| Show A STRONG PLEA FOR LIBERTY Letter from a NonMormon to tho New York Journal I OX TIlE PRESENT CKUSADK tIe ii hu Would Take Hie Hole hit < > r III llrolher Eo Minil1 Putt lliilie Ueaiii iOn III nil 11 ie aubjolncd communlcallon on tOo anuvMurmnn amiallon written by n niiiiMormon n naldenl of Colorado i neiif to the New York Journal and 1 al 1 to the World but no far It baa nt li I > < < n published In how I later at 1 HiooRh both hari manircated much In writ In the nubjoct A copywa I al 1 oem o-em lo the Now for publication Kill Tn the Nliiorf Ihe New York Hunday Journal l war 1I1r1 I ow In the Journal that ITU have commenced on agitation inlnpl Mrlshnm II llolwru of Utah IKIIIR hli neat In the Congrep the rilted tale and hint > nu are hiking Hi Hand you arc on the ground of i rallty Thla to I a very high and itrotK IKMllloll In I lake It It I found ground and I hope the Journal will al waya aland for pound morality and Input In-put on public men popeeaalnr that virtue vir-tue aa a alne qua non of holding their Mill olllcce I hope lou thai the Journal Jour-nal will nlvraya lie I found trio nlhl down on hyiKirrlpy Injuatlce bribery and IKruMllon wherever found In Mill ur low degree nnd that II will al 1 a010t Ita rate atradfaiily In favor if rIght no Aln1 Ornng aoit coo Miltntly uphold the principle liion whlcli the United Hlatr waa founded and uron the principle enunciated In Hie Declaration of Indeiwndenre If I have read 1 the Conitltullon arlithli I ft undrntand aright the Principle Prin-ciple of drmocnwy and Ihe boil of i Ihla country II In I that the Untied I Hlalea runda berate the world In rep reonl and tnalnialn tut far flu Iftlii tirE III t HclfRovernment by tOo people peo-ple U C Imtecllon and Kcurlty of properly anl pnpepploiui Irxltlmalely obtained and Created by Ihe holder or 11 Anlora tutor II lb right or free ppecch and IThe Fight ut free dom of relbiluu iiplnlon Now sir 1 taking them na the priorI plea they beIng correctly ataie1t how doe jour cruade pan out tried by lhoo rita And rnllo I remembered that every American aland ptcdiied I In I thro principle by Ito very fact that lie or ihe Ia I an American Thla null try wn founded by our Iurlun fore father to I vindicate their right In fncdom of rellRloii opinion and they or their memnilea have the lov and devotion nf their ucrep ora for bon Inu arhlevr1 that tuna charter nf hun hu-n liberty Then it ihl fnedim of lelleluu opinion to I the aacnd blihtlaht of every Ameikan III la talent thai the Mormon or l vlterday bomb aa Ihey tall thenuelve have lhal came ilchl and II cannot ho taken from Hum Jutly or under Ihe Conitllutlon let their rtllnloua nplnloi I no iran by A they tony either In fact or In ho ullnlnn or u oa Ar not 01 blOt nl lrhI II 01111 be wrIt light herr lout rnl nllY lOtlcouOeIutIoO Ir I alate 1IlInolly IhAI I ant tint a Irmon no dll 1 I belong 10 Any Irun ornnlllon ioolty nrn soy Inlllulion 01 nny hint ehotoo her nonerted wIlli llomonr Jlermonlnn I wan never In Pall lobe or Uuli except once and that iota for the lenctli of llm It tuok the Couthem IMcinc or Central Iatinc or omnrctliiK rullroadi lo I run throuxh Wi iimumet It will l Itt granted hit the Mormon do Imnena thl right If they do we have then nn right Iu ob JI la them on three round that la I tear Do toe do anT If ye then we not they art In the wrung We Innate Inn-ate unfaithful lo I our imifeaalun and I our principle and time principle of ihlp government and 1 nation IM we ub lit lo Ihrlr rellalouT I think we do lk we object iu their rnsdom of re liilou opinhinT Again wn am com teuieh l IIIhh II lo plead guilty We lhI IJui lo that part of their religion I that l llmli or enjolti or retommend ne man haling more than one wife Aaa Aa-a matter of fad I really do not know nether plurality