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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

Nextc came the tax imposed on paper
glass, painters. colors, and tea. The
Americans concluded to purchase no
more of those articles until the tax was
removed-they boycotied them. At
last the tax on all the articles was re-
moved except that on tea. But the
colonists were not satisfied with par
tlsl removal, for so long as the tax re-
manned on single article, the assump-
ton of the right Of taxation
was there, and Wnen the tea came to
America the people threw it into
the sea. And so this thing continued
until it ended in the absolute independ-
ence of America. This. is enough for
our purpose. Whatif the colonists had
obeyed the advice now given to Utah i.
viz: Do not oppose the law. Accept
it as the law of the land and yield to 1t.
promise 10 obey it, until those who en-
acted it shall repeal it! When would
the British Parliament have taken its
foot of oppression from TIE neck OF the
PROSTATE colonies? Never. Ii was by
complaining, by protesting, bv the
use of the boycott, by eVad-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05
ARE THEY NOT.

1t is not our purpose 20 write trea
tise upon the moral obligations of man
to his Maker, only so far as it may be
necessary to bring out in bold relief the
principles involved in what is known as
the Mormon Question. With that in
view, the following paragraphs have
been set down.
A vast majority of the people in the
United States processes a belief in God
and subscribes to the doctrine contained
in the hrst commandment: Thou
shalt have no other Gods before me. :"
That commandment, if it means any.
thing. means that God who REQUIRES
their sSrship, demands the first place
in the affections of those who profess
belief in Him. He refuses a second
place. It would be an insult to offer
Him such cOnsid ration. And the grand
test of mans love for God has been fixed
by Deity himself in this way :" Ifyou love
me, ye will keep my commandments
And it follows that if mems love for
the Creator is supreme, If in very deed
the Deity holds the first place in the
affections Of men-they will obey His
laws in preference to others that NAV,
be thrust upon them from other
sources.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

1t HAPPENED in Provo; she and she.
beau were holding forth in the he.
room. After they had experiments
some time as to how little space TO-
young persons of congeulal views oorIS
occupy on the sofa, he noticed a ba,Es,
Oh apples IN the corner, and thoupht
apples would be q change. So he
reaeneo Ior them, and offered th- eirl
one, but she refused and began 10 l9ot
troubled. lie soon had his first annls
stored away, and as he began on the
second ne noticed her anxious look.
said he.
"0h, no h'ng, BIRDIE, said she.
Yes, but there is, sweet he urpe5
you look slarmed." and he bit E 51t5
the third apple. =" W
But, sugar plum, am not" sb.
persisted.
Il think it impossible. onIrast orIu
for you not to be with that Sad sxoS;
face, said he. a. d as he rose for tSe
fourth apple, the voice of the girIis Iittio
brother arose in the hall:
Mother, mother, I've been n-ekin,
through the keyhole for an bonr
watching Marion and her Young man
and he has taken four of them apples We
was saven' for dumplins to-morrer. an,
now We won't have o dessert till ME
plant blossoms in the yard Ow, mother
what makes Marion have young man.
Boo hOOP' The young man laid half If
his fouith apple on the mantel TOOK
the bite out Of his mouth and laid it he
sike the half and went down town. and
next morning there was d whole barrel
OF big red Up les on the front door ster
when Marion went out to jaw the milk,
man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

"sSE HEnE " said the Rsnaginv .a,,.
% head hrsr employed on he D SSiIer
nayen't you made q mistake 4 kr@ Pc,
ously. JOusn AMI
You say that the members Of r..
ess Eln attend . horse circn - V on
mor1 morse Is superhuOus, is il NOT -. : t ne
Ci.cvses are horse circuses, bellevs. - a Il
1op think, sir, it would bava e
peter PETER =, to have omitted the w VeeH
Decidedly"
"Oh yes" 80 u 'hen p
But the proof reader is To bIaro
wrote it house caucus" C.
"Oh."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05
TOO MUCH.

Thestory of the shower of pebbles in
Charleston, S. c., has an air and the
odor of fiction about it, and 70 ask
people to believe it is trusting little too
much to the sympathetic creduiity of
the public. We believe the city was
shaken to its very centre; no one has
doubted that the houses are cracked
and tumbling; in Igood faith and with
out shadow of doubt we even accepted
as true the fanciful tales of the gro
tesque doings of the frightened negroes;
but this pebble stone story must be re-
pudiated, or at least rece, we'd with a
mental reservation that one is not COM
mitted to it irrevocably in case it should
turn out to be a hoax. A highly sus-
picious feature of the story is that part
which confines the shower to the vicin-
ity of the NelOS and Courier Office. Ma
ture does not exert itself in tie direction
of providing scoops" for even enter
prising newspapers, because nature, like
officials, does not want
to get into row with the
press Of the country and lay herself liza
BILE to criticism People are prepared to
believe sea-serpent fiction, to accept as
facts, hailstones as large as goose eggs,
and to approve of showers of fish aud
toads, but it is asking too much, even IN
times, to request them to
swallow a rain of flint pebbles, especially
when that tale comes directly from
Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

