The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-29
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
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TINE WEEKLY fxTELLIGEsCER
Thursday, Sept. 30, 1881.
MORMON DsspoTIsM AND AGGRESSION.

In Hay1er's Magazine for October c.
G. Goodwin writes of the Mormon
question. He says tina. the first colony
that went to Utah was composed OF
only q few hundred people, now the
church claims that it rules come ore
hundred thousand followers in the Ter
ritory. The fret corners had large
percentage of Americans, who were
drawn into the tolls before the full
enormities of the institution were di-
vulged, but Of those who have connec-
ted themselves with the Mormon
Church during the past thirty years
quite nine .tenths have been from Eu-
rope, and from the very lowest classes
Of European society. The immigration
has increased from few hundreds an
nuslly 10 9 few thousands. Last year
more than three thousand came. and
this year heavy increase over that
number is expected. The children OF
school age, ss returned By The Mormon
authorities, number forty thousand.
Those too young 10 attend school. to-
gether with those above school age and
still under the age Of twenty five years.
must number quite thirty thousand
more. II 10 clear that the Mormon
kingdom in Utah 10 composed Of for
eigners and the children Of foreigners.
It 10 necessarily 90. It is an institution
20 absolutely unAmerican in all its re.
auirements that il would die Of its own
infamiss within twenty years. except
for the yearly infusion OF fresh serf
blood from abroad. Few Americans
could ever be made to bear the unques-
toned and unquestioning obedience
which 10 exscted from this people. The
government Is al absolute despotism.
Every ward in the city, every small
precinct 10 the country. 10 under the
control Of bishop. To him the people
have TO submit oil their affairs. tempo
raj as we'll as spiritual. His advice
amounts 10 Q command. and command
which must be obeyed. The bishops
report to the elders. the elders to the
seventies, the seventies 10 the high
priests. the high priests to the presi'
dents of states, they to the patriarchs.
they to the twelve apostles, and they 20
the president and high eounsellors.
Down the same scale the orders are sent.
These leaders are the same as God to
the blinded thousands OF Utah. At the
last October conference the burden of
the harangues TO the people was to it'll.
press upon them that the chiefs, being
daily and regularly inspired by God.
could make no mistake. could do no
wrong. The discourse of Elder 0rson
Pratt Is full OF this business. and he did
not fail TO warn oil who doubted that
they would be dsmned. At the same
conference another elder explained that
the people must obey their leaders In
financial IS well a. spiritual affairs,
even ss the people did In the days of
Moses.
Through such system IL is easy to
see how an ignorant and fanstioal peo-
pie are held under absolute control
by the heads Of the organization. In
Brigham Youue's time he was more
absolute ruler than was ever the Car
OF Russia. Since his death the Presi-
dent. John Taylor. and his frst coun>
sellor, George Q. Cannon. make the
controlling power. aud give direction
to the whole system. Both are Eng.
lishmen. A favorite expression Of
Brigham Yoang's used TO DO. I'VE fol
low the forms Of o Republic. bat this 10
kingdom II is Kingdom. or rath-
er . despctiss, so all-embracing that
intelligent Americans st q distance do
not believe the truth about il when Il
Is told.
The superb organization Of the church
10 held complete in oil its details; no.
thing is permitted to bs neglected. No
general ever held sn army under
more perfect control than Taylor ard
Cannon hold the whole body of the
Mormon people. Through tishes q
tremendous fund IL secured annually,
with which the priests strengthen any
weak spot in their position. Their
lines are solid from within. aud toward
the world the organization bris,les
everywhere with the defiance OF dis.
ciplined strength. More aud more
missionaries are sent on. annually, and
she annual increase Of bigo,ed. pries.
enslaved foreign creatures {, join 4hs
"kingdom" 10 Utah IL very great Fran
Utah colonies are selected. and seq,
wherever . place presents itself. Ia
this way the valleys Of Colorado. AMI
Arizona. IDAHO. Wyoming. Moatans
and Washington Territories are beins
swiftly appropriated. and wheressl
these coloaszta 60 they carry with them
jcyfaily their badge Of slavery to f~~
men in Salt Lake City who. a. they