Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-19


''", 900 f tic ROO. w.ul goo mld tGa'
lIu man uad vIBtrd thc w.ml"l nu
NA, NiuE her lu 'baaI, oy nnI
alI g.Nl.d ls husband .uI wit Mo-
20 ESQ "a mIasill ul usu poo Go
Nh. JUS tuu mbu would be cluv.DtuI
70 aultwIul clhnbi tiDr. 10 We Apply
utg4. uno number ut people who
were arrested aud ahown O. ur guilty
u. pD ygsmy, then ih.r' were only
.tu fuHu nrs.stH Hui conviction, AMI,
.r unlawful cohahln.lau, ic.s than
hgu uuuIfcl, IuUt was ihu result
aiiar years Of prosecution aud alter tie
.HJrtIsu TO-. uv utmost diligence md
1.tli u the arrest, condemnation nui
Vuuiahmont 90 lrrdrr uE.iu.. those
'1w- Tho people whom ISIS saii THAI
HI.yFtuy WINE practically dead flIJ
iHr ruth We nil know That 30 b. Sac
nature ut man 600 h' more willing Goo
yl..d o. lagt tuuu i0 c1uc.'r 1u usf1r.
iuo l.lICrf Uf the Mormon people
bud Cor yUsrs slii tu thtm tuat this
lining had bnru Commanded hv iHU
AimiHuy, anu that tuuy would bu
W5.uciel ouly they would conform
g ,his tonic. ur lur.rlur ui tugir l1iiI.
In spite oi al the rroplgauI,Bm "
.uiyF my ihnt WIS brought 90 uuHr
nWHus Gao 81 TuHl people inu &c.
u'aul auuigut boz 1858 Gown Goo tho c,a.
HAupu ui itr teaching lu 1857, 10 even
having uHuu uf.ui llu. tut Practice
UaI tu.ratIul o. lhe salvation OF tho
mDuHg.H % the Church, There was
never but g mail pticruHlu OF tuItr
people who ruct'rrI this doctrine, rH
BE- HuoWu boy uulgill lupITU which have
boon W So from time 81 time o. De
pfuII'ut 20 30 tho secretary OF thu lu.
tuFI.r
tny taa, ihc former applications Cos
lne admission OF UHh iu.J the Union
nave u.yu largely mniv 0u She part
,hu Mormon people or tuu fulrrl-utl.
l'vea OF tHo Mormon people. 1 come
NOS here aa Tie representative OF iut
~ rhuu Church ur any other church.
come not hero as an advocate 90 thc
practice OF po.yE ilrl believe 90 iB
vicl0u' aud ought 10 have urun Hur'
Dressed, 10 it bus boon, but ] DO e. Inr
ucrr, } am pgauI ~ say, as tuu repro,
sentative 0i the people II UAh, ire
ZIP c,ivo " religion, ere 81, FL. pIllHc,
anu 10 There u Uuy opposition In inat
Territory now B. the admission % u Sab
Into the Uui0n / have been uual4u 90
ulHguyrr IT,
Ina 1855, as shown BY the minority
report OF the committee Uu iurrit0rirf,
we found nero advocating the aIml.-
sion Oh Uuh into the Union Hon. John
q. Cgiuv, Of that time Deiagatt iflm
UAh, Mr. h. p. R.guaTIt, Hon. Marx
A, Smith, Delegate from Arizona, add
Nj Wilson OF NaHt l.iuu. rn1st
wnU opposed gImisfiuu s,fH Govern z
Wgl., of Utah, o.. a.. F,s y, Park
tity, Judges B.0kiu fnI d. BslIu u
Uah, Hon. F.gu A.. lu0Jis, Ds4egsto
from lIauJ.
A. u haa lcen lu'ims Cd 10y the gene
,ltm4u from MatbUCuurut.B Mr..
Nlouel that the present Delegate from
UIah uHs some sinister motive iu ul-
yOcatiug tho admission OF Utah under
ths bill iay0tnbly reported by tho com
| Nit e., would like 10 invite bic aztec.
ton 10 the fact that IL is very CHEAP
ana cosy % stanu up aud dnuuuuce r.
thiug which ull around you condemn ,
when you are IN the popular current,
whom tnoro n nobody opposed % what
Juu Fay; but the highest evidence VI
sincerity 10 that when the current Of
popular sympAlhy 10 against you, you
are outspUkcn IA your convictions.
was bJfn IN the Territory Of umh; /
have Witnessed all the stages OF ia
prugrsss aud development. Aud 1 did
| u1t wait until IL became popular 10 say
! that pUlyVamy ought 90 no disclu.
| uuuCd anu tult the Church ought to
tako itl hand out Of pI lilies.
Ia 1885, no a public meeting IN thU
thyatyr DO salt Lake City, / said TO the
| MORMON people themselves that pOlyg-
amy must and should bc given uI,
that 70 would Do suppressed, aud that
they would save Them elves much
misfortune Hul suffering " they
| would ucguirzce IN the sentiment
| WhlCu o. Thoroughly prevailed
/ iu the Notion that 10 would not Ue
| baked or thwatled. / said 10 those
! people then anu there that the union
OF church AMI state In 70 Tar as II had
/ existed must cease 10 exist. AM ga
| 1857, when 1 was invited u participate
| IN the constitutional convention rs the
| chairman vi "A Democratic CLUB, 1 said
| that that club was In favor VI the nd.
mission Of Utah upOl these con "a.
| t0ls, that tue sentiment OF tue people
| OF the Territory should become pre-.
| dominant In favor u obedience 10 the
| law and the cessation VI tue practice OF
poly samy, and that tue church cease
! 10 Interference In political and civil
matters. 4 stated thut when 4 was con.
vince tina tHis condition existed iu
| the public en- inent Otto Territory, /
| wO lll gladly operate aud DO VIVA
uJu Il 60 procure Tor tho Territory al.
mission int the Union.
Now, when those uttoranCes were
made they were made Ia Biucar ~. La
las5 ma y OF those with whom / had
been associated believed differently. l
was subjected 70 some criticism, /
recur ~ that occasion 10 mako this
ulluslOn. When any gentleman init,
mates or hints 10 me that | have any
covert purpose here In advocating the
| admission OF the Territory OF Utah ia
ord T thar poly gamy may be revived,
! 4 Hrk MN 10 read tue history On tins
subject will compare records with
hi Or anyone.
Mr.. Morse: VIII the gentleman
allow me 10 ask question tight thVrt2
Mr, RAWIut: Yes, sir.
Air. M0rsu: Is it not a fact that
PRIOR to the election VI the gentleman,
the Territory OF Ul.h sent here as thuiI
repteatntauve Mr.. Cannon, mau WHO
hal six Wivvs2
Nc. Rwhug No, cir.
Mr.. Moue' How many wives did he
have?
Mr.. R,wl.uG You mean George Q
| On lUu2
Mt. Mup0; Yes, Dir. He was O
| p0lygam.at, was h8 uJt2
Nj RlWli That Is ancient his.
tory, my friend. Mr.. Gains has repre-.
sunteu Unh here; no was my prudu.
cetsOr as the delegate from the
Territory. He served here ten years.
Mr.. Cuiuu Is not n puiygamist. In
| 1852 Mo. Cannon, the pOlyggmist you