"Members of the Priesthood have denied facts while on the witness stand which were notoriously known to be true." And yet in another place he says: "It may as well be understood that the strength of Mormonism both in its masses and its officials is in its sincerity and not its imposture." of the and that the Church of Jesus of the "Mormon" people and make people here, is in the direction of So far as the general business afthem out a set of liars when on the advice that the minority shall fairs of the world are concerned, witness stand, while at the same be placed in control of all outside of purely public matters, the affairs time he knows and has to acknowl- the Territory, Jews eclipse the men of all other edge that they are an honest, truthraces for ability in the various ful people. He says: avenues of trade. The proofs of the correctness of this position are so patent that it is only necessary to make a statement of the fact. This peculiar ability has contributed It is altogether probable that but to the intensity of the aversion in for the influence brought to bear which they are held in many counupon him from "Liberal" sources tries. It arouses jealousy. An inwhich only a giant in independence stance of this nature occurred only could resist, the Governor would a few days ago in a town in one of These are blank contradictions in have given the "Mormon” question the Scuthern States, the regular spirit and letter. And if the Gov-as fair a showing as he has accorded dispatches conveying the informa ernor had been as sincere as the the material interests of the Terri- tion that a couple of Jewish men he maligns, he would have tory. What he has said that business establishments had been explained that what he means by is fair to all parties and wrecked by a mob. A subse denials on the witness stand. are for the good of Utah we commend, quent telegram stated that the answers required under oath as and that which he has uttered that cause of the lawless outrage was to actual knowledge, and that we know to be incorrect and can that the two firms had incurred the while a matter might be notorious, not regard but as unfair and un-hatred of the tradespeople, on acyet when an individual was re-worthy of his heart and his intelli-count of their having attracted all quired under oath to state "nothing but the truth," he could not say from his own knowledge that he knew the matter was a fact. It is because witnesses say they do not know, when questioned as to things that may be publicly believed but of which they have no actual knowledge, that they have been accused of insincerity. And yet the Governor must be aware, that if legally questioned as to these very matters of public comment, he would him self have to answer, "I do not know." gence we cannot but condemn. We JEWISH ABILITY. the custom. of the place. Although religious fanaticism has incited much of the barbarous persecution to which the Jews have been subjected, both in past ages and in these enlightened times, jealousy of their success has also THIS issue contains an interesting had much to do with it. Even in paper upon the Jews in America. this country proscriptive social meaIts purpose is to show that that race sures have been applied to them. has contributed in no small degree But in all that kind of business, to the development of national great- especially such acts as that detailed ness by the exercise of striking abil-in the dispatches a few days since ity in public affairs. The writer of the communication gives indisputable proof of the correctness of his position by the citation of a number of notable instances of men of Hebrew blood who have rendered marked and efficient public service, and the list he presents is but small compared with that which might be exhibited. America had better yield a complete monoply to such semi-civilized nations as Russia. Also if he had been as sincere as the people whom he condemns and Finance is, of course, a departpraises in a breath, he would have ment of statesmanship, and one of stated when trying to show that the great importance. But it is not only "Mormon” people are controlled in this line of public business that against their wishes in politics by many Jews have been distinguished. the leaders of the Church, that in Some have shown eminent ability Utah the ballot is absolutely secret in State affairs in general. One of and therefore there is nothing to Not only is the idea conveyed the most notable instances was the prevent "Mormons" from voting as with regard to America correct, but late Lord Beaconsfield, one of the they please. But this would not it is just as true in relation to every greatest among England's galaxy of agree with his statement that "but civilized nation on earth. The great statesmen. He frequently few Mormons have the courage to ability of the Jews in the manifested, in his public career, the avail themselves of the opportunity field of public finance has prophetic sight for which the Heto be independent under such cir- been SO extraordinary as to be brew race has been noted from the cumstances." It requires no "cour- phenomenal, and an examination beginning. He was an intensely age" to cast a secret ballot, and the of the personnel of departments in practical political prophet, always statement that any "Mormon" is that line in the leading govern- making it a point to work toward compelled to vote under any one's ments reveals the fact that men of the fulfilment of his own predicdictation is absolutely and entirely that race