Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-27
GOOD WILL SURELY RESULT.


The Boston Herald, commenting on
the letter Of Captain John Goldman on
the day following It's publication, edl-
torially expresses the opinion that the
importance Of the entrance into Con-
gress OF a polygamist IS greatly over
rated. II also thinks that under the
circumstances and considering the
progress Of events in Utah, the present
crusade against polygamy is %unneces-
sary. 1t recognizes the fact that as an
institution that system Of marriage Is
IN It's ~decadence, and never was as
powerful an element as has been gen
orally supposed, The Herald makes
these remarks in reference to that ques-
ton:
"Our impression Is that q crusade
against polygamy In the Mormon
Church would be a waste Of effort. and
perhaps worse. II left alone, polygamy
Is sure TO die out there. az 10 Is dying
out already. II the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes eXerts its authority TO turn
a man out OF his seat on this ground.
the natural cry in Utah will BE- that II
Is a case Of persecution, and 1t Is 10
be remembered that the Mormon
Church has in the past thriyed on per
~socutlon and may find II convenient 10
use acts of persecution 90 sustain It's
power In the future. There Is not
enough 70 be gained In expelling the
present member 20 risk giving that
Church this advantage. We find In
the Mormon Church the worst feature
Of Mormonism. and the most formid-
able embarrassment TO the success OF
republican institutions In Utah and TO
her harmony with her sister states OF
the Union as a member OF the United
states c~onfederacy, II a public senti-
ment Is 70 be created in this country
10 operate upon M%ormonlsm, this Is
the point. as II strikes us. against
which Il should be directed
We understand that by the worst
feature" Of "Mormenlsm." the Herald
means the alleged interference by the
Church in the affairs Of the State. II
that paper and others which still harp
on that mistaken string would inyes-
tlgate with a real desire to find out the
truth. they would learn that there Is
no O danger Of a union Of Church
and State In Utah or Of the domination
Of any Church in political affairs here,
than there Is in Boston. Church and
State are expressly separated in the
Constitution Of Utah. and In the tenets
and practice OF the so-called Mormon
Church The supposed amalgamation
Of the twain is as much Of a myth as
the story about solomon spaulding be-
ing the author OF the Book Of Mormon.
II is strange that so many writers
aud public speakers who are interested
enough In "Mormonism" to dilate y U
II for public instruction. viii not take
the pains to find out what II is for
themselves, but depend upon the state
ments and sentiments Of Others and
echo, In p~arrot-like phrases, the errors
and mis-statements Of pronounced op-
ponents OF the Mormon" people and
the Mormon Church. Some day, per.
haps, they viii wake w 10 the fact
that they have been misled and hood
winked and made tools Of by wilful
decelyers.
or thing We are sure, and that Is,
that out Of the present astonishing and
absurd commotlon over the election OF
a Representative from Utah TO Con-
gress, will come that inquiry which the
Latter-day Saints desire. from many
thousands Of people, into the facts In
the case and ultimately into the truth
OF the doctrines and principles which
God has revealed from Heaven In the
nineteenth century, to usher in the
great and last dlspensaton. Thus.
good viii come out Of apparent evil,
and truth win eventually be victorious
and triumUhant