The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-26

/. "These alleged evils do not exis
There is no class of people, wit
equal numbers, who are more happ
and prosperous. Considering th
; fact that nearly our entire populs
J ton, save that born to us, has bee
extracted from the lower walks o
lie, the general advancement an
intelligence Of our people are supe
rlor to those of an equal number
with equal opportunities, in any
other part of the globe"
"Then how has your institution
become so Infamous in public reputt
the world over?"
"PIrely through false sentiment
and through most unjust and crue
misrepresentation by few politi
clans in our territory. who are de-
termined to secure the possession oil
our government in order to enrich
themselves by the plumber of ouI
| people,"
How do you account for the re-
peatedly published evidences of the
vileneSs of the practical operations
of polygamy as has been given the
public for the past quarter Of GEN.
fury by reputable men and women
who have visited your territory"
"In this way. They believe your
mode of marital relations to be
right, and any other to be abso-
lutely wrong. Besides this, ma
jority Of these correspondents knew
it, and know it, to be a popular
thing to abuse and misrepreSent
polygamy."
SOMETHING APPARENTLY REAL
lied.
"Still admitting your position to
be a correct one, as an intelligent
and observant man, can not your
self and your confreres, who are at
the head Of the Mormon church and
its affairs, realize how determined
at least 100000 out of 100000
people are that polygamy shall be
suppressed 2"
Yes; one would be a fool to dis
regard this. But it is a superficial
sentiment, which, if the true facts
could be presented to them, would
pass away
"Will it be possible for you to, in
any way, change or modify this SEN
timent ?"
I" / think not. 1t has
GONE TOO FAR.
Just us with the abolition move
ment. 1t began in the heads of
few fanatics. 1t became a ma
tional question through misrepre-
and the most ignorant of |
TO the most ignorant of peo-
pie"
But the abolition of slavery pre-
vailed, and the question Of the per-
petuity Of this government was for
ever settled; and now even those
formerly defending the system of
slavery are among those most graft
fed at its downfall. Cannot Nor
mons recognize the inevitable in
their case without the necessity of
the abolition by force as in the sup
preston of slavery
Il think we do not recognize
hat
THE SUPPRESSION OF POLYG-
AMY Is BUT A QUESTION OF
TIME.
We who are at the head of the Nor
non people are assaulted with
charges Of brutal selfshness, but we
lave right to ask of the broad
minded people of this country that
hey believe US to be not altogether
such men, and that we have a
5reat-hearted pity for not only our
selves. but our families and the {
masses of our people, upon whom
hese unjust laws will fall with
most terrible and crushing effect. {
TO illustrate: Myself and many
'therS are financially able
o separately maintain our ,
everal wives. We can
i've in this fashion with no great
ffense to social ethics as absolutely !
'raeticed in all the intelligent and
ultured and intensely religious
ountry to the east of us. But no
ongue can express, and no pen de-
lct, the condition of the middle and
over classes of our people should {
he breaking up of their homes and I
heir home relations be enforced"
HEY WILL NOT HELP THEMSELVES.
Recognizing, as you do, the atti-
ude of the government in this mat s
er, is it not possible for Mormon
eaderS to alleviate these asperities
y means at your disposal, and by {
counseling the Mormon |
masses to accept the inevitable in
be best possible grace?"
off we could do this, such advice
nd such policy would be received :
1 absolute horror and resentment
y our people,
"Why?"
because the plurality of wives
mong them is regarded as as much
divine injunction as is the right of
aptism among the Baptists, or the
elief in the Virgin Mary among I
be Catholics; and as I before init I
1ated, fidelity to ones religion is
that has created martyrs and
martyrs into Saints"
"Then, in all candor. what :
arthly way is there out of this
''There is
JUST ONE OF TWO WAYS, :
ither for the government of this