| Show A 1 1856 the H publican party held its firs national contention tho third plank in the ortho resolved 1 hat the constitution on feis upon sovereign reign power over the lern tons of tho united states for their and that in the exercise ol 01 this boiver it is both abb right and the duty of congress Con giess to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism polygamy and slave ry ahe rep party did not then attain power and hence WAS not responsible for four years thereafter for ot coutress Cou press tp prohibit polygamy in the in 1860 the republicans obtained the national government and secession pave them supreme power in both house 0 progressed n utah per baas tha other tv lit relic aa top ak that time to allow the republicans to take any steps toward the annihilation of mormonism but the war ceased slavery died and the labor of reconstruction was happily completed then in 1876 ohp republican party pave pi bof that they had not forgotten the duty they had in 3 awn for them selves on tb foundation of the party iab platform of their national convention contained this plank the constitution confers upon congress sovereign power over theleria tones of the united states for their gov mentana ern in the of this power it is the light and duff son press to prohibit and extirpate in abo that relic of barba ism and we demand such tion as shall secure this end and the supremacy of institutions in all the territories the republican party ha bea in powei twenty three during all but ian tion of tint tune it has held power in the legislature as well as the executive branches of the government it ins passed a few meaningless laars to punish polygamy without tho intention to enforce and with the knowledge thai chev would not be they have done nothing to prohibit or extirpate the la ot abo twin relics after neary a quarter of a century of republican an election la held in utah and le carry before tham they elect every local officer in tho 1 arnton and we are told the genales were so hopelessly that they scarcely went through the farce of makina a struggle and ibis in spite of the edmunds bill which it was pre tead would destroy the political power of afie the republican pledge to prohibit and extirpate polygamy was a fraud it meant nothing it was of a piece with its platform plit form declaration in favor of honest and the punishment of rascality new york wom little 06 if you please fathers sent back chii cheese and says he cant eat it he mind having it with a few mites but he says he objects to hiving a mass ot mites with a small piece of cleee tied anand would you please civo hiiri acci cr bit and sell this to a man going a fishing the test is timo forit time to work out true the salt like institute was organized april 1875 with thirty lai pi Is in the basement of the church its progress ha been steadily it has now one ot the finest school properties in tho class accommodations for day and 25 boarding pupils it aha a faculty of eight gentlemen and lady teachers tea cheis experienced perien ced in the public of the edat r itself a aul nsf i tn i |
