The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-13

different to the Christ In unity of
the gospel required by Christ of his
disciples. This unity is the
head and front of our offending
The statesmen of the day admit that
there is more depravitY and corrup-
ton in one single city of the Unions
in one year, than there has been in
Utah ever since the territory has
been organized. In 1917 I assisted
in planting the American standard
on this Temple Block, and there are
others present who assisted there
also; at that time the country to the
east and west of us was in the pos
session Of the Mexican government.
The MOrmOnS planted the stars and
stripes here and the MOrmOns
planted it west of here and east Of
here and held this country until the
country was ceded to the American
government in 1913. The first col
Ony of people on the Pacific Coast
was a Mormon colony, who took q
printing press and published the
first free press, called the AmericG72
STAR and the first shining gold was
displayed by members of the Nor
mon Battalion. The Mormons also
established the first free press in
these mountain Businesses. The pro-
YisiOnal state of Deseret and the
provisional state of California ap-
piled at the doors of Congress at the.
same time; on equal footing, but the
first was rejected and the other &C
copied. We asked for bread and
they gave us a stone. We were
given, true, an organic act, burdened
with the absolute veto of federal
governor sent here to rule over us,
and with another veto of Congress
on our legislation; and this gov ernor-
sent here to nullify legislation of the
representatives of the people may be
a total stranger and perhaps not q
taxpayer even. But we have pros
pered, we have grown, have become q
powerful people. We have renewed
our application for admission, but
have been refused; yet we have
proSpered. We have built our
schOOlhouSes and educated our chiE
dren without any aid from the par
ent government. and though our
proportion of children is larger than
that of any % her state or territory.
we have given them a primary edu-
cation, at iedSf, without any help;
yet We have prOspered. We have
opened up farms over an area 500
miles in length, Quilt mills, opened
roads, established industries and be-
come thriving and happy. Now,
with this record, can any one consist
emily call US Il corrupt, licenti Gus
debauched and vicious people. We
invite statesmen to visit our Sab
bath schools. our improvement as
SOciatiOnS, and our institutions OF
learning instead of b-iug penned up
in some corralS and there being
stuffed with lies by unprincipled
men who have sold themselves to
The devil. We say come and inves-
tigate this dreaded One-man power
so much talked Of as existing among
this people. They Can find nothing
so bad as the One-mdn power Of "a
governor who said that 4 man re
1900 votes was elected over
the choice of the people who re-
ceived $4,000 vote, md gave the
certificate to this CHOICE Of him
You have also had an illustration
of the power in Congress in the con-
OIL the EdmundS bill-it
was a process of p-Tty lash, gag law,
and the overriding of freedom. In
the gospel is perfect freedom, and
ON this principle are ali The princi-
pies of the government founded.
On the 4th Of July, 1876. the docu-
ment was signed that was the en-
bOdiment Of the principles Of
political freedom, and that is
what we love and cherish
Never did the ancient IsraeliteS en-
iOy more freedom tdan under the,
reign of the judges, and they pre-
vailed over their enemies for over
430 years; the Book Of Mormon is
full of instances in this direction,
and the American nation has grown.
while freedom existed
among the people. Now history in.
itself tells US as soon as.
the people crave for a king, or cen
traliZe the power of government in
some others who are not truly
elected by the voice of the people,
then anarchy, oppression, heavy
lakes, war, bloodshed and bondage
result from it. In the book of Doe
5rine and Covenants we are eem-
to uphold and sustain the .
of the United States
and foster liberty and freedom, and
we will do it though unprincipledl
lemagOgues and politicians depart
from the principles of the COnstitu-
lion. They commence at Utah, but
t will not end here. The war of
Inc rebellion might have been,
avoided if the suggestion of the
Prophet Joseph had been needed :
he slaves could have been freed at
)ne-tithe the cash cost Of the war
the shedding Of blood, and
a fratricidaI war. Since
hat time the people have degene-
'ated, their congresses have degene--
'ated. and at last the Supreme Court
las been tempered with and stuffed
With political partiSans, and in fu--
ore ages historians will point to
some Of their decisions as stepping
stones To the destruction of the
nation. Now we have an Edmunds
1ill which proposes to send COM
mission to say who shall be citizens
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