The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-27

States would never come. fit were 81
institution loyal to our flag and tn this
government, If it were an Institution
within Christian civilization, if it were
any part of our strength and life in
its history, its growth, its education,
in any thing, there might be some justif-
cation for raising the technical question,
for making an argument to maintain its
continuance as representative power on
this floor. But tell you it has been in
omen rebellion against this government
ever since it planted its lustful feet on our
territory. It defed the courts in Ohio.
In Ohio it was in arms against the con-
stituted authorities. 10 Illinois it built
up 8 city of 10000 people at Nauvoo, a
rendezvous for adventures and crimi
malls and lustful persons. Every irch of
its growth has been in defiance of law
and order, of Christianity ard of our gov
eminent. It proceeded TO such an extent
that the authorities of Illinois armed
themselves and drove it out. So in Mis-
souri, it proceeded to such an extent that
the authorities of that state were com
PEELED to drive it out, s1d nine Of its
apostles went out of that stale under in
dictments for the basest crimes known to
luC lhHs w . udN0 AAOh4
department Of this government OF It's hos
tility to the nation. We have confronted
it from 1851 onward. From the sur
veyor-general's department from the
authorities OF the army, from our civil
and federal officers we have the lLforma-
ton that they were driven from their
places, and every one OF them has placed
upon record the character and hostility
Of this institution to our government.
Away back in 1851 three democratic
judges were appointed to go to Utah.
They never could administer justice in
the face and eyes Of this hsrlot. They
never could take their seats as judges.
The law was trsmpled under foot and
defed. l will give what these
three democratic judges, Brsndebury,
Rrocchus, and Harris, state in their re-
port TO tie President:
''To enable the government to UNDER
stand more fully the unfortunate posi-
ton Of affairs IN that territory it will be
necessary TO explain the extraordinary
religious organization existing there. its
unlimited pretensioas, influence, and
power, and to.enter into q dis agreeable
detail of facts, and the Language and sem
timents Of the governor and others high
in authority toward the government,
people, and officers of the United States.
We found upon our arrival that al
most the entire population consisted Of
people called Mormons; and the Mormon
Church OYershsdoWing and controlling |
the opinions, the actions, the property, |
and even the lives of its members; usurp- |
ing and exercising the functions of legis- |
stlon and the judicial business of the
territory; organizing and commanding |
he military; disposlng Of the public
lands upon its own terms; coming
money, stamped Holmes to the Lord, -
md forcing its circulation at q standard
L5 or 20 per cent. above lis real value;
openly sRnclioniBg and defending the
practice OF polygamy, or plurality of
WY esi exacting the tenth part Of every
ming from Its mem ers, under the name
II tlthlng, and enormous taxes from citi-
.ens not members; penetrating and super
Using the social and business circles; and
and requiring, as an article
It religious faith, implicit obedience to
the church" as paramount to all the OBJ
Igations OF morality, society, allegiance,
nd of law"
Here is another feature of the in-
titutiOn, to show its social i'm
urity, 10 show how the family relations
an be built up, to show what a mag
lfcent Institution it is for as to foster
nd encourage and make 8 part of our
oliticsl and civil organization. I give
on this from the Democratic judges, =
aid to be good men, but they could not
We there very long: +
'The prominent men in the church,
hose example in all things It ais the
m bitlon of the more humble to initiate.
ave each many wives; some of them, :
q were credibly informed and believe,
many as twenty or thirty, and [
rlghAm Young, the governor, even q .
'eater mum Der. Only few days before
g left the Territory"- r
Now mark this
Only few days before we left the
errltory the governor was seen riding r
rough the streets of the city in an ,
nnibus with large company of his
ives, more than tWO-thirds of whom had
fants in their arms. It is not I'M
to find two or more sisters (
srried to the same man; and in one
stance, at least, a mother and her two
'dghters are among the wives Of lead =
g mem Der of the church."
This is the incestuous, polygamous, ?
'll-borr Institution, the representative :
which we are to admit upon or deny
g privileges Of Delegate upon this
.or, for he represents no part of the
merican citizenship out there outside Of
ls polygsmous institution. He received
It one gentle vote. BE stands here as
Q representative of that church which I
We described from the testimony r
these judges. He stands here a
lie sole representative of that church !
hooking at our doors to be continued 10
5 representation here in order to
'engthen and maintain that polygam-
5 power in political point of view.
lat Institution has aimed at political
wer wherever it has been. 1t will :,
yer yield the desire nor the determine i
n until it shall die the death it so we'll
srits. While l have nothing to say L
against the representative of
lygsmy who asks seat here, am op-
sed to the system which he represents.
1w, in order to connect him with if,
d l beg your pardon Mr.. Speaker, and
, pardon Of gentlemen here, that it is
cessary that should ever state on this
or the testimony of his connection with
} church, end his fidelity to its interests
d Its growth as its representatives.
ist do so in order to state fully the po- =
ion he occupies ID regard to it. All =
J world knows his position. It sp- 3
irs on the records of the Supreme )
urt Of my government, which con-
nned the whole system IS crime; IS
blsgDhemV Of religion, having no DrD-