| Show THE CRIME OF THE commission tax boston traveller commenting on the refusal of the utah commission to adopt the form of oath desired by the leaguers says I 1 there is undoubtedly good rounds grounds for mormon confidence and for the mormon boost boast that the commission Is not bot unfriendly to them for mormon confidence there are an no doubt good grounds because it to is based on the justice of their heir cause and aad justice to is bound to prevail for those who wait and work thelmor mono mona can and will do both their ex experience attests the fact that their fronat violent enemies are sure in due time to go to the wall or down in the dust but who has seen or heard board any imor mormon boast that the commission is not unfriendly to them we know of none we do not think the traveller can put its finger on the place of any such back boast let us see how bow very friendly the commission has been to the themore mor Morr mons mono the they y form about five ave sixtus sixths of the population of this territory the gentiles 11 so cd of all persuasions sua making the sixth in selecting registration the commission has out persons sons opposed to the mormons cormons Mor mons wherever they could be obtained not only hive have these officers been taken from the small minority but in most instances irom from that thai class of 01 minority Ino rity which is the most moist antagonistic and objectionable to the majority this to is a potent patent and irrefutable fact exceedingly friendly is it not the law la in regard to the appointment of judges ot of election requires that one at least shall be of the party that was in the minority at the preceding election this is a provision made by the majority of the people of utah the mormons cormons Mor mons in favor of the minority the gentiles the utah commission wherever it could find two of the minority has appointed them to one of the majority and this one from the majority it possible has been picked with a view to select a man not very distasteful to the minority the wishes of the mormons cormons Mor mons that which would be simple justice and fairness to the majority of the citizens that which would have bave been in harmony with the spirit and intent of the law under the commission is required to act nave have been carefully ignored this is very friendly to tile the mormons cormons Mor mons is it not we are are not finding fault here we tire are not assailing the commission omm isolo we are not ki kicking eking in any sense but bit t we are simply answering the terrible charge that the has not been unfriendly to the mormons cormons Mor mons butt but in the name of justice and common sense why should it be considered a crime on the part of the U utah tah commission if it is true that they are net unfriendly to 10 the large majority of the citizens whose political interests they have been appointed to regulate in some important respects the statute that created their office requires them to do certain things under the law of congress and of the territory and it does not require ot of them antagonism to the people affected by their appointment the nature of their duties does not necessitate this the situation does not demand it the government does not request it it II the country 0 is sincere in its supposed ados desire ture tor lor a peaceful solution of the 11 1 mormon brimon question unfriendliness i to the voting majority of the of utah the monogamous I 1 cormons mormons Mor mons will certainly not bring it about the commission has n never ever showed any particular friendliness to the mormon people poly polygamous gamouA or monogamous monog adious but that unfriendliness to them should be b counted a virtue on the part of C officers I 1 appointed to carry out a political measure involving nothing judicial or executive but simply administrative duties in ia refer ence tiace io to voting is something that cannot be explained on any known rules rates of fairness propriety or morality editors seem beem ready to condemn an any y thing n that appears to give the abe ismor mormon nal nfl people more than the right to exist tuat hey ahey betray a spirit of via fulch viewed kiewe in the light of reason and fairness is really shocking and indefensible the boilon traveller has wade madu a mistake botu both as to fact and principle and should be more careful iu joining the multitude who are generally wrong when prejudice leads the way |