if to Inc I u lend IM Ihlr uI IIr n omilIler mt oIlrl I Illne I know I however thai we Hen ill na they tIthe l i 00 Oil rrimnl II And It hi I to Ihla n object or profeaa t > do to Now our rellglou MIIP ur lHllon la I founded upon and derhina 111I the Illble I Ihe Won of Hod Ik I or doea not Ihe Illble declare 1 that Id I rhoaen eople practlcnt holy oaay la It not u fact that II doea tiim It I hut Ih dear Inference thai II 1 oucoilor Inlllulln n a n II mm neil either right Niw hr 110 inrilg 1111011 Iii hoilloalhy IiIf If lIt wring Ihn 000 1110 1111 oitih Ih nlln IIlnt II or an nrllonll Ill time Un or Iho Itehiro 0 0111 1 II tail 1 nd Ihn rumo II it rtirart I ro Ihl If i tws tlhl Ihn 1110 II ucing now II on Ih other hn1 h so IIr Ii I tlllhi lImn 0 ar Is riimt Th1 I dent Now Vhlrh Is I ItT Tio lIillfl II i lucre on1 III to foe hue in I iii r It n limo t nnry nlratlon at ihe IIIM in I cnbiin It The Jlormm are Oit root I iMiianflMv 11 ir thi fir M urllohIO II i they liii 111 hioliona not ii IIlhllrol cilate or tnohll r uuhotmlrr II III ohiO other h no I I iliheul mhicnrdeI ur liieosi n core v nr1 Ihnl earlito are Ihy II lie I rn 0 ° fleil tnt Ihult If I Ia 1 0010 Ill 1 hlihriy 11 ITllrnl iW blab rtl to get hi00 tO lent hail 1 rook ann it ow d1 ill that we buro left off bOo iractlco if polmamy l > ecauie wo protrna lo h > dono 107 Or la I It I 1r while we Li hlo 111 one wlfo wo may how K cr01 Iniri iepni I And If 1 nol iln I weT hill I I fun Hlr Dial I our morality In Ihli r rcct l noineuhat like the lin 1 tcJ lii rn Tl in l loimn It lOot it 010110 001 kninIity h j ht thhi ti o slit uho hill mit 01 niih iuoiiey I mlmuhl II nimol lIhu Ihe hoec l 11 r no otonel lIt P1 Iormooy 0th 0111 prnettce Vimiclu I Ihonhnn i moot moral thing hO teeth err thing oih prootke utm 1h llumetrlcnlly o I lrelkl 111 In Ih rccanl I would mibmll ret Nltflll i rc 1111 ubmll t a nutblmiy if cmron Iht It algOl not rIIIY 10 ho nlle it 01 1 lion Itlh mhgtmt brim to look It a conill lhut eury nnniiernfiengegia 010 lute II Unseal Mi hoOch or ho II lenins to ole In prn000t him lob 10 end to Hhlchluhi boo elect rake hhltraIO it neteimry preliminary ttnleloent nn him coil lhal he iunlhnr broth I unfaithful 1 I In ill wife 1 lii I dl ihioul I r nollhurr nb r 0010 who liii h I not liblo nomly imli I I an0 nlh 00111Cr Hniim Jra fir Ihr rI laamiuo I bOmb l tluiuilmed time I lolsmao 1 rum tsbing 110 mole 0 of OlIruoll 1n 1 k Ii eye befoieol00lnhiuih I i tOO nf lilchiog It 001 of lit eye liOlOno Mid that neiniouls lot 1m 10111100 IOmnta I 0dm nilhnritmiep of oimoiher i iilw hint one Itoo Iliung 1r 000 lennrh to lb effect tInt I Ohtiflfli ohri wl upon n woman lo A I ocr hoc nail lo iIenehy cammllleit l lilery in lii henri hot i 110am not hIt 111 thaI Wa WlnUII but only 0 the opportunity And audIo If lhl < be MI are nol mut of ui n prerloui lot nr humbug And IhN In I proven 10 by tho fort that 1Ilh 300 or sOY let her of Conr mil lake thlt propml 1 lion lo make nn oath ulo falthfulneiii erloutly but will think thai I am mtrtl > seiliognffa funny Illlle l nicaKai r They will tahe nrlll a What areyouVivfngVuliiplr1V and pan II off n nol belnir erloiipy meant And ntn sopthtlno I I eon pay Jr1n nooioco them II I wanor I whIch Ii 1 a very convenient con-venient I t and I comfortable I I method P of Ignoring Ig-noring rmbarrapplno g popltlon Not wlthMandlnc Ihelr unbelief or rceptl cat mind I would dare 1 > them lo lOt lilt All the anme I have no hope they will lake I ir they do not Ihen theY In Ie I nIInl ought lilt In vl1 lh dlMblllly Mr Holicrl for being honent tnuh Rnlnl him rIllonhl I 10m than one woman a ileclaratlnn Ihey lirink from denying under ohIO I ne III K aliened by conic lhat while toligmeo hut tOot the Ilhl In leoneot Mr I mIt i rmn tobhi ifhiii I peat It ian