Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-08
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messages to Congress he expressed
regret because Iowa vent democratic
at the last electioD3 ~-'Tlnly, II
the election WIS not fd1y conducted
there would be cause for regret Or
there would be cause for regret II n
large number OF citizens were uis-
franehlsed, as Il Is said they are In
the South and five raire ruch an
inferno because n negro Is disfran.
chised Ina Mississippi, sirely we
ought 10 say Something when a
Scotchman Is disfranchised IN = Tar.
IL is no excuse to say that IL Is tne
party OF Judge anderson tn9t Is
doing al this DISTINGUISHING IL Is
no excuse to say that Iowa elected
a democratic Governor because
Judge Anderson. let that state
where he once was q candidate for
Governor on the democratic ticAet.
aud where his Iarty aud himself
were regarded as rebels, traitors ana
disunionists, and where few years
ago Mormon, was more popular
than a democrat. -
The Governor writes quite little
essay on polygamy, but, in conf A.,
dense, / viii tell bis Excellency
that lie VIII never get grave In
N'estm nster Abtey for essay writ 1
ing. He proceeds to- consider
"whetlerthe 'sformons'have ceased
to enforce. the Decline Of plural
marriage'' III a very unique way /
Instead Of plainly telling US how
many plural marriages were cele-
brated for. 1850, he proceeds to give
dissertations on the "Mormon''mis-
sionary system. He says the most
ignorant are sought after. The
fact Is the contrary. The i've
countries which stana at the head
of the civilized nations for intelli-
gcnce are Scotland, England,
Sweden, Germany and the. United
States. From these countries come
the" Afornons." none paragraph he
ascribes To them ignorance, In the
next inteiiig6nce He says they are
aw-abiding EXCEPT IN the laws
against polygainy; then II they don't
abide by the polygamy laws, why
not tell rs low many polygamist
occurred In Utah last
year? He says II Is a poor tribute
to their sincerity to say they have
ABANDONED polygslny, and yet he
says the masses u The Mormons are
TOO sineefeto make false pretenses.
He says the'strength of Mormonism
lies in the siuterify Of its people
and Of its officials, and yet he says
they deal in evasions, antiquities,
md falsehoods. lie Introduces the |
Iosephite GHorfhons in a way 10
cave the impression that Joseph
smith WIS murdered on account Of ,
a nd then after all his
Iraise Of the Mormons for religious
sincerity, honesty, he {
avs mendacity Brid deceit are their /
characteristics Tie revelation on
JOlygamy was given In 1913; pre- I
'iOus TO that Joseph Smith was 1
BY linobs and petty ofii- c
'ials. He was numbered in 1874. d
50 that the Josepbites and pOlyg. q
my, though introduced for n Ger
ain purpose; only reveal the weak
less OF the Governors understand !;
ng. SO ~ II
In IA few paragraphs he uses the +
yord "prolably'' a dozen times as
violence that polygamy exists, and a
hat Congress ought 10 disfranchise n n
community OF Americans, English q
1en and Scotchmeno on probabilities. u
log, pschabiIisieswill do well for Il
'eather prophets, but In a count Of
Islicc that MAKES POOR evidence. 81
He spsalIs about offices being n
ED In families. Would lie dis c
ualify the presentincurnSest Of the
White House because his father a
as distinguished man, or because e.
ne Harrison ffmily holds n place +,
J history so years bees. He sHys
Mormon'' money is spent among Al
)ngress men. Does he mean TO saw c.
lat the Motfnohs actually paid mon Il
= TO get th- Edmunds-Tuckef law.
T does he-wsntthe country 20 infer u
lat the first legislative assembly in "a
lie worh is a mere ling Of shell CT
He says that a sheriff M
Utah needs be humble racer.
hat is just what lord deputy once tr
id in ireland. His report reads: re
These wilde lrisbrie be uncommon
lit Of foot, and without the aid Of w,
Dodhounds it is impossible to ap- ur
ehend thein.;' 1t strikes me that In
a few swift.footed Daniel o'Icarys bii
uld he found they would outnIn lei
cir swifl-footcd Scotchmen. We of
We in Chicago number Of Clan Ia
-Gael men out OF office; why not fl
port a dozen TO Utah? They are
lift Of foot aud will outrun blood ca
unus. Co.. JUNIUs. me