The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-06

sonAlly. The two positions are PLAIN
enough. Polygamy, the sole point
sgzinst which previous laws have been
directed. is practically abandoned as an
Issue. IL is simply a light for vested
rights and continuation OF the privileges
of citizenship on the one hand, and n
struggle to gain possession of the a.aIrs
of Utah by q small minority, who claim
that they are able 20 govern wisely,
prudentially, and justly. and in a man
ner which will rebound to the credit Of
the United States.
have looked somewhat sharply into
the Mormon system during . two
months soiourn in the Territory. There
are probably abuses connected with it.
do not like
THE TITHISG SYSTEM.
/ do not like the almost absolute con-
troll of the bishops over the people. and
1 do not admire several other things
which SAVIOR of theocracy and give zest
to the criticisms of some of the anti
Mormons. But there are conditions
prevailing everywhere which more IL an
counterpalance the apparent evils Of
those principles. The people are pros
porous and contented. They are op
posed 10 The use of whiskey and tobac-
CO. In Salt Lake City not a single
saloon. out of total of about fifty.
paying license OF 81 200 year each, Is
run by a Mormon. There is no Nor
mon vice on the surface. Chastity is
one of the cardinal virtues of the
church; adultery and seduction are
punished by prompt dismembership,
from which there is no appeal. 1t is
the objectionable sin with these PEG
pie. Everything is peaceable and or
DERBY in the settlements. Litigation is
avoided as much as possible, and the |
people live quietly together. attending |
10 their respective affairs, helping one |
another with neighborly kindness. and !
paying their dues to the church with /
apparent 6heerfulness. Leaving out |
this question of polygamy, which all |
parties in the east are agreed should be /
suppressed with firm hand. I see
lothing TO condemn IN the conduct of
.heSe people. They will, in my estima-
ION, compare favorably in the matter
THRIFT, HONESTY, AND INDUSTRY
With any other community on the face
VI the globe.
Mention those facts TO the Gentiles,
IS all anti-Mormons are dubbed. and
'our honesty of conviction is at once
They rave about the crimes
Il the past, when an outsiders lie was
lot sale in Utah. and say those people
lave Just the same spirit now as then.
nd would exercise IL but for a whole
ONE fear OF the law. IL is with present
0ndltlOnS we have TO deal and they |
re as / have hastily sketched them.
Gentileis just as safe here,.ss he is else
there. There is no restriction on ont
lde immigration; there is no taxation
n mining or its output. A Gentle can
rade here with as much freedom and
respect OF success as he can elsewhere.
ven those who are most bitter against :
nls people have to confess they have
Iospered in the Territory. A Gentile's
Die grievance now Is that he is woefui-
: IN the minority, and has no voice in
ublic afairS And vet this is not
racticaliy correct. All the Territorial
fhces are in the hands of Gentiles: the
ectorsi machinery is in their hands:
ley have the majority of the post
tices, and the governor has the abso-
tie veto power, which was exercised
ith the utmost liberality by Governor
Iurray last session. MT
This is the situation here at present.
have sketched itimpartialIy. Polyg-
NY Is not the evil we deem il in the
lst, according 70 the Utah Gentiles.
he Utah question now is simply warl
the knife for Territorial control. and
very bitter war it bids to become.-J.
:. p, in the. Chicago Times. 4