ACr he ho hooe n nnel him 1 I diiihit mtlollier It 1 h nsaluynilo h tight rosily toil It nor r nil bite 0000CI im preny conndenl Iiols0r lhal morallv I ha n puch rltht And If I It lake advantage of a once legal 1 right lii do pcmeiiing whIch II hO n < loral right tn dn 1 limo ionnrmmni wld lo ronie llunit unworthy nf III high place and dignity experience la I roll tn make people wipe Th tempt In keep Charlcn llrndlaugh mil of lie llrlllh tutu of Common ihould be a henna tn Hie trgl tator < I thli plde nf Ihe Allnnlle of limo utter futility of purl like leenemilltuOt The ilerllng gnml hotel ration otOpenln f the tieople al napooolieror laId pcet throunh uholen and rl the people love I neither hy pocncy nor hvincrlte And I will ven lurr the prediction thai the time will come when lie hyloo Io of thin per pecullon of Itnhcrtl will be I Keen i through If I Is I not already ai I am Incline lo believe Hut ruppoee Mr Itolierl to I n Mormon Mor-mon and Huppope he hn throi wlve what of IIT He hna broken the law 01 Ihe land II II l replied If 1111 u I the rea nn why be ihould be exclude I well and iCiNIiI ame rule 1 li I applied i II elect lnnbneakir AI 1 IiietilOm1 time It 101111 blnay 1w nrominlerett that Mr llolieria broke the law of llo land openly which In I omrthlnn n Illle un u ual and la I teitlmony lust he lid rot marry 1110 llmeii menly to break the law but that Ito a miller ol con rn ill him When rI mon tII ralla bigamy he unually rica to keep the thing ciulct lloberln dom not npiur In have ei artcd Aa one of a jury with the flrcumtanrfu Iwfin J I would not mnlrl him of bluamy nelth er dn I tell l non any man tollh tominon evnl would Much lalk la I made about Mr 1 11dec10 cling Immoral Iwauw Im lIla mar rled three wlvo la thli ml If > r0 then what almut nll whn have ivel 1 with and vlilted for Immoral IiIirlOlt wnmen whom they Imve not mnrnr1 When thf e men me cleaned out of or not rermllleit tu enter the American U 11m have Cunnron then I will lime to ppiini of lrtue relatle tn > lr licit coIn Apply the rule all round If y > Ki apply It al all tin Iplene K Indmd It h n I 3wel I Hut lteurciy I lmnt lit I 101 toneonllaO of Jlr HoWtt I am htld tog hll 1 brief for the man I dn not knnv him from Adam but I dn Ilku to MM fnlr lihay l faIr 111 ol1 10 to I I good old llnKllPh moltn 00 lul1 dn nphl to Act on Iwa h I Ilr lorl Ill Ie kI1 utut 01 lfl grraa bAU III I fennel h I out rail r to hi Way of Ihlnklnl oIl lie Ilnt nf Iho memhcra One man rlln1 roy era 1 hundred It la fall list Mr lloti rrta1 1 elrcllon tt OnxreM U I krt Jnnill tn Hi nation Mow llow Hull talk an that had lobber len llt un talked for II la I the vrrlrnt rubbUh u In I utterly fnollPh It Ii I nn intuIt In lalk puch rot nn Ineull lo Ihl Intel emi > morality nnl conviction if Ihe l nple 1 They cult that en in thing III reference tn llrallauctr rlerllm In lnllnnl l and yet we lived tn ccc hU recnvery from hla elckneia prayed for ho CirIhian pal l Iin Inlt II nitmmll Ik ho I netl l too lilhnneemoa 1 II lu Intk at another phi or hila Mormon quUon Th Momnon dirt I believe eetabilPhe1 ihelr Ohurrli In Illlnolp bin ihrlr nelKblHira nol Ilk log them they not tn be n coue of of II feme or In im able I to live AiC picked up Ihelr belnnflnmt and did u pretty Ll < thine In ocaning a triuk lep I contlnenl nnl remount in horn I elve 1 > far from Ihe alI of men where Ihey picket out a piece of gOat ohrly worthleii land n deem and have made thin dewrt blonni like hvl no 0 bi Ik a ntwer K rdeni bulll U up Inln a Hour lihlnir rotinlry rich and prutiixroui And 1 II I la I light here In my o I inlon where the trouble ha < < IU roll AVhen Itah w Aneportolonea 1101 u hot now I ha ilerlI Innl is rchun try 1 the Mrln II ho bm rh halnJ end mimloohy l aroma 10 be coveting Nabolha lneynrJ I