Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-03
ELECTIONE
The Hon. Powning and Chief
Justice Leonard.
THEY CATCH DRIpPINGs FROM THE
MORMON SANCTUARY.
Politics Eschewed on Account Of
the Holy Day.

On the seventh day of next month the
voters of Nevada will be called upon.
indirectly, to express their views on 8
question which affects the morals OF the
civilized world. The student of history
need not be reminded that the we'll being
of a community depends upon the moral
ity of its citizens. Nations have thell
growth and decline. Their downfall has
invariably been effected through the deg
radiation of the masses, unnamed by
immoral, enervating practices. What is
true of the individual is also true OF the
nation. The same influences that weaken
and demoralize in the one instance have
an equally potent effect in the other
When the moral sense of a people be-
comes corrupt the same sad picture is pre-
scented az of the individual man abandoned
to the groveling lusts Of the appetites.
A nation with honor lost is a spectacle
even more melancholy than that of the
solitary man abandoned to the filth OF vile
habits and destitute of self-respect. Manly
and national life are i~pseparable from
honor. Death is preferable to any man
ner Of human existence that is without
responsibility, as judged by the universal
moral sense of the race. There is no
system of social life known in christendom
that SO clearly shows in itself the ele-
ments of degradation and ultimate human
debasement than what is commonly known
as polygamy, or Mormonlsm.
A REPRoACH TO U PEOPLE.
1t is a reproach to our people, who allow
it to flourish under the indirect sanction
of the law. 1t is sufficient Of itself to
deprive the United States of all preten-
sions to responsibility among the great
nations of the earth. With all our boosted
civilization, we are but grovelers in human
dirt so long as we allow this Mormon
slavery of body and conscience to flourish
on American soil. Those who wink at it
are no friends to law, free institutions, or
decency in social life. Those who have
the boldness and talent to successfully
rouse this great free people against it, and
portray it for the public information in its
true and utter foulness and lechery, de-
serve public respect and commentator.
Those who wink at it and endeavor to
gain time-serving advantages by pander-
ing to it ought to be branded with the
same stamp that should be burnt in upon
Mormons to separate them from, and
make them a by word aud a shame to-, the
rest of humanity. These polygamous
creatures fight unde a banner OF dis
loyalty and self-faunted o%utlawry, which
should at once place them beyond the pale
of citizenship in a country whose laws
they laugh at and evade with u~ndisguised
defiance.
THE CREED.
The Mormons, bound in soul to abject
slavery, follow as a band of sheep in the
lead Of the "Apostles of the Church"
Orson Pratt, who is their great conscience
keeper, their chief writer, whose screeds
are gospel to the Latter Day Saints, and
show conclusively that the priesthood
manipulate politics and religion together,
says:
s:The kingdom of ID is an order
of government Established by di.
vine authority. 1t IL the only legal
government that car exist In any
part of the universe. All other gov
ernments are Illegal and ~unauthOr.
lied. God. having made all things
and worlds, has supreme right to
govern them by HIS own laws and
by officers of His own appOin tment.
Any people attempting to govern
themselves by laws of their own
making and by officers of their own
appointment, are in direct rebel
lion against the Kingdom of God"
And John Taylor, the President Of
the s.PeOple's'' party, claims to be
Gods viceserant upon earth and es-
peeially In Utah.
To comment upon this pronunciamento,
flung into the faces OF the American peo-
pie whose pride and glory are their repub-
lican institutions, would be like adding in
jury to Mormon insult.
IN H MORMON SANCTUARY.
That these creatures, scarcely lesu harm
full to the good order and peace of the
country than the hordes Of leprous Chi
nese coolies, should be cultivated by can
didstes for the suffrages of a sovereign
commonwealth for the exalted Offices of
Supreme Judge and Congressman seems
almost incredible, but that such is the
case is q fact. Perhaps tho gods are only
making Judge Leonard and Mr.. Powning
mad in order the better to prepare them
for their impending political humiliation.
The Phoebe Record, which is a Republican
paper, contains the following item from its
correspondent at Panaca Ia Mormon set
tlement):
"Mr. Powning and others of the Repub.
loan party, attended our meeting N Sun
day and sttentively listened to the
discourse of Brother Findlay on the truths
OF the ]atter.dsy dispensation as revealed
to us by the Prophet Joseph. II q person
was to Judge by the sanctimonious looks
and revsrential bearing of our visitors, he
would come to the conclusion that they
were q party Of missionaries about to re-
ceive the preparatory blessing before de-
| parting for foreign climes. After the SER
vices were over Mr.. Powning and Judge
| Leonard briefly addressed the meeting to
| the effect that they would like very much
| to talk on political matters, but 1t being
| the holy Sabbath it was not an appropriate
occasion, and that pressing engagements
| would not permit them to lay over"
AS EVER NoN-coMarrTAL.
o. r. Leonard and G. O. Powning are
candidates for supreme Judge and Con-
| gresham from Nevada. Mr.. Leonard is,
at present, Supreme Judge OF this State.
| Both of these gentlemen are familiar with
Mormouism. They are aware OK its hor,
rors. its unfortunate prostitution Of
| women in the name of Christ and all that,
The sanctuary In which they listened to
| the "word'' with such salctimonious look:
Is, also, q public sohool house. 1t is prin'
| cipally used for tho latter purpose. Con
fronting you as you enter the msin door
is a l~ife-size picture OF Brigham Young
The white-headed progeny OF %polygamoui
marriages are taught much from Mormon
books and grow up with inculcated rever
ence for the lscherous old villain whose
likeness Is the only picture on the schoo
house walls. With what relish our con
scisntious Republican candidates fol-
office, in which they would be presumed t.
represent American ideas and civilization
must have viewed the degraded audienc'
among whom they sat. and how gratifyini
1t must have been to them to gaze upol
the portrait Of President Young lin such