Show C 11 VI IiLllISIiVTION IS MIDIII 1 rho Illnll CollllllliKlnll Hunt Iio I Ulo for tniigrr lo C ruck One of Ihe most cxhiinslivo t AIII 1 com prchensivo rcuona of Iho polilicnl Bilna tlon In Ulnh tind rcrlnlnlj Iho mot fcisihle ninl eqinlnhlo Bolntion of thu I Alormoii iiic < tloii Hint Con re s his jet lal 1 drought hcforo I is lIu forth ill I pimphlot r ccntlv compiled hj liulge f W licnnettof this ell who is I n mel bei of III Itepnhlimn Jinlioiiil Commit I Ile t Us xisteiico explains verv sntisftc tonl the ppenllnr hrevit nntl nhseno of plnhorilion vhlcli marked Ihe memorial 10 C ongross now henv signed mid nlilrh I is Mipiiosil to hale I lee iiilinflcil hJuIlgu liennctl fins pamphlet covers all tlio details nhlch are hut indmllnclly foro xhadoncd In tho memorial I Is I too lentth to icprodiico In full hut the following fol-lowing pxlructH will servo the purpose of explaining Its character 1 vcrj adeqnatelv 1 1 To ho Senate and Hoiico of lteiresenta lives In CongrcRS cmhlcd 11 > i profound retiert ne rrpnttnt Is Ihe Mormon problem understood Wo think not What is It Iltorstoot mon Church is mulu up of people nho llrmlj I hcliivo that losoph Smith was a prophet tint llrighnm Young was his Church Hiiceessur for mid thu thai time i Ihe priesthood being t hold of the the I kts of thu ICiiiiloin are divinely com miHsioned receive from the Ahnllitv Ills nil and tcieh I to them under Divine inspiration This pncsthool Is a Ihor oiihlv orgmled body of men as u rule of great tact mid slirondncH not 1 all nalkHof ednciled l life in iinpiid fact of moving the people in ordi Ilk tho fishermen r nnd carpenters of Galilee J lr I f 30 l f Iho i > eoplo nre Biinplc minded impres xionnblc I II ignorant and in rudu form deeply religions Ihero nro in Utah 1 and neighboring Territories Bav 0110 hundred uid llflv thousand old I and joung I prob nblv one htmdied and thirty thousand of them In Utah Of those priests and people it is no doubt eifo to slY tliat ifcht tenths of tho adults lire foreign born Ihov luvo come inainlj I from NornavSncdcn Denmark nclundand Wales Tho fecandlnaviinsnro inostlj of tho pe isant class Tho I nthsh and tho Welsh aro mostlj from tho iirinuticUir ing towns tho i > oore3t classes of the great cities tho mining sections und obscure fuming regions With fen exceptions Ihej aio nnoducitcd unintelligent common com-mon people Thoj nro just such people as reliLious finiticism has lodged with throughout ni the nges Having received this now religion thoy cherish it as the hevu verj i will tint of Joseph bod Smith Thev ns nas rcligiouslj a propliet he and nliit hu Inll 1 Iho priesthood promulgate promul-gate as revelations iro trim and lust bu obeved as does Iho cood Christian tli it le us is tlio Sivior of mini ind and tli it tho le icluivs of tho Christian pnesthoo 1 aio lid lo salv ilion u u rule llu pntslH llnnlv behevo tho simo thing I need hard bo said that with thee ig norant peoplo these hchefs engender fmntical zeal In their vion nil tho world is nroiu The ilono uro iifht Vciording to tin ir creed and pohej the prieshood 1 irgely controls thu temporal as nell ns tho spiritual iflairs of the members of the Church I is a sort ol pirtnirchil ifTur reaching from the cridlo to llio gnvu and Into Ihu hero after IIrerlhn hlW of IBS Ldmunds III 1 pro vilol piiiiishmciit for Iho crimes of po Ijgunj and cohabitation with moro Ihan I one v oiniin The provisionn nro unplo and are being enforced as well us tlio ro Hoiinisnt II eointii in I of the do Jr mi nt ofllc ills in Utah will permit 1 I thlllll 1 provision H madu for tho ip pomtment of Commissioners for registru ton of voters and of election oflicers and that no poljgitnist maj volo or hold office These provisions nero lusiled to strike at tItl politic il power 1 of tho Church hut J t thu blow n is i vcrv weak one and thu mode was puerile Tor instance in-stance tho lw 1 provides foi live Comtnis sionors ippointed bj tho 1rcsidcnt bv and with tlio udvico mil consent of lie Senate whoso dutv it is to appoint reys tration olhcers and judges rl election am i canvass tho vote cist for members of the lerntorial I e0islaturo Tich Commis sioncr rcicives asilir > of f000peran num ami alloxpenses Numerous clerks aro emplojcd < and altogether thu expense of tins commission amounts to nearlil not fjnito 70 010 per 111111 simplj tOrevent i fen poljgtmistsfrom otin Such onlv are prevented as the regiotri ton ofliccrs know to bo poljgmusts a5 tliu Ian does not tlu lal oven empower tlio Commi sionern or the registration ofliccrs to administer any test oath or adopt nnv eircclivo measures to ascertain the status of parlies ofFeruu themselves for rcis tration A present tho Commissioners arc nil non residents I of the Tcrntorv an r consequently i know fen of the people j cannot bo vcrj conversant with the Alor inon svstem Itisnjlitto disfranchise polygimists and to rcgislcr tlio valors j but wh > this efpciiHtvo Wn > not tu and tho impotent Hcjistralion Commission I Commission Commis-sion li amplu rI1 povvor and then instead of sending stringers as commissioners al great salaries and expense emponer sa > lio hccrctar > of tho Torritorv