| Show THE AMNESTY PETITION A SPECIAL to the herald states that president harrison will probably issue his proclamation declaring declaring amnesty to franchised disfranchised dis mormon polygamist polygamists si before the be close of the present week and that before doing so he has consulted both republican and democratic senators and representatives of trans mississippi states and they unite in their belief that the mormons cormons Mor mons are sincere in their professions we hope the news will prove to be true we see no reason to doubt it we do not know of anyone any one who is rational and fair belonging to any sect or party who is opposed to the vesi granting rant of the request made by the presidency and apostles of the chure church h of 0 f jesus christ of latter day saints sainte A little explanation becomes necessary here in consequence of some remarks on od the subject which a appear p pear editorially in the herald it is complained that there has been something mysterious about the petition that the whole business has been worked in such a peculiar if not crooked mauner manner as to excite suspicion that the petition was quietly prepared and passed around for endorsement among republican official that the proceedings do not have a proper straightforward appearance and now the impression is growing that the scheme will not be played to a success ful fol issue 10 that the idea naturally went abroad that th ehg business was being manip manipulated w with the view to helping the republican party in this territory and that the indications sugg suggett ept that those engineering the cae pl 6 overreached themselves and have had butt their trouble for their pains as mr harrison Harri aon appears to be lacking in courage to do what he was asked ap ew there was this much of the mysterious about the petition it was as prepared by those church leaders who signed it and was not intended for public publication atlon or for public signature but to be sent to president harrison only before it was senttie sent the opinion of chief justice zane was requested as to its propriety and form he pronounced it a manly document and said he be could endorse it this suggested the idea of having endorsements to it from the Gover governor Dor and the chief justice they both cheerfully and I 1 io a the kindest spirit signed the endorsement which has been published and a few other signatures were appended by influential gentlemen to whom they mentioned the matter there was nothing croo crooked kedI or peculiar or auspicious in this business IP in sending a petition to a republican Preel president ident it was natural that endorsements it if any by persons likely to have influence with him should be desired no evidence that any scheme was wag set not on foot or that there was any manipulation with tle tie view videw to helping the republican party in this territory As to the failure suggested and the indications that the parties applying for amnesty or engineering their case have had but their trouble for the their pains 22 the special from washington inga published in the same issue of the herald is a sufficient lelent reply if that dispatch is correct indications tire are all the other way and the scheme it if it were a scheme will come to a issue it should be understood that some of the gentlemen who asked the president for amnesty for their people occupy different ground from the others in politics it was not a party document it was not designed for endorsement the aid that came from prominent gentlemen here was spontaneous and cordial since they recommended the granting of the petition others both democrats and republicans republic public ans have supported it there to is nothing part izan zan in those endorsements and ana if the republican party gains any advantage in the matter it will be simply in the argument that some persons may attempt to raise that a republican president granted amnesty to the cormons mormons Mor mona mons we believe there to is no ground for the abe position taken that there is any sch scheme emell in this matter to which the most ardent democrat can take exception and we are sorry to see anything like part izan politics attached to a matter that is rightly above all such considerations |
