Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-08

NEW Yoax, June S.-Ths urn atta'
tuds which President Garfsld has ~
sumsd regarding the suppression Of
~polysanous practices In Utah has Gre
atsd . Widespread interest - 70 the
measures to b. adopted to that end, and
how the Mormon people will cot II an
aggressive policy 10 dstsrminsd upon.
In view Of this, . Herald reporter hsd .
joint interview with Bishop Alexander o.
Piper and Elder James q. Hart, Of the
Mormon Church. in the Grand Central
Hotsl last evening. Hart ID . member
OF the Territorial Legislature Of Ohio.
Piper 10 . police magistrate In Sslt Lake
City. Both gentlemen were In good
spirits and talked about polygsmy freely
and enthusiastically.
Bishop Piper said: To superior force
and numbers polygamy 10 not prsctioed
10 - great an extent - most people
suppose. presume that not more than
seven Der cent. OF the Mormon males
have more than one wife each. Among
the young people the practios OF polyg.
amy 10 not 30 popular ~ It oncs was.
The trouble II that . young man nowar
DAYS hesitates some time before hs will
assume the responsibilities Of marrying
more than ons. wife. II 10 an adven.
furious undertaking to provide for . Nor.
mon family. and ons which has dis
oouraged our young men considerably.
Yen would be surprised 70 know that In
Utah there are ten per cent. less women
than men.
Eyes" interrupted Bishop Piper.
"befors I came away from Salt Lake
City I advised all young men there to
marry up all the young women, and thus
settle the polyRsmy question, for there
would not be anybody left for those 81.
ready married. The fact 10 that women
M 20 scarce that I often quiz the young
men In my district BY saying that !
must send them 10 New York for wives"
.In Utah." continued Bishop Piper.
I'VE have a. local governing power .
LsQislaturs and Governor. The latter
10 not elected. bat IL appointed BY the
President. Hs possesses the extraor-
binary power OF ANAL veto upon any
acts Of the Legislature. There 10 no
appeal from his decision. Now the
Govsrnor 10 generally selected from some
ons Of the States and having no landed
interest or permanent residence In the
Territory, he has nothing In common
with the people, who are compelled 70
submit 10 bis absolute dictum."
Hart said : "Our people have conh.
dsnos that Garfield intends TO eonhns
himself to law In dealing with ~, aud
vs are also satisfied t6at under the law
ws can vindioats Dur cause. The Nor.
mon Church upholds polygamy -
strongly % ever. It II still . tenet OF
a Church, which We preach and advo.
cate everywhere. We hold 10 II - . 70.
ligious principle. and whatsvsr influence
laws and existing circumstances may
have for IT. practical adoption. our be.
lief will remain unchanged. Law pro.
hibits murder. yet It cannot prevent 1t;
90 law may prescribe ~polygamy. and
still be powsrlsss TO sweep Il away. In
Utah, the Church will not come TO the
front and aeknoviedss . crime; each In
dividual must DO personally responsible
for his own acts 10 the future.
utah will never give up the enort to
enter the Union. United States oficials
keep ND Q constant war upon us. Why.
We have stood ten times % much from
these officers O. any other community
would without striking back. But there
10 one thing which Americans need never
fear, We cannot bs tempted to act ~ the
Southsrners did ct Fort Sumter. al.
though the republic treats rs badly still
We love it, Gag. respect its laws. and
will Asht for its principles. People In
the country surrounding n seem
10 feel bitterly toward Mormons; l don't
know why. Our men are manly and
a women virtuous. A Mormon mar.
risd gentleman does not do a. married
men In the refined East do. ssduos . NO.
man and then throw her and her ebild
upon the world to starvs or live . life OF
shame. he has the courage and honor
10 give that woman his name, to assume
the responsibility Of providing for her
and her children, and gives her o happy
home"
Piper said that Bseohsr was greatly
admired by the Mormon people. and
after lscturing there hs lett . good i'm
preston. They are not enthusiastic
about Talmsge, whose style they regard
% too jsrky and harsh. 1T is strange"
said hs. ''thst. with such liberal men
among them Christians should DO 90
Indifferent and bigotsd. don't wonder
thar this age produces men like Colonsl
InRsrsoll and Thomas Payne. for I
think I would have been an inadel my.