New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
THE MORMON PRESIDENT DESPoNDENT
nrcr AIRING THAT PoLYGAMY IS MORE MATTE
m. PREsENT.

DECLARING THAT POLYGAMN is ho"h ''A
OF FAITH THAN PRACTfcr AT PRESENT
Salt Lake City, Aug is (speciaD-"nsoh w.
ruff. president of the Mormon Church, Is perhaps
tho most important parsonage in Utah tic IS al
present IN hiding relative OF Woodruff, no" nrs'
visiting Salt Lake recently asked to drive WIN
Woodruff's son. This Is the story he lois 80
al was not aware Of the object Of the drive uhtl
we were about four miles from the CITY, ihen VIC
drcw I'D beside a quletlookng house, and my con
nanion Informed me that his father was wlthin' Al
the small parlor could see seated by the windo"
venerable man. Who as entered the hallway au-
vanced to the threshold and grasped my hano "aii',
abiding to my family resemblance aud men''on"e
the long period that had elapsed since ne hao soe"
his cousin my father
Il am greatly ovcrworked' said he, as nc TO
sumed his seat with sigh OF exhaustion our
church Is involved In much litigation brought by
our Prosecutors that I overwhelmed by inc To
sponslbity that falls on me as the hea" Vi '
Church Then the minor duties OF that postum 20
on as ever and when any Of our individuai fneniD'
are arrested for their faith l am called upon ioi
advice Yes I am used to hiding. When the nrst
ncrsccutions began I had 10 follow the example Of
all the uromincnt men Of the Church, and now Parcu
larly am I forced to keep from public view VI
course you know that the Government has coscu III
upon US hard, and am afraid we VIII nave 10 So
them a million or OF our property before 'heS VIII
be satisfied. You noticed the item In inc paper a
more 70 them. They interfering materially WIN
the work on the Temple, and all OF our INSTITUTIONS
are now controlled by receivers that are enUaf'
RAISING .,. ,
what Is our position under this prosecu'io"
We have had no alternative but to succumn- hni al
intelligent young man like you can look ABOUT you,
vievy the improvements Of this pro porous Guy anu
the cultivation Of this wonderfully productive coui
FRY. and then determine for yourself what compul
sion and time Il will take to convince the loo'oo-
| Normons who have built up both city ana country
on the basis Of their faith that that faith Is wrong
7 rust admit that the Government is pushing MAI
ters rapdly and 10 the great embarrassment OF ou
people. but remember that not one OF those mos
| ncrsccutod has ever renowned his faith. Just nov
polvgamy Is practically abandoned, for you Know nov
eneedv they are arrested under the cohaoitihg Ia"
Rut as one of the tenets OF the faith, 1t IS sun
mnch Endorsed By the members Of the Church OF La
tor nav Saints as ever. am an old man no"
mast Sixty.fvc and the work upon me leaves IS'
mmoments 10 consider the future. We nave our nlI'
eonares still abroad In all countries ana II IS uu
that we have entertained some IDEA OF feiuoNIne
Mexico Many MormOns have already gone, put w
taIk OF an entire removal Is out OF INC IueSutor
| I>fah contains much permanent HnPru u,t ~
Tor that To me the possible contlnuca ts n,n,o
The Government toward Us IS pulling ques1Iio,
hut no matter what the peisecuIloh' inc iai'h
The MormOns Will stand the tes''