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til 10 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1907.
I political mm
II MM
! Mr. T. F. Gibbs Tells of Good
j; Progress Making
I TIIE PEOPLE ARE HONEST,
HUT ARE MISINFORMED
hi
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The Awful Smith Testimony
H j. Makes the Saints Shiver on
r Hearing It.
'jlJlfl Editor of The Tribune; Any Mor-'
v.yk inon Tvho may desiro to accumulate a
T ! choice assortment of unique oxperioncos
S', ir should po out unions his people and
j 3t preach the now gospel of liberty from
J K the viewpoint of a citizen of the freest
If nation on earth. If he havo a dosiro
T IJr to intensify his experiences and to burn
M ' them into the tablets of his memory,
? w he Bhould announce himsolf a member
hi r,f& of the American party of Utah,
.'ji ,J, The persistent and pious lying of the
?jl s Doscrct News relative to the origin,
ij motives and aims of tho Amorican party
vj 1 k. has engendered in the hearts or the
3 j . r- ultra -Mormon an intense hatred of the
J' Amorican party and unreasoning dislike
W for individual members of that organi-
S ljj jj zation. Tn each membor of that partly
,2 j. T the ultra-Mormon sees an enemy of h)H
7H fir chnTch. If the member of tho Amorican
V'jif party be a Mormon ho is branded as
-'11 1 l an ''apostate." a " traitor to his pco-
.Jlfi f pie." and is thrice damned as compared
with a Gentile American. But the Mor-
"jjji & jnon-American missionary to his pooplo
has the advantage- of the Gentile m
iflfti1, that ho is thoroughly familiar with the
Mil' h faith, hopes and prejudices of tho Lat-
iJ i C ter-day Saints. And knowing their in-
i Ji p nate honesty and their unswerving loy-
'yJJf K altv to their convictions, ho will tompor
J I his remarks with 6incoro sympathy, and
I, fl -will be patient and considerato under
' l t.ho upbraidings that he will frequently
fl. encounter. Ho will take into consider-
M ffi . ation tho fact that tho only source of
vj tti ; their information as to tho aims of tho
f iijj L- American party has been through tho
jf f columns of that inexpressibly contompt-
M 11 J Jble liar, tho Desoret News, supplement-
V,H I od by the idiotic editorial drivel of tho
31 W ' Tntcr-Sraoot Republican.
j& If , The verr first work of the nuB&ion-
i mm ary must bo to thoroughly impross on
) MS t.b'e people the truth that he is their
U friend, that his mission h defensive
if Wi J Tather than destructive, so far as their
J if religion is concerned,
fill His next effort will bo to convince
X V them that the leaders and tho rank and
III file of the American party are bettor
II k friends to the Mormon people than is
11 a the blatant, fanatic and hopelessly ar
il JP P responsible occupant of the Bcehivo
fj.j ft house. This fact can be easily proved
a 1 Pi by a recital of the numerous instances
f$ I it when the Gentiles went to the aid of
! H the Mormon people in the times ol their
1 1 W deepest distress. Tho Mormons are not
11'BJ fools, nor are they ungrateful; they
; have merely forgotten. And whon it
i B is pointed out to them that the Gentiles,
MB in good faith, accepted the surrender
. I W involved in the "manifesto" of 1800,
Jj and in the fnrther ostenBible surrender
W M whon tho Mormons, as tho People s
. B H -Darlv. disbanded and became merged
; I m !n tnc two great national parties, they
ffl are compelled to recognize the truth
, B W f.hat the Gentiles were their friends,
j R M And whon, later on, it is pointed out
II 9 that Utah Gentiles aided the Mormon
' llffl ohnrch in securing the return of tho
flflff escheated church property, the Mor
VlTl . mon people begin to suspect that tlicro
MB is an obverse side to the picture painted
mm by that literary Ananias, tho Dcscrct
a 1 Arfd when documentary evidence
K proves to the Mormon people that tho
ma Utah Commission, composod exclusively
I of Gentiles, indorsed tho Mormons' pe-
l 1 tition for amnesty, or a full pardon for
,, RilR past lawbrealtiug, and that tho indorse-
; HUg mont of the TJtak Commission was sup-
HVj), plcmcntcd bv the generous approval of
,: IflBi a verr l-irKe number of influential
Wpi non-Mormons residing in the tcrri-
ISl tories," and that such indorsements
'1 mm formed the exclusive reason for the
8 ff9 i i proclamation of pardon of the Mormon
Ji in people by President Benjamin Harrison,
I m there coms to the intelligent Mormons,
f'9C and espcclallv to the young, the con-
V vfawT viction that the American party has,
t ' Wm' at leaBt, a partial justification for its
S wM existence in the face of present condi-
x ! i Wm 1CAnd when it is further proved to
Ml the Mormon people that, "excopt for
1 , ID the aid of Utah Gentile. t they would
t ma have continued in a condition of ter-
19 ritorial vassalage. " but little remains
S Inl 'n tbo vrav ovidcucc to disabuse the
. aSn 1 minds of "the Mormon people, and to
fiflH j convince the thinking class that they
f Wl 1 havo been deceived by tho flnnncl-
l) ; hw mouth demagogy of President Joseph
t( flM P. Smith and the continuous lying of
j i Sn the Deseret News.
