Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-17
An INTERESTING INTERVIEW.


reporter n succInct account ofaiiairs In
Utah. We only have space for "a
small portion Of the article. Mr.. Ellis
descanted upon the lack Of Information
about tho "Mormons" among people In
the East generally explained the polyg-
amy question ss IL was, showed that ],
isnow settled and how that was done,
and explained the attitude Of nom
Enormous" In regard 10 the move
mcnt. He then said;
60. =. Zane. chief justice Of the Tori
tory, at once accepted tho action u the
Church a. made In good faith, although
for years he had hecn harsh opponent
Of everything relating to polygamy.
Then mon who had been vot ing with tho
local party against the Mormons said the
old strife should cease; said they had no
reason 10 believe the Mormons were not
sincere. aud that II was time 10 run Utah
polite. on national lines, AZ was done In
every other State and Territory. Many
Of these men hal signed a petition to
Congress asking for tho Acknowledgement
Of all Mormon voters In Utah, but tho
action Of tho Norm on Chun'h, measured
by the kown honesty OF tho Mormon peo-
pie, settled tho question OF iisffanchise-
mont, and there Il not candid nom
Mormon In Utah today who does not
admit that until tho gov ornmeni disiun-
chiscs all pricsihoods. no sttcmp, should
arise again 10 deprive the Mormons Of
their right to the ballot.
"But this iooiing has received now
confirmation OF late. IL came about IN
this wisoi For two years, " I may refer
10 myself, l have boon dopfocaiing tho
old strife that haa made Utah
an unhappy country for many
years, and urging tho disruption Of
the anii-Mormon party. also urged ac-
ton ~ tho Mormon Church Ia reference
to tho question Of polygamy. of course,
l did not bring about tho ca ange that has
come. but agitation helps since tho
Church declared l-clf against polygainy
the Democrats, who had boon voting for
years with the anti Mormon party, With
drox from that organization and launched
Democratic platform, and arc now
organizing throughout tho Territory.
Then tho solid mon u tho Republicans,
who had boon voting with tho anti
Mormon party, followed suit,and Rcpub-
lean clubs arc being formed through the
Territory.
"whan tho Mormons saw what was
being done, thoy al ones mot tho move
ment half way. That Il. they decided 10
abandon thoir old local Peoples party,
which was organized In 1870, m self.
. defense against tho antl.Mormon. or 90
called Liberal party ON tho 10Th Of
May the Salt Lake county committee
Of tho People. party me, In SAT-
Lake and dishanded. on tho 10th
Of this month tho territorial committee
Of the Peoples party will moo,, and l am
quite -uTo It will dlshand, and honeeiorh
tho Mormon people will vote, not ~
Mormons In solf-defsnso, bu, as Amori-
cans Of tho Democratic and Republican
J faiths, and Utah viii at last DO In hAr-
mony with the rest Of tho Union"
"But will the Anti.Mormon party also
, disbandf7
: as have told you, tho bost men In
, I, for years arc already out of ~ but
thor To- nucleus Of onicoholdoru, ONCE
seekers and hangorz-on. backed by tho
ant. Mormon churches, that will hold by
the old organization"
"You have no idea In the East how
. poorly Utah hA, been governed as 10 her
politics. In mci, she has never had any
politics. II has boon church against tho
churches and onicoholdora. Tho Utah
commission Il made up u ilye men who
got 5000 each annually and travelling
! expenses for doing what had bciior not
o be- done,in part at least For instance,
\ they have Just rodis,rictod Utah In such
4 wise AZ 10 materially aid the anil.Mor-
mons Ia getting control of tho logislA.
iuro. That done, the legislature will fol.
4. low Idaho aud disfpnohl.o the Mormon
A voters. Yet tho best men among
tho non.Mormona $40 that such d
thing would not only bo extremely I'M
Just, but also disastrous 10 tho prosperity
Of tho Territory, aud hence they viii
oppose II. There viii, therefore, DO still
u IN tho Held tho Old antl-Aiormon party
n but IL Will soon die aud disappear"
= GLOW will Utah go whom measured by
:. the national party yardsilekf"
= "fhe general opinion outside Of utal
!. Is, mud, that the Momons arc or woul,
n DO Democrats but nom my persona
/. knowledge I can tell you that man,
prominent mon among tho Mormons ar,
Republicans. You would bo SURPRISE
y 10 lind that there Il = bolter knowledge o
= national politics among tho Mormon
u people than you would ind among N,
- fourth estate Of your own Massachusetts
10 They will soon put thomselye. Ia har
r. mony with tho Issues ~ the time, ant
- will vote with freedom, independents,
/. aud intelligence that cannot DO surpassed
d even In New England. Hence II IL d
Ia matter OF doubt In my mind which way
n Utah would 70 weTe she called upon e
Al vote a. Democrat and Republican.
"Iiut Of this you may be suro, tho old
= rule Of odlum thoologicum Is dead IL
y ulahi the old strife Is goinsi tho Tori
y tory viii soon ho iroo, aud then wo shall
u have on the crown Of the continent one o
J. the most beautiful and prosperous com
e monwoalths OF tho naiion.n
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