have practically manipu- tions. He was a statesman with a lated the monetary affairs of many policy clearly defined, from which We desire to give the Governor countries, to a large degree, in he hardly ever deviated while at full credit for abstaining from bitter modern times. We recollect read-the head of the government as and vituperative assaults on the ing, a few years ago, a carefully Premier. While intensely Eng**Mormon” people and from direct prepared statement of facts in that lish in one sense, the honor and recommendations of adverse and op- regard, aud the number of Jewish pre-eminence of the British Empressive legislation. And yet we names that appeared prominently pire being his hobby, his Jewish cannot be oblivious of the fact that connected with public finance in instincts and sympathies cropped the drift of his whole report, so far various countries was very strik-out whenever occasion called them as it relates to the majority of the ing. forth. This tendency was exhibited false. in the famous treaty of Berlin, that the present charge, like the matter under advisement, and state which he might properly others, is untrue. of be called the author. It provides for equal political rights of Jewish citizens in the principalities of Eastern Europe, which had heretofore been denied them We did not see the parade, but at that they found only two of the competitors of the seventeen who entered who claimed that they had cultivated Hazeldean, of Sandy and Henry Cohn the requisite area, namely, Thomas & Co. of Salt Lake City, We confess dent that in the most instances no re Dr Talmage furnished us, at your tents of each sample entered in comperequest, an analysis of the sugar contition, and as we considered the degree of saccharinity the object of the greatest value to be obtained and the prime motive of the whole movement, we had due regard to the ana ourselves disappointed at the evident lysis thus furnished. lack of cultivation in nearly all the samples furnished, it being very evigard had been made to obtain a sufficient depth of plowing. The prominent and worthy exception to this lack was manifest in the sample furnished by W. H. Green, of Hyrum, Cache County, whose beets containing 16.62 per cent of sugar, bore evidences, We will be as ready to protect our by their smooth appearance and great opponents in their rights and priv-length and perfect form, of first class cultivation. For these reasons we have ing of the first prize of $100 into two seen proper to recommend the dividamounts, $75 and $25, to the said Green. We award $75 of the first prize to Thomas Hazeldean, whose beets contained 15.73 per cent of available sugar, and $25 of this first prize to County, for having the best cultivated Wm. H. Green, of Hyrum, Cache beets [14.62z]. We award the second prize, $50, to Henry Cohn & Co., of Salt Lake City, whose beets contained 13.92 per cent available sugar. We award the third prize of $30 to Joseph King, of Kaysville, for showing the beets having the nearest to 20 per cent sugar. his beets containing 18.32 per cent (one of these beets was referred to by the San Francisco expert as being the best beet he had tested this year We award the fourth prize to S. M. Lovendahl, of South Cottonwood, as having the beet containing next nearest to 20 per cent sugar, viz: 16.67 per cent available sugar. Notwithstanding their ability, the Jews are not loved by the world as a whole. In every part of the globe, not excluding free America, they are regarded with more or less aversion. No amount of profession to the contrary can successfully cover up this fact. They are not homo-wise. We desire to enter our progeneous with the rest of the world, test, in all sincerity and earnestness, but essentially a distinctive people. against any such conduct as has This condition alone would cause been attributed to thoughtless perenmity to exist toward them. But sons on Saturday night. they are wealthy, and that fact of itself renders them influential. There is one people, however, who have ileges, as to defend our own. Every none of the prejudices and antipa- member of the People's Party is thies commonly existing toward pledged to this course by the Declathem. That people are the Latter-ration of Principles. Every "Morday Saints. It is even a part of mon" is required to do this by the their religion to cherish for the doctrines of his creed. If we canHebrew race a feeling the opposite not respect the rights of our bitterof aversion. They expect great est foes we are not entitled to the things of them in this generation. freedom we claim for ourselves. But there is not space in this article to give the reasons for this distinctive position of the Latter-day Saints regarding the remnants of the ancient people of God. The fact, however, exists. It is not appreciated by the Jews, but the time will come when it will be properly estimated by them as people. a It is a matter of regret always when any of the Hebrews join in with the popular howl against the Saints. They know not what they are doing when they join in the perpetration of wrongs upon a people friendly to them, inflicting upon others those things of which they themselves as a race have been the victims for ages, and of which they have had just cause for complaint. LIBERTY FOR ALL. IT HAS been rumored, with how much truth we are not prepared to say, that during the "Liberal" parade on November 2d, disparaging remarks were made by spectators and even in one or two instances articles were thrown at the men in