In THESE earthquake times, it may be
an act Of kindness to inform the un-
steady people of this country that, if
they want to stand on firm ground,
they must come up here 70 Utah. An
earthquake would have q good deal Of
courage to tackle our rock-bound Ter
ritory. Now, please, don't crack any
ehestnuts about shouting before getting
clear of the woods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05
HATING HALEY.

ftisn't so very long ago that our I'm :
esteemed morning contemporary was
exaItiagIy publishing the speeches of
Honest John Haley, and intimating
that the Mormons who were counting
on him for aid and comfort were dole
fully mistaken in their man. Now. no
thing that the Tribune can say is mean
enough to apply to this same Homes
John HALEY. So far as we have been
able to earn Mr.. HALEY, neither in nor
out of Congress, has done anything in
behalf of the Mormons that an honest
and intelligent Delegate or gentleman
would not h&Ye done; he has certainly
not put himself out 10 any alarming
extent to befriend the Mormons, many
thousands of whom are citizens of tn
Territory which be represents; If he has
shown any friendship for them
1t has been in a remarkably quiet
way. Some of the Federal officials
in Utah are eternally processing love,
consideration and friendship for the
Saints, and doing ak they can to put
the latter into Jail, to break up their
families and destroy their happiness.
We don't know that Delegate HALEY
has manifested his friendship for the
Mormons in this manner. but we do
know that two years ago he was as bit
er as his senseless opponent, Singiser,
his denunciation of the Saints and
their practices. We also know that he
secured the appointment as United
States District Attorney of a man who
c1uckles with fendish delight every
time he sends a Mormon to the Peni-
tertiary and who doesn't scrup as TO
the methods be employs in bringing
abouta conviction. It may be true, as
the Tribune is almost openly charging,
that HALEY is the friend if not the
tool and agent of the Mormons,
but if so he has q peculiar way of mani
Testing his friendship and of doing his
friendly work. Our contemporaries
hatred of HALEY arises from the fact
that he is the competitor of the Tri-
btGHe's faYorite candidate for Congress,
ex-Marshal Dubois, and we presume
that if the Mormons are doing any,
thing ia behalf of HALEY it Is because
they regard him as q better man than
Dubois and. not because they believe he
is the best man for the place. It is
clear enough that the contest |
for the seat in Congress will be
between the gentlemen named, Dubois
standing for the Republicans and anti
Mormons. and HALEY being the nomi-
nee of ths Democrats. While HALEY is
BY no means such a man as we would /
Ike to see in Congress from |
Idaho, he is so far above |
Dubois in ability, In integrity, |
IN devotion to the best interests of the
Territory, and in honesty of purpose
and fairness Of action, that it seems to
US, no decent. intelligent men, who has
any regard for the welfare of the Terri |
tory, and any respect for justice to
individuals, can support Dubois in pre-
ference to him.
The Tribuas loved HALEY a couple of |
years ago, but it hates him now; if he |
will repeat some of his old anti Mormon /
speeches, and say that he thinks the
infamous oath with law should be held |
to be constitutional, the Tribune will al
proV.nglY pat him on the back, and
declare undying affection for him.
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The Mormon people in common with
all other consistent believers in Deity
accept the foregoing prlncipIes-lndeed.
they are giving them practical appli
cation. In 1912 God gave revelation
to the Mormon Church in relation to
marriage. That was in Illinois. Ten
years later in the Territory Of Utah the
Church publicly announced that revela-
ton as a law of God to the Church.
After ten years had elapsed Congress
enacted a Law making the marriage sys-
tenn of the Mormons a crime. The
MOrmOns doubted the constitutionaIity
of the law; but seventeen years after its
passage, on test case going I'D 10 the
Supreme Court, the law of Congress
was declared constitutional; so that
here was a valid Law OF man forbidding
him to carry out what God had COM
manded. Subsequently supplemental
were passed by Con-
gress. increasing the penalties for
the violation of the law, and max
ing it easier to secure convictions. Now
here the case stands: To the Mormon
people there is the law of God on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

TIE CeURTs have finally stumbled
upon what seems from the develop
ments already made. to be genuine
case of bigamy outside the Mormon
church. We shall now see if the same
energy, determination and vindictive-
ness will be displayed in the prosecution
of the accused as are shown in the
prosecution of Mormon polygamists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