mmm The Moi-mon people, a6 a rule, also
ij ' SB recognize tho fact that the people of
I Wl the United States offered no objection
S WM to the granting of amnesty nor to statc
i Mi hood, axil many of them have scem
'h, mM ingly forgotten that tho active friend
MWL ehip of Utah Gentiles, and the passive
's 1 ilSRl "ess on the part of tho people of the
f'' flft' United States, was based on their faith
I'i AH) that tho Mormon people, and especially
V ' Wm their leaders, would keep, tho sacred
f JHKj pledges they mado vrith the government
It fliBM observe tho laws agaiust polygamy
; fnuit and unlawful coliabiiation.
f ' 19B With the foundation, involved in the
j: Ifln foregoing, firmli' laid, it is safe to
w lflW proceed with a plain statement of tho
.Hi mwlm conditions that compelled the orgnni-
law zation of the American party, and with
'Hlaf toe doclartion that American3 will
S'ffllB never lay down their arms until the
if iSlr causes for existence, as a party, have
1'IIbIi cen removed. And that it is up to
ft fll . the Mormon people to decide aa to chc
'HBm- length of the conflict.
Public meelingB have been held in
J'fl' PInsnnt. Kichfield, Marysvnle,
'iJI M Monroe, Gunnison and Salina m the
I sal 1 order named. The attcudanco was bet
T ill I cr an cou' have been reasonably
vi ijS B expected. In one instance some were
Mm H ' compollod to stand during the meeting
v ' 1 m I The closest attention has been given tin
wfySj ffl j spoakcr. But one interruption occurred
vt kI an na "5V'as il I,'ir'" tlcn ml of thr
'ji SnifSI' accuracy of a quotation in proof ol
Iff KM Vl tno allegation that the "manifesto'
i Wu n was a revelation inhibiting poh'gamy
' "aPw mm an ua ljiridinjr on the Mormon people
-Tslr1! n3 UI1V ncr revelation ever givei
iliuilfBfl them for their guidance. Tho gentle
i I 1 ffls man was asked to come to the plat
' T j fi Kl form and read it aloud from the rcpon
1 mIsST "f the proceedings before the commit
! 1 9j ce on priv''eRf;H ntl(l elections issucc
(' jM from the government printing oflice.
I' i' nra n w0 instances, Monroe and Salina
cvou' ormon9 interrupted the "mip
sionary" on his way out of tho opera
houses and dolainod in discussion until
nearly midnight. In thoso hourt-to-hcart
talks inside information was
gleaned relative to tho inner thoughts
of ultra-Mormons on tho questions at
issue. They freely concede tho exist
ence of past church influence in politics,
and deplore it. They concede that the
manifesto was a revelation from God
nnd binding on the Mormon people.
