, 1876-10-14
JOHN w. Young Seated OH tho j.
Right Hand Of tho g,
Prophet. d.
Spsculations as to the Future Policy q
the Mormon Church.



then ~ now high rank I'll the priesthood,
and by virtue thereof Colonel IN tho
Nauvoo Legion md commanding III tile South,
gave written orsler ITO cxtcrminate tho etni-
grants and leave mono who could tell tho ta1e,"
to llafght or Hlgbec, who were subordinate Of
ffccss In the militia. Tho Nauvoo Legion was
the legal militia Of the Territory; there was
state Of war, Utah being In armed rebellion
against the Washington Government; Brigham
Young, as Governor, had proclaimed martial
Law, Or did about that time, and 1t would bc In
some sort justification OF Lee, or any other
subordinate acIor, could he show that he was
legally militia man OF officer, and ucted
in obedience 10 orders. II such
W. . on he ,o sqte II ,o Ttn T., Lee, :;,ua h. % wiz
ncnt danger Of execution, Which It Is doubtful II
lie docs AZ yet. Nm one has eyer been executed
f1r murder In Utah since have been l,crc,-
nearly, eight ycara,-and there have been several
cold.i'ioo'lcd murders committed. The courts
somehow seem to be made to shield the Grim.
l'lal. aud obstE1lct Justice ut,d right
THE CONFERENCE,
scmi.nnnual. ia IN session. The attendance "a
hardly So great as customary ! think. M
new, policy has heen. announced, the
speakers harp on the old strings, namely:
ct-operatton, colIabftAtion, nnl merchandising,
mixing ta gpod dcal ot = shop" talk on gen:
- far, ia the election, or appointment rather, OF
.fuhn ". Young to tie placc OF First Counselo.
to Tug Pr9plst, mado y yaeant s, year or 50 ago ~
Brigham, Jr., anl JOHN ". Joseph a. suddenly
dropped tlcad IN his tracks from heart dlsrase
aSt 5 cousciyaGs ySG5. st III IN him. ns re{ss wrs b93
fast, nnd, with the Same opportunities. might
have made passatlc tnl,esitor Of the purple uf
luis sire. brigham r. Is purity, nut to say por.
c!nct and more ttolid, although lie Ind siftt
cnouIh to sct Into scr'1.se i.l England which
ol as the stnry goes. 1t has always becn thought
that Brigham the Great Ind all especial fond.
ness for this ton, his nasncsakc, and that the de-
sire OF Ills heart was to him ascend tho throne
as hts successor. But the people and the higher
dIglsitarlcs and PRINCES ot tue church unler
Brigham will lnnr uf It. They say there Is
nothing In lin observing of suel, high cnltncncc,
and they arc not disposed, Ia slurt, 10 be gov.
the youngest of tho three, 1low 3, is the repre-
sentative, II he represents anything, ut young
S S,i progressive 81 Mo.monlon ns has neyer
now getting together and kcrping
museum; n9w running steamer, moro
ornamental than useful, on Salt Lake.. now
rltlroals that do not pay cxpcnscs. This Inst
kind Of enterprise having been rua into the
ground, johnny, rs everybody calls him, Is to
bs put at Its real profession, running the
Church. Ills experience abroAa, for the past
few ycars, negotiating rallroad bonds, buying
Iron and rolling s:ock, ctc.. etc., uas enltgtet-
"a aud HbeTnlized him. His first wife WINS n
Philadelphia girl. Her cousin on ono ovcasina
on r|sit, fell in ioye with and married him as
third. slee that he llas divorced his second,
and, II IT,, is pepa3,r,y sapp0sca bis rst, but
Is q queer thing at best. i ia or It Isn't, as
YOU plcasc, Now you sec II. uu,y vt,,, tin,k't.
At all events, 1t Is not supposablc that John ".
Young raa sincerely take Inacl. more stock In
polygnnous murderous, bigote'l, fanatlral
knows better.
Now his advancement Is looked on differently,
md who Is right, OF course, l, not being i
prophet, sllall not venture 70 INDICATE. First,
Is gotng to move Heaven aud earth, ard Old
Saturn to get Utah Into the Uiol, 81 that they
can make It bot for the Gentle, h0ttcr than tic
ssts FIT. aS rs1fs a 1s n1g a6ng i y Sr IN
\ f!ll-bloaeIcl Mormon jury fof tbs conviction
Of Lee, killing two birds with one stone. They
have shown that they can and do subof-
asa' ts cs I'll oat% and houis tboy oath bato to
atoucd for Mountain Mcadows by giving Les Les
nwny. Now, US au Indication TINT they ure
Eoi.1y right ahead in the path OF reform, John
81 tue King. George Q. Cannon Is put up for
Congress, il man who has "dtvorcGd," so to
speak, Ills brcvet-wircs, on platform dclI,antl-
Ing admission Into the Union. Here Is d sceul-
inj, abandonment ot tho old objectionable ica-
tures OF the system, polyganly aud murder.
Another man says It is tile
sIstrLE RESULT OF FAMILY rRIpH
on tue Part of brigham. lie feels that hls end
.tSa draS%ns nfa. Ills dnr'anE ambition Is to be
1u! assistant, against The crisis, ilo advanced
John to tho place next In !lnpoTtuiIee. Aud now
these are father an'! sun 10 10 Slcpcnded on 10
help Brigham, 5r., called tho Fat Boy, into tho
first place, Nrther Of Tic boys la, much H.
t!ucncc with thc Oft! llur headed fanatics Of the
Ghurgh,-thosc wllo fought, b!sd, and died Will,
Josepi'. Bus what Of that II 1t Ii the hest that
Another theory is, that Brigham, With .hat
Inspired and practical sayac!ty which
lave always stooi! h!ln in pretty good stead,
sees tlls tneyltab'e-sccs that Msrfnoa!sm, like
days, and that is i preparing FOR It. In other
words. he sees that the Church must abandon
pulygaMy and murder as tcErts Of fnitlI; nlust
once aud fur all abanaon throat-cutting Ms =
apoataey; must Adppt y more popular form
no, nut form. hut spirit, fn It's government: must
Keep Its tngcrs out of siSta ,anu domestic
attalrs; IN sl.0rt, TINT the Church must be, Is
tAat revolution should proeeed fro,a within Or
tliu former. And II inevitable, why shouldn't
the yuuug dynasty stil rids tho xayo Of power >,
willy NOt pIACE ltStiI ~ tu1 leuN OF Lne fEf0lQ.
tton aud e,lticavor at lcubt to runtrol III
hone this Is the OLD man's ltiea. Or,
I ii Is not, tlat tie result may provo
the same. Whatever the 'notiyc, what
It Is nj, anspic1ous omen. It IL done, ard 1t
canuot full To hayu iss influence. Jul,il Young
Is lIu fanatlc. At or near The Ilcail Ut this
church, hs Influence mist tend to lii,cralizc,
be sustained there, his osting Will eullsu tll-fccl-
lug aud dlssenso, and free thought and aetlull,
viii iu a. word make liyislun-ille beginning Ut
the end: regard Il aa tbs most important step
Neyaolds TO ue convicted OF polyguniy.
DOUGLASS.
TOGETHER AND APART,