| Show NOT POLYGAMY BUT PLACE AND PLUNDER THE phila philadelphia delphia american has the following in re reference ferance to the failure of governor governor caleb W west of utah has issued a proclamation aga against 1 dinst the latter day saints w chica is intended at as a warning to converts ot of what they li e m may 1 ll expect it they come into that territory r 1 r 11 to practice polygamy As not more than a very small percentage of the saints practice plural marria marriage 9 e the governor of utah butali lias hao nothing to do with them and he very greatly strengthens the hands ot of the poly am ista by confounding the majority wit with h the minority in way our one hope of putting down viii offence offense against again it the laws is to draw the line sharply between the two clas classes ses and to make the minority understand that we have bothi nothing aa to do to with their beliefs even about polygamy so ion long as they contort their practice to zie the law of the land governor west by this proclamation kives gives good reason tor to believe that he ree recognizes no au such cu distinction nor anor will his denunciation of the church as a whole do anything to deter converts in the missionary teaching of tile the mormon emissaries it is ins insisted sted that their church alone is marked as an apostolic church as being the mark of the enmity of the world and there is much in human nature which responds to tile the sermons to come into a persecuted e church out of churches which are arc not persecuted governor west has furnished these false apostles with a first rate mission my document for use amon among the uneducated classes of northern europe the press of the country should mark well the point made by ane ameri amell cau in regard to the policy that anoula anould be pursue pursued towards the majority of the people eople of utah tile the anti 11 14 ormon I 1 r legislation that has be been en recently attempted and that will be urged upon congress congre ss as soon as aa that body baay recon re con venes is 8 aimed against tue the non poly amous majority of our eur citizens the fol and their wives were all dis franchised by the edmunds law ot 01 1882 they were excluded from juries mud and from every privilege and even believers in the rightfulness 11 of poly polygamy amy were debarres debarred de barred irow irom jury bervice vice what is now demanded by the enemies of utah is the political destruction of the majority the ahe schemers who are plotting for control of the territory still keey keep up the poly gamy howl because it answers purpose with the masses of the people who do not reflect relle ct but they want all mormons cormons Mor mons that a few adventurers may gain possession of the local offices they state their willin willingness ness to be it if uee necessary sary with the cormons mormons Mor mony mons but bui they know that offices were made appointive instead of elective ejective mor mons would be excluded and and uen lien tiles be selected the numbers of the latter are so that they can make nol headway against a f tree ree anti and secret ballot they therefore wish 9 abolish the ballot that the little minority may rule through the arbitrary exercise of power conferred upon thy the executive and it is ill not surprising that the governor would aike to have all the county and precinct offices within his gift the bills which have been supported and urged by this small clique have tuat object in view tuey have no bearing on tie tae polygamy question the sole purpose la is to capture the territory the idea ot of making polygamy unpopular among the cormons mormons Mor Alor mons wons by sustaining and encouraging cou raging the mormon population which is entertained by some boine rali ofil people is not savored tor for a in olavIs by me local agitators aney destroy everything mormon that stands in the way of their conspiracy statehood tor to r utah is their grea greatest dread and why because tuey iney know that mat would be an end to their hei lemes and hopes only under the possibilities of the un american territorial system is there a clauce for their success by the popular vote they will never gain anything L this territory turned into a province under autocratic rule would torm form a field ot of opportunities for which they nave have been aching and planning and lying for years bbate nood I 1 with polygamy put in m abeyance would be for them a total rout norse horse foot and dragoons As a territory without a yote vote or with every mormon dis franchised would become a prey to their rapacity and very soon a pillaged and plundered satrapy the laws against polygamy and unlawful cohabitation are being enforced with a vigor a parti partiality partials ali ly and a cruel persistence unprecedented in the his tory of this nation wily why should not this be sufficient it if the plea that tha polygamy is the object to be suppressed ed la is honest wily why shoula the non polygamous Mor Mormon mormons mons si be pursued and such persistent and ana extraordinary efforts be made for destruction st the answer is plain to every one who will take lake tile the trouble to in inquire polygamy is nut not the thing to be overcome 11 11 la is tile solid vote of ithe ahe majority who will not dot give office domce to a lying scheming anu anti utterly conscienceless celess minor ty this should be understood by those editors and legislators who are sincere in their hostility to the marriage mar ariage system of 01 the atle cormons mormons Mor Mur mons wons 11 it if tuey they will watch the maneu and examine the propositions of the enemies of utan utah they will find that the whole movement is in the direction we have point wt cl out and that it is not nane ca calculated ia ted nor intended to affect materially the question of polygamy the american is we have good reason tor for proclaiming to the world that our cauich alone is persecuted tor for it is a tact alace persecution commenced I 1 I 1 eliom its beginning before ever ver plural marriage was wab introduced its creed it was persecuted and Us its lol followers lowerts were and robbed and slain aud and luday lu day clay the members ot of thai church wao nave not entered ina we the practice of plural marriage aiu aie tue the objects ui JL tile ine malevolence ot of its toes loes aud and ot of tue tile ingenious inge moua beti cules ot of all the ume time pretend that they are pui suing polygamy and preachers and papers ageia taut support taesu measures weasel ea imagine they are joining in a crusade against mormon maneage ma niage while all tue tuc time lime they are simply siding aiding in the plots ot of a small coterie coiene ot of poetical scoundrels aiming at al place and plunder the Ante american hass struck the trait trail let other journals follow it up and they will nud find just what we have indicated |
