Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-17

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the education oi lifetime can be
wiped out on the motion of n priest.
aud 10y all the gathered host In the
Tabernacle voting ayes
Again, In another way the pasl
training OF this people l. manifesied
Except In few favored famIIle.- moi
one Ia ten IN the refriiory--a yvar ago
today there were no Mormons who
could give any idea Of the principles
on which our government Wa
10 ndcdj the ruling idea was that
u was n great mtfciless machine,
which, for little season, was given
permission TO prosecute the saints, but
not for long that % soon a. II had com
mitted wlckednesa enough, the stone
would roll out Of the mountain which
would crush II 70 atoms. Are npcoplp
who have been ~ trained, Thousands
u whom DO not speak the tongue OF
the country, and tens Of thousands OF
whom have neither n knowledge " nor
respect nor affection for our ins,i,u.
Hons, are such a people PREPARED o.
take political control N mighty diyi.
sion OF n republic that was founded on
the belief TINT the people might be-
trusted 20 rule, because, with the bles..
ings which the country opened IL them
they would make up la patriotic alice.
ton what they might lack Ia intolll.
gcnce2
But some one may say: ''You are
treating this matter precisely IA though,
could statehood be- given Utah, Il
would place tine state in Mormon
hands. You ignore the fact that the
Mufmona have voluntarily dishanded
their exclusive party organization, aud
are dividing ON the lines Of the two
great national PARTIES"
do not lOsu sight Of that for ono
moment, and when 7 assume that not.
wiihstanding that, siill statehood would
mean Mormon statehood, reason that
with that opportunity given them
MormOus would 40 precisely what
Democrats do Ia state when they are
In majority, what Republicans 10 In
n state whom they are IN the majority;
they take the political control Of that
state Into their own handa.
A. first matters would start on u
straight basis. There would shortly
come an election. There would he u
certain number NJ MOFmDns aud non.
MOmous on each ticket. The Nor.
mons on each ticket would be- members
Of ,he Mormon priesthood. Thcflogan
on each side would be. "Let every
mau bc true 10 his party aud duty aud
vote for the best nienpi
DO any OF you doubt what the result
would bc9 IL II not human nature to
believe that nlno.icnths " the people
WOULD vurE FOR ItGE MES
they all their lives have looked un t.
anu trusted, IN preference 10 men whom
all their lives they have been Taught N
believe were opposed 10 both their creed
and their people?
Imagine n ease. Imagine a State
election called. Imagine that Apostle
Mls,s rhnicnrr should he nominated
by the Democrats for Governor, ami
Judge Zane, " you please, should be
named TOT the same high office by the
Republicans. Suppose Judge Judd
should be named by the Democrats for
Chief Justice, AMI Apostle John
Henry Smith should be given tie same
nomination by the Republicans. sup
pose the Democrats were TO nominate
Lieutenant Richard Young for Attor.
ney-GenoIal, aud the Republicans were
10 nominate MI. Arthur Brown for the
same high office. Suppose the Demo.
crats were 10 nominate Ex-Governor
West for Congress, and the Ropub.
llcaua were 10 nominate John q.
Cannon for tho same ollcr, and
u go.as.you.plelse campaign was
10 run IL course until election day,
does any man familiar with Utah, lts
present aud it- past, doubt what the 10.
suit would be2 II u not absolutely Ger.
NaN Ia luN aIHIs Il
counted n would bp found that Dem.
Ocatic governor, u Republican chief
Justice u Democratic attorney general
anu Republican member Of Congress
hat been triumphautly cleciod2
To doubt II u 10 suppose that human
nature has turned complete somtr-
snuli; aud let me tell you, the man
who dues doubt ~ does II solely ON the
ground that he does not believe what
he ptracher, but dues believe that such
bargain can be made with the chief
priests ns will cause them 10 Instruct
enough " their people 10 vote Ger.
tain way To break n rigid law Of hui
mnnity itseli, anu 10 ruycrso tho un.
broken practice VI forty years la this
Territory.
The certainty " this was confirmed
by the action u the last Conference.
IL was declared In that Conference Ia
effect that the priesthood of the Nor.
mon Church had never exercised any
further political control over the Nor
mon people than 10y giving them
friendly counsel. Ths iden l. continu.
ally put forth by the organ OF the
Church that from the first the people
have been entirely free 10 net Ia 20.
litlcal matters ~ they pleased, and
that the formation Of tho people's
party was due entirely 10 the hostile at
titude Of the Gcntiles, that made II
close union among the Saints neces.
sity. Thus, II the NEWS IL 10 bs hn.
lioved, the Priesthood this year occupy
the same position toward the people
that they always have. lfthRt IL true,
has anyoneany doubt what the result
would be- were GENTLE opposed TO u
Mormon candldate2
But some one mny ask; 'iSupBose
that all you have said be truois 1t not
fight for the majority IN this country
to rule? On what ground DO you Op.
pOso the admission OF Utahr Why
should Territory with sufficient ppn.
pie sHd property be kept In Territorial
leRding.strlngs?"
TnE ANSWER 10 THAT ~ rwu.pOLD.
Tho first answer Ia national; the sec
Ond local. The first Ia that the great
mass Of the Mormon people have no
understanding OF the principles on
which our government was founded
ami no love Tor IT, Institutions. II has
not been possible, fot all their Hives
they have been taught that the gov.
eminent WINS their enemy, and, more.
over, that their highest anu only true
allegiance Is duo 70 another govern.