Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-22

some time yet to come. What mortal
man can bring proofs to the contrary?
And who cares about what possibly
! may happen2 The earth and the
moon may collide. or the planets may
be absorbed by the sun What may
not possibly happen? But the fu-
ture can BE safely be left to take care
OF itself
The contributor TO the anti-"Mor-
mon" paper referred to bases his opin-
ION rs to the possible re-establishment
OF polygamy on q notorious falsehood.
and this renders his opinion just as
valuable as the falsehood itself, and
no more. He says the Latter-day
Saints In their souls resented the IN
reference that prevented them "lly-
ing their religion" They went into
quiescence, he says, muttering revenge
and nrophcsying time In their lives
when their enemies should come to
nausht This Is not true The latter
day Saints, from the first. took the po-
sitlon that the laws enacted at the IN
stisatlon Of anti" Mormons," whose
purity OF motive they had q right 10
question-laws, first against the con-
traction Of plural marriages and then,
many years later, against unlawful
cohabitation, were unconstitutional.
But when the constltutionality finally
was established. they submitted. not
sulleny and with their hearts fun of
plans for revenge. but cheertully, as
American citizens, In the spirit Of In
tegrity and humility, and they looked
forward with pleasure 60 the era OF
good VIII and harmony between all the
citizens OF this state, that they had
been led 10 believe would follow their
acceptance Of the so-caled changed |
conditions. In that spirit they sus-
talned the Manifesto of President |
Woodruff, by unanimous vote and
without the least hesitation because |
they were CONVINCED that In so doing
they were submitting both TO the de-
crees OF the government, and to the
Will OF God, Nor have the Latter-day
Saints broken any promises, or pied
ges. relating to that or any other sub
tect They have kept their side of the
compact conscientlously. There was
an understanding perfectly clear to all
interested, that as long rs new polyg-
amous marriages were not contracted
by the sanction Of the Church Author
tiles, old relations should not be VIC
lently disturbed. but time should be
depended upon for the adjustment OF
the conditions prevailing II, there
fore, there has been any evidence of
bad faith, il has been on the part of
those who have endeayored to stir the
nation up against the Latter-day
Saints on account Of situation that
is rapidly disappearing. They are
the pledge breakers and the enemies Of
peace. They, and not the "Mormons,"
deserve TO have the brand of contempt
put upon their brows. Being founded
upon fasehood, the opinion OF the an
fi-"Mormon" writer, to whom we have
perhaps paid too much attention, IS not
entitled to any consideration what
sver.
That opinion is, furthermore, contra
y TO the views others have expressed.
senator Dubois In 1908 was kind
'nough to give to the world his opin-
on to the effect that polygamy was
from this region. The
is from the Congressional
Record, February g. 1903:
mr.. Hale Then, IL must follow from
hat, as the years go by and as the
older people disappear polygamy as a
practice Will be practically removed.
''Mr. Dubois. There is no question
bout It; and | will say to the Senator,
wing TO the active part which we took
n the fierce contest In Idaho, | with
theirs who had made that fight thought
We We're justified In making this prom
sc TO the Mormon people We had no
uthority of law, but we took IL upon
urselves to assure them that those
lder men who were living In the polyg-
nous relations, who had growing fam
lies which they had reared and were :
caring before the manifesto was is
ued and at the time when they thought
hey had right under the Constitution
0 enter into polygamous relations
hat those older men and women and ,
heir children should not be disturbed"
The facts prove the opinion OF sena-
or Dubois as to the gradual dsap- Z
earance Of polygamy, 10 have been
orrect.
But II has been objected that the rev. :
lations on plural marriage have no.
cen eliminated from the standard ,
Yorks Of the Church, Neither have
ur Christian friends scratched
rom the Bible the passages
eferring to that subject, but {
hat does not argue that the Presl-
yterians, for instance, are contemplate /
tg the re-establistiment OF plural mar {
lagos, some time in the future.
The anti-"Mormon' agitators have
tterly failed to make good their $
harges against the Church as to tn. /
resent. But the agitation must be /
ept up There IL money in It, Hence v
be prediction az to what may happen I
! the future. That, too, Is depended J
pom to keep the hell-ire Of animosty
nd hatred burning In the hearts of
upes Anything to keep holy SIM
llcity" busy carrying faggots to the
urning pile, -,