The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-07
THE DEBATE.
Continuation Of, the Cannon
Campbell Contest in the
House.
BeIszhoOver's Argument.
Continued from Saturday.

| characterlstlcs, doctrines snd practices
snd how does it stfect its followers snC
adherents in their relations and |, yaltI
TO The government?
We give the most correct and com
pendlous answers to these inquiries By
quoting from the majority report of The
committee on elections, made in th'
Fortlelh Congress, in the contested cleo
ton case OF M,GrOrty Us. Hooper. Th'
com mlttee went into the subject elabor-
stely and took testimony from every
source which was within their reach
They say:
''Thst by reason OF polygamy in UtaE
great crimes have been committed, AnC
have been let go unwhipped of justice
Open violation of the authority of tni:
government has frequently occurred
The sanclity of the ermine has been pro-
famed, the course of justice INSTRUCTED.
Organized assassination has been ire
quently perpetrHted
higher authority than the laws of Con-
grets. The sermons Of the Mormon
apostles have an edifying effect in Salt
Lake City quite equal in the opinion of
their followers to these Of certain preach
ers in the cities of the east, and of more
weight than 8 judicial decision. Intoler-
ance, wranglinR, violence and polyRamy
have marred the administration of our
laws in Utah, and have weakened the
authority of The United States. Why?
Because the organic law of the terri
tory does net remedy the evils local and
peculiar TO Utah, thereby leaving the
dominion and control Of the territory
and its resources completely in the hands
Of the hierarchy Of the Mormon society.
Because the monopoly Of wealth and
power in the territory is to q great ex-
tent IN the hands Of the Mormon leaders,
excluding competition from the go
called Gentiles, /. e, citizens Of the
United States not mem beers of the Nor
mon society; the preference being by Gus
tom given 70 Mormon whenever COM
petition lie likely to injure the Mormon
interest.
Polygsmy prevails in spite Of express
laws Of the United States, in open
outrage Of every sacred family tie, con-
trolling the social organization of
the community, aud shsming the
senee Of propriety so long
and we'll established among all races
OF Europeans on this continent. No Off
Ger of the United States, civil or military,
can hope to exert any salutary influence
over this society, while polygamy is al
lowed in defiance Of his authority, and
against the law of The government he
represents.
Polygsmy must be aboli. he'd in ell
this Territory, or the power Of this gov
eminent will be held in contempt by
aloec Of bab ikanF, 81.
influence q social ban is put on all Chris
tan women who remain true to the laws
and customs Of their country, and the
precepts of their faith.
Isolsted from sll other influences than
their own peculiar customs and preju-
dices, the Mormon population are not
amenable to the arguments usually ap-
plied 10 enlighten or reform mankind.
A revelation from the seer or 8 strong in
ducement 10 migrate seem the only easy
remedies. Polygamy is synonymous with
bigsmy. Bigsmy is, under our law, a
crime, and polygsmy is q monstrous big
amy. Under the Mormon organization
it seems to threaten to become incest.
The inter-msrrisges of tie leading fami-
lies have made The usual definitions fix
ing relationship very complex, if not
impossible, under the laws OF the United
States.
To the Mormons such definitions of
and its developments are per-
haps harsh, tut your committee use only
the definitions established among and BY
the people of the United States by com
mon law and common decencY. The
instances of incest among the Mormons |
are taken from the printed works on the |
customs Of that society, ind your COM
nittee refer to them for the reliability of
he statement. There eeems TO your com
nittee, however, abundant proof Of licen-
,entious practices under the law reguls-
ing marriages in Utah to call for yigor-
'us endorsements of the existing law of
Congress on the subject of polygamy. A
ontiict between mODogamy and polvp-
my has been iRaugurAted in defiance ofIi
u laws by the Mormons themselves.
Ard this licentious custom of marriage II
r reckless abuse Of that sacred rite is one
+ the most glaring and practical proofs |
+ the aggressive and dangerous charac- II
pr Of system which grows at the will 6
r IN obedience to the lust of political ]
uler styling himself q prophet. I
TolersGen of religious views is holy s
uty enforced on Congress by the Con-
titutioD, but no law does or can exist /
7hich permits federation Of a practice '
ostile to the safety of society. Such +
raCtice may be introduced by the best '
nd highest human authority. but
Ihether under the name of prophet y
riest. or king it matters not so long as
be practice introduced be against estab Id
shed law OF the land or fatal tc the vel. n
are of the state.
There are other practices under the
iefsrehy of Utah which initiates. in The
pinion Of your committee, against the v
rinciples of good republican govern. il
lent. But the origin of all these exist- q
lg evils, and the certain source of in n
lmerable future evils in Utah. is in The q,
rophetic power Of the head of the society e
hich rules there. The union of cbnrcb 81
nd state, the combined sanctitv Of tba II
Dice of God and the will of the neonio a.
,m the chosen ruler of that ORGAN = 90 10
it'll spiritual and temporal poper. ~
Has that power been hostile o. a. q
'vernment OF the United States? Your
I'M oeileye test It is, and has it
zen hostile rather from the Inherent So
lrit OF Its creation than from any de- "
sign on the part Of that people.
The secretary of war, in his reno,t - f.
ecember 1857, says: P0'' u - :.
"Tbe Territory Of Utah il peon,od 81 IT,
oat exclusively by the reijoi6nsN cot o ra 70
Town as Mormone. They have Snbs,i e.,
ted for the laws Of the land tbaoo.s sc "
wing for Its hesd an Individual whO:yS nc
ey profess tos believe!a pronhet 80 ~" LII ~ ne