| Show LET US HAVE A CHANGE THE chronic dyspeptics who can we see no good in the mormon fl people because their eyes are turned to the dim and d distant past in the gloom of which imaginary horrors and phantoms of fancied mormon doctrine and mor imor moi doings play fantastic tricks before their distorted vision would do well to give their deranged organs a rest at and then take a good straight look at the present it will be useless of course to try to convince them that they are greatly mistaken concerning the faith of the saints and many things in their Hs tory suppose these revelers in bygone things retain their notions about what hm has leen what then Is it not the living present that moa concerns uri beau all today the latter jay saints are a belve people living within the law desirous of promoting harmony and good government of building up this territory of increasing its material prosperity and of establishing peacy peace and good will limong among all its inhabitants they molest nobody they interfere ath wah the rights and liberties of no person party or society they are in the front with citizens of other faiths in the work of permanent im pro rementa in buildings manufacturing industries commercial and other enterprises aud the general condit condition lun of the community As to polities a they simply take the course which appears right to theta them The they allow other people the same privilege indeed they look upon this as a right it is the worst kind of nonsense to say my they do not exercise this liberty all the facts prove that they do as they please in this matter references to what is said to have been done years ago have no rational bearing upon the situation today and the present lo Is what we have to look at and what concerns us all everybody who knows anything of the facts understands that today the voting mormon people are perfectly and absolutely free to cast their ballots as they choose there is positively no evidence whatever to the contrary all that is alleged for foreign effect about theocratic IP domination is stale and absurd verbiage without even a flavor or element of truth there is no power or influence of any kind whatever exerted upon the mormon people by leading men politically except that of reason and persuasion upton union is urged as it is among all political parties the much talked of domination of the church is positively n athing but a myth possibly some nome persons who repeat the nonsense believe it those who originate it know better it is manufactured for the purpose of inducing such legislation as will place the political control of utah in the hands of the minority and this is urged as though it was the essence of republicanism it is very eary for any person who desires to know the truth to arrive at the he facts facto which are exactly as we have stated and with the secret ballot and the opportunities that are afforded by full and free discussion in caucus and convention there is nothing what ever in the way of any mormon to speak and act with the most perfect freedom in politics why then should not the people of utah ci agree to differ in religious and political matters stop this everlasting bickering frown down the and manufacturer and recter of antl anti mormon falsehood and pull together in all matters that concern the progress and prosperity of the whole people this can be done it ought to be done but while agitation is kept up by repeated falsehood sand constant deception is practiced upon the american people through libels from the press anti and pulpit that union which is needed for the good of the territory cannot be I 1 1 l brought about let the conservative and consistent of all classes reflect on this matter and all do their part to effect that change which is isso so desirable and necessary to our present and future welfare |