the ranks. Of course it is alleged that this was done by members of the People's Party. It is an old trick of anti-"Mormons" to commit Let us be willing to give credit when and where it is due, and frown down all attempts to treat improperly those who differ from us in faith or politics. One of our mottoes is, Liberty for all. SUGAR BEETS. BELOW we publish the report of the awarding committee on Sugar Beets entered in competition at our recent Territorial Fair. There were seventeen competitors, the majority of whom, it transpires, aimed to show the largest beets they could produce, overlooking the fact that it is the smaller sized beets that contain the largest per centage of sugar. It is very gratifying to learn that samples of these same beets, as exhibited at our Fair, were submitted to a leading analyst in San Francisco, who reported that they were "the best" samples he had tested this season, containing a larger proportion of saccharine matter than this season's California product of sugar beets. Gentlemen-The undersigned com depredations and charge them upon special prizes offered on sugar beets, mittee appointed by you to award the the "Mormons." It dates away entered in competition therefor at the back to Nauvoo and Missouri per-late fair, now report that they have, to iods in our history. We hope, for the sake of our people and party, the best of their judgment, in accord- We congratulate the Territory upon this fine showing and think that the gentlemen who have furnished the means for these special prizes are worthy of the warm thanks of the community. We also beg to state that we have acted very cheerfully and interestedly upon the matter entrusted to us, as we have regarded it ao ne of the most important interests of Utah today. Very respectfully, GEORGE B. WALLACE, THE SEWERS AND THE GAS THE difficulty between the gas company and the city over the sewer question appears to have been settled in the manner suggested by the DESERET NEWs. In saying this we do not pretend to have exercised any influence upon either party. We do not suppose that either the gas officials or the city fathers would pay much attention to anything the newspapers might say. But "pacific measures" have been resorted to, as we advised, and, for the present, at least, they have prevailed. There should be no conflict between any of the public interests in this municipality. Light is an essential and is at least of as much importance as sewerage. That the And a single line of sewer laterals in this city would be a public evil along First West Street from North as well as a private loss. We are Temple Street to Fourth South Street; Second East Street from South Temple satisfied, from investigation, that Street to Fourth South Street; South not only has the gas company been Temple Street, from First East Street injured through the breaking of to Second East Street; First East Street from North Temple Street to the pipes, but that it is in danger of South Temple Street; Commercial further damage. This must be pregas company has been injured by Street and Franklin Avenue; said vented by every proper means, and work to be prosecuted with reasonable diligence under the direction and supervision of the Mayor. the too close proximity of the sewer trenches to the gas mains and the piling up of dirt above them there can be no dispute. But, as we remarked when the injunction was sued out, it would seem that all the gas company could reasonably demand might have been obtained without resorting to litigation. Suits at law are always expensive and often unsatisfactory. They should be avoided as far as possible. It is but fair to Mr. Ellerbeck, the superintendent of the gas works, to explain that he felt it necessary to resort to some immediate remedy for the injury his company was sustaining; also to state that he claims to have traveled miles upon miles, repeatedly, to try and find the engineer and superintendent of the sewer construction, but in vain; and further, to give some details in regard to the difference that has arisen. When Sewer District No. 1 was organized by municipa! authority its boundaries were described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the centres of North Temple and First West Streets, thence east to the centre of First East Street, thence south to the centre of South Temple Street, thence east to the centre of Second East Street, thence south to the centre of Fourth South Street, thence west to the centre of First West Street. thence north to the place of beginning." It will be seen from this that the centres of the streets named form the boundary lines. This should be borne in mind. The order for the laying of the laterals in these streets is here annexed: ORDER Of the City Council of Salt Lake City it was only because of the urgent necessity of immediate action, so Mr. Ellerbeck informs us, that resort was nad to an injunction. From all this it will be seen that it was not the design in the beginning to lay one lateral in the centre, During the past eighteen years or or near the centre, of any of these more, that gentleman has done streets, but two laterals, one on each great service in many ways to the side thereof. And as the centre of city and its interests, and we were those streets in which only one lateral therefore surprised at his action in was to be laid formed the boundary this matter. However, it is now exline of the District, it is clear that plained. The laterals will be laid the lateral in each of those streets in accordance with