, 1880-01-04
Fro7h Our Our, Correspondent

have become immensely rich, while tho people
at large, who are most jealous devotees of the
Church, are in humble circumstances These
people are imported from every country In
Europe, and are invariably taken from the very
lowest classes, having never known anything
but the most abject poverty. They are denEely
ignorant and superstiHous They are brought
here at the expense Of the Church, fed and
clothed, and soon established in homes, and con-
seQuently their loyalty to the Church becomes
fanatical- As soon, however, as these people
begin to prosper they are required to de-
post one-tenth Of their small gains In the
Church-reasury, without asking any questions
The word Of the Church Is to them the will Of
God OF course the profits to the Church arc
enormous, and they are divided among the
Ring, whose members have in consequence be-
come prodigiously wealthy The clamor which
these Elders of the Church have raised against
what they are pleased to cal1 the persecution Of
the Saints, is merely q protest against Gentle
interference with
THEIR ENORMOUS MoSOPOLIEs
III said Judge Hunter, ''a tax of $4,000 is
to bo levied, an assessment of three times that
amount Is made; and then the taxes of Nor
mons are rcmitted4 and the burden falls entirely
upon Genti1es." This system, he says, has been
in existence for several years, and amounts to q
virtual prescription Of all who do not profess
~A@%s~SA
to the Territorial Legislature, and the members
are elected over and over again,-;so that they
may be said to hold Office by u e-tenurc-
In regard to the development Of Utah. there Is
a popular Misrepresentation. The Talk about the
land Of the Saints blosson1ing as the rose. is
sheer nonsense utah was settled IN ls47,7sarlier
than Kansas, Nebraska, or California To-day
the favored city bears no comparison with
Sun Francisco, Omaha, or the principal towns Of
Kansas. The natural resources Of Utah, how
ever, can scarcely be oyercsHmated. Its mines
arc unsurpassed in richness by any in the world.
IL other hands, and under n free government.
u,aR G state. But the curse Of polysamy
hangs over it like pail; and, while Mornonism
is allowed to reign there unchecked, setting
Gentiles, capital will never seek an investment
there. Aormon1sm IS the
CLOSEST OF CLOSE CORPORATIONS.
Not only do the Mormons pay tithes
compelled .'i, to sell sell their Produce to Nor
mon factors and to purchase their sup
plies from Mormon merchants. To patronize
q Gentle establishment would be to commit the
unpardonable sin; and these poor, deluded peo-
pie have not the intelligence to discover that
they are playing Into the ; hands ft OF e. monopoly
As to the boast that poly ygamy and prostitution
cannot occupy the same field, Judge Hunter is
tshes in Utah as perhaps nowhere else There
are several reasons for this. The young man
soon discovers that what his father attempts to
Is nothing But lasciviousness, and the example
is too often followed without complying with
the ferns - of the cone
in contact with Gentle girls. who are, as rule,
more and who dress in better taste are
nal purse is so drawn upon By the ordinary fam
ily-needs that fashionable toilets for these
daughters are out of the question The rest
may be imagined, for vanity IN dress leads to
disastrous consequences in Utah IS everywhere
else
Judge Hunter WINS asked,
ATS THERE ANYTHING NOW BEING DONE
by the United States authorities to prevent the
Increase of polygamy. or to punish poll lygamists2"
1.-The District Courts with the agency of the
Gape ii
and whose cases are not barred by statutes OF
limitation. AT the last sessian Of the term Of
ments against persons found living in polygamy,
and believed to belong to this class. In one case
the three years limit had expired only four
days before, and hence this case was barred"
"What is tho present condition Of the Federal
aTS On the no,v
.4Are these laws such as would enable the
Federal Government to break up polygamous
re ,cos1 eoaa " ta +
sible to obtain the proper kind Of evidence
against those who contract polygamol1s mar
that is, in the Endowment House,-and what
ever is done there IS held Church-secrct- AN
other trick is for Mormons to secretly marry
young girls, say II years of age, md send them
Immediately to their parents, where they re-
main for three years.-the limit of the law
r whfh heg t. t9e
''Arc there any
DEFECTS IN THE JURY LAwss'
s'The Territorial organic act provides that, OF
the beginning Of each year. :9o e. Eamss shali @, pe
and 100 BY the Clerk Of the District Court. Those
drawn BY tho Probate Court-thnt court being
exclusively controlled by Mormons-are all Nor
and fh0En nv fhH Clerk OF t1G LIS
tsict Court are all Genttles. These 200 names
arc put INTO a boz at the preceding term Of the
theretrom- hope that this Jury
law may be somewhat amended at the present
session of Congress, so as to enable the United
States authorities to have upon jury trying
polvgamous cases only those who are not living
in poygamous relations, - and who & aEe non. non.
Jurors necessarily are Mormons interferes much
With impaneltng Of jury that viii not be con-
iengod, II either party desires he is sent before
''tricrs" who are appointed by the Court and
1t is examine the juror as to his
md, If they report him MS being disqualified by
Of o6 t or 6m dny ny g onef nef
qualified to sit in polygnmous cases, he Is dis
charged from serving upon such jury"
ccntaso Of Jurors Shall be Mormons2'
ut is not necessary that any percentage Of
the Jurors shall be Mormons.
"wuAr LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
to make 1t possible to destroy polygamy?"
SIT would be impossible for me. in answer to
that question to say anything full enough to be
appreciated. 4 vast deal of legislation Is nee
essary. however, to compass that end" -
How do the various bills which have been
Introduced this session meet the cmcrgency:'
livery well SO far as they go;
4tWhat attitude does Gov. Emory hold to the
Mormon question:?
opposed to polygamy and its pernlctous 1nf1t1-
ei,ce as any man in the TERRITORY.
How would the Aformons stand affected to
the United States Government + the latter
should enter upon what might be termed q
crusade against po1ygamy?'
4It would be very hard to say. In Virtue OF
nv judicial position would not like to express
any opinion on that subject ut present
dWhat is the general outlook for the ulnmo1e
extinction Of polygamyT
II think that, sooner or later, 1t VIII give Way
before the advance Of civilization. 1t IS a CRIME
arainst the laws and against good morais' II
must fall if Congress passes laws tnat WILL en-
able the Government
TO CONVICT THOSE WHO ARE GUILTY.
r. Will be eradicated in time; but how long
lime will be required, no man eau say; 4S long
Al the authorities withhold proper leg1slauou,
md fha laws remain in their present Inadequate
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