| Show ONE CRANK LEFT YET the following clippings from the portland ore telegram explain themselves the first one fully bearing out the caption of this article opposes honor to brigham young AIRLIE or jan 21 to the editor of the telegram I 1 feel very timid about rushing into print but cannot longer restrain my indignation but want to add my protest along with those indignant women of new york and the one man of oregon against the placing the head of that semblance of a man brigham young on tho the silver service to be presented to the young men of the battleship utah I 1 am surprised and ashamed that we w have men in authority who would tor for one moment consider the commit committing ing of such an outrage against the decent people of our land I 1 would as soon think of putting the head of one 0 of the lepers of Port lands north end on the service the only difference between tile the two is young had a faculty for accumulating money and could sup port his women in luxury while the other rake makes the women support him we all know that mormonism Is the one great blot on our beautiful nation that they boldly carry on their debauchery of to womanhood manhood under the guise of religion against the laws ot of both sod cod and man it is sad indeed it if the people of utah have nothing better to off offer er I 1 would suggest they leave the silver clean and pure with a simple inscription I 1 wish to raise my voice in protest against such a desecration of the service that is to come daily before the eyes of the young men on that vessel and feel sure I 1 voice the sentiment and desire of ayery decent woman in oregon the memory of such a man should go down to the vile dust from whence he sprang unwept and unsung AL E mcfarland |
