The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-25

protest against the admission of Utah
as State. He poses as a patriot and
the friend of the A, 600 people of Utah
who are to be at the mercy of 176 900
Mormons ruled practically by a one
man power" Very effective and affect
ing is it not? Beyond doubt when he
sought the appointment of Governor of
Utah he had no thought of going west
and growing up with the country"
Neither did he go forth from the fam
GUS bluegrass region"in
THE SPIRIT OF A MISSIONARY.
He was simply patriotic-one who
wanted an office, simply that, and
nothing more" He got what he wanted
and it is to be presumed that when his
term of Office expires he will shake the
alkaline dust of Utah from his shoes
and HE away to the delectable bluegrass
pastures and pleasant streams. Of
course he is disnterested aud the
friend of the A 600 in Utah who would
be at the mercy of a majority ruled
practically by one man power"
Gentlemen of the committee, you are
sens BILE men, and you cannot; you will
not, believe such twaddle. | have
shown you that the Mormons are an
intelligent people. l have pointed to
some of the marvellous accomplish
ments in Utah. l have told you what
their Church organization is, and how
thoroughly Democracy prevades it. l
have read TO you from our book of
Doctrine achievements the deliberate ly
formulated and expressed views of that
Church organization. They have not
been belied by the practice of the Nor
mon people. They were not formulate d
to serve purpose, or to conceal an
object. They were to stand for all time.
They are to-day, and will be through
all coming time the honest sentiments,
and the guiding principles, of all true
Mormons.
Governor West says-in his Herald
int rview: Confer the right of State
hood Upon Utah, and the Mormons
would frame Constitution and laws so
unjust and arbitrary in their character
hat an outsider could not live among
them" Why did he say this? Will he
say the same thing of you? Certainly
not. He will doubtless say that if you
confer Statehood upon Utah when she
presents Constitution that is Repub-
lican in form and guarantees
LIFE, Liberty, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAP
PINESs
to every human being, irrespective of
creed, condition, and pursuits, and
torbids polygsmy and union of Church
and State, that the Mormon majority
will attempt to do something which
that Constitution forbids. But you
Will not believe him for the simple
reason that you would not believe that
the moon is made of green cheese
even if the Governor of Territory told
you it was. 1t is mere nonsense-but
wicked, maicontent nonsense, intended
for the Consumption of the unrehecting
mopes.
What object would the Mormons have
to server What would they accomplish
by such doings? To ask these questions
is to suggest the answers. They would
simply accomplish their own certain
and speedy overthrow. You can only
believe such twaddle by presuppesing
that the Mormons are knaves and fools.
And now what does our Governor
propose for the people of Utah? "a
Territorial commission acting in con-
junction with a governor which would
control all appointments would an 'wer
our purpose exactly" have no doubt
it would, provided be was the Gov
ernor and the commission was in
perfect accord with him. l verify be-
lieve that if he could be guaranteed this
he would consent to, out of pure patri-
otism. of course, serve his country IN
such capacity during the balance of his
natural life. What would he do? He
tells US. I'VE could" he says, break
down the power of the Curch, and Utah
would enter upon an era Of prosperity
such as no other Territory has ever
known" Which being interpreted,
gentlemen of the committee, means,
having deprived the Mormon majority
of power, we,
GOVERNOR WEST AND COMPANY,
would enter upon an era Of prosperity
such as no other set of patriots in this
world ever dreamed of.
The power of the church, which is an
form of expression for the
Mormon majority, is terrible bugbesr
to all patriots like the Governor. Nat
urally so. Their era of prosperity can
not begin until 1t is disposed of in some
wav.
He wants it distinctly understood
that he would not interfere with any
mans religion Hear him when |
speak of breaking down the power of
the church must not be understood as
their religion per Sc. 1t is the
church we are fighting" l am perfectly
certain that the Governor and his
coterie care very little about religion
per Sc. If they did he and they would
not be here engaged in the work they
are, But how are they going to break
down the power of the church, 8y
taking away the political rights of every
of it. They will compromise
right off with the Mormous provided
they get the pudding and the Mormons
take the bag. They are modest, and
only want to