| Show THE FORCE OF HABIT I 1 wo are to judge the stability of mr GOODWINS character by what he says through the columns of the paper he edits then truly his mind is of a very staple caste as it seems nearly next to impossible for him to get it out of the old grooves in some way his maud appears stereotyped and but a certain impression can be brought forth immediately after the acceptance by the church of the manifesto discontinuing polygamy however the tribune said in the most authora tive manner possible alie mormon church yesterday repudiated ted polygamy as a tenet of its that is instructions were formally given to the members of to cease plural marriages the sheet further suggested that time would tell whether or not the saints were in earnest in the solemn declaration made on that occasion whether or not they considered it binding to raise their hands to high heaven and most solemnly declare that they would in future obey the law all the liberal papers and politicians expressed themselves as desirous of granting time the tri bune has been as uneasy since the manifesto was accepted as though on a bed of nettles and scarcely have three weeks past before the mendacious scribblers scribble rs on the editorial staff of the chief liberal organ fly back to their former cry polygamy listen to what the tribune now has to say what was the declaration for the future and eyen aa to that nd security because these marriages mai go anin spite of the head oi the church tie may not even know of them then the mass of polygamy already existing was absolutely untouched there was no release of the old covenants no provision for the separation of plural households no suggestion even that a thing was desirable no recommendation men dation that all in the church should henceforth obey the law no release of the direful pressure pies sure which prevents men on conviction of unlawful cohabitation saving themselves by a submission to the laws nut hiie indication that the law was recognized as supreme simply a pitiful little sneaking dodge that meant nothing in the world only an unworthy ellort to yet an advantage byi blinding the public vision poor GOODWIN he reminds us of the nursery tale of an old horse that had been employed for twenty long years in going the ceaseless cpa seless rounds day after day on a pug mill at last its master thought the time had come for the faithful animal to rest during its remaining days and tho old borso was turned into pastures rich and green the happy change did not effect the desired rest for every morning at eight as it had done for so many many years the horse commenced to go round and round in a circle at noon would take its accustomed cus tomed rest of half and hour and then continue until night so is with the editor of the tribune though he is now in pastures new he cannot discontinue his old habits were he to go to polygamy would be his cipal talk as he is wedded to that bubet ct aono the been will lut be NOV 1 apri U 11 th th and the ire very anxious that queen V i should attend alie wedding of bb vicforia and adolphie Adolp lie of Lipe which takesi place here this month but it haa become known that her ma jehly will not be present noc because bhe has no interest in alie event but because an expedition to north German yat alis geanon would seriously interfere with her arrangements atrial moral mabb nov 1 special the bellevue Boll evue hotel closed loday lo day after a prosperous will reopen early next june |
