Show SLUSH tile following rot is circulated ahr through ou gli the press it cannot be traced to a head is its it not 4 obvious the therefore where it en emanated ansedt a LOYAL LEAGUE SALT LAKE CITY to UK the count connby y the mormon church claims the me right to rulo rule the people under laws superior willa toa alio coa and all laws of our country under a so ro called higher by direct revelation from god coll akl ili mi raty I 1 t under this it il teaches and practices political action at the dictation of its priests instead of freely y and independently as citizens of the republic proscription of nil all persons not members of tho the church and of bf all I 1 its meni members bere who are arc weak in tile tho faith tyranny over its members nien ibers in all matters ill lit rs whether religious social P moral or political intact in all matters whatever Ilio violation lation of nil all laws of try which its priests to do not approve polygamous practices r en forcing enforcing as religious duty anti and obligation collection of and other ii ivy exactions cx actions to maintain its rule thus impoverishing g the people and enriching 0 priests absolute of tho ilia people to priests and absolute subordination of country to itself vaunting vanill ins r I 1 itself its as the kingdom of god on earth this system is therefore a moil perfect union of church and state stale such a union ia 13 in inimical finical to tile principles of our government and destructive of tho ilia liberties of tile people tile the cause ol 01 such a union is is aggravated I 1 0 grava ted by ilia ho fact let that a very large majority of ilia people ire arc foreigners ignorant it of the principles p les of our government anti and generally brally denely ignorant and superstitious ious under filch a re regime aine and with such A a population ilia situation presents problems very rare and difficult of solution but they confront us its and it be becomes conics tile duty 01 0 evory good citizen to aid in securing c aring such inea measures of reform as may tend tand to the aco people 1 I 1 c correct tile se ninni manifest fest abuses and prepare A tile the territory to be become collic an all Anie american rican alth fortunately tuna tely utah is yet in a state of tutelage A As it is a t territory tory coll grasa has full contrell of ita it s government ern ment this state stale of things leads to two ilia main ill conclusions first and foremost wo nye should see to it that cutali bo be not admitted as a state until its people have become thoroughly 6 capable of main taing a 1 republican form of government ment free from any dictation mid and until the present union of church and a ill shall have been completely conia coma dissolved to admit utah as a state until this lias his been accomplished complis hed bcd means confiscation of the lie property of the gentiles and then cit enforced iford cd exter extirpation pation and secondly we ive should see to it that such legislation by congress shall bo be obtained as will not only secure tile tho frigid enforcement of t lie ho laws but also such as will pro note the dissolution of this unholy alliance of church and state stale mid and it at ill alio samo saino time tend to prepare the lc people to become good freo free Anic american rican citizens who may inay at some future tim be trus trusted cl with the hc franchises and pero 0 atiles of statehood rn ill connection with tile tho fure foregoing going ca we ive disel disclaim aini ill any intention of depriving tile the mormon people of an any of their just rights or constitutional securities wo disclaim any desire doi dei I 1 to interfere with their persons or property any furt lier than may inay bu be necessary necos necessary sary in tile lie execution of tile the laws and in iii the process of emancipating tile the people wo disclaim any wish to oppress tile the mormon people or advance 0 tile the interests of the loyal citizens of utah except for the common good of our country anti and tile entire people of ofilio tile territory but bilt we insist th eliat it the mormon priests and peo tile plo must lust obey tile laws of tile land wo we insist that tho ilia mormon C church abdicate its contrell con troll in political affairs aff airs we insist that the mormon aco plo shall bo be left free to act as ani american re sovereigns in nil all things pertaining to american citizenship we lve insist that unless the ilia mormon priests and people volun voluntarily taril submit to these essential principles of free they shall be deemed dec ined unfit to exercise ilia or of citizens and bo be distracted until bitch timo is as they shall show loyal american citi citizens zeliS wo we insist eliat tile the people of this great count county should sli avit li united voice and patriotic resolve in their I 1 might inight say to their cervan servants is in ill congress gre es and in the ilia executive arid administrative ml 1 roi out this nila innus Peri ional nit nd n priestly dieta tiou in political an airs womanhood from this pl priestly etly slavery thie derogation from ilia tho dignity of the sacred titles wife ald rn mother othir st i a t A relieve te lor from the of hint bl birth rh relieve the fair and promising territory of UL th from tins this priestly pric etly and law incubus so eo that alic inay may ere long clothed in the habil iii its of and modern civilization be prepared to acconio bc conio one of tile united states slates of america ca ires lies tate no longell if feces sari sarr lay the ax to the toot root of tile the tree I 1 it t is our will alint anle sa you yott can call engraft upon the present territorial stock the noble liable scion of liberty you must destroy the stock root and branch and organize in lieu thereof a Terr territory ifor y whose administration ahall be loyal to liberty anti law by order of the canitis TM TEK |