| Show AS tS T TO ro LOYALTY Tho The Tribune Is I maintained for tor the tle tle purpose of ot contradicting facts ad nd twisting history out Ol ot or shape and do doIng dOIn trig Ing In sundry similar feats teats In the Iho Inter Interest Interest interest est of ot HH Its ls lord and master Hence lence It H hastened to contradict to tho the best est of or Its It ability the tho historical quotations re ro recently r centy presented In an address by b Elder Den Ben E Rich published In an nn Atlanta paper Tho The contradiction Is this tune time spread over three columns column That hal In Indicates tho the serious nature of ot the tho wound Inflicted by tho the word wor of ot truth It Is with considerable satisfaction that wo VO tho the utter uter failure of at the professional denier dener bt to prove provo the tho disloyalty ot of tho tire I Saints oan Even Ut bo ho bl struck with thu weakness of ot tho the attempt The Tho dental denial embodies two propositions First Frt that the tho teachings of the th rA Saints concerning the divine origin of at our Ol government Institutions instItutIon were prompted by their hope to main mon maintain fain tain the th Institution of t plural marriage and ald second that tile the Saints have not no Obeyed tho the laws Jaws but bul proved their dis disloyally loyalty loyally In Ih deeds deed As to the tho first of at these propositions It Is only necessary to say that It Is 18 a falsehood pure I re and ana and simple It 1 lies has hiS no nc more noro Corco In an argument than any of oC the tho other wIlful slanders originated In the Tribune olce Tim Tho T leaders of ot oi tho time Church preached loyalty to lathe the tho gov government government as IS a Christian duty dut long Ing be before before fore tore tho the revelation on the tho marriage covenants was vas given Ilven They Thoy continue tho the teachings long after ater the PredIct practice of ot plural marriage has his been beon by tho the Church The Tho following testimony by the late President George Q Cannon represents thu tIre Mormon ormon ns as IS It Is Ito and ad always has hoa been It It should be satisfactory tory tor overt oven to the Tribune Early Erly In my amy life 10 I 1 was taught that the tho founders of ot our government were raised loI ed UI up by iy the time Almighty to perform tho the work which they thoy accomplished I 1 Iwas Iwas was WIS taught aught to to look upon tho the experience which the colonies underwent In sat NUt suffering fering Cering of oC wrongs In itt tho the endurance ot of oppression In the thu struggles for tor religious and ami political liberty us as l u it I preparatory training to 10 enable thorn them to value con contend contend tend fetid for tor and ond achieve Independence I r Iwas Iwas was taught that firmness valor and un undaunted daunted cheerfulness hope and anti confidence cont deuce dence of ot Washington and tho the heroic tacit men mel who shared with wll him Wan tire the perils peris of ot tho the battlefields of ot time tho Revolution tho the wisdom and ani skill ski and moral morl courage In council counci of ot the tho Franklin Jet Jot furson and Ild Madison und urn tho time mighty patriots their compeers du duo to o otho the thu direct blessing and Inspiration of heavens heaven bestowed upon them I was Wil taught to view the tire Declaration D of ot Inde Independence and the Constitution of ot o tho the United States as its lS Instruments designed by the tho Almighty for tor the establishment and anal 1111 protections protection upon tapon this isis land of ot the lime most perfect and anti happy liberty to which mankind could coul attain In II this mortal immortal existence In 10 In lit this manner that which I 1 was wal taught I but bUI elate that which all 01 of oC my Iny who hava havo been ben brought up lP In our faith have boon beau taught I only state also that which Is 18 u at I cherished belief Idlet with them and to this day tny President Cannon states correctly tire tha belief belot nf ot the tire Salute on 01 this question and until shows that they have hava proved their sincerity by teaching their children loyalty as ns a it duty luty to God Can loyalty be bo established on 01 any ny sounder lunder and mind firmer bails baMIs than that thatAH AH An Al to tire tho other othel proposition 1101 that the tire Sui II opposed legislation legislations against I polygamy what are aro the facia teds Tha rhe Mormons were sere