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Show THE MORMON SITUATION. WHAT DELEGATE CANNON SAYS. "The aBsertion that th Mormons instigated the Ules to make the attack upon tbe whiles is the most infamous falsehood that was ever coined," aaid Delegate OannoD, of Utah, to a Star reporter, this morning. "It would be the worst policy in the world for the Mormons to incito tbe Indians to attaokB upon the whites," continued ; Mr. Cannon. "Wa (the Mormons) have too many frontier settlements that would be exposed, to encourage Indian depredations. We have young settlemeuta in Colorado and Arizona, and our policy has always been to encourage en-courage the Indian lo bury his tomahawk toma-hawk and adopt oivilized habits and custome." Reporter How do you suppose the : report originated, Mr. CannonT Mr. Cannon I suppose it was stated for politioal effect. There has t been a good deal tpud about admitting 1 Utah into the Union, and it is probable proba-ble that this iulamous report was circulated cir-culated to aflect that. R. Do tbo people ot Utah want to come into the Union? Mr. C Oh yes, they are very ; anxious to be admitted. R.Wbat would be the politics of Utah Bbould it become a slate? Mr 0. It would be a democratic Btate. I am satisfied from my own observation that tbo feelings of the people are in accord with the principles of democraoy. i'hey believe iu home rule. I cannot Bay what would be the effect should Utah be admitted by the republicans. Then it might be a republican state. A feeling of gratitude grati-tude to the party that let us into the Union would no doubt influence a very large number of voters who are not very decided in their political views. Mr. Cannoo, in discusBing the pohoy of the Administration towards the MormonB.st.id it was "unstotes- maolike." The object sought is not to be attiined by persecution. He said he thought the circular addressed to foreign governments by Secretary Evarte, urging them to forbid the emigration emi-gration of Mormons, was a very Billy proceeding for a man who is ac-countad ac-countad a statesman. Said Mr. Cannon: Can-non: "Secretary Evarts could not have devised a belter plan to advertise the Mormons throughout the civilized world, I speak within bounds when I say that amODg the Mormons not more than one man out of every seven, I might say ten, has more than one wife. There are about 150,000 Mormons altogether, about 30,000 men and not l more than 4,000 of them have a p'urality of wives. Over this small number all this fuBa is made. While the Mormons believe in polygamy, believe that it was a revelation of God, they are not going to violate the law of their country by practising it. : None of us intend to violata the law of 18G2, but there "ib no law to forbid us our faith in our principles. There is no inducement that could be oflered that would lead the Mormons to abandon their faitb. We will cherish our belief, but as I've said, we will not practise it, because that would be a violation of the law." Washington Star, 6th. |