Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-02

lations of God 10 Joseph Smith. I look upon the
reSbee WIZ They come to take away
children, and are rs wolves amoug the
children OF Israel. To-day, continued the apostle
with fourteen wives, we are struggling against 50,-
10000; Tomorrow we may be struggling against
1OO,O0OO0O How are we going to succeed? Not
by our own strength. I haven't bit of faith in
my strength. II mad should have hurt some
body long ago: wouldn't have stood what have.
But God is with us, and in the fight one shall pre-
vail against 1000, and two against 10000.
Apostle Moses Thatcher felt inspired enough
to advise all Mormons to patronizs none but
Mormon stOrekeepers. every dollar given
to the 'outsiders,'" said he, ''puts weapon
into their hands to fight US with"
He then paid his respects TO the government,
saying that the Edmunds bill originated in Salt
Lake, among the Methodists, and it's passage
was a triumph of church over state. He evil
IDENTITY meant that the Mormons were the state
The apostle then said he was thankful for
everything good and bad and felt like praying
for all of the enemies of the church, even for
the man whose novel system of mathematics
make 1900 votes beat $4,000. This was a
reference to Gov. Murray, who gave the GER
tifcate of election to congress to Hon. A. G.
Campbell. who received 1900 votes to the
Is, 600 given for the polygamist Cannon. But,
continued Apostle Thatcher,
cannot say of the governor as Christ did of his
tormentors, Father, forgive them: they know not
what they do" for man who is as good at figures
as that, knows what he is about. The governor
said he gave the certificate to Campbell on the very
best legal advice. Perhaps he did; but, brethren
and sisters our Savior, Jesus Christ, was crucifed
on better legal advice than that.
THE FIRST CONTEST
under the governors appointment comes up
on the 10th. The church has employed eleven
District Attorney Van Ziell The church Off
Gals hold that the act of congress did not
create vacancies. 1t provided that the governor
should fill such vacancies as may occur by the
non-holding of the regular election in August.
Had the statute said vacancies would occur
if the election was not held, then there would
be no contest So they are taking advantage
of the vagueness of the statute, claiming that
there are no vacancies, and that as they
are elected for two years and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified, they can hold
over. The other side claim that congress
meant to create vacancies in the event the reg
ular election went by default, aud that it did
create vacancies for the very statute itself re-
peals the Territorial statute. Gov. Murray
stated to the PIONEER PRESS correspondent
that every local Office in the Territory undoubt-
edly became vacant when the regular election
went by default Congress created commits
sion, said he, and empowered it to conduct a
registration, and until that was done 30 cleo
ton could be held. Seeing that the registra-
ton could not be held IN time for the regular
election, congress met the emergency by sup
Elementary act, or amendment, providing
for filing the Offices by gubernatorial
appointment, and postponing the election until
the workings of the commission could BIZ per-
fected. In an organized State, continued the
governor, the official would hold over in a
case where an election went by default; but in
q Territory the local government is not organ
lied and can be changed at the will of con-
gress. A State possesses sovereign power and
can do anything not prohibited by the consti-
tuition of the United States. A Territory has
no power save that delegated to it by congress,
oh, l,ar f,fa
of the body. The church party hold that con-
gress made no vacancy and that Territory
has the same powers as State; also that
writ of mandamuS is not the proper method OF
dispossessl the official. 1t must be by quo
warranto-tH5 other party showing his title to
the Office before mandamusing the incumbent
for its possession
THE WORKING OF THE LAW.
Special Correspondence of the Pioneer Press.
SALT LAKE, Oct 16.-Ex-Ssnator Paddock,
member of the Utah commission, informed the
PIONEER PRESS correspondent that the total
registration of the Territory was "a, 900, in
round numbers
"Of these" said he, about &c, 900 are Mormons
Under the Edmuuds act at least 600 polygamists
were DISTINGUISHED and of that number three
ly, in population of 100000, the Territory
could register $4,000 That is one vote to every
three inhabitants. The general average is one in
every five and fraction. But this is because fe-
male sufrage exists in Utah. That is the worst
feature of Mormonism," said tho senator, "aud
should be repealed. Whatever argument NAV be
cannot be applied here, for the women
are completely under the control of the church off,
cals and use the ballot means to enslave them
selves And yet of the 5000 Genties registered,
not over 1000 are ladies. OF the 10000 Nor
mons registered. nearly half are women. Female
| suffrage Is a failure in this Territory. f female
from State, or rather the Mormons deprived of po-
litical power, polygamy would soon be a thing of
the past. The Territory should be governed by
was done in the case of the Northwestern Territory
curious curl tba feature about the registration.
the gamblers refuse to register, and the women of
easy virtue register, every one of them. The gam
blers thus give the church party negative support
by not voting against it, while the fallen women
will vote against the immoral institution The
officers permit gambling houses to exist, and that
| iswhy they copper the Gentes"
What do you think of the legality of the govsr-
nor's appointments" asked the CORRESPONDENT
Most Internationally there are some vacancies,
especially in the case of those poygamsts who
| signed Immediately after the passage of the Ed
munds bill, and whose vacancies were filed by APP
| pointment. The appointment would extend no fur
| Their than the time for the general election. The
offices of those who were elected for fixed tenure,
or for two years. and whose successors should have
been elected in Augtfss also vacant. But those
who were elected Two years, and until their sue
cessors are electedan qualified hold over I'M
| less the amendment to the Edmunds bill vacates
them. And that is the question now before the
court"
| Gov. Murray stated to your correspondent
that prior to the passage of the Edmunds bill
three ourths of the $50 local officials in the
Territory were polygAmists. great many re-
signed and their places were filed by Mormon
-polygamists or Mormons with only one
wife each. These appointments were made
by probate judges: for up to the pas
sage of the amendment to that bill
the governor could make no appointments ex-
cept notaries public Congress saw that the
4 work of the commission, could not be COM
/ pleted in time for the regular August election,
and passed the amendment authorizing the
| governor to fill such vacancies that would oc-
cur provided the time did not exceed eight
months Now, the registration has been COM
pleted and the commissioners find that the Ed
'mund's bill does not empower them to hold q
/ special election. The election next month is
| for delegate to congress only, and the next gem
eral election is two years hence So, ut the
expiration Of eight months, all the vacancies
must again be filed by appointment, and again
| for another term,
/ RAWLINGS OF THE SAINTS
In sermon at the conference, Sunday,
Apostle J. a. Smith said:
T. Polygamy has been the rule In all ages and ma
tions except those Of modern Europe. From the
/ time Of Abraham all nations have allowed it,
i while they have punished adultery with death
Christ himself was the fruit Of polygamous mar.
riage and he never raised his voice against plura
marriage Nowhere in the Bible Is polygamy for.