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Show U 0TliEll OPINION., Senator Eoar Expresses Himself oa the ; Qaesticn of Polyguiy in Utah, j ADVICE TO BKIGHAM YOUNG. Utah to be a State When the Mormons ! Prova They Mean What They Say. Boston, Oct. 8 Senator Hoar yesterday yes-terday expressed gratification at the action of the Mormon church in abolishing abol-ishing polygamy us nn article of faith. "But," ho said, "I am not surprised; the leaders now see tho law of congress pressing them, ami that the Gentile element iu Utah is growing too rapidly t.i permit tho continuance con-tinuance of their odious practices. Twenty years ago some one, I think it wrs Oliver P. Morton, while traveling in Utah told lirigham Young it would be the best thing for him to have another revelation and 'then abolish polygamy. They have stood out as long as they could." Sonator Hoar regards tho action of tho conference as confirmatory of his settled belief that all sectionalism will disappear as tho nation becomes homogeneous. "When you can talk with people by telephone," he said, "I heir prejudices and peculiar local influences will disappear. I think that is the way the southern question is to be settled. Tho railway, telegraph and telephone bringing the people of all sections into close communication are to swoep away provincialism and prejudice and tho nation will become one in sentiment on all great social and economic questions. But," he said, "we will not admit Utah to statehood until we are pretty sure they meau what they say." |