The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-21
permanent organization of the Democratic
party, he and his associates

permanent organization of the Democratic
party, he and his associates
WOULD ABANDON TEE PEOPLES PARTY,
and cooperate with them in the permanent
and complete organization of the Demo
cratic party of Utah. This offer was re-
fused. but the young men of Utah have
been working ever since and have had fire.
ouent conferences looking to the bringing
about of this much desired result. Later,
in 1891, when the church had abandoned
polygamy, they had been successful in
forming an alliance with their Liberal
Democratic friends and for year past
have been doing their utmost to put on a
solid and substantial basis the party organ
izstion, which for four years they have
worked hard to bring about.
Mr.. F. S. Richards closed the case for
the Democrats. He showed that the quo
tations which Powers and Allen had laid
before the committee were garbled ex-
tracts from the sermons and writings of
men who had died
QUARTER OF CENTURY AGO
and could have no possible bearing on the
question before the committee. which was
whether the people of Utah were now en-
titled to govern themselves. He gave
review of the attitude of the Mormon
people in relation to the abandon
ment Of poIygamy from the action of
the constitutional convention of 1885 down
to the present time. He cited the mani
festo ard the action of the church at the
conferences of 1890 and 1891, and read the
petition Of the first presidency and the
apostles
ASKING FOR AMNESTY.
Also the Endorsement of the federal officials
recommending amnesty. He made the point
there that this was the best evidence of the
sincerity of the people, because if they had
not been sincere they wouldn't have
favored the amnesty petition. He next
quoted extensively from the statements of
the leaders of the first presidency and
showed that they disclaimed in the most
emphatic manner any right or desire to in
tfuence their people in political matters.
The presidency had said that insincerity in
these matters
| WOULD RESULT IN DECENTRALIZATION.
Mr.. Richards said that the Mormon people
appreciated the truth of statement and also
believed that insincerity would not only re-
suit in Generalization, but that it would re-
coil upon them and would result, he be-
lieved, in the destruction of the people. He
referred to the plea that the opposition had
made that things were well enough and
ought to be let alone. He added that it
was we'll enough for the Liberal party, who
had the Offices and who were
CONTINUALLY STIRRING UP STRIFE
between the Mormons and the general
government, but it was ruination to the
territory and had resulted in depriving
100000 people of the rights Of free men.
The whole logic of the position of the Lib
erals was simply this; That the people oil
Utah were to be deprived of all political
rights because of the belief of the Mormons
on the subject of polygamy, when they
conceded that its practice had been for
hidden and
WOULD NEVER BE RENEWED.
He spoke of the ebsurdity of the state
ment that people were sincere religlously
and insincere politically. The whole his
tory of the Mormon people contradicted
that statement. The attempt on the par
of their opponents to keep the people il
thralldom was visiting the sins of fathers
upon children, if not worse. The whole
territory was in condition worse thar
that of colonial vassalage Why? No
because the great mass of people lad evel
violated the law, nor because anybody il
| -, ha
ago few men lived in polygamy who
were now
LAW ABIDING AND EXEMPLARY CITIZENS
If every man and woman who has eve
, lived in polygamy was taken out of thu
territory, there would remain over tw
, hundred thousand innocent citizens VIII
are being punished for the msdoings O
others by being deprived of their politica
rights.
In conclusion, he asked: "What NOR
| can we do to establish our right of free
dom? If there is anything lacking in tn
& name of conscience and for the sake o
D humanity, do point it out and tell US wha
7 to do. Remember, our fathers as well a
3 yours, made the
2 GRANDEsT DECLARATION OF HUMAN LIBERT
the world has ever known and they main
tanned it with their lives, their fortune
l and their sacred honor. We have inner
tied love of liberty. Our devotion to OF
country is not excelled by any IN the LAND
We have been taught from childhood the
our first allegiance was to our country
: Now we ask you for such measure
t freedom as will enable US to feel ths
= great declaration of human equality is 4
longer a solem mockery to US. And
! promise you that the rough diamond in til
4. mountain will become the sparkling gel
y and Growing jewel in Columbia's diadem.
: Pattison Receives Protests Against the Reat
e ing Deal.
y HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 20.-Governc
Pattson to-day made public two letters /
: had received, one from Auditor Caasset
70 of the Pennsylvania road, and the otht
J. from Master Workman Powderly, of I'll
;. Knights of Lsbor, protesting against IL
% Reading-Lehigh Valley-Jersey Centr
deal. Cassetts' letter gives an array
facts which he considers to prove the i'll
gality of the deal, and Powderly protss
:, as a citizen of this state and demands TIL
~ the constitution be upheld. The lettel
IL were referred by Goverdor Pattson to IL
y attorney general, with instructions to tai
ID such action as will enforce the coustit,
ton of the state and bring all who hay
violated it within its control.
u Portland's Public Building.
10 WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Attorney &c
3 eral Miller has advised the treasury d
'r partment while the law providing for
1t public building at Portland, Ore, does n
r legally prohibit the construction of Il
=, building in Fast Portland, its evident pu
- pose and intent is the building should
'i erected within the lines of the city prope
le The treasury departmeut has not vet q ct,