| Show majorities WRONG IN a popular government the will ill of the majority must and ought to prevail that is the principle on which it is established the power of such a government ov ought to be exercise c 7 to secure a full fall fair and free expression of the popular opinion when that is correctly ascertained the minority must submit providing that this submission does not imply the prevalence of 0 a policy and force in violation of restrictions azre agreed I to by all ail and in orro raed in toe fundamental law but it t does not lollo follow w because the majority decide in favor of any given thing that therefore it Is id right the popular mind changes often radically violently and overwhelmingly ane heresy of one ap age becomes the orthodoxy of another the masses ses ure are often swayed by that do not spring from principle feeling is apt to prevail much more man tilon enthusiasm may be aroused to 10 the highest pitch eteh over the most foolish of fall fallacies afes majorities have been mistaken aken so frequently that it is a question estion whether they are aee not oftener wrong than rient the popular voice usually proclaims at first against any new thing under the sun BUD and the world has rejected the best measures and men ever sent by divine wisdom und and authority for its benefit bened tand and advancement van vanc cement emerit but bat the errors and follies of one generation are frequently perceived ond and thrown aside by a succeeding gen e aalop eat lou and thus the world progresses and cornea comes ever nearer to a better understanding der standing of right and truth the principles once derided and trampled upon are exalted and honored men who were hated bated and put to death amid the execrations exec rations of the multitude are held up for universal veneration the howl of crucify him crucify him is changed to the deusic of crown him king and lorrol all and teachings denounced as doctrines of devils are proclaimed as sublime truths emanating from the divine mind blind so also ideas and systems generally accepted as correct beyond dispute are demonstrated 4 in later times to be false to the verge of absurdity behave we have no doubt that there will coine a reversal of public sentiment on present issues both political and r re Ilg illious ious the great body ot of voters QI country have been scared by tah nee trade bugaboo which has be bea invoked by persons seeking for pla placy I 1 t and there is without doubt L some truth in the arguments raised both tor for protection and a strictly revenue tariff but a 96 great deal of error has been mingled with eitner and it will take time and the force of circumstances to eliminate the error and untold there will we believe come a rebound from the present movement wd another wave will 8 weep over reversing the popular verdict and affording another illustration of the unstable character cataract er of popular sentiment it will be found that the prosperity predicted under the policy soon to be inaugurated will not flow dovi as any natural result from it and that the of evil as the consequence of an opposite loicy were either fanciful or designed to deceive free trade under present international conditions would oe be impolitic and disastrous in ia some respects no doubt do abt but over protection will be ascertained to be also a great evil tending to benefit the rich and oppress the poor and to retard the progress of the nation A gradual reduction lot of duties on foreign imports will be found to be necessary and wise and when the smoke ot political battle and aid the dust raised by demagogues have been cleared away it will be seen that this was the real thing aimed at by the party arty now overwhelmed by the popular f ar verdict after several fluctuations of the tide of opinion the true policy will be reached and comprehended and the is representation of protectionists projectionists on ce Bis misrepresentation ie one nand and free trader fLon the other will be equally exposed and ad I 1 x plodded all the truth is not ou either side aide and the weakness ot each lies in refusing to accept or recognize what to is sound or good in the abe other revenue reform will be found a necessity and any party that tries to keep up a system which continues a large surplus of revenue by taxing the necessaries to comfort and clyl lazed life I 1 will be sure to fall sooner or later under the pronounced censure ot of an enlightened people nothing is too mean te be said of the mormon Mor mons il today today when the tomor to mor row daikus upon a more advanced generation they will be looked upon as a a model worthy of imitation as welt well as esteem their religion too will be considered admirable and in advance of all other creeds the popular condemnation of the present springs from pro profound faund ignorance and dense prejudice scarcely one in ten thousand ot ane people of the united states really knows anything D g of mormonism Alor monism as it is id called ane men who in other house of congress have framed or voted upon measures for its suppression were most of them when action was token as poorly informed in relation to the subject as their constituents people do not investigate vesti gate because the they imagine they 1 know MJ about it when explanations are made tw surprise exhibited is ludicrous what they have heard has come chiefly from the pulpit and the press chica are mostly as much in the dark as their hearers and readers there must and will come aeme a turn taru of the tide pacts facts will then be sought for instead of salacious fiction tic tion the doctrines alms aims condition and 11 ife e of the mormons cormons Mor mons wilt will be enquired into seriously and with a desire to arrive at the truth the effects will be astonishing there will be a revulsion in popular sentiment the deceivers lay and clerical will be swept to the rear or overwhelmed with public disapproval disa the system once derided or condemned under the name of mormonism will be found to embody principles which are life and salvation toman social political and religious A mormon now is supposed to be a man with many wives on atie be look oat for more other peoples people la not ex cepter his faith is surmised to be centred in joe smith instead of jesus christ his bible bable to be the book of mormon his creed gross materialism his guide to salvation the dicta of priests and hn hit vote the implement of a hierarchy 11 beyond this false conception little or nothing is imagined about him except that he is iss a long iong hatred haired nasal twanged sensual looking uncouth creature given to psalm apsa i m singing and sanctimoniousness an and d ready to swallow anything marvelous in the way of theolo theology y all this is the result of misrepresents tiou tion and abuse for which the preachers among the sects are largely responsible i it will come to be known that I 1 mormonism lq is toe moat intensely and aind strikingly biblical religion now extant that it hinges binges on living practical faith faita in jesus christ the son of the eternal father that its moving power is the holy ghost by chice its followers aw mide one that it is essentially a spiritual creed and force that it cult lyates the individual in everything that exalts and refines the soul so ill that personal liberty is one of its fundamentals ment als that the word of no mere man is relied upon as a criterion la in anything religious or political ala teat its aim and purpose are to bring the highest happiness to the greatest number in this world and in the world to come and that it is impregnable nakle in its position admirable in its is irrefutable principles and wonderful fal in its organism and deathless vitality the world moves its course is not always upward nations go down often to degradation a jh sometimes to death periods of dagness come upon it and then there are gleams of t 1 I ight ht but the general tendency is isto tog ards bigner conditions which will arely be reached in time and righteousness e ous ness justice and truth will eventually prevail meanwhile those who wao know they are in the right and have a mission to declare it and exemplify it in their lives should patiently oear bear the trials of the imperfect present and endure the undeserved scorn of the uninformed and malicious in view of the glorious future walca chic tj will wili bring them the full fruits of all their toil and a perfect recognition of their worth it is better to stand alone and have the truth than to move on with the multitude in the path of error it is the low few who have been been right in all the ages and they gathered into one body will shine as the me worlds redeemers when that which to is perfect is come and that which is in part shall be done away |
