New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27

tbteu Tor his plOtcCIlOu III
political privileges TO- the Mormon Cnurc1. In his gno-
rance IL to years before he ascertalns that the
Homestead Law Of the United States has been behind
this Mormon trick 1t understood perfectly well that
the Morgan agents abroad promise In their own name
what Enforcement PROMISES to emlgrants III the way
third root OF Mormonism is ts political selfrule.
TuIs root has been fed more than once with blood
lormonsm has been the borders, ard has been able
to do rs pleased because It was ont OF SIGHT Of civiz
tou suppose that the larger part OF the stories that
have been told us IN books OF crueties TO the GENTLE
emigTauts into Utah are SUBSTANTIALLY true
credit tho assertion that the ayenglng angels
among the Mormons meant to Keep Gen'he
emigranrs ont OF the Territory, and that they not
nrequently employed murder OF unofondng settlers as
political weapon. Ibelieye that II Brigham Young
had had his deserts according 10 law he would have
puusel 80 TAR away the border behind the
Rocky Mountains, ana close undor the Sierras, the
Young once drove every United States officer from
his rrory ana then said. 81 am and shall DO Governor
ernol no longer" God Almighty has said that. but the
American Church and Ame politics never said It,
fourth deep root OF the Mormon power Is Ignorance
Go that tabernacle Sat Lake city and look lOto
the faces of tue people, and you Will b. reminded OF
York City ana look tho emgranIs IN the great bu Id
ing there and you will be reminded of what YOU see IN
the Salt Lake CITY tabernacle MoImonsm rec us itself
often terate cmigran population, aud II for
bids any but the most inefficient 'rochiai schools.
Mormon leaders nave Usually been Americans do not
al the leaders OF being dishonest suppose that
them thoroughly sincere; bur 1t Ould be
were not eccentrics and foos enough TO officer
Utah-women, some OF them. Thomas Carlyle
Great Britain, mostly fools In the United states,
such the condition of education that II miracle 1T
all that women OF tue class which hces VISIONS here
should visions IN Utah. and that under religious eN.
cement the power OF custom, some OF them should
nj last crush out the deepest instincts OF the
feminine nature and appear 10 be content IN life MT
only for beasts ! speaking very cautiously,
| sam weighing all my syIab!es, vixen | shy
that III Southern Utah mothers daughters
times wives husband. This IL inc celestial
ragr, justified few days ago by meeting OF women In
the aOcrndce salt Lake City. Tnis and the thiu
winch IL has leOuery incapable OF beng descrIb II III
publ Care the CHASTITY UarD rIss 10 winch tie GentlIe
ladIe1 oil UHu, In petition TO Congress- nave latey
called National attention. l am speaking IN support
OF their petition. Brigham Young once told an
audience IN the salt Lake ClV Tab ruacle that arc
not 20 be required to take care oil their children Tnc
mlst 0dIOus ami abominabe form OF the lcpcr's phi
Usuphy is that which puts upon the mother the sole
care h, offspring. Even most lOathsOmr cancer
planters commonly clamOr for State aid In the support
uf nlegIumate children but brigham IOun- ANA Nor
munsm grucaly stand the proposition that IL the
mothers duty 10 provide for her family
nth root MuImonisn Is It's lsOlatiou and thanh
God, the pr gress oi civilization westward cut
ting that root II we To hs IRON the
great prmural basin, strike ignorance
poIicdl serue. believe Congress Is I, gnt in keeping
vi the Union the twin rehc OF DarbaTism. beiiev,
are not, az an Am, rcan people, ready to take int,
The senate OF the United States, Successors 70 mel
who have gloriied tna place. Mormon representative
| with ak OF twenty wives apiece.
Mora than ut any other root, however, we need Il