Mitt Romney and SEPTEMBER DAWN

It is curious that a dramatization of the Mountain Meadow Massacre is slated to come out at this time. September Dawn starring Jon Voight, supported by Terrence Stamp, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain, and others, is not a necessary addition to historical films, but seems to have another purpose. After all, the History Channel, Discovery Channel, and Public Television have access to, or have shown a documentary film handling of the 1857 event near Cedar City, Utah. In fact in 1999, a memorial was erected in Mountain Meadows, attended by descendents of both the surviving children in the Baker-Fancher wagon company from Arkansas and original Mormon settlers to Southern Utah. Among the facts needing emphasis is that Brigham Young, colonizer of six western states and two foreign countries, expressly discouraged the retaliation led by John D. Lee and others, including Paiute Indians.
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Every year in Harrison, Arkansas to this day, a large placard is displayed bearing the names of deceased victims of the massacre. In other words, there is a certain segment of the population that refuses to let ill feelings die. Feeding on rabid anti-Mormon sentiment is no doubt a factor in the present production starring Jon Voight. And while the reason for making the film may appear to be motivated by other considerations, the real reason may be to affect negatively the election of Mitt Romney, a latter-day saint, or Mormon, and a candidate for President of the United States in 2008. Also, the film comes on the heels of a new, mostly positive Public Television production about Mormons shown on April 29, 2007.