Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

IN CONSEQUENCE or recent fNANAN'la
20 rcylye old nnlmosliie-. TO IAN into n
blaze the few remaining sparks lu the
ashes of dead irsuos. and TO- work up
! ralisi0us proiudicos against the "Mor-
mons into un Overlooking formont %
! hl1 been necessary Tor tho pCsorot
/ Slows TO engage occasionally in cone
u1yersy Tor which y hos no relish. and
/ tp COME loo contact with forces which 10
would not ordinarily desire 60 notice.
There nro in Utah. na there have been
Cor many years. throa different classes.
namely, the Lattor-day Saints or "Mor-
muua.' tho "MormonH." and the
NON" Mormons" The latter. while not
believing in Mormon" doctrines or On.
dDuIur Mormon" marriage. ore not
enemies uf the people. nor do they Join
H iHH measures designed TO- brlne
trouble upon them. u iH 10 that class
everywhere That We address these lines
% la charged by The anti "Mormons"
thni tho Mormon church. which cm-
braces tho majority of the people OF
Utah. has violated pledges made To- the
nation OF which We form o. part That
Utah obtained statehood by maud
That there was no intention a. abide by
ihr conditions on which Utah entered
tho Union. That after obtaining tho
liberties " State sovereignty. the mask
was thrown on md old conditions were
renewed. 90 that Utah Is "nuing up
with plural wives who were not wiva-
when siashood was achieved" or
'when tho Manifesto of Precedent
Woodruff was issued" which vnH in
October 1890. Ana further that many
Thousands of polyEamous chiidron have
been born within the past two or three
years.
We ask your patient confederation VI
The facts in the case. II h. an old sub.
ioot revived, but has been forced before
the country uH a present Issue Tho
Manifesto u 1880 has been published
many times. The riut OF Il H. contained
ln these words.
lnnsmuch as laws have been enacted
~ 'unkl, - igrhlddlng plural mar
finroa. which laws have beru nm.
nuunccd constitutional hy tho count "a
last resort. hereby declare my linton.
ton 90 submit o. these laws and tn ura
my influence with tho members ia tb,
huf'h over which I preside 20 have
them do likewise"
And I now publicly declare that fpy
advice 90 the Luttor-duy Saint d. h.
lriialu from contracting any marriage
forbidden by the law of the land"
II will be- uecn that this advice from
the only officer recognized in the ''Afar.
mon faith ns holding authority q, Dor.
mit % plural marriage. reached slmply
To- the cessation Of marriages contrary
60 the law ~ The land II was - under.
stood by the thousands who cnior,al
the counsel in general conference. No
Other meaning con be- fairly attached
60 the language used. The probablilty
~ that 10 10 had been worllod 80 o..
Co command or adyl..e mon and women
who had contracted plural marriages
under the regulations u tho church.
and by solemn covenants for time and !
an eternity. to separate IN violation Of |
those sacred ngrcomcnta. the Manifesto
would not have been accepted by the
people 10 whom II was addressed.
AZ later date. petition was I'D.
drrHsod 20 the President of the United
aiutos asking for general amnesty Tor
those who had violated the antl-poly. !
gamy laws Of Congress. II mattor.
little IN this connection who drafted the
petition and formulated lta language.
The signors accepted Il In tho form IN
which Il was presented 90 President
benjamin Harrison. II has been pub.
llshcd several times. II contains no
reference 10 any covenant or agreement
except that made by the Mormon"
people IN conference. ne already cx-
planned n g. stated In tho petition
how "the law commanding polyramy
wac h0nccforth suspended" That law
relnteH Co celestial marriage. luclul-
lnr "a plurality of wives" The eiguprs
Hlid3 as shepherds 81 patient and
runcriug people we nsk amnesty for
them, and pledge our faith aud honor
Tor thalr future" That future was tho
Observance 81 tho advice contained On
tho Manifesto, which was tn refrain
from contracting any marriage forbid
den by the law Of the land
nut u ln urged that r1me NJ IN. !
Church leaders when appearing Doe |
fore Judge I.Dofbourpw 49, master IN |
chnncory. 10 give testimony uH To- IN. |
church property which had been c,.
cheated. were questioned IN regard % /
their understanding OF the scope and !
meaning OF tho Manifesto. aud that |
thoy expressed tho Wow that u covered |
association with plural wives nr that |