| Show settlement ENT OF MORMON TROUBLES BRICK ra MEROY in his lively an and d vigorous vorous paper Pome roys democrat frequently takes es a lunge at the fanatics who foam out rage and f fury ury against the sa mormons cormons Mor mons and he always has something bleto birge urse either la in appo baitlon to injustice or in favor of rational treatment ot a people and a question which everybody talks about but so few understand jn in a recent issue of that interesting journal the editor recommends the removal of the mormon monnon question from legislation and the courts and its reference to arbitration he proposes of 01 three one named by the president of the united states one by the mormons cormons Mor mons and the third a coppe competent tent jurist to be chosen by the other two we do not expect in the present condition of the public mind and the official disposition that any such project goject will meet with extensive favor avor E but 2 thore there may come a time when arbitration maybe may be extended to something besides labor disputes and the conflict b between twedell corporations and their em aloyes aloyes at any rite rate Pome roys proposal is made e in good faith arld and with a d desire ire for justice u atle e and equity ile he offers UT the follow following ft reasons for his proposition under our constitution we believe the mormon church or lorm form of toll lod t to 0 be as sacred as any otner other and t that M t punishment 0 uni for a plural marriage relationship entered into before the tug enactment c tm edit of a law forbidding it is iu in and of itself a afar far greater offense than would be the disregard of law by in alvi ulvi bals duals as the law cannot with impunity turn to attack rend and weaken itself itself the right to life to liberty to freedom of belief to happiness are among the most sacred guaranties guarantees guaran ties of the constitution the questions of in marriage ariage and divorcement are settled not by national or general but by local laws and it is a part of the declarations of the constitution that the laws of one state or locality must be respected in all other states and localities within the united states the assertion that the government of this country is in danger at the hands bands ot ol cormons mormons is as false and absurd as would be one that it was in danger from methodists baptists or others who enjoy their rights under the constitution ution the idea that an any y one has a right to interfere against against the harmonious family and re religious ivious relations of others othera is bf itself an insult to human rights and cauly intelligence we would like to see all forms of religion aad and all known forms and con dibons of marriage and consequent conditions and results tried in this country side toy by side believing that the people would adopt as they should adopt that chat which produced the best results the same being peace happi ness prosperity and enjoyment of home and its surroundings the normans mormons are greatly misunderstood maligned and persecuted yet they increase and will increase never to te be wiped out till god himself so wills that day will never come till liberty lies dies no matter how long or expensive the contest all wars quarrels etc end in arbitration then why not prevent quarrels by arbitration so soon as there arises a matter of difference |
