| Show hy In the annual report of the ity of the Utah commission for the year ear 1888 there were many f facts given regarding sexual crimes which disclosed that many of the stories sent out from m Stilt Salt Lake City in the past were not b based sea upon absolute f fact ct but rather upon sensational rumors rumors' which were not verified The rhe number of convictions for polygamy under the acts of 1862 i 1882 and 1887 were but sixteen durIng during durling dur dur- ling ing the period 1875 to 1888 the greatest number number being in the years 1886 and 1887 when four were con convicted don don- on- on each year year The information was obtained arid and prepared by the United States tates district attorney in n pursuance 0 o a resolution f c the he house of representatives of the United States During th the period 1 1885 85 to 1888 when the crusade w Was s on oh the convictions convictions convictions con con- for unlawful l cohabitation were the largest number bel being 1 in 1887 when were convicted and fines and and j costs amounted to 44 20 Registration officers of the entire entire en en- tire territory says the minority report were requested to report the names of all aU per persons ns whom they I had reason t to believe had lad gone gone into polygamy In their respective precincts precincts pre pre- during the year subsequent to the June revision of 1887 gave the names iames In the aggregate of twenty nine men In their opinion had entered into that relation re reo re- re lation during that year Whether these opinions were based upon evi evidence dence derice or mere meie conjectures we cannot can cannot dan can not say But allowing that they had had good grounds for their opinions this is a small showing compared I with former times and it is a noteworthy noteworthy note- note worthy fact that according to these reports no cases of plural marriage within the year ear had occurred in themore themore the tho more populous and portions portions por por- of the territory such a as the precincts of Salt Lake City Logan Ogden Provo and Fillmore more This continues the minority report Is Ms another confirmation of our belief that polygamy cannot stand up belore before before be be- fore lore modern civilization 1 We will not call In question the good faith of the deputy registrars who reported the twenty-nine twenty cases eases of supposed plural marriage but It ItIs ItIs itis Is somewhat strange that there has been only one indictment found up fo this time f foi r a plural plula marriage alleged to have occurred since the 3rd of March 1887 This information information tion we have officially from the clerks of the First and Third district district district dis dis- dis- dis courts which districts cont- cont prise about three-fourths three of the population of ot Utah the Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond district we have no satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory report in In Inconsequence consequence of f the records having been destroyed by I fire 1 This year in the real reat estate stat excitement ex clein nt In Utah commonly called al d da a iC a b boom om the Mormons freely sold their city l lots ts and other ther real estate to Gentiles as a well as to others othel's and this notwithstanding the general general general gen gen- eral understanding that the Mormon church J leaders aders have hav remonstrated against their people selling their i iland land to Gentiles This is another strong evidence of the spirit of In Independence independence In- In dependence among among the monogamous Mormons ns that thatis is influencing young joung Utah and of the I general disposition disposition tion to repudiate the authority of the church leaders in se secular ular and civil affairs Business Is business ar d ad d it has a wonderfully cosmopolitan cosmopoli- cosmopoli tan effect upon all alJ classes of of men menthe the Jew and the Gentile the Saint and the Sinner the Catholic and the Puritan civilization civilization civilization This Thia potent factor of tion toleration and liberal thought has induced the hl hert r opposing elements to unite In he Institution lon of a chamber of commerce In Salt Lake Cit City which is In a very very flourishing flourishing flour lom c condition where Mormons and Gentiles Gentiles' are working together for the common good This This too was accomplished by the people notwithstanding considerable ble opposition opposition sWon or oi r reluctance on the part of the extreme e men of both factions 1 On the Fourth of July this yearS year as as welt well as last ye year r tl the tue Gentiles and the Mormons cordially united In hi hithe Inthe inthe the celebration of Independence day dav and on each occasion th there re waa wn wa a magnifIcent ce t street street procession and patr patI otic speeches by Gentiles and Mormons l V V From the St statement tel ent of Our bur v yews continues the minorIty report it will w be fee readily seen wh whY we cannot annot concur In the report p pOur of our associates For us to sign a report would be wholly lt Inconsistent with the principles and opinions avowed by us in tn n our annual repot report t of a year ago We Ve there stated that The conclusion is that the pres present present pres ent laws of congress congress are s s. successfully sst llly that there ther is no necessity nece nece- sity of resorting t to ti American un-American m.-A m. plans of ot government and amI that if as we we apprehend the object of the government is to reform and not destroy detroy the Mormon Mormon people they the should be encouraged to Co efforts efforts' for I reform |
