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Show VOL. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5- - 29 Successor to THE 1899. INTER-MOUNTAI- N ADVOCATE. NO 5 at that time by Joseph Smith? Why, this: AN OPEN LETTER. If this number is on the label conELECTION REFORMS your name, you had bettei taining To Angus M. Cannon, President of the Inasmuch as this Church of Jesus Christ ol as that lathe In this and every other country there are number ofthe next n?lhty Issue. Quick, Salt Lake Stake of Zion. Sir: You are the Latter Day Saints has been charged wi;h the three classes of electors, viz: The wicked, spiritual head of over 50.000 men, women crime of fornication and polygamy, we de- the weak and the indifferent. Among the AM ERICA R TEST. and children and have held that position for clare that we believe that one nun should latter, (and generally the largest speaking) MARTHAS I.IPPIXCOTT. over 23 years. Under your jurisdiction are have one wife, and one woman but on; hus- dais, there are many excellent men and woin is band case of either when death, Priests ot except over 40 Bishops, hundreds high men who would be horrified if they could My country must we look with shame thousands of Seventies and Elders, not to at liberty to marry again." This .declara- realize how culpable and criminal their in- Upon thy bloody deeds of war? count the lesser Priesthood, consisting of tion was printed in the Book of Covenants difference really is. T he wicked class is usu- Of our proud country is it true Priests, Teachers and Deacons. The officers and taught everywhere as the doctrine of the ally tfr&smalleAt class, but, it rules the other nat she, for naught but worldly gains, and machinery under your command, if used church. Ia 1844 there was published in, it wo with a rod of iron, its representatives Would let her noble sons be si tin, as they ought io be and might be, would be Nauvoo a newspaper, the Nauvoo Exposit- are in force in every primary and in a mV And fill our land with weeping wives, a power for moral and spiritual good that or." This pape( aSgCoyt to show that poly-- ; j ority of cases dictates who shall receive the And crush the mother hearts with pain could lift the whole membership on to a gamy was being practiced by the Murmon nominations in conventions. When immoral, And sorrow, for their dear sLin boys higher plane. Living Issues is wel' aware leaders. Withbfit the semblance ' of & trial, dishonest and competent men are nom- Jpon the distant bmlefielda? that it is boldly claimed that this is done that newspaper bffice Was, raided by & mob, inated, - They could never be elected except Will she do this, to better till No man breathing knows better than Angus headed by the city marshall, under orders by the weak who are bought in the open The purses of some greedy men? M. Cannon that it is not true. Few, if any, from Joseph Smiih, and destroyed. It was market by the wicked. While this is going iVaste precious blotni, lor gaining wealth? Presidents of Stakes know as much of the for thiii offense that Joseph Smithy his on the indifferent look on in the coolest and Oh! could she be so much debased? condition of the various members as you do. brother Hyrucn, with John Taylor andvWil most complaisant manner, apparently never So liitie honor would she claim? You cculd lay your finger on High Priests, lard Richards weie lodged in Carthage, jaii, that the horrible condition ot af- Ah! if tis so, brave men, arise rom dreaming Seventies and Elders who are to be found in where 'they were murdered by a mob. fairs in our midst can be fairly and truthfu.lv And stop these bloody deeds of wir, gaming hells: who let their premises for th$ murder of Smith' until 1853 polygamy laid at their doors. We never hear one of And show your patriotic love and for saloons. Some of was secretly practiced and everywhere stren- these indifierent criminals houses of their By keeping our country from shame abiut canting them even run saloons. Drinking, swearing, uously denied; What has this got to diwith being out of politics; but it makes our blood That will disgrace, in after years, and bad language are so common that when you as president of Salt Lake Stake? Just boil. No honest mtn ought to be out' of The hwiior which we claim for her. a good brother turns up who abstains from this: The practicing of polygamy, the deceit, ol But the wtlfare of the city, leach her the lessons Jesus taught, politics all these he is a curiosity and a marvel. You the dishunesty, the barefaced falsehoods on the county, the stae and the nuio.i Remind her ofthe golden rule, could tell, if you would, of many a group ot every hand, seem to us to have eaten out of The idea of a lot Tnat she must every mans care. requires practice it she will e big officials who' spend hours in relating ob- the hearts and lives of the people every vest-ag- of these indifierent cuiz;ns standing up sing- A great and noble power be. cd religion, In 1890 there wasahort scene and blue stories. Brigham Young was Star S.) ingle i Binner, oh long Ah! the ing the poor Filipino men living when you were appointed President of respite from all