Iho Clerk of llio buprcmo Court and Irose eiitin troy us commissioners gling Luli sav 1000 per annum in addition to his present salar and clerk hire and expenses not moro than saj JOOO per annum Or let Iho complete oxpenso ol such a commission bu not tonxucd 10000 per uniinm Urns vou sao flO000 which could be moro profit ihl expended in lidmg thu olficers of Ihu 1 in in prosctutln I oirendcrs Congress l f1o f1 vigorously tin n tin dertako tho task of governing hei In HIK h u n i that in time her jicoplo in ij bo ar II a allr rlmli iinl safel > trusted to organiio und m lint nn i fo Mat We cannot neglect her us no luvoulrcil too Ion < ono Wo < innot niuiln I tigintie St 1irtliolomuvvH lu 1 > ami 1Y thchu heretics and I finatlcs nor jot aSpani h InquiHltlon Iho II Terrltorv is OUM llio peoplo urn ours Ourmethols I must bu IS u nut I I h isljhut eneetlvo I 1st Conxrcss must gover Utalr direct I I di-rect and not b > delegate I uulhont IIIICh I llonsu of Congress sliould j havoiihtandln Commllliu on Utah Jl Delegate in on nss tliould bci npjiolntcd by Iliu Ciovi rnor in 1 In Iges of j Ihu iSnproino Court 4thLoe1 I e islaturo ma botivcn power to unact lavvfl for thu government of onntv towniiliip jirecmct ami mu nlcipil ullilrs hiibjcct to illnipprovil bv I ontrchH itli V commiBhion Inllll COII KS Monal aullioritv shoul 1 0 llfj ill Con llliltJ laoi lll II lHKsIoiiil and lerntorial lets and i pu cxl ad lillon il legislation for Ul ih tl 1 Ill ll lfI Umli i the IK 11 Nun IAeolation i no i MiKKtfct I n A lust oath lo bu i Iminiutuod to I all ippljing for rcLJbtrallun as voters I Bhould ho pribcribul to tho elicit that tho person IM not I bigamist or poljg itinibt or living In I thu practicu of iinlun i Ul l I lo cJ ful cohabitation and IIOUH not belong to I an association or organization which 1 I teaches advises or oiiiiKels Ihu ommis Bioti of Ihoso crimes b Iimlslimciit for unlanful eohubltu < tlon Bliall not exceed ho juirs in thn litcretloii of Ihu court and lino i Women knoningl ditering into I > oijtinious marriages ulull bo ihcmed jl guilty of pol > gunj IIn1 1 punished ny 1m 1 prlonment und fine BIO as mel 0 I Womon knowingly cohabiting I vllh Jolgami8l8 shall I bo deemed guilty il lfIL of unlawful cohabitlon and punished by not I o exceed jcnrs Imprisonment I and fine l f Anj onu who ohall b > public or > rlv aio advice or bj spoken written or Tinted mailer incite another or tho pub I ie i cenerilh to commit the crimes of ugainj 01 polvgamv or unlavvfiil eo I mhitation HhllI be detincd guilt of I I cloiiv mil be punifhcd by lmpn on mont for the Icrm of vears nnd fine not les Iliin dollars I J CongH cs hotild establish I free common nchool Hjslem for Ulah To inalnlain itlhosihool land In the fern lory I possible should bo placed in markcl and the funds realized from sales thereof 1 devoted ulli tins i purpose lest II 1 m Y these funds should piove I insufficient the net elionhl provide for moderate taxation lor tho purpose Nothing sectarian sliould bo taught In these schools old nllcndanco of children of defined ages for ceilain lerms shoull ho made comptil sorj sorjO The icoplo must oho Hie 111 1 I they do not they must bo punished fo tins end Congress should provide moro llbernllv officers mil money for prosecuting ofienders Civil litigation In tho courts of Utah Is vcrv largennd with tho numerous prosecution of polyeamlsts tho judges uro overworked nnd civil bust ness suircrs Thero should bo two moro judges nnd on appeals lo tho Supremo Court tho judge who tried tho taso bclon should not Bit Tho salaries of tho judges Bhould be 5000 instead of 3000 per nnntim Tho appiopnations for judicial expenses secret service paving witnesses wit-nesses elo should bo largely Increased BO that efficient work could bo dono in discovering offender and bringing them to trill Tim Government should construct con-struct I wholesome nnd commodious pemtenllarv and I good building at Salt 1 ako Citj tho ea Hal for tho nccomino datlon of llio 1ost Office Supremo Court and I various othcialsand f Bhould I e establish I u government assay ofhco for tho benefit of tlio mining industry Thu Gov eminent 181 l estiblisb itself hero and dcmotmlralo to the Mormons that It is her to stav und that It w ill re quiro obedience to tho 1 ivv and tlio en foiccmcnt of republican ideas instead of mnci religious imimmcrj Summarizing tho situation wo saj 1 Givo us Congressional rulonith restricted local legislation ns cxperi menial political education 2 Sharp punishments directed against all hIl 1 breakers n i Wih vigorous mpisnres givo us beneficent legislation is to education imncstj encouragement of industries f icilities foi rIltuJs 1 by i nttual f Bcttlois etc etc all under strict government govern-ment Miperv ision 1 No con flic ition of Bocicty propertj ibfSgl t Jtf but prohibition of all Church exactions i bv vvaj of tithing or Church rates of anj kind kuul > Enac I ie0uhtiom for rcgistrj of m images births and deaths with provisions i 1 i i i rr r visions for examination of all records o ime and for proof bj eerllfied copic1 of such lOLilrv Itespectfullj C W IlFNMir Of Iho N ilional Republican Com |