The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-22

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was feeling that the Mormon
5 were disloyal to the government
and were only waiting an oppOl
tunity to show their enmity to til
Constitution. He had met hundred
OF people who were astOnlShed I
learn that the saints believed in tn
Bible and Jesus Christ. They SUP
posed the Book of Mormon hal
been substituted for the Bible, an
Joseph Smith for Jesus. The de
ceived were intelligent people, bu
had not had an opportunity to in
Yestigate the church works. Tn
enemies to the saints understood
this ignorance, and had employed i
TO assist them in their nefariOui
work. 1t was a singular thing thai
the people who were moral anC
temperate, and who would baniSl
gambling. drinking saloons, anC
houses of ill-fame, had not the sym.
PATTY of those who preached mo.
rallty. 1t was the latter class who
worked upon Grant and instilled
into the mind of Hayes ideas OF
prosecuting the Mormons. These
were those strict religionists who
would rather see the saints living
IN concubinage, violating the moral
laws that God had given, rather
than in their present domestic rela-
lions. If the saints lived with
women without marrying them
there would be no legislating against
them. Men who were corrupt in
their morals could sit on juries here,
and judges guilty of violating
the moral code could sit in judg-
ment upon the saints. 1t was be-
cause the saints practices were re-
ligious that they were hated. It
had been publicly said in this city
that the best refOrmatory agencies
for this territory were the evils
which the people proclaimed
against; that if the saints would
drink gamble, visit houses of pros
tltution, ETC., there would be some
hope for them. 1t was fact well
known by commercial men in the
east that the Mormons were the
most honest people with whom they
did business. Money was not lost
through dealing with the Latter-day
Saints. One great reason why the
people were hated was because they
were united, but it could not be |
otherwise. They had to unite for
self-protection against persecution.
II they were not united they would |
be destroyed.
Concerning Utah affairs at Wash
ingtOn Elder Cannon said there was
a better feeling among public men
than he had ever before known.
They would not consent TO enact
special legislation. They may dis
like the saints religion, and be
prejudiced, but will not endorse the
that have been sug-
geSted. The action of the Governor
was almost unanimously con-
iemned. AS the people became
better known there was a better
feeling towards them. He had
never gone to member of Congress
who had been to Utah for assist
lnce without being received in a
lind manner. They who had seen
he country knew what had been
lone here, and were unwilling to
end their help or sympathy to any !
that would destroy pros
,erity, or overthrow right. Elder
januon did know what might occur,
tut he felt that all would come ,
,ut right. AS to the loyalty of the
aints, they loved the government,
md would do as much to sustain it as
my other people. They believe that
Tod had inspired men to frame it.
f they had not loved republican
SIN, they never would have endured
What had been put upon them,
Without becoming alienated from it. ]
}ut after being mobbed and driven {
rom their homes, one of their first
cts upon arriving here, when this
vas yet Mexican territory, was to
DIST the stars and stripes, thereby
their love for the inSti-
utiOnS of the country for which
heir fathers had fought; and from
hat day to this, though their conf :
ence in some of the officials sent to
hem might be shaken. their faith c
4 TIE Constitution had never way /
red. He had surprised many by I
cling them that when they got y
lto trouble to come up into the s
where there was a free C
eople, where it was proposed to
rotect all the people in all their S
ights so long as they observed good f
rider, where was a land of liberty to
IahOmmedan, Christian and Pa a
an. 1t panied him to read in the t
apers at times that the boys here C
lade sport of the Chinese, who had S
Ights as well as any of US, and r
lould be protected in them, es- Il
ecially by the saints, who had suf- t
cred so much from persecution. n
hey should protect the oppressed i
ven to the extent of employing v
of war if necessary, though t
hey did not apprehend that they
rould ever have to use such wea- n
ons in their own defense. God c
yould fight their battles. Elder t
annon expressed his thankfulness Il
Dr. the sympathy. kind words and
rayers in his behalf, all of which
adj sustained him while in Wash a
lgton.
The choir sang an anthem, and
,lder W. w. Taylor pronounced the
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