| Show FAVORABLE discussion alic more alic question of alic admission at utah into alic union i discussed the brighter alic prospect appear is no aund reason why ulah should not bo admitted air tg alic sisterhood of states As ha been stancil lime and lime again her population resources ditc itc etc arf to justify glicr for her rights the only thing in the nay is alic ignorant prejudice abroad against hera people A careful in alion of abc question by a aniro of the leading papers of the day will do toward educating the people to a belter of nf fairs here it is pleasing lo 10 cafe clial of the eastern papers arc encouraging bews and we arc inclined to alic opinion elal others nil fall in line in the course of time it is nil american to believe that a territory possessing ahr for will bc continually kept iu territorial bondage thai utah dom posses abc necessary qualifications is a baci alini van be easily demonstrated the constitution adopted by the late convention contains provisions that answer alie objections leavo long bacu held against admission into the union concerning those provisions the new york sun recently commented as follows the arguments most frequently urged against admitting utah as a slate upon the hromiw of the mormon to abandon arc ni by these several provisions the first objection has been that aaa constitutional prohibition would be nullified after ision as a slate by the failure of the mormon legislatures to enact alio statutes necessary to give it effect but alic on itself makes atie plurel marriage a misdemeanor and provides the penally alic section as law without any further another objection his been that after securing admission by alic pretense of the mormon legislatures and people if so disposed could immediately repeal alic aali pledge or alter it to suit their wishes and aliat it would then be beyond the power of the federal government to inter tm but the proposed constitution renounces the power of repeal or amendment as far ai is concerned until alic of ali u federal congress shall be obtained A third lias been leiai cian if tho forms of prosecution and conviction were observed it would be alic power of a mormon governor to pardon the convicted polygamist outright the proposed constitution practically tho power of pardon for such of leasca to the president of the united stales it i true that arc loopholes for tho evasion of the daiv not provided against in the form of constitution which the utah conven amu 1 as adopted but this is be caute it would he impossible to provide against them the execution of any law must depend in the long run upon aliu consent of the governed and to n certain extent alii good faith of the cormons mormons must be as if heir offer is it is true also that grsic questions of constitutional power arc lo 10 alic extraordinary provisions practically make congress alii alic federal executive trustees for abc enforcement of the laws against polygamy it may be tor a stale to delegate powers would it be constitutional for congress arad the president to attempt to esti casc jhc thc n so fir as the of abo cormons mormons is concerned we cod no reason for questioning its sin chrity or for refusing to consider the a ong that 13 madof in entire good faith the kaw york star has abc fol on llo sums tuh juit can be no doubt clial the constitution which was propof cv d tc alio people of rtuh ans d ly 4 this instrument prohibit poly gamy fac prohibition is absolute find doot not require lo 10 pui it into effect ali c adopt ioa c utah of inch a constitution seems t asto pulan enil to hie ilium annj alic oilier amen can it a n signal ali of liow easily our liichi in oilier noulia have p violent polygamy in butali pica down be foru ilni and foric of our it was a strange in inlo clfo ar and practical ago of old anil mid will long cooil for and fur romance luny nui n UI be to ilu sin errity of aliis cliant of ophic ion liy alic jorison Jo future nill prevo i cut doubts so fir f ir alic ina h nil la lieen ianne thal bu juda f himself could nol milieu a alie ed practices more stringent ibao aliu one that tle cormons mormons in alic organic law alicy idill pra it ill not bu in accord inte priced to chis art of renunciation aitu ciul |
