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Show mhtk Sam Gives 1 Can Take Away. 1 American Mormons Are Itlie Hopes of Utah $m. Centered. ffm.. Must Bolinquish Political ?ler or Deprive SaintS 9 of state :Riellts' ftjii io Tho Tribune frBffr " CITY. Or., Nov. IS, Tho rc-kXtho rc-kXtho political campaign Just closed Eih. Indicate that tho American par-Hi, par-Hi, ffiUCh to bo proud of. and cspc-flKTco cspc-flKTco If. as Indicated by the columns n Tribune, any considerable num-H'l num-H'l aiormona cast tholr political lot gS fiat movement. It Is slncoroly to 2Sl-'4 that such Is tho case, that there iMk'mbtake about It, for 1C true, it vMfcttes that tho adherents of tho faith SKtslnnins l rcallz0 thcy ,lv0 ln t,ie ft irith tho rest of God's creatures. JfiMbJIiatcs that this contingent, at HM- understands the plain, slraplo prop-biM&a prop-biM&a that under our republican form iaKrtmment, political power in Its aLilysla resides ln thcr whole pco-S pco-S that local self-government is not 11-Xirtat 11-Xirtat Is a restricted right, which, Wtjcifrci'e must conform in spirit as fi'Matt In practlco to the theory that ly K j a government, both as a wholo ' h Us integral parts, of the people, people and for tho people, and not iKiMriTtrDment of priests, by priests and '"Frrtts. or theocrats. plutocrats, oli- 4"pr nnv other cabalistic aggrega-V aggrega-V Bc( exclusive Individuals. Aivfl iiKse American Mormons has SIBuJ tho simple truth that no whero sLBtii! cwjnjrv. at no time. Is there room TB'&Vranco "for any other kind of gov-feMct gov-feMct than that decreed by the con- p These American Mormons. ajft: tiwe American Mormons Utah's 'insist hopes arc centered. Above all iJEn those men are lltted to carry the iAsti ot true citizenship to their co-Eariits. co-Eariits. To their hands is largely ilEhttd the destinies of their common-iS common-iS for laHtlng p?aco, fratornlty and HBttrity. Especially strong nro thiy .rjlar and mnlntaln boforo tho world Is Mormon people's integrity and ijwilrf faith, Mhuh have been cast In tv their religious leaders, who iSol for Statehood and amnesty to IwiuIIzq their kingdom of God and lei (Mfolr position In the task Is lnvulner-k-Bfe Their hlch priests cannot charge Ln Tlth apostacy. without convicting fpcslves of trtachcry to tho wholo IHfxcn people, and of breach of faith ;B& ht United States. They are tho tBpi nUslonarles" to carry tho "glad IHtf of great Joy" to their brethren (fc tie world docs not caro a contlncn-iK contlncn-iK ilout any phasr- of the Mormon JBjU. ve and except tho priesthood's ration of divine right to rulo. and iirjndano practice of polygamy. (Hi what wisdom they may perform dsty devolving on them remains to BHx The prime essential is tholr K nnctrlty So armed their political JKz caanot be handicapped by "float-fcBPmii0'3 "float-fcBPmii0'3 thC un"Amerlcan sl(le of their IRgocghly organized and united with fjFptl!o Americans for American poli-mp- purposes only, and extending such iVisintlon into tho adjoining States the church is in politics, they can Ite hand of the priesthood from jtirtfarof tho civic power In all tho Mountain States; provided, al-TK?5. al-TK?5. Le 010 PurPoso of Its existence VKLn.L 1,10 American party never m& 8 sole- lecltimato mission for Wf-AIt T-as called into being. "Ji to 1Ieet the Mormon Menace. SMe ranks of tho faithful are closed t"flui3t Americanism in solid column under implicit obcKlienco to tho dictates ol the priests: if under tho negls of Stnto sovereignty tho kingdom of God remains contumacious, and its subjects loyal io It; if it continues to conquer power In the neighboring States ln tho future as in tho past, how will tho situation situ-ation bo met when the American pooplo nnnlly awaken to tho seriousness of tho Mormon menace? H Is not wiso to attempt tho crossing or tho bridge boforc reaching it. Nevertheless Never-theless no harm can come from viewing it In advance. Statehood was conferred upon tho Territory of Utah by the United States Government in consideration of a solemn promise made by tho cccleslarchs or the church for themselves and on behalf be-half of and ln tho name of their people, to forever dlvorco church and stalo and t abandon tho practlco of polygamy. In addition a general amnesty was asked for and granted. And now this littlo helmotcd Minerva with tho shield on her arm that Jupiter gavo her. snaps her finger ln tho fnco of tho god, punches him ln tho ribs, treads on his toes and proclnims herself tho pnly girl on the pike. Can Jupiter take back tho shield? Xo one doubts his1 physical power. Tho American people's conceptions of State sovereignty havo undergone radical radi-cal changes slnco tho adoption of tho articles pf confederation, since the adoption adop-tion of the Federal constitution and sinco the Civil war. Tho constitution Itself nns undergono some changes by reason or the rulings of tho Supreme court, and Congress has provided, under .lection 52M or the revised statutes, for tho armed invasion of a sovereign State by Federal troops In contingencies whero tho civil and political rights of the peoplo have been subverted by cabalistic conspiracies. This statute was aimed at conditions ln tne South after reconstruction, and is now ln abeyance, but Is still on tho book, i: was regarded at tho tlmo of Its mi-aclmcnt, mi-aclmcnt, in some quarters, as a dangerous danger-ous invasion of State's rlshts, although In a larger and more literal sense U1030 assumed rights had but recentlv been in-vacecl in-vacecl oftectually by tho armed forces 0 ..Jfhe. Un,tcd States from tho Xorth, without statutory