Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-11
POLITICS NsUTAH TERRITORY
Cause Of the Remarkable Falling Of in
the Liberal Vote.
PARTY LINES SOON TO BE DRAWN
The Republicans Favor This Policy
and the Democrats are Equally
Eager-P olygamy Still Flour
ishing Despite Woodrufr's
Proclamation.

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, Nov. t0.--[Special
to THE Bee. Returns from all counties in
the territory show the election of Cane,
Mormon, by about $500 majority, n loss of
1900 as compared with the election of two
years ago and a gain when compared with
the recent county elections Of about 1000.
Had the Gentiles polled their full vote Good
win might have been elected, but only about
60 per cent of them voted, hence the result.
The Mormons carried Salt Lake county by
400, which Is great gain, the liberals win
ming in the last election by majority of 100.
Weber county was also carried by the Nor
mons and Ogden came near falling into their
hands. The causes for this dissatfec-
ton are numerous. The fact of its
being an off election is one. There
were no other offices to fill and
many liberal voters believing that 1T was no
use voting stayed at home. Another reason
can be found in this statement of facts. A.
few days prior to the election number of
leading democrats addressed letter to
Judge Goodwin, asking him to define his
position on the Lodge election bill His re-
ply was not entirely satisfactory, and the re-
suit is many stayed away from the polls.
While they did not vote for him, neither did
they vote for Game This election is doubt
less the last one that will be held in Utah on
the present basis Party lines viii surely be
drawn soon. The Times, republican paper,
has been advocating this policy, and the DEM
ocrats, OF which there are a great number
are eager for the day when they can enter
the field as distinctive organization. When
that time comes 1t will be amusing TO
note the positions that will be taken. 1t is
generally understood that the Mormons are
all democrats. This is mistake. On the
contrary the leaders are nearly all republi-
can. George Q. Cannon, first counsellor to
President Woodruff, Bishop Sharp and WV.
Ritter, three Of the woalthiest and most influ-
ential men in the church are repu blicans AS
go the leaders so go the common herd and
were party lines drawn there is but little
doubt of Utahs going republican Judge
Goodwin, the defeated candidate, is repub-
lican. AS editor of the Tribune he has fought
Mormonism from the first day he took the
editorial chair. How he and George Q.
Cannon could affiliate is a mystery. Judge
Powers, the leading democrat, is also u Wig
orous fighter of Mormonism. John II. Caine,
the delegate.elect,; is democrat. 1t would
be an exemplification of the old
old saw politics makes strange bedfel-
lows" to see these men work together. But
time will tell . =
An important suit has been brought in the
name of the United States against W. Z.
Preston, Robert Burton and John Rumder
trustees of the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints. 1t Is brought under the
provisions Of the acts Of congress of 1862 and
of 1887. The first provided that no church
tory in excess of $4,000 and the second re-
quired the attorney general to institute pro-
ceedings to forfeit and escheat all property
so acquired and to annul the corporation of
the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Day Saints and to take possession
of all property. This suit asks that the
great temple, the tabernacle, council house,
the gardo house, the tithing house and
grounds be forfeited to the United States. 1t
is likely that the church will fight this suit to
the bitter end, as the property mentioned
represents all the hopes and labors of the
years that have rolled by since Brigham
Young and his little band first established
the modern Zion. The temple is nearly COM
pleted and has cost them over 100000
already This magnificent structure is the
pride of every Mormon in Utah and else
where. 1t was the intention to complete it in
1893 in order that exactly forty years might
be used in constructing it. Then there Is the
council house which is itself sacred because
under the pulpit, secure from pub
lie gaze, repose the bones of
the late prophet Joseph Smith,
of the golden plates of Moroni, ana the taber-
nacle with its seating capacity Of 10000,
and its magnificent organ. And the
tithing houses This too, is sacred, almost.
For years one-tenth Of everything produced
in Utah has poured into the church treasury
through this building. The historians Office
too is another sacred spot. In it all the
records of the church are kept and to deprive
the church of its history would be great
hardship The gardo house, or Amelia pal
ace, as it is called, is known to every person
who has ever visited Salt Lake, as the man
sion Brigham built for his favorite concubine,
Amelia Folsom. 1t is used at present as a
residence for the president Of the church.
To take it away would be the last straw.
But the United States is after it and
its attorneys will wage bit
ter legal war for it's possession.
'What shall we do with our polygamous
hiatt fh1e.
who have been living in polygamy up to the
date of President Woodruff's manifesto. The
church has as yet made no declaration. And
| 1t probably Will not l called on President
Woodruff three or four times to ask what
action would be taken but like fifty others
who have visited him with the same object
had my trouble for my PAINS. He will not
talk to any newspaper men excepting the
editor of the Deseret News, the official church
organ. 1t is believed that this silence is due
to Geo. A. Cannon's efforts. Cannon has
more than one wife, in fact he has four. To
| issue an order divorcing them would not suit
him by any means. Hence peace and quiet
prevail. In the meantime arrests are made
daily. Bisho. Jorgensen Of Provo was ar
rested day or two ago for having seven
wives, and vet some people say that polygamy
| is thing of the past. Fortytwo arrests
have been made in the past sixty days for
| the church to the contrary are false. The
| court records will prove the truth Of what
| assert.
The territory has been flooded with ANA
| teur correspondents during tho past three
| months who have writ up'' the country.
| The most of them got their information from
| history ten years old One youth described
'President John Taylor and his residence.
Taylor has been dead two years. The re-
| ports sent out, while amusing here injure
the country greatly, j.
WITHOUT A PLACE TO SLEEP.