| Show THE EAGLE GATE THE generous protests that have gone up from every quarter against the destruction of eagle gate have A done their good work the foundation for a reconstruction of this cherished landmark is being laid this will be gratifying news dews to a large number of people in this territory it will be gratifying or ought to be to every le ie fl side ident of salt lake city irrespective of his religious sympathies we are glad to know that when certain would be evangelists of civilization here endeavored to discourage the rebuilding of the structure their endeavors met alet with a vigorous rebuke from their own partisans moreover the organ that as a leader of the crusade upon utah is responsible in great part for many of its evil results generously united in the protest against the destructive spirit that urged the demolition moli tion of this mark of the enterprise and leadership of president brigham young there have been and sull still are among us a class of men who feel that they have a special mission to destroy anything and everything that cormons mormons Mor mons monsY have touched we take this occasion to say to such people whose numbers we are happy to sai say are not large that the destruction of pioneer landmarks land marks and the spoiling of history because it kasnot wag not made by their approval is not the mission of civilized men to destroy the landmarks land marks of history to is the k troit trait and passion of odthe the barbari anand we can assure the persons who advocated the ane tearing down of eagle gate and those who not long ago called upon the city council because it was liberal to abolish the names of the streets street of salt lake which have from its founding been a distinguishing feature of the city that had bad they succeeded in their petty vindictiveness they would have been rewarded with the utter contempt of every intelligent man acquainted with their peculiar efforts |
