New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-16
THE END OF POL YGAMl.
TIE TIME AND MANNER OF THE MORMON
PRESIDENTS VISION.
A REMARKABLY CHANGE OF TONE - THE
XoYxcrr NorNoxS TIRED OF POLYGAMY

A REMARKABLE CHANGE OF TONI - i"r'
YOUNGER NOEMoNs TIRED OF POLYGAMY.
Col, Lake CITY. oct. 10 (Spccan.-Tlcc Is something
! croo,cd about the M,rInor>' new departure Whst
II is does not appear the surface Just YET. ''"
the man who thinks that the nisniies'o az 'h''"-
polvgamv is altogether in good fai'i l. pTopabN mn"
ING the mistake Of his lifetime Ihat IL Is poI''' d"
trick is certain II out Just IN the ni'A Oh 'lc
Inst A few DAYS before the Mormon Democratic Ier
rtorlal Convention that conspicuous r"irTh'c
could be made TO it in The platform Ac'oinneN liA'
u,,t,rn begins with the assertion that " tho Con
stitution OF the United states Is diV'heN h'pr0u
,u,r,rcp, All laws enacted in pursuance
Of the CO. sti,ution paramount TIC decisions o.
the supreme Cont final Ihat Sonh"S NrN
different from the threatenings and slaughter ''''
brigham Young used breathe out against the 'n"cd
states In the old DAYS it sure sign OF 'i"rhioh
goodness, to allegiance and swear EMMY II"
the Constitution. Whether or not tie lr"par' ha'
charged hi spots. he has certainly chaee" ''c "'
Of hi, sharing. But then the platform goes on 10
saw that the recent declaration Of tie president Z"
The Church of Ic.uS Christ 81 Latter DAY Sah'>-'"'"
uouly called the Mormon ChuiCh-an! the 'rtoh oi
,ha, lo!y in general conference. hy which marriage
T., vi I,,i,o az Lax are foridd"n c"upld with II"
National and Territorial legislation have renewed 'hn
oly sui, ant al barrier in the path o. tins Iririt Nv
T., the .Iil ii-t- and privilege OF p'!"I u H"'
pcndcncc. TIE dl,crHtnuaEcc 81 polNIa'ions HHr
RACES IL tbs Territory renders u'hccc>sarV a'N
further lcci s,ion hy Congress affecting III" h"fu'
Of the citizen, Of Utah. or cnralling Their iich'N arc
franchises The vounc members of the Peoples party
forming a largo mao:tv Of the admit mal9 'tArn'
have not been via.rs Of the law ~ a." piNt aiC nave
taken an oath TO ucv the laws II Their country ~ to
f.tnr". Every attempt 10 deprive tl'r 81 me ''N"
franchise /, dca!ly th~i>t the h'rtv :" ~"cnic
vhicl, this government Wa> "N'a'l >i'' ISL "'o'c
=, hitch tic,c >,newhcre' >pcI. In. :" tn DDS
ny -.
,her. have been suc marriage. How inn ! II TIA
Those who contracted t:cm have ~, l"rV vpiaoTN
~ the Law. IN tho past The platform. COO on 4"
! denounce Governor Thomas 10 r"vnr ~" ''ah I III
mi,>irr. rav" against IN" " Ia ''al priv. I"
apothco>i7e tie Pc pc>' party. and 10 "1nnrA'"
the startling pr.pos.ti"a that ITli' Ollie = ph'''
trust After adopting this pl.'f'rm and rc"o;rn't-
irr Inhn r. Game for Delegate 20 Congress. ~" Goa
ycntion a. The salt Lake Tribune ap'l" says. com
| n.it,rd hari-lar'.
II Wa, az september "a that Wilfnri woodruff. the
president Of the Mormon Church. had has vision, ~
whatever i, was. that prompted hun I" issue he MA"
fe>to aeain,, poyc lie say@ regarding II ttAi
Thi, step was not taken without ION. se'>on 81
PRAYER have consulted tod ahoui II and know II Is
! right. ] am to old to do anything wN'nc who Il
(, one OF the most amaln: argument, for hfa!'ioH''
| That wa, put forward. ! DON'T kno" no" "d
| Nj WoodrliI IS Int surely there a'~ manN otter mon
| in Utah and c!scwhcr. in tho world fully rs OH.
|
eminent Conr.rllor Of tho Church. SANS he knows /
Is ,1ght To-" much a. IL GOES against the gram
II is refreshing. indeed, 10 hear =" influential anu r
| rc.cntaivc 4 Mormon admit FRANKLY 'ha, It " <" :
against the grain to restrict himself to .ne!" VIE
However, Brother Cannon Goe>nt ,ouch Tor cverythli
| tina, President Woodruff SAYS For 'cAolnll' VI
Woodruff IN this vision OF september "a, saw Joseph
smith piv.,ar.ny 10 bring the world {" an end i"At
| wear I.u, Mr. Cannon couldn't swallow that. :" h,
told the people plainly that that must be misahc that
before the coming Of the Messiah Jerusalem must be
Restored and the Lamanitcs must be converted liz
was careful to lay out work enough u keep The
promi.c or until time Whom he at least wonld not 10
OBLIGED to answer any trouhlcsonc questions a''oni The
non tuli,men, CT the programme
still whIlc this pionunclamentO is primarily
! political move. there /. no donUi that POLY Samy II
practically ended II can nc'or y" openly pr1~tscf
| again. resident Woodruff. IN nIaiing known hi
revelation aid that IL came from the Lord, ana II
conrratulaimg himself that tho people had Sn-aincs
il he declared II usclcs, to light GO.vOJUUO %
people AID threw the responsibility Of the whoi
bu,incs, dpon the Amicri' an people and dcclai"'
that the Lord would hold the Na,Ioa responsible fo
taking away the right, Of the Mormon people on a'
count Of their religion I,ut ABIDE from the rcsistill
pre. sure 81 the sixty millions, the Younger aud bette
| regime. II l. ashamed of nth" namclc>, inam~S tha
have been prct'srd IN tn" name u RELIGION ana re
| aco a prominent president 81 a STAKE va a,k'1i II
t6is dig. In caS" tal> order should come, what h
| w0ud do and he boldly announced that such an oire
| would not last a moment. and the Lord would sNcr
from tie earth those who is>ned II. The order ha
not protest against il. The very thing III" MOI
I.rsham Yodms declared it Would he dannal,lc T.
r,n say. tho Lord la> done IT. However that may b'
/, | II il done, and done forever
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