Show i ii ik ikIn In the data Ell Eli I H II Murray gathered th tor for tra transmission to toI the president nt of the United States I was the epistle of the tho first tesi- tesi dency whIch was g read at the gs general gen general gen gen- eral conference of ot the Latter day Latter daY Saints in April 1885 and which he e embodied In full tull In his report submitted sub SUb- to th the department of th the In In In- tenor and In his comment upon th the epistle tle which h comment enl as also o embodied in his report he ho says who disregard the l law lawand w and teach others to violate vialate it and all aU those who belong to and give material mate mate- rial aid to organizations organisations which teach advise and counsel others tu to commit any act net d defined by law to tt tobe be a crime should to say the least be deprived of the power to write wilts writerS l laws rS for the government of atty y part of our country The treatment ot the Utah question up to the pr present Sent enactments has resulted In alloWIng allow allowIng ing a treasonable growth here ot of alien sentiment which de decisive measures w would have adjusted sted years yeats ago Governor Murray then says EL a blunder mn may atay be regarded as worse than EL a crime and then blames the persons charged with legislation Uan and the ex execution of the laws for having laving c committed blunders a as more than han blunders He Ito points out but that the h government gov has hils appe appealed d to th the Mormons time after time to obe obey th the Jaws and nd be be Uk like the rest o of ot ofus us us INSTANCES RECITED Then he cites s numerous instances es where he lie d declares cl res the MormonS Mormon have accepted the th gifts and then smitten the hand of f the giver ivet and nd that they have hate abused g generosity to str strengthen thelt power ver over a too pe eople The Th right of ot a heo M- M pie plo to b believe ve What they choose l Id ie unquestioned n d and nd in that b belief UH the theare they are entitled d to what whatever ver comfort mf rt happiness su such uh h bell belief f ma may bring to th them tn Wh whether th r in lit this World ot or Inthe in th inthe the hereafter A person may b believe th that t th the tha BOok of f MormOn is of f dl diVine dl di Vine origin hd that lut I marriage is authorised by r vel tl n but h When n In the f face ee of ot a It plain statute which is Intended d to prot protect t the tM marriage sst system of one man miln to one ti h woman he Indulges that b belief t to the th extent of ot marrying mote more th than h hone one h h. h he b becomes tomes a bigamist and mUst answer for fOi the offense The la law df of 1862 e continues s Gov Governor Murray l Was as the first t to td tomake tomake make bigamy a statutory In Inthis Inthis inthis this t territory That and the Poland bill of t 1874 and the latet t and more comprehensive statute Rn a as th the Edmunds law Jaw which has been sus sus- d cl b by the su supreme r CoUrt coUtt are h ac accepted b by all law abiding citizens citizens' as the laW of ot th the land LAWS OPPOSED OPPOSED But we wa are confronted here In Utah by the decision ot of the high council of the Mormon chUrch de declaring declaring de- de claring daring otherwise and many people following th that t de decision ision h have haye ve sUb sUb- td fine and imprisonment imprisonment im im- Im- Im rather than conform to national l law taw Every ivery very legislature re of ot th the past pat and arid the delegate delegat of the Mormon ormon Church In Washington have used and are ull using g every ever effort to tt thwart th the me execution of ot th these s laws and break down those who nd r the law are intelligently and honestly honestly honestly hon hon- hon hon- estly endeavoring to enforce them Thes These i officers rs ate are following the edict of thO ecclesiastical sl lil high council nd by words and acts ts Are re others to do so sa and glorifyIng glorifying glorify glorify- ing those who upon conviction Inthe in inthe inthe the courts declare their purpose to live up to their privileges privileges' as so con COn- Instances of f this action n are continues Governor Murray l r presented presented presented pre In the following extract ct from the S Salt tt Lake Herald Delegate John JohnT T T. CaInes CaIne's paper J pr of date dat October 11 11 1885 1885 George was sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- to the p penitentiary w when hen the Herald said There is sorrow when a man like George Romney goes to the penitentiary but when he da does s go his friends and a acquaint 1 ances feel like Uke taking off oft their hats to him for tar they feel that a brave and honest man is is' suffering be because because because be- be cause of his bravery and honesty which will not permit him to do otherwise |