The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-23
A MORMON STATE.
Reasors Why Btate Under Mormon
Huie should Not BE Admitted.

Reasors Why State Under Mormon
Ruie Should Not lie Admitted.
EDToRs HERALD:-In view OF the
present condition of matters before con-
gress in regard to the admission of Utah
"a state, am led to ask place in your
columns for the following communica-
ton.
The good and overwhelming reasons
why such community should not en-
JOY the blessings and privileges OF state
mood are many, but | will enumerate
three as of paramount Importance, aud
virtually embodying all the others.
First. then, is the fact that
the Mormon community Ia dis
loyal community; disloyal to our
governments. Made up for large part
oil the riff-raf OF Europe, foreign by
birth, with no know ledge Of republican
institutions, wretchedly ignorant for the
most part, and even more superatitious
than ignorant, they can have no COM
preheneion OF what free governments
is. Aliens, and as was said OF the lowest
class. how could they form any concep.
ton OF the frat principles of the glorious
freedom our fathere died for? Even the
children OF those men are not much
better, for IL is not the purpose OF the
Mormon church to educate them as
Americans. They have in many cases,
on the contrary, been taught to hate our
flag and all it stands for.
Secondly--The Mormon church Is a
hierarchy ruling with an absolutism
that makes the pope OF Rome a mild
and liberal individual in comparison.
The people are taught to look to the
leader of the church as to God, taking
his authority in all matters secular as
we'll as religious as finality, from
which there is no appeal. One can
readily see why such people could not
make good citizens. The authority of
the church ia above the authority OF the
government, and the latter is not to be
considered when they conflict. Their
system is totally un-American, in fact,
is union OF church and state, and that
state is Mormonism.
Theu, too, this hierarchy has by its
system of fittings aggregated to itself
immense wealth, which would be used
as a corruption fund in all legislatures
and places where laws were to be enacted,
to the end OF shaping all measures in con-
formity to the wishes of the church.
The despotism of the church is yet
still enhanced by one of the most COM
world, reaching to all matters social, in
dustrial and political, and the right Of
the priesthood to rule thus is
cheerfully conceded by all good
Mormons. SO we see there is
an irrepressibs conflict between the
genius of their government and ours,
which in the event Of statehood would
have to be fought out to its bitter end.
The third reason against it's admission
is polygamy. Perhaps some No ~ think
this should have been the first reason,
but to the writer this has seemed the
proper order, for without loyalty there
can be no state. We all feel the singing
shame which this word polygamy brings
up. The wonder of the civilized world
is that it should have appeared in this
enlightened land that the people who
OF all others most honor woman
kind should have permitted this
humiliation and outrage. Perhaps
it is just because of our great liberality
and tolerance of all faiths that it has
come about. Under the guise OF re-
iigion it crept In and obtained its firm
hold ere our people we're aware OF the
danger or realized that it was more than
a passing fanaticism of a few misguided
religious cranks. Now the people are
awakening to the danger and to the be-
lief that the admission of Utah to
statehood would be to hand down this
monetrous tenet to all future posterity,
for it ia useless to deny that this il
doctrine as dear to the Mormon heart as
ever, and would creep up as soon as the
strong hand of Uncle Sam was in the
least withdrawn.
The question now formulates itself in
view OF all this. what is to be done :?
We cannot alt quietly by without rais-
ing vigorous voice in protest, and SOL
EMMY urging upon congress the duty of
waiting until the mass of the Mormon
people have become loyal Americans in
spirit before making them so in the
letter. OBSERVER.