Show recommended as a panacea for alio mormon dilemma in a recent ideue of that interesting journal Pome roys democrat the editor recommends the of the mormon question from legis lation and the courts and its reference to arbitration he proposes of three named by the president of the united states one by the cormons mormons and the third a competent jurist to be chosen by the other two the editor offers following reasons for his proposition under our constitution we the mormon church or form of religion to be as sacred as any other and that punishment fora plural relationship entered into before the enactment of a law forbidding it is in and of itself a far greater than would M repaid of law by ild visuals as the lawi Lannot with impunity turn to attack rend and weaken itself the right to life to liberty to freedom of belief to among the most sacred guarantees guaranties guaran ties the constitution the questions marriage and divorcement are settled not by national or general but by local laws and it Is a part of the dec la rations of the constitution that the laws of one state or locality must be respected in all other states and lo 10 cali ties within the united stales the assertion that the government of this country is in danger at the hands of the cormons mormons is as false and absurd as one would be that it was in danger from methodists baptists or othera who enjoy their rights under the constitution the idea that any one has a richt to interfere against the harmonious family and religious relations of others is of itself an insult to human rights and manly intelligence li gence we would like fonna of religion and all known forms and conditions of marriage ana consequent conditions and results tried in this country side by side believing that the people would adopt as they should adopt that which produced the best results the same being peace happiness prosperity and enjoyment of home and its surroundings the cormons mormons are greatly misunderstood der stood maligned and persecuted yet they increase and will increase never to be wiped out till god himself so wills that day will never come till liberty 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 |