| Show olds OMAHA HA HERALD 13 COUNSEL tux omaha herald has always been a consistent friend to the people of utah tut that its own standpoint we do not expect it to look at things from ours its able editors are opposed to ori our views ewon on the marriage question and ha have ve never failed to express their convictions that we must relinquish them they have urged the mor mons to do something that in the very nature of things is impossible this has been because they desired to save the people of utah from troubles which th they ey could foresee might be the consequence of the intense fanaticism of professing puritans and the scheme of the crafty who wish to take advantage of popular prejudices to effect their own selfish ends we appreciate the kindly feelings manifested by the talented gentlemen who control the omaha herald but we cannot endorse their recommendations nor fall into their plans the herald has an editorial on the epistle of the first presidency to the mormon people and it reiterates the statement that polygamy must be abolished the writer says he has done everything he could by private argument and protest and by public warning to induce the cormons mormons Mor mons to yield to the inevitable and save the people and the great work of their hands bands in the mountain deserts that they have redeemed into bountiful and beautiful gal gardens dens but without success and again he warns the latter day saints that I 1 they cannot follow the counsels of the heads beads ot of without the certain danger of the destruction of every right privilege privilege and possession which it is in ai their easy power to hold and enjoy in peace s he says the people who created utah must resist those teachings s they must surrender polygamy and he goes on to show how through an anti poleg amous constitution the territory Z can be admitted into the union which ahil he says is I 1 the tru true e way of the armon mormon people people to peace safety and 11 we a are re sorry to disagree with such a good friend and abild well meaning adviser as the gentleman who offers those strong suggestions but we assure him that when he counsels the mor imor mons to take a course which appears dishonorable in their eyes he utters his voice in vain the principles which the latter day saints have accepted as divine they cannot repudiate and retain their self respect to say nathl nothing I 1 leir of the confidence of of heaven and their hopes of eternal salvation it if polygamy must be abolished it cannot be abolished in a moment nor by the sud den dictum of any man or men it could not be done by the cormons mormons Mor mons themselves if they so desired it is fraught with too many consequences and Ys is interwoven too much into the fabric of their family life to be swept away at once by voluntary action or external force and ane latter day saints are likely to be consistent with their professions what god has commanded them to do they are unlikely to attempt to u undo ado of their own volition what other othe r people may undertake is another thing it is an all in the hands bands of providence and will be overruled as god wills the advice of the omaha herald is not likely to weigh very heavily against the counsels of the mormon leaders the epistle in question is fu full 11 of excellent and the latter day saints will no doubt endeavor to profit by them in practical life and the inducements which the herald holds out will have as little effect upon the mormons cormons Mor mons to go against their own consciences as the sad consequences which it predicts if they do not relinquish a part of their religion they counted the cost when they embraced the faith of the gospel their chief aim will be to carry out what they are sure is the word of the lord the ease comfort prosperity and peace which it is thought would be the result of their renunciation of a religious ordinance would be no BO compe compensation for the loss of their fellowship with the heavens and their consciousness of r right g t the lo 10 loss of political privileges and the sacrifice of every earthly good deter them from pursuing that path which duty points out for their feet and we are not sure that the Ber heralds aldIs predictions of disaster will be f fulfilled alf tiled por that the results it anticipates if we are untrue to ourselves and our cause will be realized there is one engaged in this cause who is not taken into account con nt by y its enemies and we are strongly of the opinion th that at he to is able not only to take care of his own work but to discomfit discomfit comfit its toes and bring his people off more than conquerors if the herald could see things from our point of observation it would be net nei ther afraid of consequences nor de desirous 8 ir of our divergence from the strict lines of our religion As to the constitutional provisions hinted at by our esteemed contemporary congress has the same power F in relation to utah that it has r an fn regard to washington the conditions for statehood may be imposed in an enabling act we have made our state constitution and it is one that cannot reasonably be objected to by republican or democrat we stand by it and have nothing at present to add or withdraw and if the leading men of the nation knew what was for its best good and ours they would admit utah to its As proper place in the union u upon on those constitutional requirements which alone should be demaa demanded ded of any state seeking to enter eater the great federation |
