Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21
President Cleveland and rns chairmaa
BsisR alton.

Congressional Delegate John I. Caine OF
Utah, Jcha Taylor, son OF the president Of the
Moriaet church. and John Q Cannon, son ~
ss-uongre.sional Delegate Cannon, who CON-
bose the delegation sent by Tho Mormon church
10 lay before the president statemen, OF the
grievances Of the Mormons and present pro-
tests adoped by mass meeting Of Mormon-
against the action Of the federal officials called
BY appointment at the executive ,nanasoA
and were received by the president in
the library. The president rhecA hands with
MT Caine and was thea introduced 70 Mr. lay
Tor and Mr.. cannon Mr. CAine then read the
address 70 the president II states TINT the All
usess adopted Dy the Mormons on the I'd inst
Mnieh haa tlready been published, was not ia.
suea ~ We dicseton OF the church authorities,
cut vas voluntarily popular expression
In the exercise Of a right guaranteed 10 than,
~ tho constitution Of the United States nearly
%Wbttn ritlgens appeal 70 their fellow citizens
Tor fair hearing and petition YOU for A rofIrasa
q ZEN ncr , s.ssvsnesa Ihs QPie lave
ng They have not, win nst Be disloyal or hw-
lefying They have steadtAstly resisted what
lhey believed n be unjust enactment= but
they have hot resisted, and win not resist the
lud gmssz Of the oouriA They maintain, how
syer, That they ought not TO be made the
victims OF spscia. Legislation, enacted under
The form OF general lava
The administration Of tho EdIrnnds law Il
somplAined Of. In that II operates against Nor
none only. The courts have held that Nor
nsons w.ao bayo maintained tho ofspring OF
their; dtral psarrIages and rueoenixsd as tbeir
wives the women they espoused before tho
passage OF tho kdmunds law were guilty OF it's
violation, and upon this ruling men have been
condemned aud sentenced and are now UNDER
gong punishment although they were ready
and offered 10 prove that thoy had not acohA-
k,ted with moro than one woman.s
Very recently man, who was not o
Norman, who confessed 10 having a.
dnesd his wifea sister, was arrested upon Tho
charge OF unlawful cQaabitasioh,n but was,
upon habees corpSs proceeding, released. act
Tree BY the chies ,akiice OF the territory who
held that the Edmands law did not apply 10
sucn cases The Mormon people viii endure
fastiy moro than the public conscience would
sApest OF any people, but they insist that the
vrs should 10 impartisliy ADMINISTERED BY
.air ana impartial men, who will not become ths
Allies OF an uuscrnpul0us coteris whose sole OBJ
kect Il 10 plumber the MormoIs OF their propertv
and hbcrty. The womon believe that the merci-
less crusade which has been waged against
That the filth is unpopular, bnt in this respect
hey are but enduring that which has been n,
common lot Of true believers In every age OF
lheworld Their abiding faith in an oycrrul-
ing rro7tdSnsS mikes them confident Of the
az. mt tftufhph Of their cause They ask
~ 3h--ttAp- AAiGf lNNtkiuEt Tic ldci tuhk
q - yofr duty 20 see that the lave enacted by
congycss arc faithfully executed Therefore
W.. IN their behalf, respectfully ask that
you Will hear their protest and give
heed 10 their request FOR q fair
and impartial investigation Of the Utah sitaA-
bon This Is their protest: 1--WE protest
against unfair treatment ON the part az the
general government for The settlement OF this
ssaxed question
= The president who remained standing during
the Interview, listened attentively n the adj
dress, and at its conclusion replied. well,
gentlemen, as far as the Edrnunds law was
concerned, J. Of course, had nothing
to do with that or course. Il IL nav
duty 20 see that Is is irnparhally admin.
.stered, and 40 far as any appointments which
shall mako are concerned, I viii endeavor %
give you the character Of men who will SEQ
that TIE Law is inpartially administered" The
presidents face broke into . srnile a. he con
elrded: II winh You out there could be like
tho rest Of us
.Aii We ask reioined Mr.. Game, 'is that
The law shall be impartialiy administered"
sYou are entitled TO ttgt, aud 90 far a. I am
concerned. | viii see that Il IL 90 will give
these matters my attention A. carly a. possible
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