The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-08

fought against, was the unity of the
people-the priestly influence
Parsons Newman and SCHUYLER
ColfaX have been noticeable ex
amples OF this statement. Now sup
posing the Methodists, the Presby-
terians and other denominations
had carried out the command OF
Jesus "lf We are not one ye are not
mine, what would be their con,
dit1on? Very different to what ii
is now. The denominations are
divided, viz; the Methodist Church
OF the north and the Methodist
Church Of the south; so with the
Presbyterian Church and the Bap-
list Church; this division of
churches was one o the causes Of the
war, and these churches in their
political platform inserted what is
known as the twin relic plank. At
the time of the war the chaplains OF
the regiment Of the army in the
north and the south were praying
to their God for success against
the arms of those brethren
of theirs praying to the
supposed same God for sue
cess against the other side. How
different to the Christ IN unity OF
the gospel required by Christ OF his
disciples. This unity is the
head ard front of our offend ng.
The statesmen of the day admit that
there is more depravitY and corrup-
ton in one single city of the Union,
in one year, than there has been in
Utah ever since the territory has
been organized. In 1S47 [ 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 a
printing press and published the
first free press, called the american
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-
visiOnal 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 ac-
cepted. We asked for bread and
they gave us a stone. We were
given, true, an organic act, burdened
with the absolute veto of a 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
of the people may be
a total stranger and perhaps not a
taxpayer even. But we have pros
pered, we have grown, have become a
powerful people. We have renewed
our application for admission, but
have been refused; yet we have
prOSpered. We have built our
schOoIhouses and educated our chill
dren without any aid from the par
ent government, and though our
proportion Of children is larger than
that of any other state or territory,
we have given them a primary edu-
cation. at least, without any help;
yet we have prospered. We have
opened up farms over an area 500
miles in length, built mills, opened
roads, established industries and be-
come thriving and happy. Now,
with this record, can any one consist
entity call US a corrupt, licentiOuS
debauched and vicious people. We
invite statesmen to visit our Sab
bath schools, our improvement as
sociatiOns, and our institutions Of
learning instead Of being penned up
in some corTaIS and there being
stuffed with lies by unprincipled
men who have sold themselves to
The devil. We say come and inYeS-
tigate this dreaded one-man power
so much talked Of as existing among
this people. They can find nothing
so bad as the one man power Of
governor who said that Il man re-
ceiVing 1900 votes was elected over
the choice Of the people who re-
ceiYed $4,000 votes. and gave the
certificate to this choice Of him.
You have also had an Illustration
Of the power in Congress in the con-
OF the EdmundS bi.l--it
was a process Of party lash. gag law,
and the overriding of freedom. In
the gospel is perfect freedom, and
On this principle are all the princi-
Piles of the government founded
On the 4th of July, ITO. the docu-
nent was signed that was the en-
Oodiment of the principles of
political freedom, and that is
what we love and cherish.
Never did the ancient IsraeliteS en-
oy more freedom than under the
'piGn of the judges, and they pre-
vailed over their enemies for over
l30 years; the Book of Mormon is
full of instances in this dir=c5 o.,
tud the American nation has grown
remarkably while freedom existed
among the people. Now history in
itself tells US as soon as
jhe people crave for a king, or CEN
5ralize the power of government in
some others who are not truly |
,1oo+aJ bxy tho vOico Of tho roOnla