the original was to be on the side and not the plan, the gas company will perhaps centre or near the centre of the have to move some of its mains, the street, because when another Sewer sewer people will refrain from doing District should be formed the other anything detrimental to the gas side of the street would have a lat-people, the work will continue witheral in the new District, thus corres-out interruption and the public will ponding with the plan for all the be correspondingly benefited. other streets. In laying the gas pipes and water pipes when the work was new to this city, Mr. Ellerbeck exhibited great aptitude for the task and clear foresight of contingencies. And that he desires the welfare and not the injury of the public we believe will be universally conceded. We are happy to learn that the probability is, no further conflict need be anticipated. ONE FOR JARMAN. But it became understood, for some cause that we are not able to state, that on these streets where a single lateral was to be laid, the design was to put only one lateral at any time and that near the centre of the street, which would be ir close proximity to the gas mains on those streets. This, coupled with the fact that great damage had already arisen from the digging of the trenches so near to the gas mains on East Temple Street, moved the superintendent of the gas company SOME particulars have appeare to immediate and definite action, in the NEWS regarding the falling for the purpose of preventing fur-out between the notorious antither threatened evil. "Mormon" Jarman and his former It seems that not only have the henchmen Bolitho and Barnfield, in trenches been dug too near the gas England. The first named premains from South Temple to Third ferred a charge against the two B's South Streets, where they are closely for stealing some of his disgusting paralleled, but from the corner of and scandalous books. The court Fourth South Street a divergence room at Neath was crowded during is made by the sewer trench toward the proceedings, at the close of the centre of the street, where it closely parallels a divergence of the as main, thus giving the appearnce of following it by design. which the defendants were discharged, Jarman being ingloriously defeated, the court evidently holding that the case had been trumped by him. The people present were in sympathy with the prisoners, who were loudly cheered when the result was announced. It is hereby ordered by the City from First West Street to Second East people and the gas people. This It will be readily perceived that any interruption of the gas supply NATURALIZATION AND RELIGIOUS IN the Third District Court on Nov. 7th, Judge Anderson, who is assisting in this District, and attending every morning to cases of naturalization, drew a line which everybody who is not foolish or un fair will agree is parallel with law, with gool common sense, and with sound political economy. "The law of the land requires that a man shall be of good moral character and attached to the principles of the Constitution. The fact of a man's religious belief or that he is a member of the Church in good standing is not a ground for exclusion." Judge Anderson, in reply to some foolish questions and objections by a "Liberal" hireling, whose impudence is out of all proportions with his intellect, referred to the prohibition law of Iowa, which be with many others, be lieved to be wrong, and said he had worked with them for its repeal. But he had never heard of a proposition to exclude a man from any political right or privilege because he was opposed to the law, so long as he did not violate it. The Judge also showed that a man might be a member of a Church and yet not conform to all of its teachings. A man may believe that a law of may appear to other persons. Courts the United States or of a State or have nothing to do with creeds. Territory is wrong or impolitic, and Congress has no control over relihe has a perfect right to his opinion gion. Acts in violation of statutes and to the expression thereof. He are within the purview of the civi is also at liberty to strive in all law-power, but tenets, principles, opinl ful ways for its repeal, and to obtain ions and organizations for their lawjudicial decisions as to its validity. ful promulgation are protected by But if he breaks the law he is liable the Supreme Law of the land in to its penalties. This is as true in full and perfect liberty. regard to laws in relation to polygamy as to those in regard to prohibition. There is no law of the United States which makes it criminal to believe in plural marriage or in celibacy. He may believe either to be right and the other wrong and may advocate his views by tongue and pen, and there is nothing in the spirit or the letter of the law to forbid this freedom of faith and of speech. It is the policy of this country, every where else but in Utah, to encourage aliens in their efforts to become citizens of the United States. Nowhere else are obstructions placed in their way in any respect like those interposed in this Territory. We admit that Courts are, perhaps, justified in making special interrogations here in view of the situation and the past prevalence of a practice made an offense by law. But there should be a limit to this, and that limit should, in our opinion, be the private belief of an applicant, which God and the Constitution have made free. With that neither courts, nor lawyers, nor bystanders have any right to interfere or to call in question. The "Liberal" quibbler referred to had the impertinence to inform the Court that the heads of the Church ought to be summoned, and be required to testify as to the requirements for admission to Church membership and as to whether polygamy was compulsory or not. The courts have nothing to do with the A man's character is exhibited by mere tenets of a church or its con- his acts. If his deeds are immoral ditions of membership. Ignorance his character is immoral. And it and impudence generally go to-should be remembered that the law gether, and the latter is often the which makes it criminal for a These are fair and common sense propositions. And the point reached by their judicial enunciation is this: The bare belief of any alien who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should cut no figure in admitting him to citizenship, no matter what may be the doctrine of that Church in resure sign of the former. ference to the polygamy question. If the man is of good moral character and attached to the principles of the Constitution and has complied with the laws relating to naturalization, he should be admitted to citizenship. champions of a pure morality. man to cohabit with more than For the information of persons one woman, by later additions not of our faith, we take the oppor- which should be construed with the tunity of stating that the conditions original statute, reaches out and of admission into the Church of covers several immoral acts and is Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints not confined to polygamous associaare: Faith in Jesus Christ, and tions. Yet the courts do not seem repentance of sins. Persons who to be anxious to learn of the moral A practical polygamist would not be truly believe and repent are bap- or immoral character or doings of admitted, because under the rulings tized for the remission of sins and any applicants for naturalization of the Courts here, he would not be confirmed members of the Church but "Mormons," and most notoriconsidered a man of good moral by the laying on of hands for the ously immoral persons have been character. Courts may be justi- gift of the Holy Ghost. The admitted to citizenship quite refied in this view of the case, fact of submission to these or-cently, without a gulp from a judge under the circumstances. As Judge dinances in in itself a recog-or an objection from pretended Anderson remarked: "The Court nition of the claims of the officiatis not here to say what the law should be but what it is." And if a man should declare in Court that he considered it right and proper to Churchto which he belongs as the violate the laws of Congress in true Church of Christ. any particular, very few persons other requirement is made of the judicial discrimination. When would blame the Court for consider- candidate. Repentance, however, every People's Party applicant is ing that attitude, in using the dis- includes a godly life for the future obstructed, and the path of cretion which he is authorized to ex- as well as regret for and forsaking every "Liberal" applicant is ercise in cases of naturalization. But the wrong-doings of the past. smoothed, and the difference is so a man's abstract belief, or his mere Members of the Church are free obvious and marked, people with membership in a Church, whatever as to their opinions. There is no eyes and brains cannot refrain from may be its tenets, ought not to enter opinions, which will some time be into the question of his moral charexpressed, and perhaps in a way acter or his admission to citizenship. and in places where they will reThe Supreme Court of the United ceive due and effective considerStates has ruled that actions, not beliefs, are proper subjects of legislation. ing minister to Divine authority, But no We hope the courts at least will keep clear from party bias. It would be a disgrace to the ermine if the stamp of the "Liberal" party were affixed to it and exhibited in bondage in its creed or discipline. Nov. 7th, as it touches a vital ques-resentatives of the owners and pos-ence, present appearances and the tion, and is in accordance with the sessors, is quite in keeping with the opposition of such able men as the genius of American institutions policy sought to be pursued against Cardinal to the contrary notwithand in harmony with the spirit of the Latter-day Saints. standing. But the gentleman is not civil and religious liberty. The pecuniary part of it does not properly informed upon the nature matter so much, it is the injustice of the system he so unqualifiedly wrought, and the leaning towards arraigns, and on that ground only everything anti "Mormon," which is he to some extent excusable for is lamentable and to be deprecated by all who desire to see the courts of the country above such considerations. AN INEQUITABLE DECISION. WE PUBLISH the text of a de making a grave charge not susceptcision by Judge Henderson, in a ible of being sustained. Any degree case involving the ownership of a of culpability that attaches to him, schoolhouse or meeting house in if any there be, must be assumed Woodruff, Rich County. We think We advise all our friends where upon the ground of his not having that after reading it carefully, those school and Church interests have investigated the subject at which who are familiar with the condition not been clearly separated and de- he has delivered a blow without of affairs in this Territory in the fined, to see to it that each receives qualification. The author assumes, early settlement of towns and vil- its