The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-21
efssadsut Cleveland and The Chairuan
Delegation.

Congressional Delegate John r. Game Of
Utah, John Taylor, son of the president of the
Mormon church, and John @ Cannon, son Of
ex-Congressional Delegate Cannon, who com.
pose the delegation sent by the Mormon cbtirch
to lay before the president a statement If tho
grievances of the Morn,cns and present nro.
tests adopted by mass meeting Of Mormons
against tho action of the federal officials. caleb
by appointment at the executive n,ansi,,,,
1 sbe Teee received %Sd by the president N
Mr. Came and ne President shook hands with
tor and Mr. Cannon. Mr.. Caine then read tie
ADDRESS to the president. It states that the adj
dress adopted by the AIormons on the I'd inst :.
which has already been published: was not ID.
sued ~ the dlctation Of the churel, authorities
G Ga5 vas a.o voluntarily popular expression
IN the exercise of right guaranteed to them
by the constitution of the United States, nearly
sVo,oO citizens appeal to their fellow citizens
lor =. fair hearing and petition you for redress
% snof p;en The Mo s sep
ng They have not, will not DO disloyaf or law
aefylng. They have steadfastly resisted what
moy believed to be unjust enactments, but
ihey have not resisted, and will not resist, the
Judgments OF tho courts They maintain, how
xictims Of special legislation, enacted under
inc form OF general laws.
The administration Of the Etlmunds law il
complained OF. in that it operates against Nor
mons only, The courts have held that Nor
mons who have maintained the offspring Of
wives the women they. espoused before the
passage OF the Edmunds law were guilty of it's
violation, and upon this ruling men have been
condemned and sentenced and are now under
gong punishment, although they were ready
h hnm onerea to prove that they had not *coha-
kh.>> u
Very recently man, who was not 4
Aorm.n, who confessed to having So
uuced his wife's sister, was arrested upon the
eharge OF unlawful cohabitation," but was.
aPon . habess corpus proceeding, released, net
tree by the chief justice OF the territory, who
such cases. The Mormon people viii endure
vastly more than the public conscience would
laws should ke fmpartialiy .dmni,t set ' hv
t1'r snd impartial mon who viii not become tho
;aat es o. an unscrGpulous coterie whose sole OBJ
!ec. ls TO plumber the MOrmOns of their property
and liberty: The women believe that the merci-
Tess crusade which has been waged aeainst
tnem 10 directed at their religion. They know
rnst the faith is unpopular, but in this respect
co are put enduring that which has been the
the world Their abiding faith in an ovorrul
ing providence makes them confident of the
oltimate triumph of their cause They AJAX
4Gs Tor 1uetice They recognize the fact that
Is your duty to see that the laws enacted Lv
congress arc faithfully executed Therefore
We We. IN their behalf. respectfully ask that
heed to their request for Fair
ina impartial investigation Of the Utah situa
ton" This is their protest: ave protest
against unfair treatment on the part of the
general government for the settlement of this
vexed question"
a.. The president who remained standing during
me interview, listened sttentively To- the adj,
dress, and At it's conclusion replied: "Well:
gentlemen gentlemen, ~ far ss tho Edmunds law was
st to So IT., 10 Of course, had nothing
%%sy to .n see that it is
lsnan make are concerned, will ondeavor to
Sh.e ~. yoq the character Of men who viii SEQ
mat the law il imPartislly administered" The
presidents face broke into a smile as he con.
GUIDED cru led. II wish you out there could be like
AL We ask" rejoined Mr.. Caine, "is that
Inc e.V tsw shall BE- impartially administered"
nGcnoerned, l will Gee that It is Co. I viii give
'n''e ms''ers my attention ~ early a. possible"