Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-05
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Among the best OF the several excel
l.u,. interesting and instructive articles
n. NORTH american Rsvisr for March
1. that Of Judge @. @. Goodwin. editor
Of III. tn. Sal, Lake Tribuns. entitled
.Tbs Political Attitude Of the Nor.
mons" Judge Goodwin has evidently
studied the Msrmon question very
closely and critically. having unlim-
tied facilities for doing 90. His object
In this article 10 to present. the Mormon
proposition to the plain comprehension
Of oil the world. and especially the
American people, toward whom the
political % well % social attitude Of the
Mormons has always existed - . dis
grace to decent humanity; Q defiance Of
the laws Of the land. and . menace 70
the powers. yes the very foundstions Of
the government itself. The following
specimen extracts afford much food for q
large AMOUNT OF reflection
With the death Of Brigham Young. the
American leadership VI the Normons
ceased. Ia, Tor IL IN Euglishman. Cannon
N an Englishmsn. and almost all the lead.
ers are Of foreign birth. The Mormon
church 10 Q foreign kingdom, hostile In al
its features 10 Q republican form Of gov
eminent; 10 Ii guided and controlled By
Foreigners. and depends upon foreigner
and the children Of foreigners for future
expansion and power. II 10 absolutely I'M
American In all its attributes.
IL 10 Q theocracy managed BY . plebeian
sristocracy. for intellectually the whole or
EanixAtion 10 Of Low order. Now. In adj
ton TO church ties. there arc family Ties 70
hold this people In unity. The organiza'
ton 10 fanaiicism and superstition solidi'
ied. II numbers probably 1906 w souls,
and 10 Increasing a. fast - polygamy and
immigration can accomplish tho result.
Il 10 swiftly psopling all the agricultural
valleys Of our richest Territories. and Id
leaders boldly proclaim their intention u
subIugats the whole Union and bring Il
under their rule. They exalt their church
over the State; contemn all laws which
conflict with any tenet Of their creed ; are
- careless VI their saths - . ChinAman,
and bear ~ Little allegiance to the United
States Government a. do the Chinese. The
control Of tho chiefs. ~ In Mohammedan
countries, 10 absolute; their organization
superb the discipline Of the people per
feet. From tithes. 81. zoo. 200 annually Il
collected with which TO strengthen thsii
position; they are . hardy race. Indifferent
to hardships and privations; already they
are 81 b . power that dsma9ogues In thsii
evn country. other demagosues In Con
grsss, and great moneyed corporations,
with their subsidized newspapers. pandsl
to them, and 10 10 plain that this instituT
ton, which vas jesred at but . few year
ago, has now become an absolute terror
and menace 20 the United States.
or the one hundred and forty-hve thou
sand people iu Utah. more than one hun
drsd thousand-probably one hundred ans
twenty thousand-ars xormons. And th'
hive has commenced TO swarm. TodA.
they hold the balance Of power In Idah'
and Arizona, and are swiftly peoplinI
Washington. Montana, Wyoming and Col
orado. The vote Of Idaho. for Dslegst
TO Congress. was carried ct the late cleo
ton by . brief order Of George Q. Cannon
directing Mormons In that Territory .
vote for . certain man. Cannon did no
leave his ONCE In Salt Lake City; but a
the Mormons In Idaho voted a. . unit
Allow Mormonisn to so on unchecked 10
ten years longer aud Cannon will. frsr
the came Office. dictsi. the elections Of d
the region between the Rocky Mountain
and the Pacific Ocean. except Caiiforni
and Oregon; that 10. he will hold under ah