Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-05

Daniel II. Wells was welcomed
from prison by the ''Mormon" pop
ulace here ten years ago, because he
would rather suffer than disclose
matters which he had agreed TO keep
secret and with which the courts
had nothing legally 20 do, and
somebody started the story that at
that time the United States fing-
whether by accident or not was not
determined-was dropped TO the
ground. Therefore aliens who |
have come to this country since that
/ time must not be natuTalized II they |
are ..AIormons.
I Four years ago, half-a-dozen Of
the United States flags which were
flung to the breeze in this city on
Independence Day were placed at
half mast, as an emblem Of MOURN
ing, because the leading men Of the I
community were in exile through I
the outrageous and Illegal exc ]
cution Of harsh laws. Never before :
in the history Of nations was the half i
masting of flag consideredanything II
else than a sign Of mourning. But a
for anti-'AIormon" purposes, frothy o
pretended TO construe this !"
token Of grief into an insult to the a
flag, though in 4 week after they
half-masted it themselves. No con- =,
nection Of the ''Mormon" Church .,
II its leaders, who were all absent, or
vas ever traced TO this act. There III
ore no alien member Of the ''Afor- ar
non" Church, whether he endorsed tic
II knew anything OF this business or ia
lot, is fit TO be a citizen OF the
United States.
Several prominent "MormOn"
saders have been indicted for
olygamy. Therefore, homogeneous
applicants for natur- st
Iization, some Of whom do not be- So
eve in polygamy, and all OF whom Co
re ready TO take an oath not to SIN
.olate the anti-polygamy acts, are on
1t TO he permitted to swear allegi- adj
ice TO the Government and obey EN-
e laws. ma
The DESERET NEWS ha. COM for
ended men who refused to make a SAL
omise which no court had the No
,ht to exact, ami criticized the SEE
nduct of Others who have made fro
reements which appeared TO lie tina
Therefore alien [
IOrmons," seeking citizenship VIII
Ist be denied the privilege, wheth- ma
they ever read the DEsERET NEWS clai
not. the
1t has always been and still Is the que
icy OF this government to encour- hay
aliens who in good faith come to susl
ide in this country to become citi- gre
:" Therefore all such persons, pro'
vided they are "Mormons, e" must MAJ
excluded from citizenship. Fl
he Mormon Church teaches hav,
the Constitution Of the United gion
.es Is inspired OF God and that all toll
5 made in pursuance thereof TO {
4 be Obeyed. Therefore, the almC
nbers Of the mormon, Church cage
, animated by a feeling Of hostil- and
o the Government and its laws. prom
therefore, an alien who is n reser
lber Of said Church is not a fit sIrro
on TO be made a citizen Of the ing !
ed States" wher
lese premises and deductions COuu
# course extremely logical, and is TIN
strike readers Of Judge An respet
ms decision, in the naturaliza- and 4
cases, with wonder and admira- The
at the acumen, and profound nor il
n, and judicial equity dis resery
d therein. The document cOmpI
d lie preserved in the archives their
e Church and in private collec- might
Of legal curiosities, for the as the IL
lment if not the praise Of hang
e generations. handle