Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-19

Mormon. on being interviewed upon the
same subject, is represented to have ex-
pressed himself as follows:
President Snow has expressed my views
exactly, and 1 earnestly hope that all
classes of our people will accept his state
ment as harbinger of that future peace
and goodwill which Utah SO much needs
President Snow is an honest man. and "A
resolute man. He means what he saws
and says what he means. 1 hope it will
stay the hand of further hostility against
the Mormon people, and be the means of
preventing any congressional legislation in
imical to the state and its people
Here Governor Wells gives the case
away. Lorenzo Shows latest manifesto was
issued at this time in the hope that it
would influence Congress not to submit a
constitutional amendment against poIyga-
my: but the question naturally arises if
the Mormon church has positively aban-
q p, tne practice of polygamy, and, If
president Snow really means to discour-
age 1t, why should a constitutional amend
ment OF any congressional legislation
against polygamy be regarded as .inmical
10 the state and its people?
The Other Side.
After the foregoing quibbling state
ments by leading Moimons, 1t is refreshing
10 read an honest non-Mormon statement
upon the same subject, as for instance
mat or Mr.. E. E. Rich of Salt Lake City,
who, when interviewed upon this subject
fesso) to guarantee any change in the
practice of the men who have more than
one wife-if they are willing to take the
CHANCES, and 1t would appear that at least
rev OF them are. The Constitution, as
understand 1t. precludes "polygamous prac-
tees. 1t will not do to beat the devil
around the stump by attempting to define
tne dlnerence between polygamy and I'M
lawful cohabitation. Unlawful cohabitation
certainly must be the result of having more
wives than one
Mr. Charles Baldwin of Salt Lake CITY,
or being interviewed in reference to the
SNOW manifesto, speaks right to the point
as follows:
do not like the sentence which says
nelther does the church advise or encour-
age unlawful Capitalization on the part of it's
members; If, therefore, any member dis
obeys the law, either as to poiygamy or
unlawful cohabitation. he must bear his
own burden and be answerable to the tri-
bubals of the land for his own action per-
tanning thereto" Every man, whether a
church member or not, is answerable to the
laws of his country-we did not need Presi-
dent Shows assurance on that point 1t
strikes me that if it be the intent that
polygamous relations shall cease, the bet
ter way would have been to have issued a
pronunciamento prohibiting it. When some
of the members of the church are disci-
plined by that body for disoheying the law
against unlawful cohabitation / shall begin
to think that the church is really sincere in
its efforts to suppress the practice
After all the falsehood and deception of
the Mormon leaders with reference to the
practice of polygamy, the members of Con-
gress will not allow themselves to be de-
ceived by this last Mormon dodge, or allow
1t to influence them in their decision as to
the advisability of submitting constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the practice
of polygamy, and empowering Congress TO
enforce the prohibition by appropriate leg
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