control in revenue it He re aourcen etc arc desIrable nnd I think there to I an attempt being made to play Ihe curkioi bul hen and oupl Ihe Mormon ftom thi government of ihelr own homo nod Hi Me In my opinion Ihe whole liming to l n political l Ir fake a iollllral I plit a pbce of political Intrigue right 1 II through nnl creditable lo none of Ihoio I enraged In II II I lIthely unworthy ft IN Journal Jour-nal and whether nwhy gon Into It coniclrntluuply aa I am bound iu give 100 Ihe credit of euppoplnK I or twllly without thinking I Ihe aubjecl out 7 I ti ml know but I am convinced 1 ynu aOl blmilulnbf 10 ll U great IoJaIIu000 to anIle a-nIle I 5111 lOis 1 tut onl 011dm I WOO 00 II hiie bJoh lit Ibe J oumooii bIt foomled I oppooe lb loorbia I Ibbe enir boIy rho I 1101 1 tier 000 1 iiylIiIly tilnik I iII lulOn rne d aol I are prolog In 11 tudo lllnt lolr Awhile bark II wan toll that It A uIg 1 trine be faIr It will como In I nothing but If II be nf Ood > nil cant down I and I ray lout without knowIng whtlh er Ihe Mrmonp are Incieaplmi I r dy 1110 1111 Iy lie nora ret or n rw Kople In I VlnliT Why Ira 5 i afrrl 1 if Mr 1 llobrrta A I hnve nlreftdy aald In my opinion opin-ion Ihla oplwlthon It I n IllllICllI gaIn IhmIlRhOUI oM nrither morality nor reunion hog nnylhlna to l 00 nhth It Ant II I An InrAI am for Ihe pic lure At e In Ihe hunt nf the opponenla of IOn Monmnn Ih rontrt h un equal II > n bla man nialnPl n Illtln one and the aidlallon la I to illprrrdll a iwope wo may nol tot I a black d they Ito meefl rlnlI I e000r 100 liming I hone hur1 Abnul tOmb RtO Ill II my urll ice la I correct I Ihal Ihe arllntlon I for the ImilrIionit tirnlnK ihe Mnrmonn Ilt llh etn Iril or thlr OWI gonernool In cc cure control of Ihe olllcea flout the pnoll of Utah and In net hold 01 aoolacl of Ihe rnll d p plble the thing lon l hIm 011 ra000 eel that while quite In nrrJn ice with the manner In which American pnllllc are conducted con-ducted yet neverthelrM I la I mil creditable I cred-itable In any of Ihe I parllei engaged In II tiR I limit very thing that maken American politic a byeword and n reproach re-proach and rauera Ihem to Mink In thin thi-n > trlli of other nailnni Umklng at It In Ihli light I am very lorry In eon the Journal rh in mhded i aa tn lend It auppiirt lo any COol thIng anl I Iruit von will glvo the matter A morn learch log enquiry and rcfupe any longer 10 lupporl hallo nay the leapt look 1 like an unfair 1 tIn t-In mncluplon I hop you will ic your way to print Ihli letter you have printed thv other tIlt IK I fair aol 1 print Ih The Mormon are the I under dog In Hit righl Hie 10000 of the people are agalnil Ihem let the Journal Ito I worthy or I reputation and Inili that they ihau bate a fair how Their In I neither rblvnlry nor herolim In railing your lot with the I itrongivt baltalloni but there Ia I both In taking nn unpopular pile at lean In Ihe extent nf Inlillng hit bIle tin popular RU ihall have fair liar Truth In I mighty nnd If thin Mormon an In the wrong they nro not golnir tn I butt nnylndy I al leapt wit can affnr1 In lie chlvalroui In I them Al lean Ihey are entitled in all bolt rlghti un der lime I Conlllutlon and the Heclara tlin nf Independence nnd them guarantee guar-antee Ihen Ihr right of leiricovern inent Ihe rlihl of free iprerh Hie right 1 of freedom of rcllfdou nplnlnn and the right or IicIngnmmunol In their live Ihrlr llhcrllea nnd their ieilon Jiiua IIm tote ilellnlllnn ir marallly and of rellrlon vrai Ihi tinlillbhro no ye wniill that nthrn nhnnld dn unto un-to boa Uive Ihy nelihl ir I And araln I ray unlit > ou cone un id her flhJol John Hluart Mill deHnlllon of morality mor-ality IP I The nrrntiit good to the create nuinUr nllh Ihr leut oiol ble Injury I In anv tint II l moral bOo r lo KAIIl IAY |
