Show MORMONS IN CANADA THE press of the country divides its continued comments on the mormon question between re 14 jo icings over the result of the salt j lake city election which has not yet taken place and predictions as to the trouble which will arise over the practice of polygamy by the mormons cormons Mor mons in canada which has no actual existence we are told in regard to the former that the mormon howerin power in the municipality is broken for ever and this will induce gentile immigration Z and create a real estate boom of large proportions and in regard to the latter that the mor mops mons in the northwest territory are practising practicing polygamy openly in spite of the government these are both gross errors the first has been occasioned by anten misstatements made from this city the second has arisen partly from some arguments made by mr stenhouse formerly a member of the canadian parliament and who resigned his place to east cast his lot with the colony of lat ter day saints sainte in alberta it appears that this gentleman has written his opinions on the marriage question which have been published in several papers and conclusions have been drawn entirely unwarranted by the text mr stenhouse has the right to entertain what opinions he pleases and to publish them if he can get them into print but he does not speak for the church to which he belongs nor for the colony where he be resides they are simply his views and nothing more it does not follow because the gentleman advocates plural marriage that the mormons cormons Mor mons in canada practice polygamy we understand he is himself a bachelor the colonists in alberta are not there to violate the laws of the dominion if any of them should do so they can be prosecuted it will be time enough to raise the cry of poly polygamy gaina in canada when somebody attempts its practice diligent inquiry will fall fail to find a single ewe case of plural marriage in that settlement the new york jaimes closes an editorial on the subject with this sentence the dominion government will act wisely if it shall speedily prosecute and punish unish every person at lees creek cree k who is a polygamist in practice just so that would be quite proper under the laws of canada but what evidence has the times that such auch a person can be found at lees creek or elsewhere in the dominion why it says mr stenhouse has baa declared that the practice of polygamy was sanctioned and even required the mormon church and that the polygamous settlers ought to be permitted e emitted 1 to live in accordance with fh their el r religious belief with all due respect to the new york mr SteD stenhouse house has done nothing of the kind he has not declared that the Mormon Church requires this nor has he asked that the polygamous settlers be permitted mit ted to do anything he is not likely to have done either because no such requirement is made by the church and therease there ther eare are noll no polygamous settlers to ask anything for the canadian and american press might just as well find out a few facts before making such a pother there are no great crowd of mormons cormons Mor mons pouring into the dominion the colony on lees creek is but a small one and the settlers are not practicing polygamy on canadian soil the limm limes and other papers admit that these settlers have showed unmistakable proof of their industry and thrift ond this is 18 a characteristic of mormon colon izere aizers wherever they go until some overt act Is committed to warrant interference with them it ill III becomes any editor either on this or the other side of the canadian line to seek to stir up prejudice and animosity against them on account of opinions they mayor may or may not entertain ter tain there is no danger to canada from the mormons cormons Mor mons |