The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-06
PROSECUTED MORMONS.
The MOrmOns Holding Meetings to
Protest Against the Actions Of
The Federal Officers.
Disastrous Tenement House Fire in
New YOrk-Heayey Loss of Life
and Many Injured.
A MORMON HOWL.
The Polygamists Uniting I'm = Protest
Against Their Prosecution.

meeting this afternoon at the Nor
mon Tabernacle for the purpose O
adopting protest to President CJeve
land and the nation against tho Pres
ent crusade of the Federal officials O
Utah, drew an immense audience
John T. Cain, member of Congre>l
from Utah, was chairman. His
speech outlined the general history
of the Mormon people from the Or.
ganizatlOn of the church to the pres.
ent. After showing the loyalty OF
the Mormon people q l through their
history, he referred to the abuses inn
posed on them by Federal Off cials ap.
pointed for Utah, assisted by rabid
crowd of hungry spectators and i'm.
pecunlous office-seekers, whose object
was t. 30 prejudice the public Opin-
ion outside of Utah that oppressive
laws would be passed and measures
taken to Op,'ress the Mormon people,
80 they might enjoy the offices and
spOils.
COMMON RIGHT, HUMANITY AND
JUSTICE
to ourselves, and duty to our children
demanded q protest on the part Of
the people being NJ }ade to the people
of the country against the present
cruel and Unjust crusade existing
here. The protest was read and " q
received with wild enthusiasm a.
the unanimous sentiment of the
people. Subsequent speakers claimed
that the Mormons were being singled
out and legislated against specially
on account t their honest practice
of religious principle, whereas nom
Mormons, who were guilty of acts of
immortality, were not interfered with
and the Fedora Judge in court to-day,
stated that the law was not directed
against such, but was to break up
the plural marriage relations. They
intended to lay the protest before the
American people a4l see if they in
dorsed such unjust ac'ions on the
part of the Federal officials. They
declared they had no d sire t, as
sumo a spirit of dictatiOn or autagO-
nism, but cl timed they
WE'RE ENTITLED To THEIR RIGHTS
as freemen, and s0lemnly protested
against the suppression of their
rights as such, as done by Governor
Murray, together with the Commits
,ioners appointed under the Ed
munds act, and the present District
Judges, all of whom were guilty of
lnwarranted, illegal and despicable
,utrages on the Mormon community
They desired an investigation of the
of Utah affairs by an hon.
.st Commission appointed by the
President, and asked for the treat
nent they were entitled to by the |
Constitution of the country as citi-
ems, and for which their forefathers
ought. A delegation was appointed
0 proceed to Washington and pre-
ent the petition to President Cleve-
and. Meetings of a similar nature
ndorsing the same protest were held
n all the large towns OF Utah this
fternOOD.
THE TRIBUNE" OBJECTS.
The Tribune tomorrow will say:
'uch spectacle was never seen be-
Dre in any land bl, sad with laws.
t is a significAnt proof Of the 10: rcy
nd generosity of the G )ver nment to
ee American people, at com mand OF
wO foreign chiefs, meet to ratify
'rotest against the execution of the
4 VS., 10 be presented to the Presi-
ent. People of the United States,
III It means this protest? Why nee
ssary? In what spirit off red? How
YER disguised, it is d demand th It
ne vital laws be suspended because
f stubborn men who have violated
ne laws for thirty years, Tonight
theirs who violate them desire to do
usiae.s at tue old sand. prompted
Y determination 10 live superior
, and in
DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS.
Whatever the wording of the pro-
1T the intention is to pursue track
'hich detases home, teaches the
eopIe TO give only subordinate fealty
!, the country. 1t is not the will OF
1e masses or of the sensible men in
le organization, but by command
the fOreign-bOrn priests, who for
li1ty years have b-el teaching trsa-
IN. N ,thing more insolent was
yer perpetrated. The effect will be
accept the laws aud only object to
le way they are executed. They
ave preached defiance to the Su-
rene Court decisions for years.
nv law that convicts they protest
gainst, with the object of comp j.
ng q diversion in favor Of the poly.-
nists. >Equivocate as they please the
ct rema aims that they are determined
act regardless of the laws. 1t al
avs will be so until the country
ieids, or admits its impott ncy, or
Y ASS .rting its authority cows these
w breakers into submission.