Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-11
THE TIME Is AT HAND.

Ere the sands OF the glass shall have
marked the flight of another twelve
hours, the last Mormon Legislature with
which it is possible Utah can ever be
afflicted will, by limitation OF law, have
passed away, down into the shades OF
well-merited contempt and oblivion.
With the adjournment Of this organized
band of Mormon obstructionists, a grave
duty devoves upon the Gentiles OF Utah,
and that duty should be met and dis
charged with such readiness and intelli-
gence as will become men who love the
institutions OF their country, and in de-
fense of which, il needs be, their lives
would be laid upon the sacrificial altar.
For more than third OF a century
past the Territory OF Utah has been con-
trolled, in all its political affairs, by a
body OF aliens and traitors whose sole
ambition has been to erect theocratic
kingdom within this republic, and from
behind the lines OF that kingdom hurl
defiance TO the greatest and best govern
ment that ever existed upon Gods
footstool. To this end the State has been
prostituted to Church uses; men have
been inveigled into violations OF law and
their crimes held over them as whips to
scourge them into line as aiders, abettors
and active agents Of the scheme; women
have been subjected to such degrade
tions as in other civilized lands are
undreamt OF, and the Gentiles in the
community, while paying an undue pro-
portion OF the taxes to support the
local government, have been refused al
representation in Territorial and munici
pal councils, and virtually robbed OF thu
privileges which everywhere else within
the Union are accorded to good citizens
The Just laws of the United States hav
been treated with ridicule and contempt
the old flag itself has been literally trailet
in the dust and otherwise disgraced, ant
the representatives of the Government
for merely doing their duty under thei
oaths, have been subjected to unstinte
abuse in Mormon pulpit and press, thei
good names have been traduced, thei
residences have been assailed at mid
night, and their persons have not bee
exempt even from the most murderous {
assaults
How vain WAS the hope that the me
who for sixty days past have masque
AIDED as legislators, and whose first Il
legancc is given TO the institution fl
whose perpetuation it has been four
necessary to commit such crimes again
nature and natures God, would for m
ment give serious consideration to ar
measure that had for its object the wipil
out OF the grievous evils which have ri
riot here as the natural outgrowth OF pc
nicious teachings sanctioned by this sar
Church. These men, as legislators, hay
been but rs so many puppets set up in
box for the public eye to gaze upon, VIII
an unseen master hand manipulated t
strings that caused them to laug
cry and dance in turn. In and OF thel
selves, they have been and are powerle
to act, and it is well that the curtain
limitation is at last about to descend f
ever upon such disgracefpl shows
Utah
The time for the Gentiles OF Utah
put in an effective plea for the relief tn
need, for the means to forever rid Il
Territory OF the horrible incubus VIII
for SO long has hung over it, and VIII
at the same time will restore to all g
citizens the rights and privileges whi
elsewhere in this country have alwl
been freely accorded and nowh
except in Utah denied to the
has at last arrived. Let
American hang back now
voices OF all the true men in the la
raised in unison, should be heard call
upon Congress, and the latter b
should be left in no sort OF doubt as
what is needed to settle the troubles
Utah. The Gentiles know what that
they can suggest it to Congress; to
that is their plain duty, it should be d
at once. Let the word 60 forth, that
loyal men OF Utah may gather in IL
conventions, and last and success
struggle be made to grasp the great b
already in sight.
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VETOED IT, OF COURSE.