backing. TJnclo Sam Can Find Remedies. It is well to Illume tho future sometimes some-times by reviewing tho past. These references ref-erences aro mado for tho purposo of call-'."K call-'."K lho attention of your unreconstructed Mormon readers to tho fact that their . , aamuol" has generally been ablo to find an adequate rcmedv for overv wrong In his bailiwick when ho 1ms sot n.but It. That ho will got around to L tali in tlmo if sho does not correct her conduct Is inevitable. Tho disfranchisement of Utah's peoplo peo-plo by direct act of Congress under tho constitution Is not possible. As a war measuro resulting from armed rebellion there would bo precedent and power enough. But to such a pa.ss tho situation cannot come, unless the Republic should disintegrate, which, though hoped for and belloved by the church, is not likely in a thousand years. If tho American Mormons do not succeed ln setting their house in order themselves, then tho question ques-tion of stripping tho priesthood of all political power by stripping Utah of her Statehood will bo taicen up by tho peoplo of tho wholo country, and tho effort will be made to reduce tho Stato to Territorial Terri-torial vassalago. Tho demand for such a measure would open up again tho wholo question of States rights from a new view point, and present an acute phase of tho Government Gov-ernment s power to govern without tho consent of the governed-tho right of tho Lnited States under the constitution to cocrco a sovereign State out of tho u nion against Its consent, as well as such right, established by war. to hold ftT?. . . ln tho u"lon against Its will. Utah s sovereignty is Just as sovereign as New York's. But while tho latter ls one of tho original parties to the Fedoral compact. Utah camo In under very different differ-ent terms the terms of an unconventional treaty mado with an alien, local powor unknown un-known to the law. but recognized, nevertheless, never-theless, by Congress and tho officers of the Government for Just what It is; eo that Utah's tenure of Statehood Is unique, and in truth, if not In law, depends on tho observance ln good faith of tfio terms of that compact by tho alien power -tvlth which tho treaty was mado. Sacred Doctrine Revised. Tho sacred doctrine of the right of local self-government by a sovereign Stato would necessarily havo to bo revised and IIh limitations still further dctlned nnd restricted in tho degredation of Utah, with a corresponding increase of tho centralization cen-tralization of power in the Federal Government. Gov-ernment. But such is the tendency of tho times and tho potency of events looking to the control of Interstate questions made necessary by the overthrow of popular rights, so that ln the case of Utah's degredation, whllo on different lines, tho principle Involved would be the Bame the power of tho General Government to right wrong and correct nbuses in any State that has fallen into tho hands of an organized or-ganized conspiracy, and refuses or neglects neg-lects to do It itself, where tho rights of peoplo In tho nation at large are Involved. Now Jersey lends its sovereignty to the most viclouB incorporation laws imaginable, imagina-ble, and almost even other State In the Union, in n measure, follows suit. Utah lends lta sovereignty to a church a theocracy the-ocracy which is worse. In both cases Federal interference will bo nought If the people of the affected States will not or cannot correct these abuses of tho power of local self-government. The rulers of the kingdom as a matter self-interest, as well as for the peace and qulot of those who depend on them for advice, ought to bo sufficiently nstuto to foreseo the results of their own contumacy. con-tumacy. Tho degredation of Utah to the status of Alaska would be an awful thing not to be thought of except as a heroic measuro when all else had failed. But for the Mormon chiefs to imaglno that It cannot can-not be done, if circumstances' finally demand de-mand it, is idle. v Yields to Public Opinion. Congress will novcr Interfere with them or tho trusts of Its own volition, but only in reponso to the well crystallzed opinion of that public whOBO servant it is. And then that public opinion will have its way. Its irresistible prcssuro aB exemplified exem-plified ln tho late election ln Missouri, In particular, and generally ln nil of tho Northern States, whero Hocnevelt Is popularly pop-ularly believed to bo like Folk, against tho trusts and the prostitution of popular rights, ought to bo a warning to them that they cannot with Impunity forovcr triflo with tho American public. The stage, however. Is set for tho opening open-ing piece along other lines, with tho Frank J Cannons, Moses Thatchers and Alma Eldridgcs ln the leading parts. These men and nil whom they in truth represent havo no place in tho local political polit-ical life of Utah outside of the American partv. They arc all men of strong personality. per-sonality. They arc undoubtedly nil true to their religious convictions and yet pay their first allcglanco to their country. They unquestionably nil have brnlns enough to know that their church would bo safer out of politics than in. nnd Its members happier, while their priests might approach nearer to the ideal mrn of God thoy profess to be. The true and lasting political redemption of their Slate Is largely In their hands. Will thev redeem It nnd prcscrvo the honor anil Integrity of the Mormon people ,n spite of tho Priesthood? c youNG." Better known ns "Glnx." a writer for Tho Tribune twontv-llve yeare ago. and a member of tho ruling Young family |