Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-04-10
Ike Mormons are making son.

The Mormons are making some
endeavors to get foothold among
the Cherokses. They are scatter
ing circulars over the country, and
have two CT three missionaries here.
We publish, this week. the resola-
TORS Of the Prcsbytery of the In
dian Territory relating to them
The MO<mOns ara going to find
the Cherekees slrewder than they
expect. They can see the fanaii-
cism under the pretense Of religion
To call a thing religion Is not going
TO hide lis real character. Borrow
ing the livery Of heaven TO serve
the devil in' is an cid trick -Esop
tells Of an ass who tried to wear 4
lions skin, but only the shallow
and simple are decsiTed.
We 6sprecate anything ike re-
ligious persecution While the
Mormons do aot break our laws we
haze no night to legislate against
them, although It is IN the prov
inee Of cur Council to say who may
lie admitted to domicile here. OPP
position increases far Oftener than
Il diminishes an error. Gamaiiel's
advice was the wisest the world has
ever heard, IF this Thing be Of
man, 1t wiz come TO naugkt, but
If Il be Of God We cannot overthrow
IL" The last appeal must be to
the individual people If they acr
cept it, lar IN a free country can
moi prevent It. Our laws can rc-
strain evil practices. We have a
night to make laws TO preven. 4
physical pestiienee, and not less TO
prevent moral ones. No folly CT
uickedness was ever so palpabie
that il did not find It's abettors OF
dupes. Because some men claim
that It IS a blessed privilege to have
the itch, itdees not follow that 9TH |
ers ought 70 be compelled to ex-l
pose themselves toit. The major /
ity, who do not want 20 catch II, /
have some rights at least.
There are three condemnations Of 4
Mormonisln which are self-evident: /
!. Intolerance. That, alone, ought 7
10 condemn il. A man who knows !
he IS right is tolerant, charitable. I
He Is so by very virtue of being
right Intolerance is a self-confes-
sioa of insincerity, hypocrisy and
wrong principles. for even 2
right principle may be held so
rs 70 make It wrong. ,. It's
claim 10 modern revelation 3.
Polygamy- by their fruits ye
shall know them, is an irrevocable
Law, and q just one Of course
their missionaries claim that poly
gamy Is not a par Of McrmOnism-
Then Why don't they quit il, and
quit resisting the e. s. laws pro-
hibiting it. When they practice
what they preach. we can believe
them. A system under which poly
gamy is upheld Is thrice damned
In itself A system which changes
the holae into brothel, wives into
harlots and slaves, children into
public property, puts Z premium
On Ignorance, licenses every crime;
whose emissaries compass sea and
land TO make one proselyte- 4 sYs-
tenn which, not content with bear
ing lis infamous fruits, tries to tear
down everything which has blessed
and ennobled the race. A system
which eliminates in the attack On
the home; that which has made
the Germanic races the foremost
On the earth-home, the Slower of
the earth, the elimination Of the
race Such a system does rot need
rondemning. and II Is condemned /;
already. II is vain TO say Mormon
SIN does net teach such things. a
system which permits and fosters
such things is more guilty than if
{ openly taught them
Their coming here cannot bnt be
N element Of danger IN our rela- r
ions TO the United States.
II Mormonism expects 10 win !;
he confidence of the Cherokees, it
must manage to get along with the /.
United States government We 7
ant afford 10 harbor a system
which is in all but open rebellion 4,
'gainst the United States. d
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