New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07


over any other class of people Nobody out oi
Utah can contradict them for the excellent reason
that nobody knows enough. Whom Matthew
Arnold comes from England and gives this kepupHc
the benefit of his opinions concerning EneIe'"'
Boston arises as one man and with howl W III
dignation denies the hard impeachment. Nn'"
Monsignor Capel tells Americans that IN 'hoSc
Catholic countries where marriage Is sacrament
and divorce impossible there IS mhnlteN ho'o
social morality than elsewhere the cn"'"'"s
Jesuit is torn to pieces, metaphoneally III Sco'o'
OF journals. East and West. But when a MoI'no"
elder rises TO explain on being Interviewer ny
rbouitous reporters ne carries everything before
him, Tbcre - no critic sufficiently convcrsant
with the subject under discussion to gay nm nay.
What n commentary on our boosted intelligence
when nation is so big that portions OF 1t become
n tcrra pcornita TO those who make public opinion
md the laws there's something rotten TINS sue
Of Denmark. ~ ,
Tho last Mormon TO relieve his mind Is Elder Hart
In Tie Neir- York telegram. awe are with the Dem
ocratic party" SAYS the tld,r "bccauso ot the
n,ncirlc, of which IL is the opponent return to
the princpios ON which this Government was
founded a tendency to restore to individuals indie
,idunl rights n opposition to Ccutiali5Rt'on lhoSo
who first cauc hero founded those rtiuoiplo'' ana
the Democratic party IN their exponent ll'r'H
rlchncssw ~ the benevolent Squor" w"ulu ~
mark undor similar circumstances lh' i"'' ~ WV
Mormon Church has no politics outside oi It's own
interests In Nauvoo II was 10y turns Nhl. an"
Democrat As Joseph Smith, tho Shepherd, DE
tatcd 80 the sheep voted IN body Those Nor
mons who went forth from Illinois 10 settle IN
"Califurnia," did so in the expectation of founding
a colony independent of the United states, and 1t
was the fortune of war that frustrated thor plans
The defeat of Mexico resulted in the acquisition 10y
tho United States OF the territory the SAINTS hAd
intended to appropriate, and, instead OF gong TO
the Pacific coast Brigham Young contcnted himself
with the lovely valley of Great salt Lake. Ihere
was no getting rid of the American Eagle. OF
course Mormons are now opposed to the Republic
can party because it is the party in power and IS IN
the habit of Inserting an anti-Mormon plank in It's
platform All legislation against polycamy has
been enacted under Republican adminStrat ons.
Therefore Mounons now oStcnslbly Democratic.
Let the Democrats once rule and ann one blow al
SGod's people, and the Saints, at John laylorS
bidding would tuIn their coats with the dizziness OF
HARLEQUIN Mormon love of the Union displayed
itself during the civil war sympathy with the
Rebellion not because of any particular regard Tor
the south. but because disruption would be likely
To give Utah an opportunity of obtaining It's inde-
pendence Capitalization is hateful because II
means the welding together of the States and the
making of Nation Momons cry aloud for States
rights because they want to do exactly as they
please They please to defy Congress and to set up
n government and code of morals i'll direct oppeSl-
ton 10 the genius of the Republic There Is not
Gentle Democrat in all Utah that viii associate
politically with Mormons calling themselves Demo-
Gratis. They rcpudiatc the assumption and Gentllcs
of both parties unite in the presence OF common
enemy.
Mormons arc especially bitter against the present
Republican candidate for the Presidency. because
he has been very outspokcn in dcnouncng the
@twIn relic of barhar,m.' When IN 1873 Mr..
Blaine then Speaker of the House of Reprcscnta-
tivcs visited Salt Lake City, he refused To pay
tribute to organized trelson 10y calling upon the
President of the established Church II brigham
Young wanted to see Mr. Blame hc knew at what
hotel he was stopping. Goods vlcc-gcrcnt WaXcd
furious and went ont of town to avoid any such
sinking of supcrnal dignity Something had TO be
done TO bring two such determined men together;
the Mormon would not pay ohcisancc 10 the United
States; the GENTLE would not pay tribute to n
criminal Consequently Mormon friends arranged a
railroad excursion to Provo and back, on which
Speaker and President were invited. Both ac-
oepted and thus met by chance the two mon,
who in an hours conversation discussed Utah from
two points of view.
Tho prophct maintained that CONGRESS had no
right To interfere with the local government of the
Territory Tho Speaker replied that the PIcsl-
dental contest o 1850 was fought ON the distinct
issue of the power of Congress 70 control the do
nestle institutions of the Territories, and that Ahrl
ham Lincoln was chosen President as II champion
of that doctrine Congress had exercised this
power by prohibiting in all the Ierritorio. the icla
ton of master and slave It's authority - plcnni}
in the premises and the cVtcu of it, exercise mat
ter of discretion Utahs organic act is lev It's very
nature subject to amendment and repeal and no
cnnct mcnt of the Territory ia valid II Congress
chooses TO nudity &c. The Prophet thrrupou
claimed that Utah had tho right tu lac admitted aH
n state II bad the requisite population wealth
aud resources The tpru tot frankly answered that
whether Utah ruasceHcd tho requisites 81 not, II
would mover boa state pa long nH tho Church up'
held pnl,ptnN This aNoWh lousod the uo oi the
Lion of tho told" who, u- usual, proclaimed the
superior yftuo OF the Santa, a hlaiomont tho
Speaker dared to intimate Was dcnioi hy old leai-
dents of Utah. He even wont bo fan a7 @ assert
that vice received no moral support IA any part OF
the Republic except the lcUtop ~horcn il was
upheld by the Church WHAT was crmo else
where became divine revelation under the gOIy
reign OF Brigham the Prophet.
: We enter into poygamy as religious Duty re-
tortel tie Prophet while people not Mormons do
!. from the lust of the flesh"
Admit that" said the Speaker, " and you would
be compelled to allow an East Indian to indulge IN
human sacrifice. because he believes IN It as a Tc.
lgous duty With such opinions radically at waf
with those OF all the people of the United states,
you cannot, i'm ny judgment, he admitted to any
participation in the National Government
Z" Well. then" exclaimed the Prophet what are
you going TO do about it YOu seem always TO be
worrying about Utah in Congress, ana trying to
leeislate for US
The Speaker thought the worrying" was all on
Bighams SIDE, and concluCcd by rstatins that
Congress had absolute authority over Utah, rs well
a. other Territories, midnight leg ate IN jus such
manner as Was deemed b ~ for the general good.