The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-10

secretary of Utah, the chief Justice, two
associate justices, the United States mar
shall, the surveyor-general, the land regis
ter, the receiver, the territorial treasurer,
tne auditor of the territory, the mayor or
Salt Lake and the city council committee.
The governor had evidently cast his drag
net and caught some eminent suckers.
But their statement was not good enoue b
Tor the Y tab commission. The latter gen
tlemen had evidently had an understand
ing with higher power. They refused to
be corralled with the governor and other
federal officers. They must also make a
statement of their own. They said: From
our observation there is not the slightest
prospect of a collision between any portion
OF the people of Utah and the United States.
Inc laws are thoroughly enforced and lie
apd property are as safe here as else
where"
In 1889 the chairman of the Utah com
mission said that polygany was dead In
Utah, but "we must down the Mormon
people," Why! Because they stick to-
gethern
The Utah commission therefore
sTULTIFIEs ITSELF IN THE SANE WAY
that the governor does himself The Utah
commission knows that the Mormon pc 1ple
are the most patient. law abiding people IN
the United States. The Utah commission
knows that the Mormon people will submit
to nameless degradations and bear all
kinds of obloquy and villification on the
ground that God is directing them and Will,
in His own good time place them right be-
fore the world
The Utah commission, if they know any
thing in regard to Mormonism, know that
the Mormon people are trained by their
theology TO bear their present prosecutions
as part of the divine work that is being
done to bring the kingdom of God upon
earth. Consequently this Utah commission
lies when it says that the laws 'are thor
oughly enforced in Utah. We're the Utah
commission composed of men as honest as
the Savior whom they profess to follow,
they would say the laws are thoroughly
obeyed.
That is the fact. The laws of the United
States are thoroughly obeyed in Utah be-
cause the Mormon people believe that the
government OF the United States is the
foreruuner to the divine government thai
is, in due time, to supersede the man.
made governments of the world.
FOR ALL THESE REASONS
say that the statement signed by Mr.
Thomas, the governor, and others is not an
honest statement.
It's intended to convey the impression
that safety to life and property in Utah Is
due TO the presence of government official:
who are obliged To enforce the laws upor
the Mormon people. As a matter of fac
the criminals of Utah are, to the extent o.
81 per cent, members of the anti Mormon
party of Utah. At the same time it mus
be remembered that the anti Mormon
party contains only about one fifth Of ta'
population. Thus one-fifth of the popula
ton Of Utah; that is, the anti Mormon pop
ulation alon1, produces 81 per cent. OF thu
criminals of the territory. 1 leave out th'
cases wherein Mormon men are sent to tht
penitentary for the alleged 'crimeh o
supporting their children and the mother
of those children. In no other portion o
the world would
COURTS OF ALLEGED JUSTICE"
so construe rehabilitation For this rea
, son | do not class the Mormon "cohabs'
with criminals. But it Mr. Thomas ant
his auti-MOrmon friends insist that the.
are criminals, then say that we must plac
the Mormon "cohabs. y in comparison wit
the ministers of the gospel" who are III
der arrest for sexual crimes, not in Utah
but in the world. Thus tested, it will b
seen that the Mormon people stand vastl
higher in the scale of morality than do tn
leaders Of their opponents.
The Utah commission saw fit to add I
! Mr.. Thomas statement paragraph which
l as l have shown, most grossly misrepre
sents the facts The laws do not have I
7 be enforced against the Mormons. The
: obey them willingly. The laws are not e;
! forced against some men who have been al
pointed to Office by this commission, or WIN
are amenable to it. For instance what hG
J. been done TO or with the registrars WI
t went down the r. G. w. to help Power
Y win that $4,000? What has been done wit
b the Liberal judge of election who we
+ detected changing ballots in Thea scho'
L election here last summer! What has bee
Il done with the judges of election in Bling
S ham who last summer allowed strangers
vote il the names of absent citizens! VIII
o are not those six Mormons who were
Z LEGALLY ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL
:, last winter now in their seats. Why a,
b six so-called Liberals sitting il our cit
= council who were not elected. The Uta
|. commission is living in d glass house.
n ought to be honest 1t is drawing s25,
4 annually from the Omitted States Ureasui
g as salary for doing something. But it W;
Y not intended that It should either fig
e Mormonism or misrepresent the Mormon
The same is true as to Mr. Thomas.
: OF course the chamber of commerce, til
e real estate exchange and the stock e.
je change are not under any such obligatit
e and hence, while | think it was very stup
n in them to sign that statement as it W;
= drawn, they are not open to the same crit
It cism that falls on the Office holders. ST
a it was farcicial ending Of what promis
e in the outset to be an interesting pla
is Chamber of commerce, stock exchange al
"a real estate together with the city counC
w all frothed at the mouth little bit, and
lie seemed that the New York paper was
is get sheol. 1t ended in a practical endors
" ment of the New York paper; that is,
le assures the world that it is perfectly sa
ar to invest capital in Utah, but it throws t
fe dirty imputation upon the Mormons that t
reason they do not fight is because the lay
are ''enforced.n A meaner, more malicio
lie was never penned or signed.
ie beg to be fined for contempt of court
~ CHARLES ELLIS