They also conccdo that tho manifesto
inhibited unlawful cohabitation. But.
while tacitly acknowledging that nil
plural marriages since the manifesto aro
bigamous, and therefore crimos fully as
reprehensible as beforo tho Issuauco of
tin' rovclation permitting polygamy,
and that unlnwful cohabitation is now
adultery, thc3' excuso the sexual crimes
of President Joseph V. Smith on tho
startling ground of tho gratification of
purely human passions. And the' do
the memory of President Woodruff gross
injustice bV the assertion that ho ob
served tho laws of God and men be
causo old age had parliall-, at least,
banked the fires of robust manhood.
And, strange as it may appear, there
seems to b no conception on the parr
of such defenders, ot tho 111:120 of in
consistencies into which they have
plunged themselves. But in making
that defense they havo the ultra-inspired
dofenso of himself by tho chief
vprophet. who gavo as his only excuse
that "Mv wives are like everybody'
else's wifo." And had thoso wives
been questioned as to why they wore
bearing children in deflanco of the laws
of Gocl and men, they, with equal truth,
could havo answered, ''Becauso our hus
band is liko everybody olso's hus
band." Then what becomes of tho
alleged "elevating influcnco" of po
lygamy ?
Further analysis and criticism are un
necessary. In tho beginning of the discussions
there was more or less embarrassment
in tho now rolo of "missionary." But
that feeling gradually woro off, and en
tirely disappeared at Sahnn. ' Perhaps
it was owing to the fact that tho audi
ence was more sympathetic than usual.
Their appreciation was manifested by
frequent applauso and merrimont as the
ludicrous and inconsistent position ot
President Smith as a "prophet, seer
BH"v:SV maaaaaamUft&
ROBERT FORRESTOR.
Salt Lake City can congratulato her
self on having within her gates a
scientist who occupies a placo second
to none in the scientific world; a man
whom tho societies for tho advancement
of scienco havo delighted in honoring
as is testified to by his menibership in
tho following: Iorrestry association
of Aracricat National Geographical so
cioty, American Association for tho Ad
vancement of Scionco, Geological so
cietv of Edinburgh. American Instituto
of Mining, Engineers of tho United.
States and tho Colorado Scientific so
ciety. Tho man to whom this article
refors is Mr. Robert Forrest or, geolo-
g'st for tho Utah Fuel company and I he
onvcr & Rio Grando railway system.
Mr. Forre3tor is a native of Scot
land, having been born in the county
of Fife, in 1SC-1. His early education
was derived from tho common schools
of tho countrv. after which ho entered
Edinburgh University, where he pur
sued his studies with much credit to
himsolf and honor to his Alma Mater,
Mr. Forrcstor gavo much Btudy to, and
experimented a great deal with, explo
sives. After leaving collego, ho turned
his attention to mining and culored the
employ of tho mines at We3t Culder.
Came to Americ?
Tn tiio year 1SS7. Mr. Forrcstor came
to the United Stales, and went to Penn
sylvania and ho entered into the study
of coal mining, where ho had ample
opportunity for tho display of his
talents. i-Vom Pennsylvania he went
to Missouri, Kansas, "and later, Utah.
While in Kansas City his services were
in demand and he constructed a street
railway s,v3tcm in that city.
After li is arrival in Salt, Lake City,
Mr. Forrcstor 'a first commission was
with tho Pleasant Valley Coal comnauy,
and rcvclator. " was unfolded from his
public utterances, including his Wash
ington testimony.
Tho mooting at Marysvalo proved
that tho peoplo aro nearly a unit for
tho American party. Tho "independ
ent" movement of flftocn months ago,
and the rocont meeting nt Marysvalo
proved that Philo county cauHBo rescued
from the gang of ticrvilo imbecilos
known as tho "Smoot ring."
t.
Tho American party of Mt. Pleasant
iH composed of Btrong and cor ageous
men, nnd will bo heard from in no un
certain way at tho next election. J.
D. Moyrick is president and George
It. Nilson is secretary of tho club. Both
aro young men and aro enthusiastic
workers for tho cause of political lib
erty. li. 11. Outzen nnd William Johnston
aro respectively president and secre
tary of the Richfield club. Mr. Outzen
is a well known and successful mining
m:ln. Mr. Johnston is tho principal
hotelkoeper of Richfield, and is entitled
to tho hearty patronage of every lover
of Utah for the courageous Btand he
hns taken.