thoroughly convinced that hurt such uch legislation was unconstitutional Arid And they thoy so too 10 advIsed by b able Ible lawyers trot not only In Utah but hut In Jim II tha ire Mat fast Thoy lire knew that flint thu hot pro for tor or polygamy were elO In tho time Instance Inspired by I tho tiro th sums same spIrit that tho thu mobs In Iii Mis Missouri ls hito and Illinois landing mons at itt that tune time Hint tho tire would never abandon polygamy luny In such Much fuch a a means 1 of ot ut utterly terly thu titu Church and anal profiting by I that tho wreck That t was W clear cicar to 10 tire tha Mormon front polygamy I Iwas was wal iho hypocritical shout of nt thouc who bitterly disappointed when time the Church ChUIChI did Ir cUM Tho Tire were vere Wi that Iho tire the ot of would be follows quickly by b ry other charge hence lenco their reluctance ti hr hI retreat They rilE would r trail hall they tho been d t by t hY und anti blo 1 S i l 5 opponents I tl That this t hi s WItS tho the actual sentiment l among tho time may uray Iny b be gathered front from the tho following g quotation Iu from President JC Q C Wo Wol so old 01 spirit of or which hud had driven us UI out oUI from holn civilize civilization heir tion lon In a it n garb to fit ft tho time changed chanced tl circumstances 1 of ot tire tho th wise case II Every Eory very pro pre previous louto charge lied had sitcom fallen to 10 tire the after having hn Ing observed tho the purpose which called calet It tt I forth This we were sure lure Would soon 1011 go gin also tho the way of nf the Athens Anti And now flOW nil ni too tal quickly the tho world may m see Bce time the accuracy of ot our forecast Polygamy has hour been legislated out of ot tho the question those thOs who practise U it I have havo hM been denied tho the suffrage they mayo been boen prohibited from holding of ot office flee fice they havo have been I to 10 prison and Md made to pay puy fines dimes Surely this tItle practically removed anti on kilted killed time tho Is situ suo tar far ns as the tire laws lawi still UI In force and the tho tie machinery In tho tire hands of ot our opponents U It I could cOIl not mint be bo revived un unless unless unless less they thoy grow grew slothful In II In their fiery Ir zeal zeI ht years of o tire the J most active prosecution euton to call It tl by own name have brought us to Its time tho present And Arid how hut Is IB It tt today loey With plural mar marriage In the tho background along alone with other causes that mayo have va sufficed to Justify attacks upon us In tho tIre past tho tIme conspirators of oC tho the present day lay In treason nt at our doors doers dos All Al of ot us UR are branded as traitors bearing allegiance nl to another un other power The Time Saints as tS we e have havo said Wore were thoroughly convinced that time tho retreat demanded by tho tue hypocritical cal cai leaders of the cru eru crusado satin sado would not Jot have havo helped tim tho situa situation floor tion In II the least They were convinced that lint the legislation enacted wan Wil un unconstitutional unconstitutional constitutional nut But D t notwithstanding these theo facts they gradually yielded to the Iho verdicts of at the Iho courts From I ti time of ot tho tire passage pMS Ko of the law of or 18 1882 the numbers of at plural mar marriages marriages tinges decreased in Utah and by ISM 18 tho the general noll sentiment hind had hoi under undergone nd r rone gone one such a I marked change that lh t tho time Manifesto Issued that year wn lil accepted by the th Church Tire The ho very fact that public under nd r wont such a I radical change In tat the Limo course of at a I few foss to years yearn Is an nn Indisputable proof of ot the loyalty of the Salute Saints Snits to tle the government If I they had looked 10 ll li upon tho the government as moo 18 a I godless tOl ss Institution to ho ha resisted the tite result would ol have been heen very ver different But they tirey dl did not They accepted the manifesto as lS a a a divine command to obey boy tho tire law Inv They fought tough legislation which they thuy the considered un unconstitutional Unconstitutional constitutional with tho thu constitutional means at al their disposal as os they had imad a aright aright aright right to do but when thoy lost host they the ac accepted accePted copied the tita decision and havo hayo proved their sincerity ever since |
