Show Brigham Youngs Young's Statue Ever since the proposition to of Brigham Young in Statuary Hail Hall at the National Capital Capi Capi- tal was made known there has been beena a great deal said ab about abort t it it- it by the Eastern astern press The following from rom the Silver ilver Knight is the the- fairest we have hav seen The Washington n Evening Star must be very ignorant ignorant of the grea t work Brigham Young has left be be- hid when it suggests in the paragraph para graph quoted below the necessity o ol of f living down his memory Whatever the f faults u ts of his religion may may have i of o L J been he with his devoted band ban laid aid the foundations of a state under difficulties and embarrassments the like ike of which were vere never before sur sur- mounted More than thana a thousand miles from a white settlement inthe inthe in iri the midst of a desert without the slightest practical knowledge of irrigation or or cultivation in arid regions with nothing nothing- but the scanty supply which they took with th them m from the Missouri river they braved want hunger and privations while they were working out the great problem of planting civilization tion when others of less faith and less courage would have perished Whatever may be charged against ga Young oung he was the most re remarkable remarkable remarkable re- re man we ever met In III fortitude e courage and nd control over men men he never ne er had a sup superior on on the American continent in establishing establishing establish establish- ing and building up an n industrious and community where the ed education cation and habits of his race forbade the undertaking T institution of poly polygamy gamy which was against the rel gon and civilization of the Ameri American people has passed away and is no longer a reproach to the fair name of U Utah ah The evidence o of othe the he heroic daring the patience the economy and indu industry y of Brigham Young and his followers appear on every hand in the new newstate newstate st state te they founded 4 and built up p The traveler who v sits Utah and observe the tile magnificent resources e her people eople have ave developed a and d the prosperity they enjoy will jwill w lr be ue glad to see th the statue of Brigham Young in n the h hall ll where the memory of Cf the distinguished distinguish d sons of of tie the various s states states' is preserved T The e foll following i. i is from i the Vash ington Star The suggestion in the Utah legis legis- legislature lature tl that tt a statue of Brigham Young be placed in the statuary tall hall of the n lional Capitol should be carefully considered Utah is a ayoung ayoung young oung state with br bright prospects prospects and it ft sho should not handi handicap ap i itself Jf an any anymore more heavily than i is absolutely ely y necessary in the work of living down its past |