The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-12

! tedious 70 listen 10, and difficult 70 fol-
I low because of the noise and confusion
gong on all over the House. Most
people prefer TO read q synopsis OF the
paper than be compelled to wade
through il in all its verbosity and de
tail. have carefully looked
through the whole message and
am surprised beyond measure
TO find no silusiou whatever to the
Mormons or the Mormon question.
This may be very annoying 10 the
enemies of the Mormons. but il Ger
tainly shows 2 good deal of common
sense on the part of President Cleve-
land. he Is evidently above being
carried away by the annual howl that
is raised over q people that are ad-
mittedly rs good. if not better. tnan
any other on earth, their belief in
plural marriage TO the contrary not
outstanding. They have protested
over aid over again against the treat
ment they have received and are re
ceiying at the hands of the present
government, and asked that the whole
subject be impar;islIy investigated.
They have never shrunk from this. and
co1rt such an investigation to-day. If
President Cleveland had dorsed all
the suggestions OF Governor West in
his recent report and embodied them in
his message. il would have pleased a
great msny people. but he seems, sen
sioly. 10 have ignored the subject alto
gether, doubtless being OF the opinion
that MOrmonism should form no factor
in American politics. II Congress will
only attend 20 the urgent demand made
upon il for important National | gisla-
ton, il will not have time 10 bother
very much with the MoTmons.
Messrs. r. ". Baskin and c. W. Ben
nett arrived here 4 few DAYS ago.
From their interviews had with some
newspaper men. they profess 10 believe
that the Edmunds-Tucker bill will &C
tually be passed some time this session.
/ do not believe any such thing. have
been here now for several DAYS, and
have talked with weli-informed men in
regard TO the probable passage OF the
above bill this session. IL the opinion
of these men is worth anything, not
only will il be impossible 10 reacn the
Utah bill, but IL i very certain chat,
considering the limited time there Is
allowed for the transaction of business,
thousands OF other bills will simply die
q natural death on or about the 4th OF
March. and be sold, as waste paper. for
so much per pound. Besides. so far as
the Mormon question IS concerned, l
cannot lind that there i the slightest
public interest taken in II AZ all. of
course. I am we'll aware that an en-
de avor will be made 10 incite public
Ieeiing against the MoTmons. with a
view 20 having the EdmuBdS-Tucker
or any otner bui passed GgSinst them;
but even this. / think. will be very
uphill work. People OF the country
are in crested in something else than
the Mormon question. The feeling is
growing that the MOrmOns should be
allowed 10 settle their own question,
and that the Edmunos Law OF lSs2 Is
being enforced in = manner that was
never foreseen even by The men who en-
acte II.
In conn. ctioa With he Mormon ques-
ton / see il announced that Kate field
Is about TO c1umen = h.r semi-oc-
casional TRADE under tie auspic,s o.
the Kit Carson Post. No. >. Il. \ L.
She Is said 70 have consented 10 deliver
q lecture ON the evils OF Mormonism in
the CONGREGATION Church of this city
on the evening OF. the 18th inst. The
invitation 20 deliver this lecture is re-
ported 10 have been signed by nearly