Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-01
An UNWARRAXIED MOVEMENT.

l. o. MONDAY, July 2lst, at Leth,
& bridge, Alberta, Northwest Terri.
4 tory, n meeting Of an unusual
u character was held. So We learn
: from the Ne,-s OF that town. The
gathering had been called by posters
and advertisements, and appears to
Z have been Glirly well attended.
3 The object OF the as-emblage was
3 its most secular feature. 1t was to
take into consideration the advis-
. ability of adopting measures to pre-
vent the granting Of a charter, ap-
piled f5r 10y five residents Of Cards
town, Lees Cleek-presumedly
-lIormous''-tO enable them 10 con-
, duct 4 manufacturing AMI mercan-
, tile business, with a capital Of Sl0,-
OJl, under the laws Of the Domin-
ion.
From what could bs CLEANED
from the published account Of the
, proceedings the reason for the
movement 10 ohstruct the granting
Of the application, made in due
legal forla, there being no claim that
. any lawful requirement had been
omitted, was that the persons apply
ing were Latter-day Saints. No
othgr basis Of objection was pre-
scented, and no claim seems TO have
/ been urged 10 the effect that the
...-Ormons'' on Lees Creek had de-
ported themselves in any other way
than rs gUoJ, Yeaceable and law
abr:ing citizens. Hence the anon
a.yus character Of the meeting,
which. al this distance appears to
( have been simply an effort to pre-
! vent certain citizens from enjoying
! q common right exercised in
every civilized community, TO 90
: ordinary business IuGer the law
regulating matters Of that kind.
Such n movement Is that referred
! 20 l. Incompatible with the genius Of
/ free government ami fair play, for
upholGiug which British subjects
are everywhere noted. The view
we now express vas evidently
! shared by solne OF the prominent
gentleman who took part in the
. proceedings. Among those thus
. impressed was Mr.. HlUltain, who
presided. In assuming the chair ne
gave the assembiage 10 understand
that he was not in sympathy with |
She object Of the meeting.
y gentleman named Reach took n
prominent partiu the furtherauce Of (
the movement. He offered a mo- /
;i1n fpr the appointment OF 4 COM I
,a...ea Of three to circulate a pet
lion asking the Lieutenaut- Cover
nur u defer action on the applica-
lion Tor the charter referred 10 until |
a further ami fuller explanation Of .
the reasons Why it should not be
grlutei could be forwarded TO him.
The gentleman read paper in sup
port Of his position that he had re-
cited at Il former meeting Of a SINH
lar character. Strange 10 say his
extraordinary motion prevailed.
4 Mr.. HJllies, who was OppeSed
70 the Reach motion, offered an-
other, which was 10 the effect that
il was the sense OF the people Of
Macleod Distric; that a mistake had
been made in rendering il possible
FOR 'AIormons" to purchase blocks
Of land ami hold them, and that
representation olthat nature be for
waried 10 the Minister Of the In
terror aud the Lieutenant Governor
Of Northwest Territory. Mr.. Hol-
lies position was bug feebly support
eI, while the opposition to Il was
strong, consequently and FORUM
ately FOR the good judgment Of the
gentlemen composing the meeting,
10 fell through.
Several Of the gentlemen present (
took n common sense view Of the
subject and were disposed to be fair.
Among these was = Mr.. Lee.is, who.
in opposing the Hollies motion, said: /
interference win people in tue ex-
areiss ofa right common to all citizens /
o:tae country would establish a bad
precedent" II
The remarks Of the gentleman I
who was selected 70 preside, but I
who, alter the disposal Of the Reach |
notion, was relieved Of his duties [
As chairman, were particularly for /
.ibIe ami consistent, tine following 1
being what the Lethbridge Nc.rs t
as the substance Of what he
aid: II
Mr.. Haullain took the ground J.
hat provided the law was complied &
With, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had not s
be power 20 refuse the charter. Even y
the uncertain fact Of the applicants
.sing MYsmous were sufficient e,
mounds upon which 70 refuse the =,
hauer. who was there who could saw
lese five applicants ere MormonS?
objection 10 the granting Of this char :
pr on the ground that the applicants II
-ere MormOns would have to be sup G
ortet by afIidavits TO that effect, and n
rho was there At the meeting who was Y
repaired to swear that these five an "
lcalts were Mormons? Mr.. Hollias' W
now a motion, Ma Haul d
IN said we were going to the govern n,
lent with a number Of miss;atementS p,
he Mormons had asked the govern !,
lent FOR the privilege ifse;iling under -
be hamlet system provided IN he Do
Union Lands Act and they had been
fused. The Government refused 10 =
.ll the Mormons block OF land. aud 10
ley were settled - other settlers were. "
! alternate sections. The only block bu
land they had purchased was from ri
e y. W. c. & y. Co, and that was II
,; settled on. This block was pur- M
.ased, no: by the Mormons who are VI
IRE now, but by others who might p,
me IN. Mr.. Haul,ain did not wish w
be misunderstood on this question.
e felt rs keenly as any one in the
ON tina, an extensive immigration
Mormons threatened US with q ]
ave danger, and hetHought the Gov
nnaant should h, ogt-,l .. -,