Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-03

regarded as sincere until there IN good
reason for thinking otherwise. Every
npn.Mormou has believed the time
must come when poiygamy would DO
renuuuced. No oue believed u could
perpetually Withstand the power OF the
law, the influence OF the age, and com.
parison with it, surroundings, and
there IL nothing strange In believing
the time has come for the fuliilment OF
this expectation.
The only danger which threatens the
situation Il the possibility ofimmedis,o
statehood, which I have discussed
clsew here.
POLITICAL ACTION.
While Ia every other portion Of the
county tho pc0plo have united with
some one Of the great national parties,
the Mormon people Of Utah, from the
date Of their lrst settlement In the
Territory on July -ith, 1871, down 30
the prcsoni year, have had tholt own
political Organization, and have acted
n unit la political matters. They
have neither acknowledged nor pro.
io-sod allegiance 10 any national 20
litical party.
The .AIormons Of the Territory,
while Identifying themselves with
national parties, have also acted as n
unit In local political matters, and tho
contests OF the past have been Mormon
We. nom Mormon. THIS anomalous
political condition was produced by
extraordinary causes which were en-
tirely now In our country, and which
were not easily 10 be removed.
Tho Mormon people throughout all
their strange and ovcntful history
have been taught by their leaders THE
High Priests of the Church) that u was
thelr religious duty 10 net ~ n unit Ia
all matters temporal aud spiritual; that
such course was necessary 10 tneir
safety, aud that division would place
them nj the mercy ~ their enemies
(lhe non.MDrm1nsl; that II they ~.
malned united they would undoublud-
~ triumph over their enemies and be-
come the ruling power In tho land,
politically and otherwise. This dream
Of power has undoubtedly controlled
them la all their actiOnsin Utah down
10 the present time.
The non.Mormons have yielded their
political convictions Ia local matters
that they might more efiectually com
bat what thcy believed 10 be an attempt
TO establish In Utah, AMI ultimately
throughout the county, a system Of
government unknown 10 the cons,ltu.
ton aud the laws, and foreign TO the
genius and spirl, Of our Institutions.
ON these sharply defined ilnes the
contest has been wased during all these
years without any Indication OF
change. or course II has been tho
hope and belief Of every citizen, during
the long contest, that each succeeding
year would witness change, aud that
under the influence " changed
policy and happier conditions the
people would gradually bring the
Territory into harmony with the laws
and Institutions Of the nation.
Darling the present year there has
been unusual political activity. On
Feb. 22nd, 1891, the Ogden daily
Standard, paper published In the in'
terusls OF the Mormon people, an.
nounced In a leading editorial that IL
would hereafter he Published In the
interests ofthc Republican party. On
Feb. 10Th, 1891, mas meeting Of
Republicans OF Weber county wins held
at Ogden City, In which Mormon,
and nou-Mormon. participated, aud q
declaration VI principles was adopted
which favored protective tariff re-
ciprocity, the support Of the common
schools, pensions ~ union soldiers,
fres and unlimited coinng, OF American
silver, and the following general
| declaration =.
1--WE nfilrm our unswerviny al
leglance and loyal devotion 20 the
national consultation and the indis.
soluble union Of the States.
We believe In tho supreme and law.
| full right OF every lawful citizen, rich
or poor, native or foreign born, white
| or black. " cnst one free ballot nj public
elections, AMI have tho ballot honestly
| cOu ntsd.
In support OF these principles we
solicit the cooperation Of all patriotic
oitizeus who af- willing 10 accept them
~ their confession Of political faith,
| without regard to color, nativity, pre-
vlous condition, religious belief or past
political afilllation."
A committee was appointed TO pre-
pare an aldrc-. 10 the people OF the
Territory, urging tho organization Of
the Republican party In Utah. The
address was issued, and, bristly stated
claimed that the Republican party wa
the result u democratic aggression,
and misfule, and OF u determination
that slavery should not be extended IL
the United States. II then proceeds
10 ErrIign the democratic party, as u
party having but QUE principle. ex'
pressed In but one word, "policy," ant
declares that the Republican party III
party OF advanced thought, OF IN
rlotism and couIaso."
On February 2ist, 1891, n mass meet
ing OF Democrats WAS held nj Ogdei
City, In which both elements OF TN
population participated. A declaratio OF
Of principles was adopted, which anon,
other things recites:
awe, the Democracy OF webe
County, In mRss convention assembled
declare that In our Judgment 1t I, nov
proper and expcdlent that the Demo
Grade party OF Weber County should
be- more efficiently organized for TIA,
furtheranco Of the principles and doc
trines Of the party In tho government
OF nv county aud lis municipalities M,
OF the Territory and OF the nation"
They also declared In favor OF free
dom from GLASS legislation, individua
liberty, against Interference by tn
Church with the affairs Of State, or b.
the state with the Church, against In
"iorce bill, 4" TOT revenue reform, agains
free trade, and In favor Of the fru
coinage Of silver.
On May 9th, 1891, the Salt Lake CIT
Damocmtic Club adopted mn address q
tn. people Of Utah which containc
the usual declarations made In DENT
cratic platform, and further declared;
"Believing III we'd that the change
m we'll Ms the rapidly changing cond
tons In social and political status {