Show I THAT PROTEST AVIiat Its Nature Will lie as Outlined Out-lined by a Member of the Committee The committee twentytwo appointed at the Logan Conference to draft a memorial me-morial to President Cleveland protesting against the enforcement of the Edmunds law in Utah is understood to be at work on the document and from what has been learned it is evident the instructions contained in President Taylors eDisth will not be fully carried out A leading member of this committee who by the way was also one of the I brightest members of the last Legisla ture was engaged in conversation with I a number of gentlemen last evening when this subject came up I I can tell you said one of the gentle men to the committee man just about what that protest will contain It will set forth that there are a great greatmnany people peo-ple here in Utah who entered polygamy prior to the passage of the act of 1862 that there are a great many others who entered it prior to the passage of the Ed I munds act and when the law of 1862 was not enforced The protest will ask that this class be allowed to live the rest of I their days in peace Of course you know I as well as I do that to ask President Cleveland to suspend an enforcement of the law against those who hnvo rofonfUr I I gone into polygamy would u be a waste VU of J breath The committee man admitted that the above was the substance of what the pro test would contain There was some talk said he of I sending a committee on to Washington but that idea has been abandoned I told them just what the result would be When that committee called on Presi dent Cleveland he would say to them I have read the epistle of your president I andI find by that that but 2 per cent of the Mormon people are in polygamy Now the best thing do is you can to go I right back and tell II that 2 per cent to I get within the laws |