The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-02
MUSINGS ON THE WING.
A View of the Much-Talked-of
Compromise.
Ok THE WIG, March 80, 1885.


To the Editor of THE HERALD.
I And so we are at last to have real
live paper located in Manti, The Nea
Era, Messrs. Harrington & Jakeman,
the brains and power of the ISsvier
YaLIcy Echo, will leave the red alluvial
soil of Richfield, for the Green City of
this County. There Is modesty and
vim about the gentlemen, and strict
sense of economy that no palpable
"a ason shows itself why it should NOT
succeed. Editor and imp are combined.
What breadth OF country is being
turned over to the rays old Sol. The
thought o. water does not seem to give
these gents of the plowshare much con-
sideration; they have an unbounded
faith.
The remarkable episode of cohab
prosecutions seems to have quoted
devotees, many, very many, prior even
1852 are to the seen at the plov, for
certainly mercileSs persecution cannot
be the object of our benevolent Uncle.
Is the question one ot''in the interest of
morality ?"
l read yesterday the oath he takes
who asks the President of the United
States pardon for his once conscien-
tious adoption of polygamy and in the
latter part of the oath not one word
occurs of the crime but that the person
taking the oath will hereafter "oppose
the Mormon Church" This then is the
head and front of all: tn at you will
oppose the growth and development of
the Church" The anterior cry of the
peoples immortality is the film to cover
the ulterior-the overthrow of the
Church. Does not this tend to inten-
Sify the devotion; to consolidate the
hating, lame and blind as in all great
bodies these phases are seen. But,
seriously, these tedious prescriptions
and prosecutions are irksome in many
wayssand compel persons to seek an
opportunity to spread the gospel as
they understand it in foreign parts, and
the preacher points tellingly to the fact
it is no one principle of our faith; it is
the entire superstructure. Eliminate to-
day the war cry of polygamy from your
faith and practice would not not satisfy
the covenants of the priests, scribes
and Pharisees of to-day. If you mark
out from the escutcheon of the church
the hated word, have you pacified2
What guarantee have you ofimmunity?
The 5000 feature of the Poland, bill
stands fact on the statutes, and con-
fiscation is foreshadowed for the benefit
of the United States; $4,000 is a small
price for a temple, tabernacle, cathedral
or mosque, but it is enough for Nor
mon church to hold. But it is enough,
says Congress, which was the cause of
his strange legislation, forfeiture and
escheatment.
Dr. ~ yNrnrarfx,
not to exceed $50, 700, what then? Are
the people then satisfied? Is there not
some other aggressive horn of this
dilemma? The Mormons foul the water
anyhow and must perforce be devoured.
Yes, the endeavor to fulfil the prayer
made by the entire Christian world, the
supreme power in Christ and His
kingdom, would be conspiracy, or
treason unmixed. To seek to do His
twill on the earth" as it is unguestion-
ing done in heaven must provoke the
felOn's doom. To the modern PLATE
the same arguments would be used,
1.-THE enlargement of his place and
power as hung Jesus, King OF the Jews,
on the cross. There is, therefore, no
horn of the dilemma upon which we
can hang a vestige of hope for peace.
Years of retrocession, compromises,
surrenders and considerations, in
counties and States, we have
reached at last these walls of
of the mountains. We must stand at
bay, surrounded by our deaf ones. We
can go farther
Age, desire for peace, the environ
ments of 1860 are no guarantee of i'm
munity A sense or practice of honor
in the support of your dear ones is not
to be tolerated, as see Mr.. Eli B. KEEL
sey's anti-Mormon career. If you would
be amnestied, you must publicly re-
nounce your faith in its entirety. Per-
haps all this. and more. may change
the Mormon mind. Perhaps all this
may give silver lining to this dark
cloud, but history does not point that
way. In the days of 1776, the indie
pendence of this nation was not
achieved by sophistry, by compromises;
it was an unconditional surrender of
monarchy to a republic There must
be. if the Lords prayer ever has its full
filment, some power arise to prepare q
people and territory for the time when
He shall come to reign on the earth.
So MOTE IT Be.