, 1890-02-12

By fair means SO they resort to foul. By
Misrepresentation and taking advantage
of popular prejudice against the Mormons
founded chiefly on ignorance, they sue.
ceeded in securing the Acknowledgement
of the older settlers who made the coun-
try and then OF all the women.
This not giving these schemers a ma
iority they have sought other means.
The Edmunus-Tucker act has helped
them somewhat, but the test oath it pro-
vides can be taken by the majority at
least as well as their opponents. Now
they want every Mormon deprived of the
right to vote and hold office, no matter
how good aud law abiding a citizen be may
be. AT the Ogden election a year ago a
large number ofnames OF resident voters
were stricken from the registration lists
and hundreds of non residents were im
ported and the election was carried by the
Liberals by open fraud and since her by
fictitious valuation. The assessments OF
property have been raised from three to
five times the former mounts of taxes.
Vice has hourished, official salaries have
been raised, but public improvements
have not advanced aud the change is de-
plored by the best people of both parties.
Boasts were made after the Ogden cleo
ton that Salt Lake would be the next
point of attack and that it would be car
ried by similar means.
The result has proved the boast to
have not been made in vain. | consider
the election has been gained here by strik
ing from the registration lists hundreds
of legally qualified citizens and by the
votes OF hoTds of newcomers not lawful
citizens. 1 regard the action of the
registrars, their sitting as a court to Judge
OF their own acts and the whole course
pursued as a part of the scheme to cap
ture the city at all hazards. | view it
with profound regret as a prostitution of
law and official power that should sadden
every lover of fair play and the welfare
Of his country"
What effect will this change have up
on the church and the Peoples party"
"Oh, as to that, | cannot see that the
church will be in any way affected as an
organization. 1t is entirely separate and
apart from political matters. Members
OF the church belong to the Peoples
party and they will naturally feel that
they haze been robbed of their nights at
the pools, but | presume that will not at
feet their political views or status. The
church was not in the campaign and the
result will have no bearing upon it all
that | can see"
What will be the future policy Of the
church?'
80 far as | know it will be to preach
the gospel to all the world and Instruct
its members in their religious duties and
move forward to its diyinely ordained DIES
tiny as the actual living church of
Christ"
rs there any probability of the Nor
mon church or people removing to Mexico
or elsewhere2"
None that l know of. l do not see
any necessity of such removal. Individ-
ual members may go where they choose
to better their condition but there is
not nor has there been any contemplation
Of any such exodus as you ask about"
What is the Mormon idea OF the king
dom of God?"
ut is this: We hold that this church
was set up and organized by the command
OF the Almighty. That it has the right
to formulate and maintain rules OF church
discipline applying only to its own mem
bers and hat the extent of its punitive
powers is the accommodation Of the
transCTeSsOr. That it has no power to
punish anyone by deprivation of life, lib
erty or property or personal injury in any
form.
That governments should not regulate
the church nor tie church seek
to control the state. That all meu
should be politically free and equal and
free to vote as they please and sustain
what politics they chose so that they do
not infringe upon the rights of others.
We believe this church will prepare the
way for the coming of Christ TO reign as
king, and that this church will then de-
yelope into the kingdom of God, which
all Christians pray will come, that the
will of God may be done on earth as it is
in heaven. We believe In the full and
free agency of man, and that when that
kingdom is established there will be per
feet liberty on earth, civil, political and
religious"
Then you do not feel gloomy as to the
ultimate result of this electIon2"
No. | believe taxes will be raised ,
that there will be such a l~ooseness of re-
5traint imposed upon immortality and such
a striking contrast formed under Liberal
rule to the order, honor, honesty and con-
slstent progress of the Peoples regime,
that, as in Ogden, the more respectable
people OF all classes will soon desire a re.
turn to former methods.
The plotters against the majority will
probably be eDboldened to pursue their
plans for tie destruction of a republican
government in the territory but | shouldbe
sorry to believe that congress or the coun
try will proceed to unconstitutional
and Infamous extremities as those that
will be proposed. In any event there is
a power superior to all men who will
override things that happen for the good
of those who serve him."
President Woodruff appeared to be
in good health and not in the least wor
ried over the result of the election. He
is now in his SD year and apparently as
strong and well preserved as the ordinary
men at so.
Suffering in North Dakota.
GR4s9EoRKs, N. D.. Feb. l1.-Hon.
H. Il Helgeson, state commissioner o.