Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-04
THEY WILL NEVER BE salts
FLED.

HIS hINA NNANe-
the country that the Utah Commis-
sion complsine,S because the ieaaers
of the mormon" Church in some
authoritative and explicit manner
had not declared against plural MAJ
risees. and also that those leaders
had ccn.inued, in the Tabernacle
and elsewhere, to teach the people
the doctrine Of polygamy. These It
was made to appear constituted
two of the great objections against
the Enormous"
The declaration Of President
Woodruff forms a complete answer
to this aud ought u be "'authoEila-
tive and explicit7 enough to satisfy
anybody.
But it IS no., either to some
membcrs OF the Utah Commission
or some portions Of the American
press. The thing they have asked for
is no: the firing they wan, and il the
whole Church were to arise and rspu-
date the doctrine OF plural mar
riage, declare their Disbelief in It.
and ifevery msn who has a plural
wife were 70 utterly discard, fo.sake
and cast her Of, for time and eter-
nifty, it would make little or No diff
ference to the hostility against the
MORMON Ceurch and people.
The history OF the La;ter-day
Saints has demonstrated, beyond n
reasonable doubs, that it is useless
for them t. attempt % please the
worli or satisfy the demands made
upon them 10y their enemies. No
matter what they may say, il would
not remove their opposition TO the
Church ami their hatred Of the
Saints, their eacrolchments will
Eever be stopped 10y submitting 10
their clamors, bat every point yield
ed will only encourage them in
their expressions AMI increase their
determination T. destroy. II the
Saints were 10 give up one tenet
alleged h be the great object of aver
sion, another would be objected
20 with equal dislike and similar
demands, and 80 on with every
point rcceied. from, until the creed
Of the Church would be entirely
obliteratei and the Slirts them
selves be trodden under foot Is they
would deserve 10 be.
Some Of the most impairment anu
unprincipled Of the hatgrs Of the
Enormous" may fiatter themselves
that the action or President Wood
ruff, in announcing certain facts
and giving counsel on a very i'm
portant matter, was taken to meet
their demands aud quiet their out
cries. II so they are very much
mistaken. Aud their continued
noise and dissatisfaction prove the
point We have here advanced.
What they have pretended to want
Sforis them 10 content. 1t docs
noy sppease their wrath. 1t does not
still their tongues. 1t does not de-
crease their venom.
The declaration Of President
Woodruff was published because ne
WISHED to make known MS position
on the matter that he explained, the
course he had pursued, mis- firm in-
tention, AMI MS counsel to the
Church over which lac presides. It
was not done with 4 view to placate
she agita-o!s " quiet the iisturbers.
Il was done because he considered
il right and timely.
Whatever is done 10y the Church,
or it, leaders, orits members, should
always be done in this spirit. 'iBe
sure you are right, then 20 ahead"
Never mind what the woIll may
say or 20. Never think to gain
their favor by yielding TO their
requiem, uts. When 4 thing i.
right, do il. When it is wrong, or
unwise, refrain from il. Let the
wicked rage. Let the heathen i'm
agine vain things. But be not
swervei 10 the right or the lefl by
what they may howl for, nor think
foE 4 moment that they will ever
he satisfied.