The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
ADDRESS OF OGDEN HIIES
rs MASTERPIECE OF FACT
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reward for his subservience 10 the priest
hood and destroying another apostle &C
Realistically and politically for non sub
eervience. For asserting American pm.
clples In tho most candid and respectful
manner hc was declared out OF harmony
with his quorum, was unfrockcd and de-
graded nom his Office, and ESCAPED @N-
communication only by the hunihatinS
sertlne principles which he believed TO
be true. After they had thus destroyed
and Inundated him, and after ne mad
closed his eyes in death, some OF liS al
legged bre ethrcn in this spurious ministry
of Christ. came 10 his bier TO mutter and
sibbcr their rancor and reproaches over
his unresistiug dust. To deride IN. i"ei-
lngs and Insult, the Intelligence OF MEM
bers OF his family. and his Mormon and
Gentle friends. by tie declaration that
"ho lived 30 acknowledge the Justice OF
tbc action Of his brethren of the Twelve
and To comment on his supposed mis-
lakes i'm trying To uphold American prin-
riples Would that he could have chosen
eXcommunica ton rather than huHlilln-
tion, ii is regrettablc indeed that he
could not have said like Catiline of old.
"Banished communicated, What :
banished or eAcomm'ih'eated but gel Tree
from daily contact with the things
loatho2" In such case accommodation,
would have been emancipation. and when
once the mind of man Is cmancipated. he
can climb the heights and leave all SUI
perstltions far below. Stabbed under the
fifth rib. by thosc who said art thou in
health. my brother?" deserted by the
sham Democracy of Utah. whose cham
pion nc might have been had II been
worthy ne was forced 10 submit to either
humiatiou> or communication. He
found, as did Arnold of Brcscia in still
darker days, that the favor of the people
was not 40 enduring as the resentment OF
priests. and although he was not phySic-
ally burned at the stake, and although
the 1iber. he yet suffered that which will
forever be stain on the political history
Of Utah. Since that day the Democratic
pgrty of Utah has been as bankrupt in
principle asit is odious IN character, and
contemplate in power purpose. For our
countrys good for the benefit OF Mormon
and Gentle alike. the American party
proposes 10 make such conditions impos-
sible IN Utah, and that. regardless OF
whether our labors and efforts shall be
received with candor. or with Contumcly.
Cowardly Party Action.
Since the meeting Of the reconvencd
Democratic convention Of 1895. no Demo-
cratic oor Republican convention In
truth concerning the lnterferences of the
priesthood in the government Of the
state and It's various municipalities.
There Is but one party In Utah which
hopes for nothing and fears nothing from
the Mormon priesthood, and that is the
American party. ii these priests he not
in politics. rs they aver let them take
their apostle ont of the United States
mission TO remain there the candidacy
of any other man for the senate would
be as futile as the Pcpes bull against
the comet
There IL TO state convention OF anv
rarty except the American party which
has The courage 60 adopt the principle
~ The Harrington resolution. for the sim
PIE reason that they are all corrupted.
cr hope to be corrupted, by favors from
this corrupt priesthood.
C.cloc;oc+;co1 DorG5-
u This priesthood does not counte-
lnuuicatc those who arc known OF all men
10 have taken new polyganist spouses
since the so-callcd Woodruff manifesto,
Jet them refrain from preaching their
''ncw and everlasting covenant from
me pulpit Let them cNpuugc the al
iogcd revelation which enjoins polygamy
upon their people from their Doctrine and
Ccvenuuts ana finally, let them refrain
rom unlawful cohabitatiou. as they
promised 10 do; and. in short. obey the
statutes OF the country. But ] have said
that free and fair-miuded men DO not
1iiicr about the obligation and duty of
Keeping ones word and faith with all
men. 4 man who insists on tlIat Is sure
j. not assuming 20 be better thuh his
NelShbor.
It is an historical fact which no man
can have thc ha"dho1d 10 dcnv, that
President Harrison. and after him Prcsi-
uent Cleveland, granted pardon and am
s.'SAS ~ llll" IllfNNhppu lbi past Olflsf'
on thc express condition that they should
hereafter refrain from violations Of the
inw in respect Of pDlyEamy. and yet ]
heard the chief priest declare before n
rnmwi;tcc Of United STATES senators that
whlst h" bad accepted pardon on those
conditions - had not done as he had
promised but had continued TO vioute
:iie conditions ON which he had pctitioncd
!or. received and accepted pardon; and.
moreover. that he did not intend to OBJ
serve those conditions. but intended. as
he expressed II. To take his chances
against the law ana continue 10 violate
the terms on which he had accepted
pardon, This case is typical OF the en-
tir" priesthood and in their breaches OF
iaiih they have been indorscd and sus-
mined by the membership of the Mormon
church. In repeated conferences assem-
6lcd | repeat that the dishonor and per-
{ idy or all ibis i - matter about which
lmr- minded men cannot differ.
Against all this the American party
c,icYS lis emphatic protest. and will con
iinlie 10 do SO unless good faith shall
nave become r"pruach among men. and
unless honor shall have departed f.cu
The land
Consider. my friends, for ono moment.
INC low tone and bad moral stimulus
which such pcriiidious principles must
nnport into the polity of the church and