The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05

Norm oniom.
In the election Of President Garfield
the country secured an executive who
loathed and scerned the immorvl hab
its aud cuttoms of the Mormons, and
enc who was pledged to exert himself
to the utmost to blot out the feul stain
upon cur Christian country.
1t 10 to be hoped that President Ar
thur will carry out tho pledges of Gen.
Garfield in this particular, and cup
press the disgraceful custom practiced
in Utah in the name Of religion
custom which has be some offensive to
the people Of this country, and one
which has no parallel outside of the
brute creation. .
The original founder of Asrmonism
was Joseph Smith, who was born in
Vermont in the year 1905, but while
quite yeung his parents removed to
Palmyra, N. Y. In 1880 be published
q book with the high sounding title of
"The Book of Mormon, an Account
written by the Hand of Mormon. upon
phi" Smith claimed that his book
was only translation Of the original
Plates, the location of which had been
E0VOhtc0 W nAto W ~ hto
T" divine revelation" was q corrupt
version OF "The Manuscript Found"
by Solomon Spaulding, written in
1909, and LETT in manuscript by him at
his death. Smiths divine revelation
made como converts of baae mon and
silly women, and with these he found
ed q colony in Kirkland, Ohio, in 1881.
Public sentiment was so great against
him this colony was abandoned and
new one established at Independence,
Missouri, from which place they were
expelled in 1888. a .ale. -,
A now colony was then founded in
Illinois and called NauvOo, where, in
lS4l, the foundations were laid upon
which was TO be erected great Nor
mon Temple.
Hore Smith became very wealthy,
and assumed the title of Lieutenant
General and President Of the Church,
and exerted absolute authority over
the Saints. 49,
Popular Indignation having been
aroused against him, he was seized
aud confined in jail at Carthage, from
which place he was taken out by
mob and killed. On his death Brig
Dam Young succeeded to the highest
place in the church, and was known
and recognized a. President and
Prophet of the Lord.
Finding that the habits and customs
of his people were repugnant to the
people of Illinois, and fearing that he
might share the same fate that had
oefallen Smith, he persuaded his fol-
lowers that Salt Lake Valley. then an
unknown region, was the Promised
Lsnd, and they set ont for that re
mote point, never expecting that the
settlement Of the country would ever
extend SO far, or that they would eyer
be interfered with by those who did
not embrace the Mormon religion.
Salt Lake Valley was reached in
July, 1847. Brigham Young, who was
a man OF great executive ability, soon
had everything in order, and the col
ony flourished 'beyon his expectation,
converts focking thereto in great
numbers from all parts Of Europe.
and from the Eastern States of our
own country.
In 1850 o territorial government
was established over them, and Young
was appointed Governor. . position
held by HIM from 1850 to 1864
In 1857 tho Mormons dsfied the
general government, and President
Buchanan sent q command of 500
men to subdue them. After some di-
plomacy matters were compromised,
and the fostering, corrupt sore was
left unheafsd, and since that time,
under the tsmporizing policy Of the
government, has become more and
more offensive, until now II IL 4 stencil
in the nostrils Of all decent people. -
The time has come when stringent
measures should be taken to suppress
the polygsmous customs Of these peo-
pie. II such practices are condemned
by our laws, the laws should be en-
forced, and We trust that President
Arthur will inaugurate some measures
to root it out of existence,
and forever prevent similar combina-
tions Of wicked and depraved men,
[ st. Paul Globe.
On the 7th Of December Governor
Foster delivered an address to the
students Of the Ohio University at
Columbus, in which he IL reported to
have given them the following ad-
vice:
al have no doubt those here have
aud 1t is said that every
Ohio boy expects to be President of
tho United States. You are ambi-