The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-26
duce the first scintilla of evidence to

duce the first scintilla of evidence to
that effect.
QUEaTIoN-You say all the Mormon
leaders are implicated in this spirit?
ANswER-Yes. sir; they make prom
isss liberal to the ear but not to the
hope Why, said the Governor, they
had attorneys in Congress to
RESIST LEGISLATION ON THIS SUBJECT.
Then he read from his report. And ther
he reviewed his course in trying to eff
feet a compromise with prisoners in
the Pen, and Others in authority whom
ne could reach, but to no purpose;
they would not promise to obey the law.
Mr.. RICHARDs-As construed BY the
courts.
GOVERNOR Yes, that is your idea of
the construction of the law.
RICHARDs-Did not Mr.. Snow con-
tend that, if promises of obedience to
the law were made, that the courts
would so construe the law as not only
to prevent polygamists from living WITH
their families but from performing the
moral duty of taking care of them?
GoyERNoR-Yes that was claimed.
RICHARDs-ls it not a fact that the
courts have SO ruled that not only liv-
ing together under the same root, but
acknowledging woman as wife, was
construed to be unlawful cohabitation
The Governor was not sufficiently
posted in the ruling of the courts 10 an
swer; but, he said, the fact that such
men as judges Zane, Henderson and
Powers hailed from Michigan went
good deal towards establishing their
character as judges. He continued
reading from report and commenting
on the uny1elding character OF the peo-
pie, he said he remarked to friends.
when Congress enacted the Edmunds-
Tucker law, that the Mormons GER
tainly would not take the prescribe d
oath. But those who ktew the -ople
longer than he had, said, you'll see.n
They were right; he was wrong.
WARNER-Before you get through
would like you to state reasons why
there would be more danger to the non.
Mormons under State government than
Territorial.
GovERNoR-Mr. Baskin, before the
that the $4,000 n-Aormons, if State
hood be granted. would get up and
LEAVE THE TERRITORY.
That remark is made by the citizens
who have been there the longest.
WARNER-What is the sentiment of
the people who have more recently
settled th+re?
The Governor answered the senti.
ment was the same. He had talked
with them; under State government,
he said, the power of the Mormons
would be entrenohed, and the Gsntiles
would be placed at disadvantage.
Mr.. Barnes asked how Statehood
could entrench the power Of the Nor
mons?
A.-Polygamy was established by
revelation. a law was passed against it
in 1862, but never enforced; the church
was incorporated by Legislative act,
and now, he said, give Utah Statehood
and what check has Congress upon
them And further, said the Governor,
Joseph Smith bad revelation ste ting
that man should have but one wife
and concubines he should have none.
This is what might be termed strong
answer. The Governor was terribly
confused and doubtless thought that by
chucking concubne or more, as the
case might be, at Mr.. Barnes, he could
Silence thu gentleman. Although that
portly dimensioned gentleman from
Georgia did not insist on an explana-
ton he could not for the life of him see
what a concubine could do by way of
entrenchinR, etc., but Mr. Baskin be
wildered the G. ntleman when he arc 9
and informed the committee that they
(the church) had taken it out of the
Doctrine and Covenants and put in the
Book of Mormon, Mr.. Barnes thinking
all this time that Mr.. Baskin
HAD REFERENCE TO THE coNcUB1NE.
Your correspondent enjoyed it hugely,
and was not astonished to hear that
gentleman remark that he was tired of
the absurd things that were brought up.
Tue Governor tire the committee read
ing from the report, so he submitted
much without finishing in order that an
adjournment might be taken.