Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-18

% the majority ~ the people or TINS
state. ana az near a. we can judge OF
She matter. they have given notice tha'
they are tired 81 the era u peace that
has prevailed during the last nvo Year,
or more. and are determined, u theJ
can. TO effect a change. u does not
matter to them. It seems. whether OIL
most healed wounds are again torn
open. or whether the material interests
~ the state are being jc'pardized'
They seem Incapable Of both forgetting
and learning. bent only upon tanning
into flame any spark u hatred that
may be rmoulderlnR In the ashes
Probably thoy feel justlhed In adopt
ing such a course. Undoubtedly there
IL much diaappolnimcu; on account OF
sec slow progress OF their propaganda
possibly also jealousy on account 81 the
onward march % Mormonism,and small
souls. when disappointed aud Inspired
with Jealousy. naturally contemplate
revenge.
We are led 20 these reflections by the
fact that the Presbyterian synod In
rcsslon at ogden adopted a resolution
urging "ail people everywhere In our
country who favor law, order and mo-
rail,y, 60 at once begin the nccoHnary
agitation and unite In memorial TO
Congress petliionlng that body 10 pro-
pose an amendment TO the Federal
Constitution and submit the same TO
the legislatures Of ths various states
defining iceai marriage az monogamlc
and forblddlng polyEamy under what
ever guise u may cxis,. % cohablu-
tion. poiyandry. polygamy and celestial
or plural marriage also "ihat the
synod Of Utah hereby appeals 60 every
prssbytery IN our church o. overture
the next general assembly In harmony
with the above"
The alleged reason for these resolu-
tionp IL Of oourss she charge again
repeated 10 me effect mat she doc
trlne Of polyEamy II being taught Ia
Utah a. a fundamental doctrine and
thai II IL openly praeiieed In violation
OF the laws OF the State.
II IL evident from shls that the rev
srend gentlemen arc trying to foment
aH they aay. an agi,atlon-one that
snail lead 10 an appeal 10 Congress
For the purposes OF these ''chrlatlan"
missionaries. u seems necessary 10
have an Agitation through which I,
shall appear that a people known for
industry. virtue and loyalty are ths
proper objects Of the wrath Of tho Fed
crai government. Tiy the way, arc
these Presbyterian missionaries sent
20 utah for the purpose ~ keeping M
perpetual agitation" or 70 preach
the gospel q JoHuaT Let tho people
here know the true character OF the
"anEela" they sometimes entertain un-
aNars.
rhe charge made has previously re-
eoived proper attention through thvas
columns. Prom what has been said
on the subject Il IL sufficiently clear
that n Congress takes ghc matter up In
the foun 81 an amendment - the Fed
crai Constitution. Utah viii be among
,he nfst states 10 railfy such an
amendment. nut there IA no necessity
for FEDERAL interference. The consti-
tuition and the statutes o. che state
are emphatic and exploit on che sub.
Jeot " polyEamy. unlawful cohablta-
tion and kindred offenrfA
But the PrenbyterianH propose 20
reach Congress through their general
assembly, We beg 20 suggest 10 this
body. than before Il takes any step In
accordance with the appeal Of tho FRAN
ers OF the ogden rcsolullouu. It lnstl.
tuie a thorough and impartial luvosti-
cation into the question Such an inyea-
tlgatlon would reveal tho fact that not
a single case OF polygamouz marriage
IL known to have been contracted ia
the Mormon Church IN Utah since tha
Manifesto OF oot,G. 1870, Il would further
make the peculiar situation. resulting
from previous conditions. ul,ur. n would
above all, provo that there are ample
facilities IN utah Tor reaching any VIC.
lasors Of the law--and whore in the wide
world IA there spot In which some
iaw-hrrakera are not f5und9-thruurh
tho courts controlled BY judges and
other olncera 81 sterling worth and To-.
teFrity Thess facts the agliatora caro-
fully conceal Tor the furiheranco Of
their own plans and purpose but VIII
the general assembly " the PrcHhyger-
ans wrong an entire religious commun.
ny on the suggestion N prufesssd agl.
tm'oN and refuse 10 hear both aldcs9
when the demon OF persecution aclzcs
upon individuals, or communlu.a, some
plausible excuse for carrying out ltf
prompungs Is always found Nero ala
not lack such excuse. Nor ala some ~
ha auocessort There was a plausible
gruund flr war % determination
agaiIg ihe Naldanscs and Alhlg qses
end orihe massacre OF ths HuFuuo.a
Persecution has always found a cloak
Of prophecy under which 30 hide lts
loathiome features, Tho Priabyterlana
themselves, were the methods ,hry use
againF' the MormonH applied 90 ihom.
might b. found wanting IN some re-
speeta. We need no, tell the reverend
geHiemen mat those VINO. unauthor-
tied, place themselves In thc iulg-
mems swat against their brethren. in
cur a tremendous responsibility. " the