due in matters of property. All by a sudden process, devoid of logic, lages, will see very clearly that His differences, if any there be, should so far as his book exhibits, that Honor has erred in the decision. be fully settled and titles quieted. "Mormonism" is a plague-spot on We admit that in many instances Justice should be done, and a spirit our civilization, and then passes the leading men in those settle- of mutuality and equity should pre- from the subject, with an air of ments were not sufficiently careful vail, that litigation and strife may complacency, almost as quickly as to draw the proper line of distinc-be avoided, and courts may not be he strikes it. His method is to tion between school interests and reach a conclusion without taking the interests of the Church in their the trouble to state his premises or respective Wards. And this has supporting facts. His position caused complications which have could be logically denied even upon led to gationliti in the courts. this basis alone; but it can be completely overturned by the logic of It was customary in establishing new settlements, for the people, who were usually all members of the same Church, to erect a building for general use. That is, for religious meetings, for school purposes, for lectures, entertainments, etc. The people owned it never expected there would be any and placed between two fires and tempt- CARDINAL GIBBONS MISTAKEN. WE HAVE at hand a late work from the pen of Cardinal Gibbons, entitled "Our Christian Heritage." The scholarly author devotes a chapter to "The Dangers that Threaten our American Civilization." He reiterates the oft-repeated truism that "the official life of a nation is ordinarily the reflex of the moral sense of the people." The distinguished Catholic then says: truth. In the catalogue of five dangerous elements "Mormonism" is not only placed first, but is associated with divorce. Had the writer been properly informed he would have known that the system of religion which he assails is in its essence the trouble about divided interests. It antithesis of divorce. It holds that was built under the direction of the the marriage covenant, properly Bishop of the Ward, by the memand authoritatively solemnized, enbers of the Ward and belonged to "We are confronted by five great tered upon and lived up to, is eterthem. They had a right to use it evils-Mormonism and divorce, which nal in its character, and regards the for any lawful purpose they desired. strike at the root of family and soci- dissolution of the bond between the ety; an imperfect and vicious system But in later times, men who have of education, which undermines the contracting parties with abhorapostatized from the Church and religion of our youth; the desecration rence. When there is absence who are usually filled with bitter- of the Christian Sabbath, which tends of unity between them it is to obliterate in our adult population ness and the spirit of trickery have, the salutary fear of God and the hom- esteemed to be a religious in several cases, combined with age that we owe Him; the gross and duty for them to bend their efforts some newcomer not connected with systematic election frauds, and, last- toward the production of a harly, the unreasonable delay in carrying the Churcn, for the purpose of de- into effect the sentences of our crimi- monious condition, until they bepriving the people who erect-nal courts, and the numerous subter- come one, the only felicitous state of fuges by which criminals evade the ed these buildings of the execution of the law. Our insatiable the marriage relation, rarely attaintitle to and control thereof, by set- greed for gain, the co-existence of col-able in mortality, but a necessity in ting up a claim similar to that de- ossal wealth with abject poverty, the the glorified life beyond. From the extravagance of the rich, the disconcided by Judge Henderson. The tent of the poor, our eager and impet- standpoint of "Mormonism,” marterms "schoolhouse" and "meeting-uous rushing through life, and every riage involves. compliance with other moral and social delinquency, house" were applied to such build- may be traced to one of the five radical the laws of man's spiritual ings as almost synonymous, because vices enumerated above." and physical nature, which are they were used for both purposes. If Cardinal Gibbons were familiar among the laws of God, including Whatever they might have been with the genius and aims of what the divine statute of eternal econocalled, they belonged to the people he calls "Mormonism," he would not my, requiring a legitimate and proas members of the Church of Jesus only omit to place it first on the list gressive result from every natural Christ of Latter-day Saints. of dangerous elements, but would operation, so far as attainable by the In the Woodruff case, not only not have placed it in that category proper use of the functions of man. were the equities in favor of the at all. On the other hand, provid- It will be observed, from this expla people who erected the house by ing he is inspired with a genuine nation, that the joining of "Mordonation, but the title was vested in desire for the weal of the common- monism" with divorce, as twin elethem, and the order transferring wealth, he would have defined it as ments of national danger, is an abit to the school district and assessing the most potent and promising surdity, the former being a foe to the the costs of the suit against the rep- process of regeneration in exist-latter. |