Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10

officers responsible to II for their
actions.
ATTITUDE or PARTIES TOWARDS
MOHMONtsM.
The Democratic party Of Utah In IT,
declaration Of principles, adopted IN
convention July 20, 1891, has the fol.
lowing upon local affairs:
"Bo II resolved. That We accept the
declarations and action Of the Mormon
people abandoning the practice OF
polygamy, aud the Peoples party In
1isbnndlng the samo, as done IN good
faith and all sincerity, aud We favor the
restoration OF the franchise to all dis
iranohisod citizens who will obey the
laws ol tho United states"
The Republican party adopted the
following resolution;
"sixih-wo are opposed to tho dis
Reinstatement Of any citizen except Tor
crime OF which he shall hayo been con-
victed by due process Of law; aud We
favor the free exercise OF the power Of
amnesty 10 all citizens DISTINGUISHED ON
account u polygamy or polygamous fo'
la.ious. who will obey aud uphold the
laws OF the United States"
Here il inserted tue "Liberal anti.
"AlOnmon" plaiiorm.l
powgR oF THE COMMISSION QuEs.
TIONrD.
The Commission was Of the opinion
that under the present Territorial law
Selections for school purposes within the
lTcrfitory OF Utah should he conduct.
ed by ofiicon appointed by II. hut In
May last the corporation Of salt Lake
ordered an election upon the question
I =
Commission undertaking 10 provide
the machinery for such an election,
u suit was brought against II 10 onl0lu
II from In any manner interfering with
such election.
The suit was brought In tho Third
District court VI the United States
before Judge Anderson, who sustain.
ed the views held by the Commission,
and the election proceeded under IT,
supervision. An appeal was taken 10
the supreme Court, which by major
ity reversed the decision u Judge
Anderson. A now election was order.
Ell and was held by officers chosen b."
the municipal authorities. While the
s0undncss OF the decision IL doubted
by many, the Commission has sub
mitted TO the ruling ~ ono which All
are bound 10 respect aud obey unless
reversed.
REArpoRTioNMENr.
by act Of Congress oi March 3, 1901
the duty was Imposed upon the Utah
Commission "a. -oOp a. practicable,
and upon the basis " the census Of said
Territory taken In the year $3.50, 10 re-
district said Territory aul sppOrtiOu
representatives IN the same In such
manner ~ to provide as near as may
be for AN equal representation OF thr
people except Indians not taxed, ac.
cofding to numbers and by districts as
nearly compact as possible Ia the
Legislative Assembly, aud 10 the mum.
Der Of members Of the Council aud
House Of Representatives thereof, re-.
spectivoly, as now rstabllehed ny law
In compliance herewith, the Com.
mis.ion met Ia Salt Lake CITY on tho
10th day " May, 1871, and after due
! and careful consideration, and after
publicly inviting suggestions aud
plans from all PARTIES and persons In
tefcsted, reappOftionci said Territory
I. and caused such Teapportionmcnt 10 b,
recorded In the office OF the Secretary
: Of the Territory as required by IN,
terms u said act, NJ sut out In the fol
(. lowing circular issued TO all tcgistra'
ton and election officers In the Terri
tory.
, Hut little criticism has been made II
regard 10 tho appofilOumont, nnd thu
Commission Invites comparison be-
, tween the superintendent as actually
made hni the plan submitted 10 II 10y
the Representatives OF the People,.
/ party, which is a. follows:
I Hero follows the proposed appor
I tijnment Offered by Il. W. Young ant
L.. a. smith.
: The ono proposed would give ~
almost solid Mormon Legislature. Tut
: one adopted gives the Geutllo populn
! ton its fair and just representation.
How II would affect the Democrat
! aud Republican parties ON the hypD
+ thosls II an honest division Of the PEG
= pie ON National party lines was not In
qulrci into, for the simple reason tina
% nothing then existed which would fur
nish the basis OF such an Inquiry.
, The order establishing tho Council
! aud Representative districts accom-
= panie- the report ~ appendix l..
4 rOLNUAMY.
!. Since the last report Of the Comm,
Il sion, there. has been An impOrtan
change In the attitude of the Mormon
!. Church towards this important sui
= lret.
9 Soon after that report was forwarded
d on the eth OF September, 1880, ther
F.. was given TO the public, through IN
II columns OF the newspapers, the follow
II ing remarkable mauifesto'
= OFFICIAL DECLARATION
n To Whom II May Concorni
\ Press dispatches having been sent f.
:. political purposes from Salt Lake Citl
"A which have been widely published, to III
effect that the Utah Commission, Ia the
roconpTcpori To the Secretary VI the n
!, iorlor. allogo that plural marriages Al
" still being solonnized, and that forty
- more such marriages have been contrac
u cd Ia Utah since last June or during u
q past year; also, that In public discourse
tho leaders Of the Church have laugh
,r encouraged and urged the continuance {
a tho practice Of pllygamy.
4, 1, therefore, ~ President Of the ChuTc
~ OF Jesus Christ OF l.aitor.dny Saints, Il
- hereby, In the most solemn manner, IL
~ clare that these charges are false. we NJ
~ not teaching polymmy or plural MAI
N riage. nor permitting any person 10 ont'
into It's practice, aud deny oither tn
al forty orany other number Of plural ma
a. rlngos have during that period bee
~ solomni1od In our temples or In an
other place la the Territory.
" one case has been reported In while
!, tho parties alleged that the marriage WI