The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-14

who led the forces of Israel" against
inc Americans; (Smoot Will try to get
pensions for those that fought the Amcri-
can car arny)-so were those who committed
tho butchery OF tho Morrisites: so are the
principal Mormon educators OF today; and
so are their leading men In every line
Of Mormon endeavor. The conspirators
That would have Gen. Connor and his men
inassacred by the Lamanite Mormons al
,I ,iie nattie OF Bear River-these were po-
IyGanists; the principal assassins of The
Dahite band were polygamists 1t Is al
Ieged that II was a polygamist (BrimhalD
VINO made an assault on Uncle" Jesse
Jesse Knight from the Democratic
ticket Thus the constitutional morale
OF this Mormon knight was assaulted and
dlsslpated at the midnight hour-a victim
OF the political passion through the polyg-
amous channel. So. this animal passion
Is exalted as the highest attainment by
rne Mormon high priests. and then It
must be the main fruitlon Of the cult.
Must II then be said that the cult Is
so, tribal that all OF It's chieftains are
poiygamo9s? Either this. the other
was a rcversion clear back to the gorilla
the strong Melchisedec father gorilla
chases the young males into the UNDER
brush and into the depths OF tine forest
that he may have as many females as
VIII suffice to satisfy his polygarnous
&C. Since the invasion OF Americans
polygamy, as Dracticed by the Melchise-
Gecs In the early days. has given way
but q more subtle form arose which is
condoned and aided by jack Moymons,
nors. IL Is, In great degree. by this aid
that the passions Of the Mormon sultan
are sustained
There Is a standard ideal that is best
Tor the human race, and by a process OF
evolution through many generations OF
inc race the moral sense OF man has
reached its present stage, but II Is far
from perfect Deviations from the right
lul standard through fanaticIsm or
through degrading practices has led to
,he downfall of nations. and sometimes
10 the extinction OF a people. Good GUS
toms and thoughts In harmony with A
nigh Ideal of the rights OF life, liberty
and property, and the moral pursuit of
happiness, must result in good laws and
a happy state OF the people. Wholesome
laws must rise from a moral sense of high
standard. The growth OF the common law
OF England is the best example of evolu-
tlon from the moral sense and the rights
OF man
The question, then, is: What people
nave nave attained the highest standard? ?
And the chorus in the big tribal wigwam
Joins in one mighty acclaim. 1--WE Thank
Thee o God for Prophet"
While the human race has evolved in
branches from its very early ancestors
thus we have the white. black, brown,
yellow, and subdivisions of cach-the
moral sense, having its. growth in the
H'pIs !!l HuIldnllS, Is the same
Tor all species of mankind Violations
or the moral law and of that rightful
standard are punished in evolution by
degeneration or elimination and applies |
20 all mankind Some must remain sta
tonary from the want of grasping the |
law. Even the wisest of mankind do not |
KNOW all that Is best for the highest at |
and perfection of mankind and |
even the mass would reject the abso- |
lutte standard for progress and happiness |
even II shown 10 them: and So then, evo- |
luton must proceed with its approvals !
ana upliungs, or with its condemnatlons |
ana executions. Intelligence is promotion |
ana life to the race: fanaticism and vice |
is degeneration and death.
ne Mormon sultan and his deluded |
ioloWers In polygamous passions may set |
themselves up as the standard for human |
good, but the natural laws OF the evolu- |
ton OF humanity TO its higher attain |
nents VIII condemn and punish deviations |
from rightful living C'the divine plan OF |
the ages } by great degeneration OF the |
moral sense, the decay OF civil govern |
nent (Which once obtained in Utah) and |
4 dimming OF the sight for the things |
really grand that have been bestowed |
upon man CAS- n proof of this statement.
lsk a Mormon whom he considers great |
and he VIII cite some gross examples of |
sexual hypertrophy) These, then, are a |
few OF the punlshments meted out to
any form OF vile fanatlcism.
WILL 3. MOHR.