Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-06

endowment house she'd oe refused
their naturalization?
Court-I think that . man VINO
belongs to . church that requires
him to take an oath Of hostility 70
the government Of which he seeks
to BECOME . citizen. although ne
has not yet taken the oath, stanas
on the same footing as those VINO
have. He ought to give up ms
church memtership, for his at
tempt to obtain the privileges
OF citizenship, as the evidence
taken In the cases referred
to In Salt Lake showed that ono is
incompatible with the other.
have no doubt there are many
members Of tho Mormon Church
who, II they could be free from the
restraints which the Church places
around them, would give expression
to a feeling Of loyalty to the gov
eminent; but outside OF a few places
in the Territory, where the nom
Mormon element Ia strong, they
cannot afford to do anything not
sanctioned by the Church.
The so-cailed manifesto Is very
artfully worJed. The members are
advised Ito refrain from contracting
any marriages forbidden by the law
Of the land" The only ''law OF the
land' lorbidding polygamous marri-
ages in this Territory is In the
acts OF Congress. III Utah should
become n State, these acts Of
Congress would no longer be in
force here and polygamous marriage
would not be contrary to the law OF
the land ,as far rs Utah Il concerned,
unless the Latter-day Saints should
pass such a law, which their past
history shows they would not likely
do; aud then the advice Of MILFORD
Woodruff against polygamous mar
rage would no Topography. l think
this manifesto bears on its face con-
elusive evidence that 1t was only
intended to serve temporary
purpose. MILFORD Woodruff and
other leaders Of the Church,
as well as the more humble menu
bers, have In the past shown n
persistence in diso5eying the laws
and In defyiug the government
unparalleled in this country. Brig
han, Young lived and died most
fragrant violator of-the laws OF this
country. His successor, John
Taylor, died while under indict-
ment for n violation Of the laws,
and while In hiding from the officers
who were trying to arrest him. His
successor, Wiliord Woodruffisa poly
gamist; aud in 1877, at the dedica-
ton OF the Temple at st. George,
prayed in the most ostentatious
manner before q large audience for
the destruction Of the government.
George Q. Cannon, one OF his as
soclstes In the presidency at the
present time, was n polygarist aud
has served a term in the penitcn-
tiary for n violation Of the laws Of
his country; and Joseph +. Smith,
at this time one Of the presidency
Of tine Church, is now under indict-
ment and hiding from the officers;
while the lives and conduct Of the
other high officials Of the Church
have been Of a similar character.
4 slight concession TO the suprem-
acy of the laws of the government
has ut last been made, but il is o!
such q character, and was made in
such 4 way that in view Of the past
history Of the church and its leaders
not much Importance should be at
iached to it until time has demon
strated the sincerity Of those who
made it, ard the willingness OF
thoee 10 whom II was given to obey
It.
1 am OF the opinion that an alien
who comes to this country ana joins
an organization which has given the
government so much trouble in the
enforcement Of its Jaws as the Nor
mon Church has done, and which
requires him To take an oath and
perform acts inconsistent with good
citizenship, would not be permitted
to become a citizen OF the United
States rs leng as he continues a
member Of such organization.
The application Of these parties
to be admitted TO citizenship il,
therefore, denied.-Speci0i 70 The
Herald.