Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-24
..YoRWONIsH N IDAHO.


Following Is an epitome Of the
several items treated or in the ar
ucls:
PoIygamy, newly committed and
continued in practice since the pas
sage Of recent laws, should he pun
fshed, after conviction, ami the full
power Of the courts 20 this end
should he exercised. But the sub
5Ucts Tor the marshal and Che sheriff
are found chiefly among the aged,
who might witbou. danger 10 the
community, be laf- o end their days
peacefully in the harmless society Of
their partners. Tie dragging Of old
men d prison f.. no other cause
tl-uau occasional visit. 10 open day
light. or taking a meal sometimes in
the house OF 4 plural wife, forms a
frequent and painful scene which
Justly ar8usss Indignation. Dis-
rrtueaise'nrat tDs the offence Of
r.iy-gmv may hr tGst aud right,
ait tine ACKNOWLEDGMENT of men
against whom there IS not even the I
suspicion Of any criminal act, is
e--e-ieus folly, and more than Con- /
E--as- has yet provided.
The 5Iorm5ns OF Idaho number
a.ut 15,al1, axe chiefly farmers, I
are for the mos, part quiet foli, (
dwelling ia bry,leriy Ioveaud open f,
only e the charge Of unity in poll /
tics Is well as in religion. About
5IJH cain tire tight 10 vote; not
more .,rau 2ll have ever been
TalyE-mi--s.
Both political parties in Idaho
s1a-b. during rIany years for the
Mormon vgl-, ami each con.
iemued ;he other for Obtaining It, |
and finally the iira dawuei upon
tue Republicans that they would save
expense ami trouble 10y Getting rid /
u t. -, ,h-y sIrcec.ieI, with the
aid u a G.v auti-NI7rmon Demo-
Gratis in pas-iag tine test oath law. a
most Astounding document.
Nevada Ta>-ei % t.-t oath law
similar 10 that OF Iaai.y. but it was I
Pronounced demonstrations by the
Supreme Court Of that state.
The most violent au.i-lIormons
adm { that it is not polygamy that Is
their zeal objection TO Normonism.
hu; that they regard it as au islge5T-
'TG a. 'UiDrrip, '.hiar1rchv.v a
"tlenracy. &c terms which very few
OF them know the meaning Of. the
i7Eucrg.r.r ~ 5apsTjg DOES not exist.
N3I-lsie are more patriotic or sub
ss-yie-- 10 Law than t.:. .SIolnans-,
"Ee ami have been. "!ta sine single !
exception OF ,.is55eIisuce E, ole law .
antagonist. 10 their religious teach 4,
ing. There is q hierarchy such
rs there is in al caprsras. that is
aH.
No people require 50 little lazy rs :
The NprmOus. Their great desire .,
is that brethren should dwell To- :
sgther in unity. The irrigation Of .
land, the building Of fences. the +,
breeding To-. ca.tleanI sheep. 20 hand / !,
in hand with baptism. ti.e sacrs- =,
meG'. aai various ordinances as ,,
harmless as tie f9rmaIiies ia other :.
sec,~.
TG2 Church d0ss not command :,
hu- cJuHssIs its members 10 avoid =
litis alton and TO settle dispute. =
among themselves. The High =,
Csuncil is a simulc, just and COM :
moa illustration o. slI there is totbe :,
'7lperiuHl in impsrjo. Il is a court .
q arbitration, composed VI q furvof :,
twelve mea, presided 0ve- by the :
Stake Presidency, costing nothing. :.
AMI deciding not 50 much what j. :,
legal aS wha: is right. auI in that =,
sense l. superior u I-Sai methods. :.
II vas cruel and unjust exercise ;,
NJ power which forbade the owner
stip o! more tnan $4,000 worth Of :,
g,al estate. 50 rs 20 rob he Utah =.
Morm0as of their Church prop =
erty. while iu View Mexico The
wealthy Roman Catholic hierarchy -,
Is permitted t. retain it, valuable =
property. But there are millions OF =
Catholic voters while the Mormon -,
vote, 81 UH,rammelei. would be in ,,
significant This explains the differ -
ehce nf treatment ug tine two cases. -
Further anti Mormon Iegisla- -.
tiun j. hot only moi needed, but -
''".I have the el-osor binding the -,
Normons still closer together. in =,
sreasius their united rowe. and -
nerHrtuatiug their religion,
Capt. Goldman expresses his belief .
hat Joseph smith was n fraud, and -
his conviction that Joseph and -
'yduey RiGiou fais.ei upon their ~
iupcs a~ q divine revelation the a..
harmless romance %! a Presbyterian 60
clergyman. .o-
lie gives interesting particulars Of Lo
High Council trial concerning \ :.
i~pgte over land. ut which ne was N,
resent, and Of Tie dedication OF the o.,
Bear Lake sake Tabernacle. His -,
rscrirlion Of both is craphic -
nd truthful. He says OF an,
la people that. gathered inc
rom faT and near. all farmers VII
.i;h their families, cgmgai on sat pa-
rday uuGc- the caves 81 the sarct- nh.
agy, "thsy sat ar and their fires. The
.i-h Istln- AM hymns AMI spiritu- diff
songs singing with grace in their An,
'if-S unto Ggj:' no dupes were the
ore sincere, none more happy in obt
.;ns -upe,l and none more devoted nay
our common Lori and Master. 400
Alter describing the services, in knn
Aich. he says, no mention was nor
ade Of pDly-amy, but the people fivu
ere eNhorJeG 70 works Of righteous era,
IS and 70 give their enemies only agr,
lie cause TO complain against them ofIi.
that they were united, he states. or O
Ina; they hal been dIsfranchised
sm,d 20 give them little concern.
am sometimes inclined TO think
at they secretly rejoiced in It n a II
= Of nI!G persecution which con 1t
'--es 10 their unityaud progress the
A 10 the question, '.Why does caus