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VOL, i, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA TERRITORY, SATURDAY, FERBUARY 13, 1886, NO, 40
THE MORMON QUESTION,
WRITTEN FOR THI TRILUNB.
So long as the Territorial and'iocal
government remain as at present, ex
clusively in the power of the Mormon
church authorities, the public peace
will be in a state of menace. The re
cent exhibition of mob violence in
Salt Lake City which necessitated a
call on the war department for troops
by the U. S. authorities in Utah to
sustain the common law of the coun
try, is most suggestive of the state of
affairs in the land of polygamy.
The Mormon leaders have been
heretofore credited with much craft,
cunning and hypocrasy; where has it
all gone? In defying the National
authority, in attempting to take the
law into their own hands they have
placed themselves outside the pale of
sympathy, a consideration, other than
the outraged majesty of the law may
give them for trampling upon it. The
Mormon authorities are now getting
food for reflection, they will be forced
to understand that violation of the
law is punishable in Utah, as in the
States and Territories of the Union,
and that what is a penitentiary of
fense throughout ,the Union will no
longer be tolerated with impunity, or
condoned in Utah. Bishop Sharpe
has already shown them a proper con
ception of the duties of the citizen, in
submitting to the law and renovating
the institution of polygamy.
The whole truth in the matter is.
power has rested in the church rulers
to an imperial degree, prudence and
common sense alike would demolish
even the twelve Apostles; that. defiance
open and aggressive to the people of
the U. S. must cease;that a line must be
drawn somewhere sometime; that the
twin relic ih about to be punished; that
it has been a foul blotch on free Ame
necan institutions, and must go where
the "woodbine twineth, "and the soon
er the better for all concerned. The peo
p!le of the United States has shown
the utmost moderation in permitting
MIorm nism as an institution to exist
at all. Thinking all along, and think
ing in vain that time would do away
with this local debasement, and per
haps that the common sense of the
many among the Mormon peop)le
would evadicate the cancer of polyga
my from out their midst. It is a sad
commentary on the civilization of our
time that in this Nineteenth Century,
there should exist a people in any
section of this country, so entirely
morally debased, so full of the igno
rance, bigotry and superstition of the
darkest period of the middle ages, as
are to be found in Utah. From the time
that ill educated, hypocritic Joseph
Smith, formed a partnership with Sid
ney Rigdon to compile the bookof Mor
mon, to the present period, people are
found to believe in the saintly divini
ty of the Apostles, Bishops and Eld
ers, a combination of greed, deceit,
avarice and hypocrisy, almost without
parallel in ancient or modern history.
I have heard it asserted by many
of the brethren in Utah that the
plates from which the book of Mor
monism is compiled, was show to Joe
Smith by an Angel of the Lord, and
that no eye should look upon them
except those of this self-styled, self
made prophet of the church of the
latter day saints: And, with this and
with this and such assertions, are
blended a woman's curiosity, going to
show that Rigdon's wife wanted to
know what Smith and her husband
were about but without avail. Every
night so seems the mythological yarn,
Joe Smith when the days inscriptions
and interpertations were concluded in
obedience to the mandate of the An
gel of the Lord, buried the plates out
of sight so that no human eye should
behold them. But Mrs. Ridney Rig
don cautiously watched Joe to see
where he hid the plates, which was
near a large tree. Finding opportu
nity she proceeded to the "tree" to in
vestigate the secret, when lo! and be
hold two large LioNS were at the place
defending the sacred plates-all brass
every bit of it. Now when you find a
people, young and old (the leaders ex
cepted) believeing such trash as that,
believing that there is amongst them
individuals who are favored by noc
turnal visits from the Angels of the
Lord, and empowered to perform mir
acles, the miraclists being at the same
time the biggest profligates, liars, and
vagabonds beneath the broad blue
canopy of heaven.
It may well be asked what can leg
islation do, however remedial, useful
or beneficial in such places as Utah?
The Edmunds' bill may do much to
guard against outrages and suppress
crime, but no code of laws can or will
make a people moral or virtuous.
Examples are contagious and the low
stupid, blunted sensibilites of the
Mormons are incited to follow in the
footsteps of the numerous councilors
of the church in Utah.
We have in the United States Mis
sion and Evangelizing boards without
number. Millions of dollars are con
tributed annually to propagate the
gospel to the heathen. It is not nec
essary to go abroad to seek him, he is
at our door and no effort made to in
struct, reclaim or regenerate him. Dr.
McWilliam of Deer Lodge Institute,
representing the Presbyterian board,
done good work in pas of Utah by
establishing schools, a teaching the
Mormons himself in se l and church
-opposition, threats and menace
were used to intimida him, but be
heM the "fort" againg 'errible odds
and could no doubt give a very inter
esting account of his missionary
labors. The birth of Mormonism
took place under the manipulations
of Smith and Rigdon, and advanced
to its highest pitch of power under
Brigham Young. Distance lends en
chautment to the view, and most cer
tainly distance lent largely to Brig
ham, investing him with sublime
qualities, natural endowments and ex
traordinary administrature abilities,
which would bear considerable pair
ing down. I am inclined to think
that audacity, experience and a vast
amount of cheek were the weapons
that gave Brigham Young such pow
or over the Mormons as a people. In
many respects he was inferior to Or
son, Pratt or John Taylor, but over
shadowed them in being the recog
nized head of the Mormon church
and civil Governor of Utah, under
Buchanan's administration. It was
perhaps in the latter capacity that he
showed to greatest advantage in the
eyes of the Mormon people, for pow
er and patronage remained at his dis
posal to distribute to his followers.
