, 1874-12-18
Evil Results That Aro Likely to
Follow from That Action.
Tho Legislature Merely tho Mouth
piece OF Brigham Young.
Its Hostility TO tho Gentilos, and Espe-
cialIy to the Mining Interest.
Necessity that Some Powerful
Check Shall 30 Put
upon IT.

In tho recent consolidation or tho United
States statutes, the absolute veto heretofore OK
crcieed by Tho Governor of Utnh haB boon ta1;cn
from him. III the opinion Of tho bottor class Of
Gentilcs In Utah, there iH great danger that this
will result in complications which will noccsai-
tato tho
INTERVENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
through its military arm. This Ii nforrol from
Tho spirit Ut 1tormonism MS iIlaBlatoit by all nf
Et3 Institutions, religious, civil political, mud
military.
When Brigham Young was Goyornor, tho Tor
risory enacted set Of lava which woYo dis
grace to tho ago, nnd which oyon the alormous
hnvo since btoonlo ashamed Of. It was thon
that grants OF the Bca,:t tnbcrs, and waters,
and arablo lnnds, Of tho Territory were made TO
tho chief dlgnitarieB OF tho Ch,,rch; tl1an that
Tho citizon waa handed over to tho Church. 10 10
dealt wltl oyon in matters involving ltfo and
doath. by secret Church ritual or covenant; +;
then that tho Naavoo Legion WAS organized in-
lopendontly OF tho Governor; thou that tho
GoycsuorAt,ip itsclf was gAorn Of its chief pre-
roeativos M conferred by Ito orguuc net
Of Congross,-thi In view OF tho prob
ability Of BONO Qentio being appointed
to the Office; thon tliat tho iures and executive
otlccrg Of tho District or FctlcrAl Courts wcre
natlo such aB to render tllom powcrlcso ovcn in
their own leritiinato iield; then that a co1c,r-
rent Jurisdiction with tllo district Courts WIS
conferred OIL tho Probate Conrss,-an act which
tho Supreme Court has just decided WITS ncon-
Histcpt with the orgauc net, and tneroforo void,
it vas then, i'll word, that tho laws and
customs OF tho Church wero malo tho lnwH
Of tho State. the organic act nulcd far aB IL
could DO, tho Federal powor aud authority III tito
Territory
SYSTEMATICALLY RENDERED NuuATonY,
and tho citizon not OF tho Mormon communion
pracicnlly left without deEonsc, or protection,
or rights, a prey to the apostles Of Ill uccstuous
aud unlimited polygamy and blood-atouemout.
That was tho ago Of fanaticgm unchecked ard
rampant, of tho Observation-Disclosures anl many
nliuor mussacres. It WAS roiyn Of terror, MS
bad in its way, and OF n smalt scale, Us tint of
Erance i'll '93.
It would oycrcrowl your space wero clto the
laws passed sillco TINT timp which successive
Gent!lc ioycrnoru hnvo bean obliged III tho cou,-
n,encHt tieconcy to voto. but ,iiay refer to u
fow, aud particularly to thoso relating to miniug
indeol, the Territory has TO law regulating thxt
branch Of Industry to this tlay, btcMl4e, 10 hcA-
tile is tho dominant class to it,. that thoy hare
not beon able 10 fi;.nlo oslo Which Governor
having the slightest regard for Ills good nanlo
could approve.
Tnu Territorial Legislature Ia
-. PRACTICALLY I1:afEruAL AND U:;AS11toCs.
Ihe sa,no mon. nld TINT I'll virtue Of their hong
i've legislative acssionB for moro than twenty
years; 10 that tAoir proscrptiyo spirit is stronger
than tradition. Tho very mcu who originated
that aprlt: md who inanslno that lie exclusion
necessary to tho existence OF hlorno,,-
lI1u. continue to exercise it yoar nrtcr ycRr in
tho Legislature. Aud, from tho nature OF tito
eysten', it :olloss that tho legislative body i'll all
m!tserg or Importance must bo unanimous
It is uot inspired by constituency, b,,t by tic
Prophet Bingham. 1t u not anlonabo to tho
pcnplc, but 10 the Lords licutcunnt.- t.-Driglam
uis power il as absolute and uuques-
toned today rs it was twenty-five ycsrs
a$o. Snch epecsaclcs ns Legislatures
11uniciraE Councils, County cour;s otc,
Reversing: taoir conclusions unanimously
at is dictation, haro always boon common, uli
era now. Indeed, hin power llAs bcen sufficient,
tn moro cases than ono, to prevent q man cectoll
to office by tho people in some moment Of for
getfu'ncsh tr OF escape from their mnuagars
tration.
Under anch circumstances, non-2Iormons hayo
no safeguartl whatever. except tho
UNCONDITIONAL. yETo-PowER or THE GOVERNOR.
Ihoy have 10 representation in the Lo.isla-
tnre, nor can they get any. II they elect man,
every nlcuns is roaortoa to- and gcuoru]ly with
Bucccss, to preyonl him from nttinE or being OF
my use. The Legislature moved by revelation
through tho Lion l4oaSo, is ono man. 1t WAS
but fair offset to this state Of things giye tho
Govornor, the representative OF the minority At
least al much III OF tho majority. and i'll this
caso, their only representative, q negative power
oqnat to tho Affirmative porer OF The Legislature
While Brigham was Goyarnor al 1 said above,
lley stripped the ofiice Of aII OF ity powers Int
leaves tho Territory practically without Gov
ernor tho minority whero it was in 1867, wl,an
murder Htalked ntlabashed through tho 1anl, -
when it was opon]y iuonlcatcd frou every Nor
mon rostrutu anl pulpit, and as openly oon,-
nlttod. It lcayoa brigham practically wlut he
nacd to boast llo wao and always would 10,
GOVERNOR OF THE PEOPLE,
although some ona appointed ut Washington
might nomiualIy be Qoyornor Of tho lerritory.
1t wuB thought from tho proceedings af Il aes-
bcalnuinE to dawn oven upon tho alarmon
l.cgihIatnrc, and that hencofurth thoy wonld
laoyo forward with tho rest of tho worll,--a
long distance oolind. peyhups, but still forward,
steadily il slowly. But tho expectation laH nut
beon fulfilled. tho last seahiou, not yet 4 your
old, developed ag rcactonary spirit III WIN pos
Eiblo even 10 them. This was probably induced
~ tia rapid growtll Of Ainorica'isn. aud waa
Tue natural rcsort for defenBo ayailyt it. Tho
Goscr''or Mas obliged to yoto u,oro than tlroa-
1onsths Of tho bills passed. and ualong them all
sppropIist2h hiil, giving a'iAy the reToaro fur
nix yosra. In other words, with MI annla! rev.
et!uo or about &D5 ,UD0 tho bill appropriated tor
m!sco!!anoous 11HeB about S200.001
II - % mol ten ycasnanco tho Legislature passud
b!ll th1h; tho MineH 70 For cent prr anuum
on ther gross proluet, aud also oil their asscss
81 fa!uo: lso years ago, tearly HI Ind hill
rotating to mining WAS passoti u1la three yenra
RGo, It was agal'l l'aHacl. Q eacIl occasion, ta
mining lnsoioht, COW worth s25, uol, ,1Uu, aud pro-
ductnE 70 por cent per anau.n on tint valuation,
Els Anyod only by tho
1NTEnroylTION on THE fovrpsnn,a yrro
Within ton ycarH, tho AauYoo Logon Inns been
locretly cnlled out IN uou1p plucoa In Eeop prou-
pocsoss out Or Utah; mud thoy would have tdo,o