The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-03

ton. bribery and other civic prostitu
tions are inherent and concurrent with
RIGHTEOUSNESS. whether of the polyga-
nous variety or otherwise. No man who
does not hold his family fidelity sacred
can well be faithful in smaller things
which may relate to the state.
What man who has so little care for
the honor of his Own children can have
the proper fidelity IN civic Virtues2
While the young Mormons, like the
young Moslems, might have some ideas
of constitutional government and the
proper morale to maintain the same, the
Mormon prophet has been able TO stifle
10 death the constitutions morale in the
young Mormon III his opposition to the
dictates of the priesthood in the recent
elections in Utah.
1t is patent to even the few thinking
Mormons that polvgamy and Its de-
votecs are foreign and antagonistlc to
a republican form of government and
Il banc to its morale. aud that this civic
carbunclc should be speedily exculpatcd
and the wound cauterized,
Most Jack MormonS are generally Ii
centious, and are as lacking in the con
stitutional morale as the prophet him"
self and 1T is worth one s while TO
study some of these polygamous at
finitics and to note their wide departure
from marital virtue. None of these
things could ever establish constitu.
tiopal government and are OF no help
in sustaining a republic, but are the
correct timber for the prophet s sus.
tanning foundation. These men are. of
10 health 60 our civil government. but
are corrupting, and this state OF things
is of concern TO every Ylrtu0uS parent
when civic matters not only tolerate II
centious examples. but hold them mp as
leaders.
When il looked like the young Nor
mons would rally to Uncle Jesse Knight
TO support their manhood fight as
against priesthood dIctation-let US see
what happened, what became of their
focble constitutional morale polyg-
amous tool was found ut Provo, at
college where polygamy Is taught by
example, and can be otherwise; and ono
oc tue professors has II theme; 50 Pro,
longatinu Of the phoebic fcrmate,
which is cure for broken down polyg-
amists; anyhow, the tool WAS found to
become an oracle, and like an evil bird
with "A diabolicai croak, be swooped
down onto Uncle Jesse and seized IN
his polvgamous talons all the civic mo-
ralc that Uuclc Jesse had aud carried
it as prey TO the Bee Hive House so
the Prophet could pacify his hYstcrical
harcm, also Mother Breedcn. Then was
the morale Of the Nonng Mormons cast
at the prophet S feet TO be trampled
upon 1t gave them Il lesson, not in
free government to be sure but Ill
"holy polygamous government when
the polygamons prophet stretched forth
his polvgamous rod to Mormondom TO
make them bow They obovcd his will
lust as readily as his harom inmates do,
for they were made that way.
Ia about the year 1869, at a meet
ing held al the bowcry. Brigham
Young said that from whore he was
standing at that momcut he could east
his eyes upon a spot where there was
untold wealth hidden in the mountain.
but that the time WAS not ripe for
its place TO be disclosed, for il would
brine i'm a lot Of ungodly GcniileS aud
corrupt people TO spoil the good saints.
The next speaker was +. V. Long.
Brigham 5 private secretary, who said
in substance that he differed from Brig
ham. in that if he knew where that
wealth was he was willing TO risk get.
ting hatfull of the stuff If lie had
10 wear sheet iron pants. At this Brig
ham caught Longs coattail and made
him be seated. This, as understood by
the spectator. was il sign Of apostasv.
1t seems that the devil had got into
Long. A few weeks later Longs corpse
was found along small irrigating
ditch, There was strong suspicion