The position assumed by Great Bri-
tain towards the original American
colonies was the same as that now
taken by the United States towards
Utah. The former claimed exclusive
jurisdiction over her colonies, saying
that her Parliament was empowered to
legislate for them in all cases whatso-
ever, just as Congress now claims legis-
lative jurisdiction over Utah. Carry
Ing the claim of their exclusive juris-
diction into practice, the English Par
lament passed the navigation
laws, which restricted the com
merce of the colonies to Eng
land. The people complained
of this restriction placed on their COM
merce. but the Parliament, instead of
Tightening the burden by repeating the
unjust law, issued writs of assistance for
making the revenue laws more effec-
tive. These measures were resisted BY
the people, and by that resistance the
laws were made Intellectual.
Next came the stamp act, which de-
clared that no legal instrument should
be valid unless bearing the government
stamp. This species of taxation was re-
sisted by the people. Both press and
pulpit denounced the measure as in
famous, and contrary to the genius of
the British Constitution. The stamps
were seized on their arrival, and secreted
or burned, and the imperial officers
were so intimidated that none dare IN
dertake the execution of the law. The
day it was to go into effect. was ap-
pointed by the people for fasting and
prayers; funeral professions thronged
the streets; the bells were mufaed; the
flags in the harbor were put at half
mast, much to the distaste of the
Tories. and the people entered into q
SOLEMN agreement to import no more
goods from Englahd-boycotted their
Tribphe-until the stamp act
was repealed. The stamp act was finally
repealed. -
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soto VOCE.

HE WAS an amateur painter. and ne
and his friend were spending the day at
Lake Park. A little way off two ladies
were seated. One of them was very
pensiVe. and extremely pretty. She was
resting her cheek on Der hand, and her
eyes were full of far off contemplation.
"She is pretty, isn't she?" said he
BY Jove. how would like to paint her
picture. l wonder who she is? Let's
walk past and look at her."
There's no occasion for that, I'll in
troduce you; she is my WIFE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

"YEs," said a Kentuckian who had
been in the far west, Indians are
powerful fond of whisky. Let 'em once
get the taste of whisky an they'll give
up everything for it. An old chief out
in Western Dakota offered me a pony,
saddle. bride, blanket, and L don't
know what else for a pint of whisky 1
had with me-"
And you wouldn't give it to him ?"
mot much. That was the last pint
had left. But it showed how fond In
dams are of whisky"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

MISSIONARY, who was called in to
South Sea Islander-Friend, do you for
give your enemiesH
Dying man-Enemies! have none.
| have eaten them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

"YoUE APPETITE is much better that
it used to be- said the landlady of one
of our boarding houses to one of her
boarders. Indeed, madam, 1 don't
think so. Why, don't eat one quarter
as much as used to - THAT is why l
say your appetite is better-for me, of
course" said the old lady, with self
satisfied grin.
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one hand, requiring their obedience; on
the other is the law of man. which de-
msnds their obedience. Aud now We
ask the God fearing people of the United
states-the Christisns-who believe
their God has said: -"Yon shall have
have no other Gods before me; 1 must
have the first place in your hearts; if
YOU love me you must keep my com
mandments, what would you do if
yol were placed in the same position IS
that which the Mprmons now occupy ?
Of course, We know the usual method
of answering the question is for the one
Intercepted to say that he doesn't be-
lieve God ever gave such revelation,
and tnat it is not a question of religion
but of lust; and that it ought to be
stamped out without ceremony.
But that way of answering is worse
than begging the question; it Is stealing
it. The Mormon peOl lie do believe their
marriage system was revealed from
heaven, and to them it is the Law Of
God, no matter what the belief
of Others may be regarding it.
The suffering they have endured and
are now enduring is sufficient evidence
to the candid that they are sincere in
their ayowed conviction. If the Nor
mon system of marriage were invented
for the purpose of gratifying mans lust,
foolish indeed, were they who contrived
it, for God knows, and so does every
man know who has any knowledge
whatever of the world and its ways, that
there is no need of men assuming the
care of women as wives and their chill
dren as their lawful offspring to be
nurtured by them during the period of
their minority; much less is it necessary
for them to suffer fines and cruel i'm
prisonmet to sustain a system that shall
minister to their animal appetite. But
ne one acquainted with the circum-
stances doubts the sincerity of the Nor
mon people in their aVowed religious be-
lief in this question. 8 Honestly believ-
Ing in this revelation about marriage, it
it Is Just the same to them as If it really
were fact. That being the case, we
ask the God-fearing people of this coup-
try again, what would you do if you
were placed under the same circum-
stances as the Mormons?
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Turning from the religious element to
the political the Mormons are told
they should quietly submit to the
laws OF man until the powers
that enacted them shall revoke
Them. But let . that proposition
be looked upon in the light of history.
Suppose the midwives ia ancient Israel
had taken that course, would that peo-
pie ever have become so nu. nerous as TO
have made nation of themselves, or
be delivered from the cruel king of
Egypt? Or if the apostles had taken
that stand, would not the truth OF
Christianity forever have been locked
up in their breasts? But to come down
to events more recent, and which poll
ticians will be disposed to look upon
with more pleasure.
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But we think We see some anti Mormon
6ends grow whi,e with rage in bringing
out the above as an illustration of the
Mormon situation. They would at
once say that the Law of the Egyptians
was infamous and cruel, and that it
ought not to be obeYed. But the Egyp-
tians didn't think so. They considered
it wise and necessary to the preserva-
ton of their nation and the pc petua-
ton of its institutions, just as some
people say the destruction of Mormon
ism is essential to the preservation of.
their institutions. As to the compsra-
tive cruelty of the two measures, why,
that is matter Of the degree of harsh-
ness, which does not effect the principle
involved. That enactment which re-
quires 9 man to cast out as an unholy
thing the woman who has walked by,
his side IS his hOnOred wife, in some in
stances for more than a score of years,
and demands that he refuse to recognize
his children by her as lawful and of
birth, is sufficiently cruel to
be stamped as infamous.
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But let us take ourselves an instance.
Jesus commanded his apostles to go
and preach the gospel in all the world.
Obedient to that law of the Master.
they went out to preach. But two of
them we're soon arrested, doubtless by
jealous deputy msrshals. and brought
before a Jewish court of in
quiry; and after hearing their case the
council gave them strict orders not to
preach any more in the name Jesus.
But the Apostles went straight from
that court room and violated the law by
preaching the resurrection of Jesus.
The second time they were brought be-
fore the council, and were asked if they
were not "straightly commanded not
to teach in the name of Jesus, and If
they intended to bring the blood of this
man who had been executed according
to law between two thieves upon their
heads. The answer OF these apostles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-05

