The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-07

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de set we follow; the Gospel He taught,
That the Latter-day Saint Elders teach |;
and for which they are mar
tyfed, and their people oppressed, and
that Holy Book the world call the Bible,
the Latter-day Saints believe in, prac-
tlce and preach FROM Genesis to Reve-
latlons. Now for this the wise men of
the law are like Haman, are building
SalloWs for Mardecai, and like him, so
they Will meet their doom, for we
know that God has spoken in these last
Gays; MS voice has been heard, and we
nave several witnesses to this and liv-
Ing testlmonleS unimpeachable. But,
says the intidel, don't believe in God
or the Bible; pitiable condition. 1
look upon such as unfinished material.
Should nation fold her arms and
sleep, or mother unheed the cries of
her child that appeals to her in dis
tresS, or can we say we have father
when he turns deaf ear to our call?
Have we not appealed and protested
against oppression to the higher courts
of the land, and asked them to investi-
gate our cause and see # we were dis
obedient children? What was the re-
Spouse? The waste basket received
the protest unanswered.
Our lessons we have well learned;
Utah stands at the head of her class,
although Uncle Sam is not there to call
the roll and give her credit due. She il,
under the patriarchal order, rearing her
sons and daughters, that are tall, and
will be the tallest of the class; like
unto Saul, 'head and shoulders above
the rest of the people" both physically,
morally and mentally. Future years
will echo these truths.
Does it matter if the Lord sees fit for
His people to build an ark, or to pass
through the Red Sea, or to place a
Jesus among the Jews, for them to
cruelty, or Latter day Saint to be
nicknameG mormon, called bad
names, vilified, men and women in
suited before the courts, their children
called bastards? Men are impris-
oned because they will not
diSown their wives, and if
they dare say they believe in God, and
intend to carry out his law, they must
be sent to the penitentiary. Dare
say l believe? Yes l will say more.
know that God has spoken from the
heavens, and that ne has called and
chosen his sons, and daughters, to car
ry out his law. Suppose it be at the
sacrifice of liberty, or even life; Tor
after the sacrifice comes the reward,
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peuse of the Almighty. There is no
righteous jurisprudence for a Latter
day Saint in our courts here in Utah.
In the song of the Paupel'S Last
Ride. The chOrnS is:
''Drive fast his bones, over the stones,
For he is a pauper whom nobody owns"
But the chorus of the last verse is:
"Drive gently his bones, over the stones,
For he is a pauper whom his father yet
owns
Courts and jurors neednot think for
one moment, that they will not be held
accountable to God for this last
ride, that some of the Saints have
taken through the sickness, and dis
tress, brought upon them by this OPP
preston.
The people, nation or individuals, men
or women, who sanction this oppres-
sion and abuse by their silence, and do
not use their influence against it as far
as lies in their power, will have
to bear the responsibility of it, and
share the disgrace Of "blot" that will
eternally stand upon the boosted Gov
ernment OF the United States.
There are a few whole Souled men
and women in the world that have
nobly spoken in our defense, that
would not fail to make mention of,
and ask God to remember and show
mercy to in the day ofEHis judgments,
which He has declared was about to be
poured out upon the nation.
We do and have asked for nothing
but our rights under the government.
We ask for Just laws to be made. We
ask to peaceably occupy our homes
that we ourselves have made, in which
we intend to stay.
We ask the same right under govern
ment that our sister States and Terri
tories enjoy.
Our history's pages are filled with
disreputable men that have sought Of
flee and obtained it at the band of gov
eminent. They have come here and
lnsulted and abusedIthe offices they held
and the people they ruled over. Our
courts records tell the stubborn facts
and do not lie.
While we honor the names of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
and the trainers of the grand old Con-
stitution, we cannot fail to see the
undermining power that is sap
ping the vitals, the life and the
esst nee of our government and
homecoming the entire fabric, and
will leave it in the near future tot
tering structure, which will disgrace
the land and the God that gave it
birth.
Why should a nation cry mad dog!
mad dogl when her capital cities are
filed with such infamy and crime?
Instead, she had better borrow some
of the examples of purity and virtue,
of her polygamous sisters. They are
learning the lessons that will give them
long life, peace and happiness, that
kings and queens might be proud to
possess; and their examples are tow
ering heavenward, from which source
they look for the response that God
has Epromised-the bursting OF their
letters, the conquering of their foes,
and final millennial reign.
MRS. JENNIE TANNERS SPEECH.
Sisters and Friends:-In responding
to the invitation of your committee to
address you, should feel very modest
in doing so, were itnot that l, with you,
feel that we have common grievances to
consider, and common wrongs to repel.
We have met here to-day en- nldSSe to
earnestly protest against the indlgnities
that have recently been heaped
upon members of our sex by the courts
and Federal officers, and would-be
politieaI autocrats of this Territory.
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