| Show THE ARIZONA MORMONS THERE are a few persona and papers in ID arizona that cannot endure the harmony of fedelim feeling which exists between tween t the be mordah mormon 11 residents resident of thai hat territory and their nan religious intolerance and political animosities are the chief causes of the attacks that are made upon our friends in that region who appear to be quietly minding their own business and contributing to the progress and development of the natural resources of the country they are successful too as is testified by uri unprejudiced prejudiced people of all classes and faiths we find the following in an editorial in the tucson star entitled the mormons cormons and human liberty and copy it as one of the evidences of good feeling and fairness on the part of arizona non imor mo r mons in discussing the broad principles of human liberty as applied to the political rights of mormon citizens the gazette puts forth the following sarong argument few republicans whose wild desire for office is greatly in excess of their ability to fill such offices seem to think that their abuse of the mormons cormons will continue them in their petty offices these fanatics evidently forget that the first rays of civilization that crossed the rocky 0 ck y mountains and planted the seeds of f p prosperity ra in its fertile soil W was broughal nurtured and fostered by these reviled men and women of utah if there is virtue in industry if courage to meet and overcome obstacles and difficulties if building up and developing ve a great territory if transforming transform ing a wilderness a barren desert into fields of fruit and grain if we say that those are commendable virtues in a people then the citizens of utah who cros crossed the prairie aaa sas the olden pilgrims crossed the sea in search of homes in a liberty loving land are entitled to a seat at the head of the table we respect all mens religion all mens opinions on public measures and to see a few selfish office seekers and officeholders office holders holdin holding gout out the signal of danger and thrusting the red flag into the faces of the senators for the selfish purpose of holding a contemptible office we feel that it is they and not the mor mons are the men whom this republic has to fear |
