Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-12

| parties IN this territory who have the
authority. there are 10 records kept OF
these appointments. ! don't Know who
an these PARTIES arr"
Now. taking these statements Of
President Taylor AZ authority. u ~ evil
dent That hundreds OF plural marriages
could be performed IN different parts
OF the state. or cut Of the state. With
out either the official knowledge or the
official sanction Of President Moolruu
Or President SNOW. l. that the way
by which Apostle Abrnm Cannon got
nEo7
Is that the way Apostle Toasdaic OF
Nephi aud others have been getting
plural wivca during the past eight
years. without the sanction OF the
'hutch through thu prraident7
Nhlln the Church officials are settling
THIS conflict Uf authority between two
OF the church presidents. we viii take
up the third abatement ~ the public
document now under confederation.
which ~ Ia those words "rhe Implied
understanding with the nation when
ltah entered the Union nv state has
been Hucrrdly observed " What WIS
THIS Implied Understandings" Prcsi.
dent Snow would have all his readers
believe that II was simply and only the
pledge that further pulyrnmuua or plu.
raj innrfiagcs should be- forever pro-
hihltcd hy the now State. IN accordance
Win the Enabling act ~ Congress- and
ne goes on Co argue that since this proc
vision was Put Into tho State CuuHtitu-
tinn and laws were framed Tor IT, sup
port, the plcdrc m the people To- tho
nation. or the implied UNDERSTANDING"
hns been aacrodiy observed. Now. the
simple fact H.. 10 put II IN mild Ian.
gunHo. THIS " most Inaccurate and
misleading statement. FOR II simply
leaves out the other important hair N
the understanding with tho nation.
and the impression loft IL lust az or.
roneouu and harmful az IN tho omission
had been deliberate. what II the other
half ~ the pledge or understanding
with the nntlnn9 why this. Tint there
should not only be- no further pniyr-
ninous or plural marriages, but that ~
existing polygnmuuH rotutinuH-nii uu.
lawful cohnhltatlpn should cease. In
President lIarrison'a proclamation of
Jan. :, 1877, granting amnesty to those
who had boon dirffunchlned for Violat-
Ing Tho laws. he states explicitly that
the officials ~ aai1 church pledrlng
the membership thereof 10 the fnithful
obeynnce ~ the laws against plural
MARRIAGES and unlawful cohnbitntion.
applied to me to grant amnesty" otc.
Now, what are We o. think NJ the re- |
liability OF nm official document aent ont /
by the President 81 the Mormon church. |
which leaves tho Impression that the ]
lNffNNNfN NNN hVlNfNH 81 inc iNufNn ufN i
violating no pledge tn tho nation N they /
continue In their former poyEnmour /
reintinnHf
The second general subject discussed |
In this official document II the election |
~ the polygnmiTt Elder Roberts 60 Com
gfcss u u stated that his election was |
IAN entirely secular affair. The Church 1
had nothing to do with Il. church and 1
state arr entirely separate In Utah"
Here ARE three statements In succession |
md not one ~ them seems a. be- true. |
Take the first statement. that this oiec-
ton was an entirely secular nffnir."
IL may be- true that the First preHl-
dcncy and the older officials took no
active part In the nomination and oicc-
ton of Elder Roberts. Hut u II cer-
talnly true that other prominent
church officials ana not all belonging
to the same party did take u very nc
live part In securing his nomination.
DID not the clear headed editor " the
Tribune put u safely within the limits
of the truth when he said In the issue
~ December 30; ~. H. Roberts went
into ohHcurity three years ago. aud no
pnrty cnl drew him from that obHcur.
ny. Ills nomination was worked M by
who pleaded for n ns individuals but
added their pricstly authority 10 theft
New, look at the second sweeping
assertion. that the church had Moth
Ing 10 do" with the election % Mr..
l,Seer'r A ASs@ ,h to c,nI lss
of April. 1896, II was
necessary FOR Mr.. Roberts To go before
tho chief officials ~ the church and
get their approval before he could ac-
cept the nomination. Now, how are We
Ia got around their approval, In behalf
Of the church. ~ known polyEn-
NaN. h.
mated Tor election 90 congrvHHf
The third statement II that church
and state In Utah are entirely distinct
and separate" Wen. n they are. then
u N not necessary 90 keep rcitcfatlng
the statement ON all occasions, We
used 10 hear the same statement years
ago. whom the State was inside the
Church. n church nnd state are ropar.
rte. then why aid tho Democratic state
feel Obliged TO assemble IN
Tho midst of n state campaign. three
years ago last fall, for the very pur-
pore ~ discussing ana OF protesting
gainnt church Interference In the eiec.
Hons Why that chufch committee Of
i've 10 manipulate legislation In the
legislature NJ 1895. although they were
bot members of the i.cglaiaturof Why, |
In the non-partisan school election Of
year ago, was a prominent member NJ
he Mormon Church put out ~ his oin-
'lNl NhHlNlhN w NV NNlfN w ANf NliNi 1 Z
Precinct. for no other offrnre than eN-
'rcisinE his freedom as citizen ana
voting the ticket ~ his choice. which
lld not happen To be- the Church tlckrtg
Md We have been Informed by those
sho ought 90 know that In the nom
ilrtiHnn school election NJ u month
IgO. the Teachers" ~ the church went
rom house 10 house In tho Second pre-.
lnct tho evening before tho election.
~ notify the Mormon people that they
Ven" instructed 90 vote FOR u particu-
M Ticket We shall certainly BE- GLAD
When church and stat" are separate In I
'tah.
This brings US 10 the last subject dis
ussed In this official document, name.
y the duty Of providing Tor former I
'lural wives, The President ~ the !
hurch u very anxious that the nolyg- (
nlsta should be allowed to exercise
That h. calls their sacred covenants y
nd ohllgatlons' towards their plural
.ivcs. Well n the polyEnmistH have d
uch Hrrat loyalty 10 their covenants
nd obligations, why don't they show ,
little ~ this lnynlty In keeping the !
ovennnta and obligations they have !
Inferred into with the American people.
b stop their polygamous rrlntiOnH7 or. Z
re- We To suppose TINT no covenants .
nd obligations ARE HHcred except those {
iade with plural wives contrary 90 the 8
Ighteous laws ~ this Christian nation? Y
The trouble with President Snow IL u
hat he has uo clear idea ~ the great :
css ~ the wrong ana crime ~ poiyg- Z
my In Itself and In the eyes of the
morlcan people. because OF itH un- y
q A..