The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-12-24
FROM THE HORIZON ZION.
Public and Private Improvements
The Utah Delesateship-Polyg.
sny-Fesrfal Arraignnent
Of the Hierarchy.


Absence from this Capital Of Zion mus
be accepted as my excuse for failure t
write YOU ere this.
am pleased to peruse your excellent
paper, which comes 10 hand regularly
freighted with intelligence from the boom
ing North.
THE MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT
was nevermore apparent here than during
the past season: among the more noted Of
which are the Mckenzie Opera House, q
fine structure r6sx6s, three stories besides
i commolious and well.lighted basenaen,
to be occupied as q restaurant Or other kin
dred purposes; the Hooper Eldridge block,
about 400 frontage on East Temple street.
and 100 feet in depth, three stories; the St
Marys Hospital, an elegant, comrnodious
public building for hospital purposes, put
up bv the Catholic church here, some look
36o feet, and one Of the most complete edi.
fees, in it, architectural design and ap.
pointments. ever erected in the territory; a
majestic south wing to the Wasatch, some
8oxloo, four stories; making It one Of the
finest blocks in the West, designed BY the
proprietor, Mr.. N. Gfoesbeck, for hotel,
but now occupied by the Federal Court,
law offices, and private residences; all OF
brick: besides immemorable fine dwelling
houses.
AND STILL THEY COME.
Late in the season, Messrs. Mulloy s.
Paul. the popular and gentlemanly livery
men, commenced the foundation Of mann.
moth livery stable, on Second South
street, opposite the Tribune office, nearly
600 feet deep, the front, 8oxioo, two stories,
to be one OF the finest livery establishments
on the coast, and will be occupied about
New Years. The foundation of college,
under auspices Of the Salt Lake Academy,
Prof. Beuner, has also just been laid, in the
9Th ward, very central locality; also the
foundation Of wing Of the Unive, sity of
Deseret for which the Territorial legisla.
ture at Its last session appropriated $4,000.
AN ELIGIBLE SITE
has been purchased, adjoining the McKen.
gle Opera House, for the erection Of a
government building Tor the U. S. courts,
post Office, land Offices, revenue collector
and other U. S. officials, which 1t Is under.
stood will be commenced the coming sea
son.
THE TUG OF WAR.
Much will depend, however, on the re.
suit of the pending contest for the terrific.
rial delegateship and the action Of Congress
upon the recommendations Of the Presi.
dent in reference to The
MORMON IMBkOGL1O.
Whether these latter improvements 20
on, as contemplated, as to the delegate
question, there seems little doubt that Can.
non-the purjured alien Mormon, who has
fraudulantly drawn the delegates salary OF
$5,U'o year for upwards often years past,
out of the government treasury-wili be
settled, and that no p0lygainist will ever
be allowed to sit In that bs,dv again and
this, not that the House Of representatives
have ever shown disposition to take this
CORY bull by the horns, but because popu.
lar Christian sentiment alloyer the land has
left them scarcely any other alternative.
and what q comment upon the personal
purity of the national legislators! Brigham
knew them we'll, when he said they could
be bought.
POLYGAMY ONLY A SURFACE ISSUE.
Objectionable as polygamy is, it cannot
be regarded by those who look beyond the
surface Of the matter as BY any means so
hideous as the higher crime Of Movmowism
the usurpation, treason, despotism and en-
nifty to the human race. These are the
corner stones of Mormonis,n, as interpre.
ted and administered by Brigham Young
and his accomplices. speak ad,ssedzy-
having been intimately acquainted with
Brigham and his trusted henchrnan for
thirty years-and knew their inner life,
principals, practices and inculcations.
THE MoRMoNs WOULD be GLAD,
now that that their reckless denials Of the
proven facts Of their reasonable intentions
have brought upon them the just indigna.
ton Of leading, intelligent and loyal citizens
Of the Republic, to retrench and hide them.
selves from the coming storms, behind the
pretense that 'polyga,ny Is the only obnox.
ious feature Of our religion" but It is too
late for this. TIE record Of the treason.
able character Of Mormohism is before the
nation. As well might It be claimed that
Mormonism colld exist without polygamy,
as without it, other integral element treas.
on. In referring 10 the
IRREPREssrBLE CONFLICT
between loyalty and Mormoniem-as ire.
pressible as that formerly subsisting BE-.
tween freedom and slaverv-the church
hirelings here affir,ns Of polygamy, since
the U. s. Supreme Court decision, that
"those who practice It now, do 60 on their
own responsibility" and even 20 10 far az
tenet Of the faith" fhe dastardly, perfidi.
Gus character Of these denials II palpably
exposed in the revelation and law Of the
church, commanding polygamy, given
through Joseph Smith on the lath of July
I843, published In the ,"Book Of Doctrine,
and Covenants" the very language ans
punctuation Of which quote:
"For all those, who have this law re
vealed unto them, must obey the same :
land II ye abide not that covenant, then ar.
ye damned;" for, ut was instituted for tn,
fulness Of my glory; and he that receivett
fulness thereof, must, and shall abide tn,
law, or he shall be damned, saith the Lore
God"
WITH THEIR INSIDIOUS SMILE,
these treacherous scribblers, never stag
gered for pretext for their infamy, 1t vii
now be perfectly consistent for them to OK
claim: "This is law Of the church-not
fesef!
On the afternoon Of Aug. 2oth, 1881
when the "Revelation" on polygamy wa
first made public, Brigham Young, speak
ing Of the doctrine Of the "Revela.ion" said
tive believe In it, and tell you, for know
tit will sail over, and ride triumphant,
over all prejudice and the priest-cratt OF tn
day; it will be foslered and believed In b,
the more intelligent portions of the world
as one Of the best doctrines ever proclaime,
to any people,"
! On the same occasion, Orson Pratt, tn
great apostle Of Mormonism, recently lie
ceased, said:
"Now let US inquire, what will becom
Of those individuals who have this la,
taught unto them In plainness, II they re