Miles Durkoe, an old Union war vet
eran, is preside nc of tho Marysvalo club.
Leonard Stark, son of ex-Judge James
A. Stark, is the secretary. Judge Stark
was one of tho sturdy pioneers of Pinto
county in thoso days' when the redskins
were in business.
Oscar Borglund and Ludvig Ludvig
son, prominent business men of Gunni
son, aro president nnd secretary of that
"hotbed of Americanism."
Tho "woods" of southern Utah "are
full" of Americans, and they will bo
heard from next November. The
"Mormon boycott," however, jRtl.V de
ters many of them from getting out
into tho opcu.
Tn conclusion, it may be instructive
and interesting to President Joseph F.
Smith to inform him that his efforts,
iuvolving treachery and duplicity to
wards the people of the United States,
to prevent an amendment to the con
stitution prohibiting polygamy, hnvo
been fruitless so far as young Mor
mons are concerned tht-y have already
passed that amendment.
' J. F. GIBBS.
Manti. Utah. December L'G.
and coal department of the Utah Cen
tral railway. Hero he distinguished
himself. After one year ho was placed
in charge of tho Cnsllo Gato mines
in Carbon county, Utah, now the prop
erty of tho Utah l,vuel company.
Enters Employ U. S. Government.
In 1S02, Mr. Forrester's success hnv
ing reached tho attention of the Gov
crnmout, he was appointed United
States Coal Mino Inspector, which posi
tion he filled with much credit for tnreo
years. Tiring of tho restriction his
position placed upon him, ho resigned
and went to Wj'oming, where he -opened
tho mines of the Diamond Coal and
Coke company, located at Diamondvillo.
Ho alHO opened up tho properties of
tho Morrison mino for the Sterling
Conl and Coke company.
As a Soldier.
Answering the call of his adopted
county-. Robert Forrcstor enlisted in
tho Second United States Volunteer
cavalry during tho war with Spain.
Having performed his' duties valiantly
and well he roturned to tho arts of
peace.
In 18S9 his scientific knowledge was
again called into play and he was
placed in charge of tho Sunnyside
coal mines in Carbon county. This
property was equipped and opened up
under his directing hand and is now
one of tho valuable assets of t,hc Utah
Fuel company.
In 1902 Mr. Forrcstor was called to
Colorado where he was given the task
of opening up the Somerset, mine, the
property of Denver capitalists.
The years of 1905 and J901? found
Mr. Forreator busily engaged in mak
ing extcnsivo gcologicnl and topographi
cal surveys in Colorado aud New Mex
ico. In 1907 ho returned to Utah,
whero ho has been extensively engaged
in tho samo kind of work. His activi
ties have resulted in his acquiring a
great amouut of valnablo knowlodgo of
tho coal fields of the West, and this
knowledge hns resulted jn tho many
calls for his sorviccs. No one in the
West, has a more intimato and scienti
fic knowledge of the subject of coal
mining and engineering than he. The
demand upon his services being so largo
he has had to surround himself with
a large corps of assistants, and his largo
and commodious offices in tho Brooks
arcade present a busy sceno to the visi
tor. Mr. Forrcstor "alHO has extensive
interests with the Uintah rail wo. and
tho Gilson Asphaltum company. -ith
whom he is connected in an advisory
capacity.
Mr. Forrcstor 's scientific mind finds
ils keenest delight in reading, and in
his oflice is located tho finest library
of scientific books to be found in tho
Wost. Tlia great hobby is Burns, of
whoso works he has over 750 editions.
Although a busy man, Mr. Forrcstor
finds time for rocroation, and ho is
an enthusiastic huntsman and fisher
man. Uc is one of Utah's most suc
cessful unglers. and in the pursuit of
wild gamo ho is second to none, when
rosults aro takon into consideration.
Mr. Forrestor takes a lively interest
in club matters, he being a member
W tho Alta and Commercial clubs of
Salt Lake, and the Dcnvor Athletic
club.
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