The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-06-05

Some Facts From Utah.

TooELE, UTAH May 90, 1884.
To the Editors of the Standard:
If preaching treason would criminate anyone, the
whole Mormon population could be imprisoned Now.
that there Utah bill before Congress, the whole
eceeso dictatG force of Latterrday Saints is filed
overlooking with the most bitter denunciaItons of
the government. John Taylor, president of the
church, lately 'had a revelation compelling the Off
GERS of the church throughout Mormondom, who are
not polygamists, to become SO at once, or lose
their posts of "honor." In accordance with this
'heaven- inspired revelation" the brethren of the
church have responded almost unanimously; (you
will note that this is land and church of freedom)
but occasional one may be heard of who, rather
than break his wifes heart, Cor have his own head
broken, not say5 loses his priestlg Office. have
heard of but one. But the Superintendent of the
Tooele Coop. found young girl whom the bishop,
his brother, commanded him to marry. The bishop
himself lately took bit of girl, young enough
to be his own grandchiid: and other cases too u
merous to mention.
One sitting in his easy chair at home in the east
would naturally think that these were fanatics,
and the girls, fools. May be they but they don't
appear This Coop. Superintendent is man of
business qualities he must be to be kept in his
very responsible positions for the Coop store is the
Tooeie City branch of the great Lion's Cooperative
Merchante Institution, whose centre is the great L.
c. NJ. of Salt Lake City, presided by President
John Taylor himself overarched with the All Seeing
Eye, and "Holiness to the Lord and is the largest
wholesale liquor house in Ctah This Superintendent
is an intellectual man, and has fine family
would wish to meet. One of his daughters recently
graduated at medical college in Philadelphia Now
these people, in open defiance of the National Law,
will go to the penitentiary rather than be obedfent.
They imprisoned for contempt of court; for in
stance: Last week third wife-recently married.
brought to the city from Wanshfp to testify
against her sub-divded husband, who, If convicted
would have to serve term in the penitentiary but
for contempt of court she is in the Gas it called
here) and is likely to stay there. AS she taken
from the courtroom her associate wife said to
her: "God bless you, but God d-n those who are
sending you there!'' This young lady is school
teacher and music teacher and as refined and pleas
ant any body, apparently. fthe- can remain mar
ried for three without being found out the
is outlawed and they free; but often baby is
born before that time, and the is brought up
a witness against her suspected" husband; then
she will either refuse to point blank
that she is not married. but that her child has
ther! RELIGION! With them the end justifes the
means anything and everything to defeat the laws.
Within the bounds of my pastoral charge a
number of men who have two sisters as wives, and
one one-egged Welsh rascal has these sisters for
wives who all, with nineteen children, live together
in little log house containing but room and a
kitchen. He is a drunken BRUTE in the bargain and
they do the farming while he takes things easy.
The Mormons dedicated another temple week ago. |
This is the second completed in Utah. Two three
in of erection. In these the poor,
luded, priest-ridden people to be baptized and
married for their dead, and for all the people who
have lived upon the globe. Apostle Moses |
Thatcher has made estimate in which he says that
there 1000 temples and force of priests could
Ofcate for 1900 every week. 1t would take 1000 years
to the dead of the ages past, well oiciae
for the living of to-day, who never hear the gos
pei. Very benevolent you We Gentles who
behave ourselves right well, will be saved but such
men Garfield, Senators Edmunds, Culom, Cassidy,
Hoar and the late Dudley c. Haskell, Kansas,
never be saved.
Philanthropiss and statesmen, editors and clergy
men, may what they please concerning the dying
of polygamy and the spirit of hatred of national
avs and supremacy. To-day President Taylor has a
private telegraph Office in his palace with
ling to every settlement, SO that within p hours |
lotce he summon every able bodied man to Salt
lake. And as to poygamy, there are more going into
day than that any other period unless one
ept the Reformation" j. ID. GILLIAN.