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Show "THE COKHECT IEVi." The Denver, Colorado, -Vcj- lias lately published some very fair and well written articles on the "Mormon" que-tiou. Of course these have been iewed with on-si on-si Jeriule impatience, to U'-e a mi! I term, by tlie "Liberal organ in this city. The Acj, however, keeps its equanimity and Iu its 1 ueof the 9th Inst. Ihug re-ponds to Its rattled talt Lake coteaiporary: "The Salt Lake Tnbnne of Stindsy last Hitauis a lengthy odaorial in rejly to a recant aruele in the .Vctt on tbe utanlfealo of 1'resideat W'ooJ-raflf W'ooJ-raflf of the Mormon Church against polygamy. Since the ratification of that iiuDlf-ttto by the Cltnrch, and the acceptance by Judge Zane, of tin) sapremecrart of Uuli. of h truthful-new. truthful-new. the argament of the Tnbrnf that the Mormons are insincere and do not moan what they say fall- in tlMt cn-onii I. Whatever tbe reasons may ba forachan in tbe doctrines of the Mormon Church thecbangehas been male. Thedsclar-uon Thedsclar-uon front the heal of the Church, which stands approved by that organisation, organ-isation, is accepted by Judge Zane as trnthful. "My oonOdenos in human nature," mM this judg", In pissinc; upon tbe application of a member of the church for naturalisation on Monday, Mon-day, '"and charity for my fellon men-lead men-lead me to accept such a sol-inn declaration, de-claration, aud tae exprew-tfon o' such a good purpose as being hone-t and sincere." This is the correct view. If any citizen. Mormon or what not, is guilty of polygamous practices the law is ample for his pun Ishmcnt aud cannot bo too nU'.-xibK enforced. It is gratifying to knon that Judge Zine lias publicly staled that ha will not anko the simple fact that an applicant for naturalization is a member of the Mormon church a j bar to his admis-ion." |
