| Show I 1 1 AS YZ YE SOW BOW YE SHALL rear BEAT 11 ilia gan bornio we ire tn Uli the affidavit of philip smith in relation to tho the fountain Mount Houn nin tain meadows meadow massacre inia MaS iacre gal also the ibo editorial 0 of f the 4 N Y herald tin on the this terrible and for or crime is yet destined to exert gl a powerful in in the revolution or mormonism Morn asit 11 it wall tho the of a condition of society brought about through the toch reach ings of IS fanatic rana tic priesthood acting on 00 tho Sall odil of ignorant anglo moni literally lile nilly canting a reign of terror mong among tho the d cormona as well trall as gentiles who in any way nay oppose the will of the leadora leaders it is well that for many years the indiana were accused of this ibis massacre and nd the complicity of hormone wa was i stoutly denied deni edthe abe of polygamy too at one time it will be remembered was wa alto as a energetically act I 1 t events eventa have only proved how much duplicity they era capable of 0 in the interests of he kingdom for probably a large portion of the BI mormon ormon people believed it was the work of lo lochkos ladia chaos oj lut but today to day there are but few ribe believe that the atrocious outrage was waa not the work of men calling themselves Latt erday saints acting either cither i on their own responsibility or upon orders from headquarters of course the mormon diplomats east lave have denied in tho the most moat emphatic terms time limo after time any of tb the affer further than that it was waa tho the wort worl of indiana yet 11 I 1 bigham young as governor never dever took fool ady steps to punish the in dia na for 60 wholesale a slaughter of men and women the antt ion orders order did or did not emanate from head porters forthe fiendish butchery is is not the point we aver that it it rod oni Other crimes ha ve been the legitimate results result 3 or 0 tris the blood teachings or of the lead era of tho the church in the sig sc carity of Is iso lulion and when it we as 8 fai i nali nati cally but nevertheless confidently expected that in a fow vw church a wOuld gain the oer tho the united states government and even cven it should bo be swept away in avenging tho the blood of be prophets prop bets it will be that for years tears in this Terri territory ory brigham tim young was waa the supreme ruler and he be has as asserted that no matter who the tat government sent lo bo bo be governor of utah Itis it is equally well cnown that his will was I 1 law aw i in to everything pertaining to tho the people th throughout hout the territory Terri torr granting this hia premise wo we say eay that with such roch unlimited power as the spiritual sod and secular bead bip of this community gave him his hid teachings could bate bare been such kuch as to render reader crimo crime almost unknown in utah but such euch or ex pre anions as aa sending men to hell bell across lots lota tho unsheathing of tho he bowie knific 1 avenging tho the blood of tile prophets prop bela and a wore score of other aati christian lave t ilca strong hold epou an abo believed him to be the mouthpiece of god to them the mountain maA massacre Sacre wi was then their the ho effect of a re legious belief the same as po I 1 agamy is alleged to be tod and we hero here ask the question whether in justice lead lc aderi era stich buck na as Drig brigham ham young geo A smith geo Q cannon bill and I 1 others I 1 lire aro entitled ta t the iho righta of american long has been the for beam bc aranco ocal land and great has been tho the generosity 7 0 of f this nation towards them notwithstanding the religion which leaps a republican side aide ia view to the govern government menta and baill maintains strictly theocratic views view in m their public syia private teachings cach ingi to the people such consummate hypocrisy is ia IT jD a treason infinitely greater thant than fat of tho south luring during tb the e war 5 C I 1 1 a M it is 13 not open sod and ii lut t 6 U 1 cl y hopeful anil and defiant at when goo Q cannon BOO to eon cm greas let him go with tho the ain meadow record before him oll and let the nation understand that he is B Is believer in the ancient doma dogma of deat ying his hid enemies and aniio in earing apo apostates statts by killing them hem I 1 I 1 tho the belief in such euch should tie be melby immediate IL of every maa holding sherri thera and DO sentimentality about the reglita of TO rc ligion should prevail a domenz against banishing such relies of birb barbarism arism these thee practical exponents 0 of f 1 b ionic theory must learn ili that in thi chii republic at they now they must most reap I 1 I 1 |
