Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
A PERSONAL MATTER.


letter from e. ". rcnruse to n friend
In the East In which II was pointed
out. clearly and distinctly" that the
Constitution under which Utah was nd-
miticd into the Union. does not inter
ferc with the fuli enlargement n the
polygamists' rlghta" Also that
'polysamy ~ practlccd, II ~
encouraged. and the boast
IL openly made that there II no
law to stop H." This morning the Salt
Lake Tribune makes editorial refer
cnccs to the subject. and among other
Intentional pcrycraions says
I'VE are not at all sorry that H.
der l'enruHe thought best To advertise
10 the people OF the East that the
Saints arc living NJ they always have
IN Utah And that lhcy Intend To con.
tlnur the same rrihtlpnn laws or no
laws
"rhcn on what ground and by what
authority docs the Elder say that the
polygnmiats OF Utah are denying that
command and that they propose 10 CON
tinue that defiance In futurc,'
again. when the mon and women
East read that testimony and then read
the Elders letter. how can thoy ever
reach any other conclusion except that
trick on the government and people 81
the United States"
The Journal In publishing tho letter
furnished the proofs 81 IT, own false
hoods contained In tho rcarc-hcads"
and Introduction. The Tribune has
been equally fatuous and stupid. There
IL nothing In the letter that justincr
either Of the assertions quoted above
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h'htins ihht permission was given By
the writer TO publish the private COM
munlcation, sent for the information
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Huh'N OF NV Wlltui Ialheh"oh as that
uttered by the editor ~ the Salt Lake
Tribune An anxiuvt .sIsid.r t.pr,..
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""".s"' W. T" ""'''"r' ~ N' P'"pic
OF the East. etc
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Journal or the Tribune, III" private
letter thus given to the public IL here
win amended,
W"
nin aorfy that the New York Jour
nal has gone on wrong on the Roberts
hue ana cry raised by the prcabyteri-
ans and Republicans Jointly. Lot me
give you the facts;
After the manifesto OF President
Woodruff. thcrc were no morc plural
marriages permitted or Folemuixed By
the Mormon church. They ceased la
Utah. That YOU can rely upon. There
IN no Intention " rowling polysnmoua
marriages Ia this state, When tho
Enabling act was passed by Congress
the only special provision In H. la adj
dltlon TO The ordinary requirements.
was that the State Constitution should
provide that poiygamoua or plural
marriages should be- forever prohib-
tied.
"'rhe understanding was that mon
who had contracted such innrrlnges
prevloua To Statehood would not b. r..
aulrcd To ropudinte thom. nr east them
on, the idea being that N such mar.
ringre ceased To- be- solemnitsd. In "A
little while tho ryHtem would become
obsolete.
''rhe Enabling act, therefore. pro.
yided that ali male eltixens t,ventv-
one Years Of age. who mud resided nne
year In the Territory. would he quail
ined to vote for dsi.rntra To tho Com
ntitutiOnni Convention. and should b.
eligible Ia take part ln that cnnvrn-
ton Tits rendered void the Old dis
frauchlrlnF prnvlsious 81 the Edmunds
mir. Roberts and "a number Of others
who are supposed tn have married plu-
raj wiyeF previous "a the issuing ~
the manifesto. were elected Delegates
10 the convention. ana helped tn frame
the state Constitution. APOSTLE Iohn
Henry smith was the president ~ tho
convention e. e. gnndWln. editor m
The salt Lake Tribune, was meme
her, aud h. with other prominent grn-
tiles. understood tho situation ANA
helped 10 ~ frame the instrument
that. while n prov ld0d against further
polyrnmous mnrfiugrH n ala not in-
tcrfero with the fun enjoyment ~ any
right or privilege by persons who had
already entered into such associations.
Thus. II WIS thOrnughly undcrtuod
that the cessation NJ Mormon uulyEn-
nous marriages WIS settlement ~
the question, politically
IN H. nnhorta was fully eligible uu-
Der The i'nnhlnE not and under tho
state Constitution Tor election Co any
ofiioe IN tho gift of the people. TO- WINS
fuiy nominated nt O. regular rlnkpn-
ton, participated In hy both Mormon
and GENTLE delegates. tie was CONE
pidered so Htrune candidate TINT mo
Republicans We're at loss frr an 90.
ponent likely a. compete vita him.
rhcy put M Mormon. Almn III.