The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-17

distinguished attorney--gave at once
TO the writer an idea Of this man g alb.
ject servility Of any civil constitutional
IDEAS that he might have to the powers
of the Mormon priesthood. Although
he is n graduate of some eastern law
school-the trinity Of the Mormon god
head in Joseph f. Smith is supreme with
this attorney.
When the Mormon legislature passed
a bill TO protect polygamy and unlawful
cohabitation. these Mclchisedecs and
Aarons in holy conclavc probably had
all the necessary knowledge about the
happenings in the prophets Is harem and
were solicitous about the new sprouts
in this part of the Mormon godhead.
The pedigree book might not be SO Sc
crct as the tithing-money book-for
Mormon "auntles" will gossip some,
too-anybow, some of the secrets of the
harem were evidently exposed, but it
did not get out 10 the gentle world in
general until much later. This poly
gamy culture bill would have prevented
prosecution. It took constitutional NOR
ale in Mormon to veto. that bill, and
that morale was not derived from any
tenet of Mormonism nor from any of its
teachings.
While the public school has come TO
stay. the Mormon priesthood would cor
rupt the youth by placing polygamous
ideals before them. This is true Of
Mormon education in general. Brigham
Young is eXtollcd to celestial glory
all of the famous names of American
history arc but preparatory 20 this
"Kinedom of Isreal. . What is the re-
suit! When An elder has a free tongue,
he tells "'What Brigham did. - How
the Mormons whipped johnson s army. -
This is about the sum Of his "pecuhar
PATRIOTISM What else does he care
for9 Not for the state, not for the ma
tou. What then! For the prophet, his
harem, and the institutions and prac-
tices Of a polygamous church with its
blood stained history.
In this connection, some idea OF the
patriotism of the Prophet Brigham may
be obtained from Brigham Roberts s
defense Of Brigham in connection with
the massacre at Mountain Meadows.
Reading the "defeuse' without any
''urim and thummim, it seems that
it is one of those eases where plea of
guilty is entered in a direct way. Not
discussing the case. but taking one ad-
mission, i. O.. that Prophet Brigham had
said that the Mormons were not to mo-
lest those immigrants. but that "the
Indians may do as they please What
kind of a governor was IL who would
not raise hand TO protect white wo-
men and babes from brutal, murd erous
savages? There is the Mormon ideal,
But history has the true story Of this
awful deed recorded. What American
in Salt Lake City would not risk his
life to prevent any brutal savage attack
upon his Mormon neighbor? Here are
the two standards. And Governor Spry
has appointed a committee to spend a
good sum Of money to secure pensions
q 4 4,, Lat lo
Indians do as they pleased - However
the governor is on the right track when
he appointed one member of this commits
sion at Cedar City. for il was at that
place that the bloody clothing, a part
of the booty stripped from the slain
Gentiles. was stored. Possibly some of
these remnants could now be offered in
evidence. like Il blood stained flag. 10
show the valiant work at their "Siege
of Sevastapol.' as the elders have
| named their deed.
Examples of the constitutional morale
must not be looked for among law.
| breakers. nor among those who support
! law breakers. nor those who are apollo
gists for lawbrcaking. nor among those
who are willing to sell the birthright
Of the coming generations TO good and
free government for mess of pottaCc
from the Mormon sultan. nor among
those whose personal ambition seems 10
he supreme. nor among graftcrs nor ne
potiSts, so common under Mormon rule
Not among those who obtain Office for
! exploitation or for revenue to ccclesi.
astics. The government must be for the
welfare of all-for the criminal refor.
nation ors confinement, for he is an on
cmy TO himself as we'll as to society
| Let every American study to best ac
complish good government here, where
| il is so great necessity. where every
function of government is so mcnacco
and perverted by polygamous godhead
and its disciples, so bancful to free in
stitutions III its insidious influences. Lei
| those be chosen in whom there is nC
doubt of constitutional morale for Z
government of, for and BY the people
and not a rule by the tools of a polyg
| amous priesthood