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Show MISGUIDED NEW JERSEY I ! PEOPLE ARE PUT RIGHT I BY COLH. D. STYER I President Walter P. Monson of Eastern Mission Gives Republican Some In- . I formation that will Interest Mormon I People. Captain Styer Set Camden I Mayor Right I ' t In n communication from Elder Walter P. Monson, president of tho Eastern Stntes Mission, Th0 Republican Repub-lican Is Informed that tho city of Camden, New Jersey, has taken notion no-tion against tho .Mormon peoplo, nnd that ns a result of said action Mormon Mor-mon Elders hnvo boon, and aro bo-Ing bo-Ing doprlved of tho common rlght3 and courtesies of citizenship. Thoy havo been denied tho privl'ego of distributing literature, or of holding meetings upon tho streets. Such action ac-tion of courso, would not meet tho approval of all falrmlndcd people, much less the energetic nnd determined deter-mined President of tho Eastern Stntos mission. President Monson nt onco began getting In communication with Influential Influ-ential people, nnd knowing that almost al-most Invariably thoso not of tho Mormon faith that hnvo spent a number of yenrs living In Mormon communities enrry nwny good impressions, im-pressions, nnd that thoro aro a great many of them who nro not nfrald to speak right out nnd tell tho truth, no matter what their positions In Hfo may be, ho begnn looking for Just such people. Ho had a very friendly acquaintance with Colonel Henry D. Styer, n gentlomnn for whom nil' Lognn and Cacho Valley has great respect and his good wlfo who wns n special favorite In this community for a number of yenrs. Col. Styer Is on duty at Trenton, Now Jersey, n8 Instructor for tho Nntlonnl Guard of tho State, and President Monson gave tho President of tho New Jersey conrerenco a let-tor let-tor of Introduction to tho Colonel. That was enough for Colonel Styor nnd this Is tho way ho wroto the Mnyor of Camdon. "Mayor Chaa. S. Ellis, Camden, Now Jersoy. Dear Sir: Somo tlmo a,;o ono of tho young men from Utah who nro traveling through tho stnto In tho Interests of tho Mormon Church, Informed mo that they had boon refused n license to sponk on tho streets of Camden. Ho stated that this was tho only town whoro such permission had been denied them. "it hnppens that twolvo yenrs of my nrmy servlco nlnco 1884 havo i been spent in Utnh, during soven of 'fl which I wnB detailed by tho War De- ''H partmcut as military Instructor nt ' tho stnto Agricultural Collego. It has always been n plcnsuro for mo to try to correct somo mistaken H ideas thnt many eastern peoplo still H havo with regard to tho Mormon M peoplo. During my long stay In, H Utah whoro I inndo many acqualn- M tnnces and somo warm friends, I H could never hnvo asked for hotter H neighbors. H Many of tho young men who wero H under my Instruction between 1892 , nnd 190G, I havo slnco met In tho M Phllllpplncs nnd elsewhere In tho M government service. Without oxcop- M Hon thoy have boon cITIclent In their M work nnd aro nbovo reproach moral- ly. Ono of thoso young men Is now ;H In Trenton whoro tho prlvllcgo of H speaking ins boon granted. I fcol ' euro that no sentiment detrimontnl 4 to good morals will over bo uttered M by htm or any of his companions. H Tho young men called on tho gov- ,H ornor n fow days ago and wero in- M formed by him that this was a mat- H ter for local regulation. H I would bo glad to know from you H why Camden Is unique In being tho M only city In Jersey to tnko action ns M stated nbovo. H I may add that I am now on duty M ns Instructor for tho National Guard M of tho State, nnd that I onco had tho M plcnsuro of meeting you nt n dinner M nnd rovlow Inst winter In tho Third M Regiment Armory. M Very truly, M Signed HENRY D. STTER, H Lioutennnt Colonel. U. S. Army. M Tho peoplo of Logan nnd Cacho M Vnlloy, whllo glnd to renew acqualn- M tanccs with Colonoi Styor under nny ordinary circumstances nnd condl- M tlons, will bo gratified undor present M conditions, nnd will rest assured that M his wood work will meet with favor- M ablo results. Tho peoplo will bo g'ad ; to know that tho good Impressions M that Colonel Styor and his wlfo car- !M rlod nwny with them hnvo not been 'M forgotten, nnd nssuro them thnt should their lot over ngnln bo cast M In Utah thcro will bo ono lltto town ,'H In the north end of tho stato thnt nlways has tho door wldo open for M them. ' . iH |