ths and a prom.se was made may it wave, oer the land ol the free and Wnom she processes to relieve; the Stake. You knew him and were familiar to abandon what had been the curse uf the thehiuiof the brave. Ho the wicked On! will she have did course What church mercy, too, with his property. When it was proposed you and your must at such patriotic hypocrisy. Remembering how, laugh long ago, to let his property lor saloons you were councilors pursue? Did you set an example Physically brave of them may be; This miny for faithher freedom fought. country, in here the be to to s'lent. When the 21 members of your Stake city your people brave they are not, or they woulc As we for morally independence strove. arranged to furnish a grand brothel on Com- ful to solemn promises and loyal to the Jaws not perm t every vestige of true freedom to So the now. fight Filipinos of land? You You not. did an the are mercial street, we never heard your protest. Often, b? tiVjp,eh ih, the dust.. It is no ex iterat- Have we no sympathy and love, now. The old condiWhen Ada ' Wilson sent out her beautiful flagrant ion to say that fo.'r fifths of the city coun When we put the n right in the place circulars of invitation to the young men of tions are here again, and innocent. people cils, and the Where we in former ooirds, s:ite legislatures county days once stood Zion to come to her gilded palace of. vice, will suffer because of the example set by you. national law makers are in the hands And entirely for fought country, freedom, home? where were you? What did you do? In the You have the reputation of being a course, of as wicked and desigin:- - 3 set of knaves as I. it 'Is ii'ue puiiainhfdpy vulgar tyrant.,, W.o.hxf heard Aposiv 23 years ot your presidency, how many ever ruled and cursed 'humanily. Ali true ' we That desire to show to them, tai residents 61 this ifair city fiaVe jsined clare that you were a tyrant unfit for so high reformers deplore this condition of things Let their us of office. shame at Have no sense an them almost You could count church? independence give, you your and are striving with all their energy to And let God rule them as he will; on your fingers. How many have left it? the awful condition of things in your stake? bring about a change. The task is no easy Why, tens of thousands. Among those who How far from wrong was Apostle Taylor one. Efforts are constantly being made to He surely knoweth what is best, ? Will teach them as he sees their needs; you were some of the best men and wo- when discussing the immorality of the cit appeal to the weak, but the indifierent stand A batter ruler he than we, men who ever joined you. Did you ever We lay these things at your door, as blocks in the way and retard every effort For he more awful have to and do done the of of think that, fully understands good you gaps power s:op to that is made in the direction of improvement I he nature of his dusky sons. made in the church? Of the three special You have suffered from the drink curse and clnnge. Men who buy votes should be O witnesses to the Book of Mormon all apostat- What have jou done to put it down? let our politicians neer sent to prison, while men who sell their Is Presthis he condition First ized. Of the first quorum of absolutely nothing. right should be d.sfranchised; anything short Disgrace our country in Gnls sight, first There of Twelve the the the continue close Of two to By forcing rights we should not claim centurj? apostatized idency, of this is no use. Anu letting greed becloud our name Apostles, seven apostatized. Of the first are many good men and women in your To bring America to shame, seven Presidents of Seventies, fnu- - apostat- Stake who deplore these conditions as! HOW TO PREVENT CHRISTIANS ized. Of the High Priests, Bishops, Seventies, much as we do, but dare not say so. Call And making it a tyrant realm FROM BACKSLIDING. Elders and members who h ive been excom- a conference of the best young men and Hut may oerthrow itself lor greed. According to Fe ich Eiri Oliver, it would We niu.t arise from municated or withdrawn, there must have women from the Mutual Improvement As selfishness, been hundreds of thousands. What has sociation and the Sunday School; tell them be a good thing, after a great revival, for Or we will drag our nation down caused all this? Was the religious and mor- the whole truth and have a general clean- God to send so.ne plague, such as the small A fallen country soon to be. al standard too high? Was the strict disci- ing up. Use your authority to oust crim- pox or diphtheria and kill oil all the converts Arise! America, ere we while they had religion. That would injure Our own dead selves in ruin see. pline enforced by the church hard to bear inals from the church if you have to cut their salvation. This is blood atonement in and difficult to live up to? You know that off half the membership. Make Angus M. WAY? it was not so. J ust so long as a member Cannon a Christian, and then set to work another form, the great difieience being that Is a man who steals a of ofbreil cdled a was loyal to the authorities and paid some to renovate and reform the Salt