Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-06
w,nrLER Tng WONDERFUL.

Ex-Governor West by r. W. wampler
on THURSDAY evening, brings TO our
notice the fact " tho return Of the lat.
ter from tho East We have been
waiting 10 sec n notice Of his afri'
val, before aliuding 10 some Of his cn.
deavors to make sensation by giving
to reporters a mass Of twaddlc and
Islander about Utah aud the "AIor.
mons" The following appeared in
the columns Of the ~. Paul Pioneer
Iresr
an smooth.faccd, thick set individual,
who might be easily mistaken nj a
casual glance for n priest, was consni'
cuou- figure In the hotel corridors
yesterday. IL was T. W. Wamplcr,
who achieved considerable promi.
hence two years ago In connection
with the stirring political contest be-
tween the Morinous rad the Bcntiles
IN the former stronghold of the Latter.
day Saints. Mr.. Wampler held IN VI.
hand copy Of yesterdays P,OHecr
frcss, Ind when ncCosted by reporter
was more than ready 10 talk on Nor
monism and H. evils.
"iIerc il report" said Mr.. wampler.
with emphasis, (which i ono of the bold
cst attempts ever made 10 throw dnst In
the eye. Of the American people. The
resolutions adopted At tho Mormon COM
fctcucc yesterday declare that the leaders
ofthe Church 10 not dictate To mombor-
Ia political matters, aud that members
may vote with whichever party they
choose lot mo give you little insight
into the working. Of tho Mormon poliil.
cal system. TIT. man George y. can
non. who signs this declaration, ia one ~
the brightest men In tho United siaie.,
aud !. backed by unlimited Mormon
cAptal ilcisa Dcmgcai today, i,e'
publican tomorrow ah Mormon all the
time Absolutely interruptions In poll
ticl, he " absolutely In tho confidence Of
tho heads Of tho Mormon Church aud
eau ask for million dollars 10 fight
thoir battles on the floors Of Congress, aud
get IT,
"whon Joseph Smith started out on
his pilgrimage from Nauvoo. H., with
hi. littlo baud OF Norm ous, he was no
wanderer In an unknown country. lie
had read John e. Fremonrs -.
port and no followed tho route
laid down by that adventurous goniua.
lie crossed the great American
Desert at tlmo when such an under.
taking meant almost certain death. and
his followers, mon, women aud children.
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And whom they crossed tho mountains
and saw the Jordan river aud the Great
salt Lake la tho distance. their wander
ing., twice As long and arduous q, those
Of the children Of Israel, were ut an end.
That wits their canaan-a land flowing
with milk aud honey. An thoy bad to do
waste SOW tho ssoi. turn on tho water
and reap hundred fold. brigham Young
saw their possibilities aud established
the tithlng system, which has continued
until today, NO that oyory working man
and woman In tho place gives tonth of
their earnings 10 tho Church to iorm a
gigantic fund 10 corrup, legislatures aud
buy voio-. And whore they have not
boon able 10 buy mon they pa, them out
Of the way. Why, there hasn't been an
excavation Tor n building made In the old
part Of Salt Lake city within tho past
three years that has not revealed human
hone,l Five skeletons were uncarthod
In the excavation for the posiofilce foun.
dalton. Hundreds have been murdered
In tho namo u religion because they OPP
posed tho Church OF Jesus Christ aud
tho iAtor.day Saints.
"lIut tho ligh, iz breaking. Last city
election tho Mofmons sont committees 10
the Republicans agreeing that the Church
would support that iicket IL tho Ropub.
leans would put a certain number OF
Mormon name. on %; thoy did tho same
thing with the Democrats. Both parties
accepted tholr proposition, aud, whom
election day came, the Church voted In
solid body for every Mormon name on
both tickets. Hut We hpd found out that
this was their game aud VIZ organized the
Liberal party and elected our ticket ON
tho Issue OF anti.MoTmonism, with I,I2D
votes to spare. They threatened our live.
ani properly u We didn't stop, but We
got Hat Ms.srsou and John T., Glow and
all tho Denver lougls aud prlzohghterS
we could get together, and We put six.
shooters In their bolt, aud told ihom 10
enforce the law on election day and for
few days We hal puro government,
run by gang OF organized touehs
and thugs. We elected eight out "
the twelve councilmon, and last cleo.
tlon We got the mayor and tho county
officials. Now the Alofmons are lying low,
trying 10 secure statehood for Utah, NJ
that they ran have Mormon State govern.
ment. They have now twonty.four OF the
thlriy.slS members Of tho legislature, aud
they wan, In have tho privilege Of oloc,-
Ing Mormon State officers 10 a. To turn
tho government over to the Church. In
to the time wo elected county officers the
Mormon- used to assess a corner lot held
by a Mormon at 500, and tho lot noxt to
Il, owned bya Gentle. at s2nOO DO you
wonderthat we organized liberal party
"Now the Mormon, are trying their
hardest To couweuot tho Influence that
he ropor of tho Utah Commissioner
will have On Congress by adopting milk.
nnd-waior resolutions fan Of filsehoods.
They want statehood, and will mako any
'vsuurcs to both Republicans aud Demo.
crais To secure their influence Ia Con.
R'ess. But We are not sleopingund though
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