Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-17
latest inasalment has convinced him thu!
those charges were false. Z
a Welcome Enemy.

From ST. Louis Globe Democrat Z$5'@s&
I'VE love him for the enemies he has made, !"
said Cen Bragg Of Grover Cleveland in the
Chicago Convention NJ Mr. Blaine has also
made enemies and it is to his credit that
among them is that organization Of wicked
ness known as the Mormon Church. Is
strength lies mostely in Utah, which has nc
electoral vote so that its opposition viii be OF
little weight in the Presidential contest, and is
noticeable mainly because it, is per
sonally against the candidates as well
as the party which he represents. n Mr..
Blaine has been in aeeord with his party il
insisting that Mor1nonism, like slayery,
must CO. 8. belief emphasized in most republi-
can platforms. The distinguishing crime OF
that eehurehis peculiarly abhorrent 70 men who,
like BIZ Blaine, live in peculiarly happy do.
1nestic relations and the keen perception OF
the republican candidate showed him early IL
his career that in opposing organized po!gam5
he would not only be performing a duty, but L
the highest degree would honor the better halt
Of the American people. --
Holding strong and earnest convictions on
the peculiar social problem presented in Utah,
Mr. Blaine, when Speaker Of the House, found
an opportunity, IN 1879, during q western tour,
to stop for several days at Salt Lake City.
The etiquette Of the situation required an in
terchange of conrtesies between him and
President Brigham Young, but SO outspoken
had MIR. Blaine been in denunciation OF the
church that its head left the city to avoid max
ing call, while the Speaker would not pay
tribute to the man who was the head and front
Of open 1nlqulty, and the two We're finally
brought together on neutral ground By the
strategy Of prominent citizens. An hours earn
est interview disclosed to each the others Nnal-
terable position The high priest found Mr..
Blaine holding that the war had settled the
I Il b.. II
the Territories and their domestic institutions
! that whatever claims Utah might have to aa-
| mission as State, they would be subordinated
! by the fact that the church upheld polygamy,
and that the other States would never accept
| her as 8 member of the family under such cir
| cumstGnces The Mormon leader had never
! before heard such frank statements from q
| politician and had never been so daringly met
! on his own ground as by the rising statesnan
from Maine. The Church of Latter Day Sains
! has had no use for Mr Blaine since that day.
The politics of the Mormon Church is die
| tated wholly by it's interests. An isolated
| community, jealousy guarding against all III.
| terconrse with the world outside by its OWE
members, and discouraging acquaintance by
the Gentiles, looking to its spiritual head even
in secular affairs, it is NOT affected by orci-
nary political questions. Since ii started fol-
| California to found an independent na1lon and
squatted by the wayside because the American
eagle had wrested the Pacific coast from
Spain before Brigham .Yonng's wagon
trains could get there, it has been iii
! quiet bat none the less actual rebellion
| against the Government. Utah has carried
out South Cardinals ideas of notification OF
Federal laws, and for years the territory I'M
der control of the United States in Utah was
onlysthat covered by the shadow of the rational
flag. With the Mormon voting is merely car
Iying out the command of bis superior; with
the meaning and result OF his vote he does moi
concern himself. Mostly allied to the Domoc.
racy, because it is in opposition to the Rapub,
lican party which antagonizes the church.
the Mormons can easily pretend to be-
lcre with Elder Hart, who recently SAID
''We are with the Democratic party
because Of the principles Of which it is the OK
! poncnt = y y tendency to restore to III.
diyiduals individual rights i'll opposition tc
Capitalization, a comfortable idea to polyg.
annie saints prosecuted for righteousness
sake because of their exercise Of certain lin.
di7idual rights" the practice Of which the res
Of the world calls CRIME The church would
have opposed the Republican candidate because
Of his party, but it finds peculiar satisfaction
in SO doing because of his personal stanG
against their institution and his manly defiance
! OF their prophst