The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-21
President cleveland and The Chairman
DeleR alton * ~

e1-Congr essional Delegate Cannon, who com
pose the delegation sent by The Mormon church
today before the president arstatenient Of the
grievances, OF the MormonHs and present pro-
tests adop ed BY q mass meeting Of Mormons
against the action Of the federal officials, called
by appointment at the executive mansion
and were received BY the president IN
the library. The president shook hands with
Mr. Game and was then introduced to MI. Tay-
address to the president It states that tho adj
dress adopted BY the Mormons on the I'd inst.
which has already been published, was not ia
sued at the dictation Of tile church AUTHORITIES.
but was Q voluntarily popular expression,
Gaines ddress says:: 5s.s !: g
by the constitution Of the United States. nearly
2Oo, 600 citizens appeal to their fellow citizens
for fair hearing and petition you for j dress
Vt their grievances Tie Mormon people have ,e
been patient, forbearing and long suffer-
Ing They have not will not be disloyal or law.
defying They have steadfastly resisted what
they have not resisted and will not resist, the
Judgments Of the courta They maintain, how
ever, that they ought not to be made the
victims Of special legislation, enacted under
the form OF general laws. ~ 4
III The administration Of the Edmunds law is
mons only The courts have held That MOI
mons who have maintained the offspring Of
their plural marriages and recognized as their
wives the women they espoused before the
passage Of the Edmunds law were guilty Of It's
violation, and 1pon this ruling men have been
going punishment, although they were ready
and offered to prove that they had not acohn-
Fbited with more than one woman. ?
ysa recently gss %sn gho was not
;duced his wife's sister, was arrested upon the
charge OF unlawful ohabitation, y bnt was,
upon habeas corpus proceed ing, released, net
free. by the chief justice Of the territory. WHO
held that tho Edmnnds law did not apply 70
such cases. The Mormon people will endure
vastly more than the public conacience wouId
expect Ct any people but they insist that the
fair and impartial mon, who viii not Become liz
Niles Of an nnsorupulous coterie whose sole OBJ
Ejsct is to plumber tho Mormons Of their property
and liberty The women believe that the rnerci.
less crusade which has been wnged against
them is directed ct their relig ion. They know
that the faith is unpopular, but il this respect
common lot Of true believers in every ago Of
tho world Their abiding faith in an overrnl.
Ing providence makes them confident Of Tia
ultimate triumph of their cause They all
bnt for justice. They recognize the fact thai
congress- are faithfully executed. Th n
we, In their behalf, respect fully ask thai
lyon will hear their protest and give
heed ito their request for Il 4, faiI
and impartial iinvestig ation 81 the Utah situa,
tiol. This Is their protest: o protest
against unfair treatment on the part az ma
general government for tho Element Of tiis
yexed question. p !;
The president who remained standing during
the interview, I, listened attentiyely "a tia nd,
dress, and 1T its conclusion replied: stWoii;
gentlemen, as far as tho Ednnnds law wns
concerned Of course, had nothing
to- DO with that OF course, ii is M nv Y
duty 70 see that II is impartially admin.
istsred, ana g far as any pointments:w (which
give you tho character Of mon who win see
that tho law ID impartially administered, = Ths
presidant's faco broke into d smile a. be con.
GUIDED: q wish you ont there could 30 liz
All We ask, z rejoined Mi, Caine, III TIA
the law shall DO impartially administered.
You are Untitled to thai, and SO far AZ + an
concerned, a will zoe that Il "a so i viii giyl
these matters my attention as carly % possible