Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-07
UTAH.
More Reasonable Sentiments Expressed
by MormonS.

by Mormons.
OGDEN, July 6th.-Grcat Indignation is
manifested by all Mormon citizens and
a few of the more conservative MormOnS at
theunreasonable and incendiary utterances
of Moses Thatcher, one Of the twelve apOs-
ties of the Mormon Church, Saturday, at
the Lester Park Pavilion. Judge o. W.
Powers was the orator of the day, and de-
livered an eloquent and patriotic address,
at the close of which Thatcher, though not
expected to speak, was presented to the vast
audience by brother Mormon: Thatcher
came prepared, reading from manuscript.
He said that to the majority of the people
in Utah the celebration OF the Fourth of
July was a farce that their gray-baired
President, John Taylor, was obliged to flee
from his home because he could not get
Justice in the Courts of this Territory. and
that the Supreme Court of the United
States and the Courts Of Utah were swayed
by public opinion and hatred. Judge Pow
ers replied, rebuking Thatcher in the
strongest terms.
The TeJritogidi Enquirer published at
Provo, appeared Saturday with the picture
of coffin in its columns, with the inscrip-
ton, independence Day, died 1885,
Views of the Church Organ.
SALT LAKE July 6th.-The Dcserct Ne,cs,
the Church organ, says tonight. THE
Mormon people have no reason for engag-
ing in expressions of JOY under the existing
circumstances, being denied the commOneSt
rights of man, seeing that toward them
there is Il repetition of wrongs which caused
the fathers of our common country to throw
off the parent government More than
this. the unwarrantable infections hcaped
upon the Latter Day Saints are, in some of
their aspects, much more severe and tyran-
nical than those under which the fathers
of the nation groaned. Because of the
lamentable disregard of the fundamental
principle OF this grand republic, The grief
OF portion of the people was expressed by
a national insignia Of mOurning-the ma
TONS flag administering placed upon
some of the public buildings. This droop-
ing appearance of the national ensign occa-
stoned some surprise and considerable feel
ing 1t was thought by not a few that news
had been received OF the death of General
Grant but the rumnr, IN the minds of
those who thus manifested the prevailing
sentiment on Independence Day, was a
more potent one than even thar. notwith-
standing its general national character.
The American standard was placed at half
mast because the fundamental principles
upon which this great Government was
built is being assassinated by some Of those
who should be most interested i'll their
preservation and perpetnation. 1t was
symbol of loyalty to constitutional princi-
ples. because of sorrow at their being
dragged in the mire of tyranny. Then
follows a four-cOlumn recital uf the crev-
ances the gist being the efforts OF the
Courts to break up polygamy, claiming
that the laws are unconstitutional, in spit
of the United State Supreme Courts de-
csion sustaining them The article closes
'.Our Mayor, City Council Marshal, the
police and other municipal officers, need
never be in doubt how the people
will feel when they take Il
bold, manly stand, and maintain n
Courageous front to the blatant
fellows who are continually asSailing us.
When they think they can gain an officer
with fulsome praise, they daub him with
it and extol him. but who does not know
what this means? Would they, if they
had the power to-day, elect our present
Mayor, any member of the City Council,
or any other officer, to the position which
he holds? OF course they would not.
Our officers must look to their constituents
who elected them. They can rely upon
them always, and they are not likely TO for
get OF desert the faithful, courageous Off
Ger
The salt Lake Outrage.
SAEr LAKE, July 6th.-The feeling iIs
regard TO the insult offered the national
flag on the Fourth by MoTmons grows
hourly more intense. All day groups Of
Gentiles gathered to denounGe the outt2se.
II. s. Eldredge, President os the DeseHet
National Bank. the United States deposit.
orv here says. half-maSt was the proper
place for the hag Some dissatisfaction
Is EXPRESSED ny the wealthy Mormcas at
the insult, as shey fear ii sill bring trouble
on the Mornaons but their deprecatiOns
extend as rule only to- chat extent. There
is no question that the insult was offered
by direct order of the Church authorities,
still disposition has, been manifested to
throw the whole responsibility oa the I'M
derstrappsrs. The Herald (Mo1DOn) eX-
cuses the insult, on the ground that it was
meant 2S a mafk OF Mormon sorrow
for the loss OF liberty 10 practice
polygaay. The Deseret Nc,Cs tie Church
orfan. vas issued this evening and sent oat
bat before the paper was fairly on the
street the minioas of the Church took the
edition from the newsboys and carried the
papers back to the office. Threats OF VIC
leuce were used to accomplish this. \ few
stray copies got into the hands OF the Cen
| tiles, however, with the expression, " No
| people i'll this Territory loEe liberty IN
| the subsequent edition corrected to " The
/ people" etc. 1t fully iuStfles the half
maSting of the flag, and claims that tue
! Mormons were justified i'll doing it, be-
cause the Courts interfere with their llb-
erty to practice polygamy. While The nag
F., was at halt-mast the Mormons had pano
serenading their pelyqamy men in thepchi-
| tentiary
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