| Show FAITH AAJD LOlALTY Kormoai and the QoTerament Antnorltlea We beliava there are no where in tho Union a more Icyal people than the Latterday Saints They know co other country exoept this They expect to live and die on this soil To ho fit peace WIth the government and in harmony with their fellowcltizecs who are not of their fatth and to ehro ia tha confidence of the covoramont and people our people have voluntarily put aside something which all their lives they have believed to be a unwed principle princi-ple shepherds of a patient and fcU3ortnfr people tre ivnk Lmnoity for then and pledge our faith and honor for their future WlLFORD WOODRCTV H J GlULNT GEORGE Q CAIKOK JOBS HEXBT Svrnx JOSEPH F SMITH Jo nit W TAYLOR LOREXZO SKOIT M W MCBRXU MOSES THATcnKR ANTHOS H HTND iFnAucm M LTMAX ABRAHAM H OAKXOH FRANIrL D RlCHAnUS SAUT LAKE December It 1891 To the President We have the honor to forward herewith a petition pe-tition signed by the presldeat anfl caosi Influoa tUl members of the Mormon church Wo have no doubt of its nnetrity and no doubt that it Is intended in cfitolui good faith Tho signers in elude some who were moat determined in adher ins to their religious faith whlln polygamy either mandatory or perrais lTe was one of its tenets and they are men who would not ltftty pltdge their faith and honor to the government tar subscribe to euch t dccu merit without having Sully resolved to mate the r wordc good in let tor and eplrlt Signed by A L THOMAS governor CHARss te ZAKS chief Justice Commiaalooora GOD zit T SATTNDERS anti ROm TSON and Judeci iWniliR BLeCJ URN ad AXDEIWOS SALT LU December2 ISOU |
