The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-12

sailed up to me with the remark that this
was hill OF country. There was not a
! dry eve in the house. This little man had
/ previously been baptized 1000 times for the
benefit of his dead relatives to show the
relevancy of his remark about this country.
The question has often been asked, Are
all the Mormons bad people?" That question
can best be answered by giving an old Utah
miners definition OF good and bad mines.
Says he There are just two kinds of mines
| one kind is good and the other is not" Upon
! being asked as to what constituted good or
| bad mine, he says: Zone kind suits me- aud
the other don't" And so with the Mormons.
| The majority of them are a poor, deluded
class OF dupes, who have emigrated
to Utah from the old country,
are bent IN any shape to suit the chiefs
| They are ignorant and susceptible and could
easily be made to believe that green apples
are good for cramp collie. But the leaders
are willy, smart set of men. who will stoop
to do anything that will further their
the lower classes are taught, though some of
than play a part till by habit it becomes a
nature.
A few months ago they concocted scheme
and brought lewd women here from San
Francisco and had them open houses of ill
fame, their object being to entice the Fed
eral officers and leading non MOrmons there,
and then demand that they be punished for
unlawful cohabitation, thereby making the
law "work both WAYS"
They had spoilers in rooms adjoining
those occupied by the courtesans. where
they could witness all that transpired with
in, and then make affidavits to it and have
the party indicted. But the plot was
discovered in time, and the instigat 0rs
are now under indictment for con-
spiracy. Their outrageous plots and das-
isrdly offenses would fill volume. The
United States District Attorney who has
prosecuted the pOlygamists so effectively
was assaulted by Mormons and would un-
doubtedly have been killed but for the time
ly assistance of bystanders. Afterward a
plot was discovered by which be was to have
been murdered. A convict Just released
from the penitentiary made a PROPOSE
ton to a fellow convict to murder the
District Attorney and offered to pay
him a sum of money for the deed.
The man making the proposal had previous
ly been connected with Mormon big guns in
an attempt to bride United States Deputy
Msrshals and get information from them as
TO any contemplated arrest OF polygamous
MoTmons.
The Mormons have the utmost contempt
for the United States Government. an in-
stance being that of last Fourth of July.
when they hung the American fiag at half
mast on their public buildings Their ser
mons are full of treason and are more like
stump speeches.
They have lately devised new scheme to
make 1t unpleasant for the non MormOns
here. They will boycott them by getting
hold of the different branches of business
now controlled by nom Norm )Us. and trade
strictly among themselves, This will be a
great injury to the GENTLE business men
here. as there are only about 5000 Gentiles
in Salt Lake City. The MOrmOnS have al
ways been clannish-never trading with a
Gertile if they could help it, bot now it is
proposed to make it binding. The man who
recently advertised in a Chicago paper
Wanted-A Baptist stone-cutter, would
make an excellent Mormon.
There are now in this Territory about
00O0 Mormons, and the number is being
rapidly augmented by the immigration from
Europe, and by the prolific manner in
which children are born OF polygamous
parents. Through the courtesy of the Sec
retaiies Of surrounding States ond Terrific
ries. am enabled to give a reliable estimate
of the plumber of Mormons in each; Arizona
has 1900; Nevada, 1000; Idaho, probably
10000; Wyoming. 1 500 or 1000; Colorado.
LOCO. and New Mexico probably 1000. It
has been rumored the Utah Saints" intend
pulling up stakes and going to Mexico, but
those well posted contradict this. They have
built up great city, and have too much at
stake here to leave, though they may make
a sort of breeding ground" ont of Mexico by
sending the polygamists down.
q Utah Gentleman, shows. himself to be in
accord with the people of Utah in their de-
eire that polygamy in Utah be suppressed as
soon as possible. He is said to take great
interest in Utah affairs, and his sister, Miss
Rose Cleveland, also. 1t IS said that she
prepared that part of the Presidents message
RI ting to the MormoBs.
t., ...t "'S. of Cynthianna. Ky has
80 ~ arrived. an. the prople here are a
liitl- ~ Xi' H. ." know what noiicy he will
i.'''Sr, - ~! accounts heard of him con-
vince the Utah people that he will make as
good Governor AS his predecessor Eli H.
Murray, also Kentuckian. When Murray
was removed the Mormons, cried "Give US
anybody but a kentuckian"' Kentucky
Governors do not seem to be popular
with the Mormons. 1t is said that
Murray was remoyed because he deceived the
President at the time the United states
troops were sent here to 1Eebl alleged Nor
mon uprisings. but whetheS true or not is
not known. There may have been no Use
for the troops but it certainly stirred the
country up, and the soldiers presented mag
nificent appearance on the streets, In charge
of a brass band, and Numerous we'll
fed army officers, dressed R9 as
pretty as Pullman car chamber maids
Ard now, as-tO the remedy proposed For the
existing evil in Utah. a bill prepared by
Congressman WOODBURY., OF Nevada meets
the approval of the tsentiles here. 1t pro-
poses to disfranohise. al Mormons. whether
poIygamous or not. It this is done she Gen
tiles can elect their own men 20 Office
and enact laws beneficial to the
territory. II also provides that no
Mormon can prsempt or acquire
title TO any land. The EdmundS law is an
excellent tbing rs far as it goes, out it does
not 90 far enough. 1t will have 10 be sup
plemented by some very stringent act to
make ii effective enough to wipe out the
Utah polygamists. AS the Spaniard says,
Guerra al euehillo," war to the knife.