The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-21
THAT LOYAL LEAGUE,
The Latest EmanatiOn of Senseless
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UTAH LOYAL LEAGUE, SALT LAKE CITY.
To the Country:
The Mormon Church claims the RICH
to rule the people under laws superiO
to the Constitution and laws of u
country; unC or a So called higher law
derived, it claims, by direct revelation
from God Almighty.
Under this claim it teaches and prac
! tees political action at the dictatIUn o
its priests, instead of freely and nde
pendently as citizens OF the Republic.
Prescription of all persons not mem
! bers of the Church, and Of ali its mem
berS who are weak in the faith.
Tyranny over its members in all mat
tiers, whether religious, social, moral O.
! political; IN fact, in ali matters what
ever.
Violation of all laws of our country
which its priests do net approve.
POlygamouS practices, enforcing
them as religious duty and obligation.
Collections of tithes and other heavy
thus impove rishing the people and en-
riching the priests.
Absolute subserYiency of the people tC
prize is, and absolute subordlnatlOn ol
country to itself, vaunting itself as the
Kingdom of God on Earth"
This system is, therefore, a most per
feet union of Church and State.
Such a union is inimIcal to the prin-
ciples of our government and destruC-
tive Of the liberties of the people.
The cause of such union is aggra-
waited by the fact that a very large ma
jority of the adult people are foreigners
ignorant of the principles Of our govern
ment. and generally densely ignorant
and superstItiOus.
Under such a regime, and with such .
population, the situation presents pro
blems very rare and difficult of sOlu-
ton. But they confront US, and 1t be-
comes the duty of every good citizen l o
aid in securing such measures of reform
as may tend to emanClpate The people,
correct these manifest abuses, am pr, =
pare the Territory to become an Amer
can commonwealth. Fortunately Utah
is vet in a state OF tutelage. AS it is a
Territory, Congress has full control Of
its government.
This state of things leads to two maih
First and fore most, we should see to
it that Z tab be not admitted as a State
until its people have become thoroughly
capable of maintaining a Republican
form of government, free from any
dictation and until the present union
of Church and State shall have been
dissolved. To admit Utah
as State until this has been accom-
plished, means confiscation of the
property of the Gentiles and then en-
forced eXpatriaion.
And, secondly, we should see to 1t
that such Legislation by Congress shall
be obtained as will not only secure the
rigid enforcement of the laws, but also
such IS will promote the dissolution of
this unholy alliance OF Church and
State, and at the same time tend to
prepare the people to become good,
free American citizens, who may at
some future time be trusted with the
franchises and prerogaiYes of State
hood.
In connection with the FOREGOING.
We disclaim any intention of depriy
ing the Mormon people Of any of their
Just rights or COnsti utional securities.
We dlsClaim any desire TO interfere
with their persons or property any tur
Their than may be necessary in the exc.
cution of the laws and in the process of
the people.
We disCiaim any wish to Cypress the
Mormon people or advance the inter
estS OF the loyal citizens of Utah, except
for the common good of our country
aud the entire people of the Territory.
But We insist that the Mormon priests
and people must obey the laws of the
land.
We insist that the Mormon Church
shs all abdiCate its control in political af
fairs.
We insist that the Mormon people
shall be left free to act as American SOW
ereigns in all things pertaining to Amer
lean citizenship.
We insist that unless the Mormon
priests and people voluntarily submit to
these essential principles of free gov
they shall ne deemed unfit to
exercise the privileges or preIo atives of
c tizenS and be diSfranchised until such
lime as they shall show themselves
loyal American citizens.
We insist that the people of this great
country should, with united voice an ii
patr otto resolve, in their might say TO
their servants in Congress and in the
Executive and administrative depart
ments:
blot out this infamous system. Per-
nit no p. testify dictatlon in political af-
fairs"
Relieve Womanhood from this priestIy
derogauon from the
dignity of the sacred titles, wife and
Relieve tender childhood from the
ineffaceable shame of illegitimate birth.
Relieve the tair and promising Ter.
ritory of Utah from this prlestly and
law defying incubus so that she may,
ere long, clothed in the habiliments of
freedom and modern civilization, be
to becCme one of the United
States of America.
Hesitate no lenger! If necessary,
lay the axe to the root Of the tree
1t is our will that unless you can en-
graft upon the present Territorial stock
the noble scion of liberty. you must de-
stroy the stock, root and branch, and
organize in lieu thereof, a Territory
whose admins tration shall be loyal to
liberty and law.
Bp order of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,