Lake Stake Oliver wants God to do the murdering. Is it any wor.der that men become skeptics when thief, and a matt who steals a railroad a tithing he or she could do pretty much as of Zion. such abominable stufi is preached from a financiei? they pleased. What caused all this? In the ARE THE POLICE IN PARTNERSHIP Is it th it a poor nun dies of c respectable pulpit? mission field away from Zion, there was love j.is j nption, CRIME? WITH and a rich one of tuberculosis? brotherly kindness, enthusiasm and spiritualIs it that a man traveling abut the counThere are a large number of second-hanTHEN ANI) NOW. ity. When the members came to Utah they try without money is called a vagrant, and a found all the great leaders engaged in two dealers and stores where stolen property can Wicbitn, Kan., rich in man a globe trotter? are ot be these How sold. Do you know that many partner things to such an extent that there was no Is it that a man who cannot pay fifty dolIt requires 60 per cent more wheat to buy room for spirituality. What were these two ship with the thieves we have no direct means lars is certain of are we that there are but ic a dishonest, and another who cannot stove now than did in '96? knowing, things? Love of money and women getting number. It is very seldom that any It requires 20 bushels more corn to buy a pay $250,000 has failed? gain and having a lot ot wives It was no quite a Is it that a poor woman who steals from a receiv convicted lor of or them arrested are to have to uncommon thing for wagon now than in is called a shop-lifteIt store is is this? stolen property. How and a rich woman It requires 100 per cent more corn or pay from 18 to 24 and 30 per cent to their ing a is the made between a that wheat kleptomaniac? 18 to a have we bargain charged brethren for a little help buy copper kettle now than it did paid Is it that a poor person interfering with an in gen- dealers and the police to this effect: When in 96? We are ourselves. cent speaking per is put into jail, and a rich man is olficer It tequires twice as much corn to purchase let eral terms there were and are honorable ex- articles are stolen and disposed of (particuon his own recognizance? if they are given up, a coil of rope than in 96? go was which But brotherhood larly apparel) wearing (or ceptions the dealers get Why? Peoples Press. It requires 40 per cent more corn to buy a appeared to be) real out ot Zion did not the police will take care that and what in than 96? perhaps considerably plow they paid seem to get any farther than the lips and the THE FENIANS AND CANADA. makes kind This an of more. That had it once when arrangement there, gathered you requires 75 per cent more corn to tangue Living Issues has always sympathized the police appear as clever detectives, but it buy a hoe, rake or shovel, or spade or bolt there has been no improvement in this with Ireland in her struggle for independduring your rule; things are getting certainly encourages and nurses crime. We than in 96? ence or home rule. But to fit out a plunderA set of common wheels cost 7 in 96, wors.. We now come to polygamy. We recommend the new mayor and city council ing and murdering expedition to go to Can-a- d and now cost $12 50 are not going to discuss wheher, under cer- to look into this very serious matter. 1 is barbarous and wicked in the eqtreme. The price of cultivators is higher by from tain circumstances, polygamy is right or of Ireland would be another To 80 to cent is staled that more than It go per thing: $3 to $4? wrong; whether there was a revalation on the entire cost of is and nobie Surely so running our government intelligent We Galvanized are to barbed not wire from or costs going say the subject $4 to a man as Michael Davitt can never consent due to wars, past, present and prospective. $4 50 a hundred pounds more today than t that it has cursed the church from the be- And we are a peaceable did in 96? t0 80 monstrous a proposition as the invasion yet we boast j ' I ginning. The worst thing about polygamy and peace-lovinof a peaceful country that never injured Ire- people. Truth and FreeYou pay 40 per cent more for glass than was the falsehood and dishenesty that has alThe very suggestion of such a .luid. dom. thing in '96? ways accompanied it. President Snow reshows to what depths of degradation war will of The no that no No of rates Christmas back are News, the proplaws, exorto customs, Joseph rights freight lates, in the c mse some men to sink. Smith told him in 1843 that he (Smith) had arty are so sacred that they may not be made bitant figures that caused the popnlar revolt I Next week Rev. Richard wake will married Eliza R. Snow for time and eternity, away with, if it can he dearly shown that in legislation a few years ago? in the still of stand the What living. way McKinley prosperity comes high, but the write on the subject of Mr. Oliver and his they greatest happihis first wife being trusts S. ness. W. church told and corporations must have it. and the Jevons. revival meetings world generally was the ! - ' ' ill-fa- . f H law-break- er . 1- -ft i ; i 1 d new-come- ''? rs r, re-sje- ct clear-heade- tat g 1 |