The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-14

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he speaks in no respectful terms OF thu
the outrages perperated in Utah in tn,
name of law and morality but refers Il
the course pursued to put down Nor
monism in this country as ''inquisitiou
injustice" He couldn't have named i
better had he tried; but the anti-Mor
mon press don't relish the truth being
told so plainly.
There's none who're afeared
/ The truth should be heared,
Save they whom the truth would indict.
And the crusaders against the Nor.
mons in Utah would prefer, insincere
and corrupt as they are, to poise before
the world as moral reformers and
patriots. That is one characteristic OF
human nature. No matter how low
down morally men may get, they still
admire virtue, and love at times 10 close
their eyes to the fact of their own deg
radiation, and dream, if but for mo-
ment, of purity and innocence, and
imagine that The qualities are theirs. 1t
is a pleasing delusion, and no wonder
that he who skaters it by pointing out
their uncleanness to the world, should
be considered rude intruder.
The Tribune, to destroy the force OF
what Mr.. Robinson has said, supposes
case. IT'S supposed case is not new.
II is the old case rehashed and applied
to this instance. 1t is trotted out on
every occasion to justify ali the out
RACES perpelrated against the Mormon
people in the name of law and morality.
Its used so frequently that the type
settlers having set it up once. need not
again distribute the type that prints it
but preserve it for future use-it would
save a "deal"of labor.
But the Tribune says: LET us sup
pose that up in Cumberland county.
England, a company Of $50 people
had stolen in. the majority OF whom
were foreigners; suppose they steadily
preached that British laws were merely
man-mads laws, and were not binding
on them; that marriages under the
forms OF the English Church were not
legal marriages; that they had elected
a King and established q government
Of their own, TO which government
every one had sworn eternal allegiance,
and at the same time had registered an
oath OF particular hostility to the gov
ernmsnt Of Great Britain, and that all |
their teachers on every possible occa-
sion impressed upon their people the
belief that il was their destiny event /
ually to overthrow the government
IF Great Britain and establish on Brit
sh soil an Asistic depotism. In addi-
ion, suppose that they had established
'olyEamy among themselves. carrying
on in the most offensive manner, and
lad made no possible provision for
furnishing any sexual crime except one;
That would the government Of Great
Britain probably do?" |
This supposed case" is put to Illus
rate what has occHred IN Utah. But
ach and every allegation implied there
u is base lie. Translating the sup.
'osed case" and answering for Utah,
70 may say this: First. the people
Tho originally came to Utah did not
teal into the Territory, nor were the
majority OF them foreigners. But they
-ere American citizens, nearly all of
alive birth. who had to fee from the
tolerance Of religious bigots and poll
cal blsck-iegs. They came to Utah
nd laid the foundations OF a noble
conquered desert and
lsde it possible for such ungracious
dyen,urers as the Tribune scribe TO
steal" into the Territory and live here.
Second. The Mormons do not teach that
are rot binding on
len. On the contrary, it Is an article
( their faith that they obey magis-
rates, governors and presidents, and
Eat they honor the laws; and their I
inform obedience to law, proves that
ley practice this part of their creed.
ut when men made q special law at
ne prompting of demagogues, TO de-
roy their religion, there was nothing
" them to do, as a religious body, but {
, do what the early Christians did,
moose TO obey the law OF God rather
ian that of man.
Third, They do not teach that the s
larriage ceremonies performed by i
Their sects of religions thaA their own 4
re illegal I
Fourth, They have not chosen king /
or set up government of their own G
ny more than the Methodist persua- S
on or the Catholic Church has.
Fifth. The Mormon people are not Il
lught that it is their destiny to over I
lrOw the government OF the United