The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-03

ton of the anniversarTp pubic celebSs
Independence. y OF Amesla-
Inc present Governor esno
acted the part of a petty ttSSppteclally, h.
=, IN m MS Official messages and
IN IN ms ms contributions to the eI ~. reports
n III nis Pu3IIc addresses, he haSe IS, and
effa;rs in III Stlp the persist
analrs IN Utah, and seized n, state Of
opportunity to arouse ponpIPo on eVtfS
uiGG anu natreo against her nao. pfeiV,
ne sought to defeat the People.
WIZ VIII OF tne people by declarinn@a preSset
frecelying ,Sol votes elected g., a nan
Ior Wnom 1865 votes were ca Uter One
he endeavored without antbn....
law 10 Misplace the officers Of
Inserrltory elected by the people oI Tie
n InGir PAGES with men of his oS aIu III
He has accused US of To-,
interest IN educational mattar aeA Of
when a bill was passed by onr :, oOt
azure appropriating MONEY 70 Legs.
University. he refused to Sion ~ :. ooild
building, however, was ereetad 4, he
means advanced by private citi&sHu.W VIII
STANDS monument TO his shama and
Inc EdmundS act contempIsta,
olscontlnuance of the Utah Cr onaStl e
sion SO soon as the Territorial Y ati!l1lS'
ture should provide for films
registration and election Offices ~. tae
tne local laws; but when a hin Tluei
suomItted to him providing for tbis was
1uli conformity to the EdmunGS ID
ana other acts of Congress, he , Ia. law
the Dill and thus continued the 'SStOeO
nlssloners in Office, contrary ~ oo ~
intention OF Congress, to the annov W. ele
OF the people of Utah, and At !@aCe
expense to the nation. sieal
Inc last Legislature passed hill.
portioning the representation of
Territory. This bill was drawn n M s4 Y
accordance with the Governors C Spa 10
gestlons, but when it was presenteS.s,
MIN for his signature, he tresteS !.
with contemptuous silence, TINS IN
sultlng the legislators and the naor M
who elected them. F'Opie
These and many other similar act.
brand him a despot, unworthy ~
govern among his fellowmen. ="
The Edmunds law which not on,r
provides for the punishment of poIvsl
amy, but also Capitalization WITH
more than one woman, whether in tbo
marriage relation or outside of If 'l ;S
made to operate upon one class of
people only-the Mormons and vet
OF the non-Mormon class who trans
gress the law the name is legion.
Inc paramOur of mistresses and
harlots, secure from prosecution
walks the streets in open dav. M
United States official puts a 'ispot.
ter" on his trail, or makes an effort To
drag his deeds of shame and guilt he.
fore ajudge and jury for investigation
and punishment. But note the con-
trast:- WI
In Utah, Idaho and Arizona a con.
certed assault is made upon the ''Mor-
mon" people.
"Spotters" and spies dog their
footsteps. Delators thrust them
selves into bedchambers and watch
at windows. Children are questioned
upon. the streets as to the marital
relations OF their parents. Families
are dragged before Commissioners and
grand JurleS, and on pain of punishment
Tor contempt, are compelled to testify
against their fathers and husbands.
Modest women are made to answer
shamefully indecent questions as to the
sexual relations of men and women.
Attempts are made to bride men to
work up cases against their neighbors
VIGOROUSLY disreputable characters
are employed to spy into mems family
relations.
Contrary to good law, persons ac-
cused OF crime are esteemed guilty
until they prove themselves innocent.
The burden of proof rests upon the
accused instead of upon the accuser.
Trial by jury in the Territories is
no longer a safeguard against injuS-
tlce to a Mormon accused of crime.
accusation is equivalent to convic-
lion. JurleS are packed to convict, and
II they fail to find verdict against the
accused when he is a Mormon, in
suit and abuse are heaped upon
them by the anti-MormOn press.
Men, fearful of not obtaining Justice
IN the courts, are avoiding arrests, be-
lieying no fair and impartial trial can
De had under existing circumstances.
There are persons in the community
who contracted plural marriages before
there was any law against the practice,
and who have not since entered into
such relations. After the passage Of
the EdmundS Act, and out of defer
ence to its requirements, thev ceased
TO cohabit with their plural wives.
such men have violated no law and
yet they are haraSsed and prosecuted
In consequence of this crusade, which
pears all the aspects of a religious per-
'ecutlOu, business relations are dis
values of every kind unsettled;
1elghbOrhOods asitated and alarmed;
Ind property of the people generally
eopardized. 1t not only affects alleged
TiolatOrs of the law, but those who are
innocent of transgressing it. 1t works
hardship upon the entire community
lpOn the innocent as well as the guilty.
The overwhelming majority of the
Mormon people are monogamists,
Ind but small percentage are even
of violating the law. In the
lame of this great majority, we pray
hat this unusual, cruel and partial
administration of the law shall cease.
If the conscience of the people"
lemand that the law be enforced, let it
re enforced in all the Territories and
q the District of Columbia as well as
q Utah-upOn Jew and Gentle as well
s upon the Mormon.
These are some of our grievances.
low hear our protest.
We protest against unfair treatmens
N the part of the general govern
nent.
We protest against continuance oil
territorial bondage, subversive OF the
ightS of freemen and contrary to the
pirit of American institutions.
We protest against special leglsla-
ion, the result of popular prejudice
nd religious interference.
We protest against the conscience oil
IL e - n
by which to Judge another.
We inrOtest AGAINST the tyranny OF