Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-03
"LIBgnALIsM" EXPOSED.
JUDGE LBIT, or SALT LAKE CITY,
ENpLAiNs MS EFrECts.

the proclamation" said Judge IL. =.
Lett, Of Salt Lake CITY, yesterday. 81
am quite satisfied Of that iact and 20 IL
everybody else, for that matter,
though there IL little kuot Of pOliti.
clans, the remains " the Liberal party,
which argues 10 the contrary for pur.
poses Of lis own"
"who, then, f. responsible for the
statements which are made from time
10 time that pOiygamy continues ~ DO
practice and that the church leaders
are working fraud" we asked.
The Judge smiled for moment be.
fore replying. "vcll," said he, softly,
edo you know / think the hi,bis,
Judge Goodwin's paper, IL the main
source Of those storles. The fact Is that
the Republican managers aud the
Tribune made q great mistake when
the Mormons announced that poly
gamy would be- discontinued. " they
mad accepted the declarations as being
made In good faith nnd the paper had
covered iis fint page with BOOSTERS
II Is very doubtful II the Demo
crnts would have majority In Utah
today. So tho Democrats have no
fault to Hind with tho course Of the
Trtjtn,, aud we joklngly tell Goodwin
that II Ia the most powerful ally We
have. IL ia driving votes TO Us every
day. At the last Territorial election
the so-callod Literal party or its skelc-
ton carried tut niue out NJ thlfty.six
districts. Utah II Overwhelmingly
Democratic. The enemy has not any
chance except In q few VI the districts
IN Salt Lake CITY.
"rhis Is all the mnrn remarkable"
continued the Judge, "hecause several
u the leading pillars Of the Church
are members Of the Republican party
TnE MoRMoSs HAVE DIVIDED.
"rhe fac, OF It IL that the Mormon
Church has split up between the two
big parties. Just the same " any other
church, The Republicans see that the
majority Of the people are opposed to
them aud arr raising this cry about
polygamy continuing toexisi aud about
the deep laid plans Of the priesthood 10
smugglo n Mormon State into tho
Union. They are doing 80 simply 10
excite prejudice against Utah anu keep
II out VI the Union. They talk Of walt.
Ing until the immigration ha. been
heavy enough 10 make the GENTLE vote
exceed that 0f the Normons. Al the
last election, fought out upon those
lines, the hitter bad "a majority OF TO-.
900. But II Is the opinion Of all who
honestly aud earnestly wish TOR the
prosperity Of Utah, apart from any
thought Of political leaning, that there
will not aud should not be another
election wherein tue cry will be Nor.
mon VI. Gentle. The Gentle vote has
finally divided and both the Republic.
an ami Democratic organizations have
been officially recognized by the ma
tional central committees oi these par.
ties. Do those who still cling 90 tbs
remains Of the Librral party expect
that all the immigrants will adopt their
viewer How long viii II take them
10 get maJorlty--twunty yrnr2 IL
Utah 10 femaln Territory during all
that time? They should come out OF
the past and got Into the present with.
out delay. We have population enough
now 10 enlille Va TO Two congressman,
| think.
80 "MoRMoS STATE"
"rhr opponents Of statehood" SAID
the Judge, warming up 10 his theme,
"accm 90 forget "a great many things.
Before Utah becomes state an en-.
aiding net has 10 be passed, and tho
constitution under which II viii work
will have 10 be drawn up and adopted
by popular vote. That constitution
would furnish ample safeguard against
the bughoar Of the nlarmis,s, Nor.
mon Stale.' IL would distinctly specify
all those things necessary to prevon.
any possibility Of any church esiat-
lishing i,fsli ns nutocrat OF the com.
monweallh. Tho Mormon Church
could not accomplish any such pur-
pos. ifit wished TO do no, and dis
iinctly Affirm that II has no such inten.
tiOns.n
Judge Lett was asked how he came
10 feel himselft0 be In a position "a
speak positively.
~ eau speak positiyely,n he replied,
"becnuse | happen To be In a position
10 have accurate Information. 70
make my meaning plain | must ~
back little. A few years ago, when
the later activity began TO manifest
itself In salt Lake, severll Of Us
who saw the future which promised u
old troubles could be removed, went u
the head men Of the Mormon Church
We told them that We were Gentiles Il
the backbone, and ~ such were OPP
posed 10 any Presbyterian
Methodist, Mormon or any 0ther--in
terfering la politics. We pointed ouI
that 30 long M the Mormon Churcl
held to the management OF the aliait'
Of Utah, 80 long would II DO impOssibl,
10 attract Eastern men or Eastern
money. We simply put tho problem
of the country before them as prac tlca
business questions. They looked Mt It h
the same light, aud from that time th,
Church began 10 become church
only, instead Of attempting 10 Iegula,,
bodies and souls alike.
HONORABLE MEN.
"sincc that time, " said q, 1--WE hay,
been engaged IN many enterprises viii
Mormons aud We dub them 10 be hon
orable men. Their word l. good IL
other matters, why should n not b,
good IN regard 10 polygnmy2 They
inylte the closest scrutiny aud say: ~
we are guilty arrest "; there Ia b
United States marshal on every cor
. men, There are no brighter or able
men than many VI these MormOns
THEY are perfectly able 10 read tn,
slgns Of the times, aud they see tia
the old practices u their Church mus
be swept away forever. The olde
men DO not ash political perfctmunt ~
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