Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-14
THE PRESS on THE REPORT.

TIE report Of the Utah Commission
has caused much discussion, by the
press, Of the everlasting "Mormon"
question. Most OF the papefs have
something 10 say about II. One thing
Il very clear; they all obtain the I'm.
preston that II Ia the Commission that
makes the charges Of recent polygam.
Gus marriages, aud II IA the Commits.
sion that throws doubts upon the sin.
certify Of the "Momon" people In re.
lation to party politics.
The signers Of the report 10 ar.
ranged their sentence. that while con.
veylng these charges IN effect, they
could claim they were merely stating
the allegations and opinions Of other
persons, whose names, however, they
carefully conceal. Some Of the public
journals perceive this cunning, Others
do not. Most Of them construs the re-.
port as Nh effort to prevent Utah from
becoming State for fear II might 10
polygamous State, while few see
through this specious prctence and
behold a desperate struggle to retain
lucrative and easy positions which
would be- lost for ever n Utah were to
receive her political rights.
The action OF the Conference has had
n good effect IN counteraotlng the vile
work Of the Commissioners. Yet the
falsehoods 10 which they have given
their official sanction have been re-.
ceived as though they were told by the
Commission, aud therefore emil tied 10
welghty consideration. Aud Il takes
much longer 10 remove false impres.
sion than TO create Il; time aud
patience will be required to give truth
the Victory.
The annexed paragraph Ia taken
from the New York Sun!
"Tho Mormon. In conference assem-
bled point out q number Of lies In tho
report " the Federal Commission on the
condition NJ their Church. The Nor
mons must not be- impatient, Tho COM
missioner viii report nothing but VIVA,
they were sout there to report. Tho COM
missionors know what il expected OF
them, aud will not fllnch though they
should have TO tell twice a. many moro
lies to support the first lot. n 1t wonld hc
any satisfaction To the Mormons, tho
commissioners will ohoornllly swear To
both"
The Sun Is rather severe on the Com,
mission, aud little more scvereo the
authorities that sent It 10 Utah. The
Philadelphia bulletin discusses III,
matter In n geutler vein. Here IL what
1t says On the subject;
"An issue Of hol has arisen between
the Utah Commission aud tho Mormon
Church. The latter, 40 its Conference III
Salt Lake, on Tue day, omphaiically de-
uiod tho assertions Of tho Commission
that tho Church dominate. III member
In political mnliur,, and that pol gumou,
marriages are still celebrated. roas.oftinl
that pol,gsmy Is NO longer taught, am
that It's prc,ic, Is strictly forbidden
This is the declaration given 10 the world
Il would be valuable To know Whether Il
Is also given In tho Same form TO IN,
Memberships whether they are secretly
INSTRUCTED to disregard Il and adhere &,
the old doctrine. lftho former, II consti
tnles radical change in Mormon tenets
aud places that Church on the sam,
footing ms othor churches In tho Unitot
States, strictly religious body, will
which tho State has no concern. Th
Mormon Church, aa church, has q
much right To an unmolostod oxisteno
Ia this country rs any other churcI