Show AM YOUNG The action taken last week eek regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing the erection of a statue to the memory of Brigham Young will the Herald is certain ce ain call forth the he hearty approval of the community in general 1 The proposition is ii to erect a bronze statue of heroic siz size on a granite base the expense to be met by popular subscription It is expected that the cost Cist will be not less than and it may considerably considerably con con- exceed that sum as nate estimates have not yet been ob ob- ob tamed 5 There was wasa a time lime when ilien the project project pro pro- might not flot have secured the support sup sup- port lort of a portion 1 of the community but the fourteen years since Brigham Young died have changed this and to-day to all al citizens of Utah without regard to religion or politics recognize recognize nize him as the founder and builder of this commonwealth Those rhose who were opposed to him and disliked him in his lifetime now concede that he was a great man to whom Utah and the mighty west will forever be indebted for the work that he did For all Il time his name will be associated associated asso asso- dated with the early history of the territory and his memory memory will be revered by the people as they th y read the story of his life as the pioneer organizer and commonwealth builder It is observed that the Mormons have taken this matter of the statue in hand the committees we believe I all being made up with members of the church This is proper enough as Brigham Young was was everything to the Mormon people At the same time we do not understand understand and and hope it is not the case that case that the monument is to be erected and paid for within the Mormon church Whilst in his life time he was the founder of Utah and as such his memory belongs to all th peo pIe The Herald knows many Gentiles Gentiles Gen Gen- tiles who would esteem it a pleasure to have part and interest in the proposed proposed pro pro- posed statue and we believe that the prevailing sentiment among non- non Mormons is that the subscription list should be open to all t that at the work when completed may belong to the public and not to A church or class class Herald r I 1 S JI 11 I r- r |