they may be and should they prove to be men who are mortgaged a ged to any person or party will one man in the house and two men in the senate render abortive the efforts of the great masses of members in both bodies will they turn into mere thunder all the darts of lightning from the hundreds of electric statesmen anxious to strike the mormons cormons Mor mons and secure public approval the globe must be daft the common craze which afflicts the editorial fraternity when they touch the 11 mormon question has evidently seized the me writer and must have inspired the nonsense that dropped from his pencil on the of september |
