New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-25
TROUBLE IN ZION.
UTAH PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY THE h@
suit OF THE LATE ELECTION.
YOUNG MEN DESERVING MonMoNIsM-A HUGS


YOUNG MEN DESERVING MoRMoNIsM-A HUGE
COLONIZATION SCHEME EXPOSED.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CoRRksrosDEST Oh THE fkiSUShI
salt Lake City, Aug 16.-The topic hero a.
present Is the OF the Gentles In the recons
elections. 1t was almost unexpected TO the Lioer-
al party, which includes all the noDMormons. as IL
was to the Peopes Party which is another name
Of the Mormon Church-the name under which 10
parsdes I'm politics. The moment that the result
was known, however, the Mormon papers with one
voice began to slege all sorts OF frauds on the part
of their opponents, and, not stopping there. des
clared that regular system OF fraud would be In
augurated by the Gentes to gain possession Of the
City offices In February
As matter Of fact the Gentle gain is real and
natural and the of their success Is not far to
seek. In the first place good many young Mormons
voted the Liberal ticket for the first time They
moved to this by various motives. Some Oh
them openly avow their WEAKNESS OF the hereditary
system In Office which prevails In the Mormon policy,
whether the office be clerical secular. They DO
not think this system in keeping with American
principles, and are able 10 come out against II now
without being ostracised ard starved as formerly,
because there others here besides Church favor
ties associate with, and others employ them
besides the few rich saints Even the Mormon
boy, least experienced and least educated. has In him
a Of fair play similar TO that enjoyed by tho
average young American elsewhere, and he IS getting
thoroughly tired OF the favOre system in office.
which gives him chance, while the elective system,
which is common I'm other parts OF the country and
hitherto uLLL0wn here would place him equal
footing with the of Bishops and Apostles Others
the informed and experienced have deserted the
Peoples party because they think the
Church should OFT dat-footed and
repudiate polygamy in conformity with the laws
of the land They do not approve the sneaking policy
Of evading the law, and causing men, women and
children to suffer for thing that do them good,
but, the contrary, must be detriment TO them
through life. They know that poygamous marriages
are being solemnized all the while in the temples in
every part of the Territory, and that conspiracy
which includes the entire people exists TO Illustrate the
laws Of Congress against the practice The United
states officials and cunning enough, but In
nine out of ten they Oyermatcbed by the
willy saints who have grown skilled in playing trick
against trick with the shewdest politicians Of tue
Nation.
For the young men TO take the bit in their teeth
I'm this independent fashion 10 highly subyersive OF
Church discipline and the chiefs OF this modern
Zion quake with anger and apprehension. Just be-
fore the election when there whsperngs Of dis
Affection Apps ties and Elders who had In their en-
ploy young men Of voting age who were beginning
to show disposition to think and act for themselves,
made haste to promulgate order that every man
who should dare to vote the Liberal ticket would DO
discharged on the spot. This threat oyerawed many
but not all and It is safe to say that the day Is not
far distant when it and similar forces of sanity unity
and concord Will fall into nnocuous desuetude
The first count in the charge Of fraud against the
Liberals was that they brought in illegal voters and had
them colonized here In the capital for use on election
day. IL appears that this charge Is absolutely deVod
of truth. Even the Mormon judges of election deny
It, and prominent Mormon elder with whom your
correspondent conversed on the subject said: The
truth Is that Salt Lake City has been gradually slipping
out of the possession of the saints and the result Oh
this election does not surprise me. The Genties who
have come I'm here have made by their mines and
other productive Industries, and our people, VINO arc
either agrcuursts or accustomed I" being employed
by Others in the various industries, have been pushed
aside by these newcomers They are mostly hard
headed pushing men Of affairs. This is why SO large
part of the real estate of the city, which rev
years ago belonged wholly to the saints, has passed
into the possession of the Gentes; people have
sold and moved away to the country towns where living
Is easier, and all the principal business and industry
has passed into the hands Of the newcomers Tho
miners railroad men, merchants. lawyers, doctors,
capital snnd spectators, the gamblers and saioon-
keepers are nearly all Genhles and the aggregate OF
them who attend the various nOnMormon churches IN
salt Lake City is nearly, if not quite, equal in num-
her 10 the Saints who attend services at the Taber-
nacIe We have made serious mistake somewhere.
President Young forsaw what was coming, and Always
urged the people not TO sell their property TO tho
Centes But natural causes have been stronger than
his policy, and / scarcely see how we shat ever le-
cover our position. Providence has wiled IL SO,
and perhaps after all ii may prove for our good
Others are far from regarding the reverse so philo
sophically ard notice which appeared in Mormon
paper the other morning gave conclusive PROOF that
the church officials mean to make strenuous effort 10
renar the breach This notice announced merely that
all Saints coming from the country would be instructed
as 10 the proper places which find board while In
the captal by applying al the Office OF the Church
organ The Liberal committee having In mind the
allegations of fraud which this same organ hsh mahs
AGAINST them. set foot investigation which re-
suited in convincing them that large ana wen.
matured scheme Of colonization wthn tne purneus Oh
attempted There is denying that the
Mormons born colonists, and If they thrive as such
an the scoched plains Of Arizona why might they
NOT succeed in the heart of Zion They viii be watched
very closely however. and the liberal agents through
out the Territory will give timely information of the
departure of all countrymen for the capital with such
other information as may ala IN preventing them from
registering. III, ., =, -.
families under the preence of making bona fde
residence in sufficient time before election to secure
a vote Others will come as students, and the Church
win nav the expenses of such unable to indulge
sin others are 10 be provided for as employees
4, Norman stores and other branches of trade and
business and the city Offices 10 be kept out Of the
hands OF the Gentiles If possible. Meanwhile. the
Liberals claim that they only demand free vote and
a fair count, aud If they are beaten they will not
complain. But every 4" cOlonist' who IS caught will
scheme they have proposed IS carried out one moro
stigma will be fastened upon the Mormon priesthood.
IL IS already rlmOred, with every appearance OF
probability that some of the who recently
cleo ted By the Peoples party as members OF the
Legislature have taken poly samous wives since the
unable II the charge Is proved TO take their seats.
This viii add 10 the dissatisfaction of the moro pro-
gessve young men, and to the strength OF the Liberal