LET Us consider the reason of the
case, for cothing is law that is not rea-
son. Sir F. PolUeH.
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vas of . character that would make the
Federal judges OF Utah Wild with rage,
for they told that court-the Senate of
the Jews-that they fought to obey
God rather than man, Again We ask
the Christian people of the United
States. stall the Mormons accept this
example as their guideH That is what
they have done, and all they are doing.
Yet while the course Of the ancient
Israelites in transgressing the laws of
Egypt, which to them we're infamous,
is appladded, and the action of the
Apostles in the case cited calls out the
hesrtiest approval, the Mormons for
adopting the same policy, walking in
the same path. are condemned as
traitors, and despiseo. as criminals,
worthy only of being stripped of every
political right.
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To say the least, does not this course
smack of the spirit that built the
tolnbs of the prophets and garnished
the sepulGhres of the righteous, and
which slew men in their own day for
folio wing in the footsteps of those holy
men2
The Mormons to-day are only acting
as those men did whom Christians
admire. The same issue is before them
1t is: Will We obey the laws of God or
those of man? Those who forced the
issue upon the ancients said as it is now
said to the Mormon: This is not a
question of religion. 1t is a delusion,
hurtful to society, dangerous to the ex-
istence of governments. Our nations
exist in their constitutions and laws,
and upon the obedience of the subject
to those laws depends the perpetuation
of our time-honored institutions. You
must obey the laws" Yet. when in
famous laws were resisted by the an
cient saints, the Christians of to-day
commenced their zeal; but they exc
crate the Mormons for following i'll their
footsteps.
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Christian people, shall the Mormons
shape their course by this example of
which God approved according to your
Bible2 Well that is what they are
doing. They fear God more than man,
and from present indications mean to
keep His laws rather than the laws of
man.
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Would you turn to your Bible for III
struction? If SO, what would it teach
you? 1t would teach you this: That
when the Israeiites were in bondage to
the Egyptians they multi lied very
rapidly, so much so that the king OF
Egypt became alarmed for the safety of
his kingdom, as the prospect was the
Israelites would soon become more
and powerful than their
and the king, fearing that if
an enemy should invade his domains.
the IsraeIltes would join him and
overthrow the kingdom, called his peo-
pie together and said, "let US deal
wisely with them" And the Egyptians
increased the amour: of their labor, and
gave a law to the midwives among the
Israelites which required them to kill
all the male children. But the mid
wives failed to carry out the law; and
the king called them before him, and
demanded why they had thus failed to
execute the law. The women replied
that the Israelitish. women were more
readily delivered than the Egyptian
women. What, an evasion of law was
there! fhe sacred record goes on to say
that "God dealt with these midwiyes
and made them houses in Israel because
they feared God more than man."