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Show - DR. MILLER'S VISIT. i ! The fact that Dr. Miller, of Omaha, was ! i in this city a week or so ago, and onlyre- mained one night, has given rise to much I speculation as to the object of his visit. ? IIe s known to be a prominent Democrat ; , and to have the oar of the Administra- . ' tion. He is also known to ba a friend to f the people of Utah and to desire to have them conform their marital relations to I , the laws of the Government. It is on i account of these facts that his recent visit I . has Treated such comment. That he came here purposely to see some of the leading men of the Mormon church we believe, ! an(i that he saw Mr. Cannon we ; . are satisfied ; whether h? saw Mr. i I Taylor we do not know. It is safe to presume his visit had something to do j w't!i the question of polygamy and the 1 intentions of the church with regard thereto. Of the result of his visit no one , knows, but we Mere informed by a prom- ' inent attorney that he had understood that the result of the conference between Dr. Miller and those whom he came to ri -' . v si " " - 5 j . see was a determination on the part of the leaders here to make no concessions, and that the interview ended with this remark by Dr. Miller, "Gentlemen, if such ia your decision, you must take the consequences." Whether any Buch remark re-mark was made it is impossible to know. A morning contemporary said yesterday that Dr. Miller did not go to any of the hotels. This is a mistake. He was at the Continental, but it is true that he J did not go there until a late hour. Little j or nothing seems to be known of the object of his visit, although it is to be presumed that it had something to do with the Utah question, a question in which the Doctor takes a great interest. We wish the people of Utah would follow the advice of Dr. Miller, for then there would be no problem to solve, and they would no longer have cause to fear and worry. He would lead them within the law, and then the law in place of. being a terror to them would be a refuge and a protection. The law can never have any : terrors for those who have not trespassed ' upon it, and if a law is harsh or unpopu- j lar, the way in which to combat it is by i open and legitimate agitation, and not . by constantly evading and violating it. The methods employed by the people of Utah ' for combatting a law they do not like is not r calculated to bring them success or the respect of mankind. In the present case the best way for them to meet the law is to follow Dr. Miller's advice and obey it, and thereby save themselves much trouble trou-ble and many hardships, for the law will be vindicated. |