Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-10

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gives van The r,ct, ht'o'V ~, ioW Jaw
arainst the law h,,t ~ ,.,, pu,,ls' LOT avtS
ana YOU have M riS6t ~
dominion 80 ,Do,,o SUI 10 'I'ri lae
Interfere Win n,,r h so nu9 10 ,s,', 10
OF that doctrine ne or h-,,' ,.T,'
ciple' "'' '''''''l P''"-
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and II Won nav, ,o, .,,,.1W VA 4p'''lu.'
vertlng our minds mo, mis- snhto.t
why So,, ho,'I .''us uHon tHis subject
this matter becans. tb., ~, u-seil 3. lu
which properly belouos f., II,e 6,.,,i,, ION ',
of reason nnd nnls,riT. o,,,4 u",', ,',
have convinced ms 49,. ~ s'.u I.3
of God and fro,,, tbn 49, =" we W." '1.ug
involved that tbo nrin'i,lo i',,, t"' us,
untrue "'''H'1 ''Se'' was
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to the arbiter of 5isr,,5s .i, ~ ,vI II
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dice of the world ID, l'N'J"-
aud induce tben, 10 Eo,,, '''. l''1sSea
with their netitinps ,,9ti ..,.,, ess
legislation was n,,t nm, k ".t'',,,al
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force. NOT 10 vo,1r srs,,,,,,i,,, 49, ol
we si,cressf,,ilS. - . ,ts'tg.''S D1,"uSe
member thc occaei,,, -: W" ne
even the cbaplni,, os H. uou YOU OF
United stntes ro,,,i,,, ~ go w vi we
this forum 5iscmssirSsrr ,,s ncIs !"
and that your chapiain wac S.,,,o, ,i,iU,t
in tho contest a { a,.t5 ,l.l,i Ni lsllvu
the fact tbnt we n,,ii,st,r,, ~ Sen tIoilI
of the debate and tsaS :, ''' 'ePu.l
paien 1ocun,ant ''u IL Is cam
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the incorrectness ~ ~ ,, '.Iyu US Oh
why. IL is because NJ ,be p,tl'eIp'eS,
your reasons Inc n,aekness ~ 80 90, ".
With the RESIN, ,ySa,, mus ,,l We toHIehI
OUT that nrincin,e IN, al, So ilot C,,yll
into practise WV Oe''eNe
The review. aeeerts ,h,. 49, ,.,-,
is made of the nractiso ns ~" "e'iial
living. They admin tbnt FL ~, s ,.,i't.,9
figures show sg7 such men MN 80, -
gamouslv in The ,.na, 1910 ',,s l'o's
that the fact th,t ia,a -, a,.u SaS
not quoted leads TO the raasor7,tio az
lief that since mar dare thn ,,,,,h',.
of male polvean1ists has not 5j,,,j,i,..'
but rather has increase
1t is true that the addrass b,.;,,rrs
down the figures 10 no LAS. ti,,,o , I's
1902, and then reports Se7 ae ii,,in,, IN,
polygamy, but the address doc ,,,
that since that time the n,n,ha7. Las
been considerably diminished ana ~
statement was made lipon the 400, oP
the senate of the United states baseJ
on the Official figures-tnat the nun,har
had been reduced 10 at leest sOO Mn
gentlemen here was a,, onno,.,,,,,i,,
for you TO exercise little Esnerosity
instead of juggling with this so as 10
express your belief that these eases
OF polygamous living Ind increnaad
rather than diminished, YOU could have
called attention to what were Tho facts
III the case. and that It was sall upon
me moor OF the United States senate
mat the reduction had been to 500 ana
mat time would soon obliterate this
question from consideration.
Ley us touch for moment .his
question of polygamous living. II is
a diillcult problem; but the most OF
our brethren. and especially the lead
ing authorities Of the Church, have
not round any difficulty 10 determine
what their duty was in the nramiess
Through Interpretation the meaning
OF the manifesto has been made 10
cover polygamous living as well as
new marriages. yet, in the face of
these conditions. men have concluded
that their moral obligations demand
cd that they should be true to tho
relationship into which they had en-
iereu. GU, gentlemen, do mo the
honor to quote some words of mine
uttered seven years ago while IN at
tendance upon Congress and while
trying 10 maintain seat that had
been given mo by the suffrance of the
people OF nv state. i wish now 10 re-
peat them IN better form than then,
because at that time the words that
uttered were somewhat garfield
not by You. Tor l presume you have
quoted them correctly. but by him
VINO reported them. not Intentionally
sarbled by him either-I will say that
FOR him, since he is recently dead
not purposely unsupported by him.
But 50 far as | am concerned, |
stand exactly whore l did 10 years
ago, namely, that though the Church
proclaimed against the continuance of
this relationship, though the state
proclaimed against it, neither the
state nor the Church could abSUlvc
The moral obligations that ] am UNI
der or release me from my moral
duty.
And now ask YOU, gentlemen. To
consider this; What prompts this
adherence to these relationships? You
must concede that the most OF us. the
most Of those involved in these rela-
tions, have passed middle life. They
have entered into the period of the
# IS Im ass y1roM I ,H., on t cannot Say
of youth is past, the blood is cool
and waits upon the judgment.