Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-02

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Of the manifesto. BY that action am
convinced that the Mormon Church
abandoned polygamy, aud that it viii
never adopt II again In the United
| STATES.
There was In this Territory a polltl.
cal organization, composed OF Nor
mons aud those who rympathized with
them, known as the" People'a'party.I
OF course, always nominated and voted
for men Its own party. lt was also
termed the "Churchn party. To oppose
this was an organization made up Of
non.MormonH, and II was known rs
th. Liberal" party II was opposed
10 tho church anil the party represent
Ing ". The Mormons wore asked,
"Why not disbani your party and
Join the Republican or the Democratic
party, aud divide upon national party
lines, II you do not Insist on church
fulc2" The territorial committee OF
that party and the various county CONF
mittecs were called together and they
adopted resolutions declaring the party
disbanded; and Ia members were adj
vised 10 divide on party lines nccord-
lug 70 their convictions. Tho leaders
In tho organization Of the Democratic
party OF the Territory were mostly
non-MOrm0na, and an organization
was soon effected; but the otganizstlon
Of the Republican parry Of the Terri.
tory was strenuovsiy opposed by men
o. the Liberal party who believed Ia
Republican principles. This was par
ticularly 20 In Salt Lake City. When
the election was held In August last,
the Republican organization was very
Imperfect, ani the result was, that the
Democrats pollci about fourteen thou.
sand votss, the Republicans nearly
seven thousand, aud the Liberals
n few hundred more than the Repuhli.
cans. This light vote Tor the Rcpubli.
can candidates ns compared with the
large one for the Democratic candi.
dates was pointed 10 by the Liberals ns
an evidence Of bad faith IN the part OF
the MOrmons. | confess that / was
surprised nj the result, and was inclined
10 regard II rs au evidence " inslnceri.
", and Of \ disposition, on the part Of
the Mormona, 10 vote together under
the name OF "Dem0cfAts." Hut after
hearlug from the entire Territory,
reached the conclusion that u desire 10
defeat the Liberals and 10 prevent pos
sible disffanchisemou was the true ex.
PLANTATION. Quite large number OF
non-Mormons who had favored the
Organization OF the Republican party,
an would have voted for it, candi.
dates, became fearful that the Demo.
Gratis would carry the cities Of salt
Lake aud Ogdeu, aud, N defeat that
party. voted the Liberal ticket; and
very large hunter who Ind been
members of this Peoples party were
told by Democrats not 70 throw their
votes away, that tho Republicans
would be beaten, aud by their help the
Democrats could auccccd. Ana Ger.
tain Liberal slump.Ofators were
reported TO have said that they IA.
vored DISTINGUISHING the Mormons.
THIS fact, however, appeared, that the
nou. Mormous on the Republican aud
Democratic tickets received M many
votes ~ the Mormons on the same
Tickets; the MormOn- did not scratch
the Grntiles and vote Tor the MormouE.
In the Territory, outside Of Salt Lake
CITY, the Republican candidates re-
ceiyed upwards OF three thousand more
votes than the Literal candidates.
Since the August election, Rrpuhll.
can territorial convention has been
held, and delegates from nearly all the
counties were In attendance. The
party Is being more thoroughly organ.
lied, aud ! anpquito confident that the
Republican vote will be- largely In.
creased at the next general election.
some oppose organization ON party
lines, as In the other Terri.
tories aud In the States, because
they fear that statehood would soon
follow. So far m have been Informed
by the leaders Of tho movement, the
purpose Is not to hasten the admission
of the Territory into Union. Tire ad.
vocates OF this division believe that It
Il for the common good 10 divide the
people according 10 their convictions.
upon national Issues, In the hope that
the dls,rust aud hate, the examinations
aud rccrlminations, Of the past and
present may cease or bo greatly less.
encd, aud that different sections of the
people may more oifvctually cooperate
for the good Of All. by such n division
the people will have an opportunity 10
show their attachment 10 souni princl-
pies. But there Is no haste for state
hood. When Congress shall determine
that the Territory should be adj
mitiod, II will pass au enabling
act imposing restrictions aud con.
dltiOns as II shall believe 10
be right. And In the meantime, by n
course Of political discussion and dl-
vision here, whore heretofore there has
been no political antagOnism, except
upon n local Issue which has now htcn
removod, the voters Of the Territory
may be fitted TO do their part we'll
when admission does take place.
There are probably n hundred and
any thousand Mormons In this Terri
tory, but Of that number many ar,
only nomlnally 80. Amid the c0ntun.
lions between them and the Oentiles,
many have sided with the church In
which are their parents, relatives, and
friends, without embracing lis faith.
IL II lille now to think u disiranchis.
ing the Latter.day Saints. They ara
an Industrious, temperate people, M !.
rule; aud my observation has led mt
10 believe that they are law.abidine
since the church took It's stand under
the law against plural marriage. anl
aware that now and then individual
will report violations OF that law sine,
the manifesto; but upon investigation
such charges are seldom sustained. II
would ho strange N there were no
breaches OF Il; there are some such
cases among non. Mormons. I do not
believe that such marriages have been
authorized or sanctioned by the oillceri
OF tho Mormon Church since the mani
festO. With the exception Of com,
peratively few polygamsis, the male
hormons OF proper age, who are citi.
zens Of the United States, have the
/ right 10 vote, and do no. They will
/ NOT vote for iliberal candidate The,