Brigham's policy was to exclude the
Gentiles, or according to his saintly
harangue in the Tabernacle, "to send
them to hell across lots" and this
great christian sain, chief of the
twelve Apostles, prophet, seer and re
vealor in the church of Latter Day
Saints, was not above suspicion in con
niving at if rinot encouraging the put
ting out of the way onleoxious indi
viduals, by the hands of the "Aveng
er;" and destroying Angels- --a typical
band of assasins. The trial of John
D. Lee, Bishop of the Mormon church
at Salt Lake City for inciting the In
dians, and for participation in the
Mountain Meadow Massacre, develop
ed the fact that Brigham Young was
an accessory before and after that
massacre, according to Lee's testimo
ny. There is no denial of this, nor
can there be for if Lee was the insti
gator and participator in a massacre of
innocent people, men, women and
children, (the rehearsal of which is
enough to cause the blood to run cold)
and Young was entirely ignorant
before the atrocious deed was
committed, he was quickly informed
thereof, and instead of punishing Lee
or bringing him to justice, he show
ered place and position upon him,
making him a probate judge, and giv
ing him the privilege of taking unto
himself twenty-six wives-the latter
considered a very great honor among
the Mormons. The reader will un
derstand the whole gist of this mat
ter better when bearing in mind that
Brigham Young was governor of
Utah, and bound to execute the law,
but instead discourage inquiry or in
vestigation.
There was no railroad in those days
and communication in consequence,
very slow, hence it was that a consid
erable time elapsed before the mur
der of the emigrants became known
to the government; and when it was
known and commissioners sent out
from Washington to inquire into and
investigate the massacre, Brigham
and his followers, those connected
with the horrible deed, placed iton to
the Indians very conveniently, and so
it remained until the free element
the miners, prospectors and workers,
came rushing into Utah from the
states, and in due time became in full
and true information of how the emi
grants were murdered at Mountain
Meadows.
It affords no pleasure to recite the
tragic manner in which Bishop John
D. Lee and his confederates done
their ghastly work; surpassing in bar
barity anything done by the Indians
on desert or plain. But it is a matter
of history, and any church denomina
or individuals, participating in or
sanctioning such infamous develtry,
ought to be expelled from the United
States, or sent to hell across lots with
vengeance. In this connection it will
not be forgotten by a good many, that
the U. S. District Attorney for Utah
was remiss in his duty in not arraign
ing and bringing Brigham Young to
justice. But a cause was assigned for
it, that Brigham had money plenty,
and on such occasions could place it
where it would do the most good.
One thing certain isass d
in a position to kno
Howard was a richer man by $50,000
or $60,000, leaving Salt Lake City
than when he came there. On the
other hand it may be considered that
great difficulty existed in getting tes
timony, as no witnesses would appear
against Brigham Young. Besides it
was impossible to get a conviction in
Lee's case without the connivance of
Brigham Young, and hence a compro
mise was entered into. Be that as it
may, Lee was thrown over by the
Church and Saints, of which he was
ornamental and exemplary, and jus
tice, slow but sure, was avenged by
his execution.
There can be but little doubt but that
Brigham Young found at this time,
the sceptre of power and authority,
departing from him. The execution
of Lee impressed him with impending
fear. The railroad he could not de
stroy. The Gentiles could not be kept
out. There were besides, too many
apostate Mormons; of all, these were
the enemies most to be dreaded; they
knew all about the Endowment, Aven
gers and Destroying Angels. Times
were not as they used to be in Utah,
had they been, six feet of soil would
entomb every apostate opposing
"tithing" or the will of the rulers in
Israel, which is Salt Sake City. But
there was still a strand of the old rope
left; that strand was polygomy. The
more men and women drawn into the
vortex of guilt, the more supporters
were to be reckoned upon; as all such
were living in open defiance of the
United States, and must of necessity
sustain Brigham Young. It was the
boast of the prophet, seer and revela
tor of Utah that he could have any
law passed by a Mormon legislature,
sanctioned by congress. Money was
an important factor, and no man
understood better than Brigham
Young the force of addition, division
and silence.
It must be that the followers of
the prophet are not so cute as he was,
or probably the fault is with the tith
ing returns. Or it may be that the
United States officials are more hon
est, and more diligent in the line of
duty. It would be a part of wisdom
on the part of the Church leaders to
disavow polygamy and throw the vile
thing into the Great Salt lake. Tell
the unthinking multitude what the
President of the United States thinks
about it. He says:
"There is no future for it, or the
system that sanctions it, which is not
opposed to all that is of value in our
institutions. There should be no re
laxation in the execution of the law
now in operation, and I will gladly
approve of further discreet legislation
which will rid the country of this blot
upon its fair fame."
As already shown, Bishop Sharpe,
one of the cleverest men in the Mor
mon church, has gone back on polyg
amy. He will not remain in a defiant
attitude towards the United States.
The law he says is too strong for him
and he bows in submissisn to its
strength and justice. It would be well
for all the Mormons to follow his ex
ample, and abjure this twin relic of
barbarism. The Edmunds Bill, how
ever stringent, does not apply to the
majority of people in Utah who dis
countenance polygamy. They can be
Saints as long as they like, and be
lieve in Brigham or Joseph, or both,
but they must not sin against the law.
it was enacted to be enforced wherev
er it became necessary, and it is past
denial that the laws have not
been respected or enforced in Utah,
as they have been throughout the
.ountry.
The Mormon rulers in Utah are
more potent than the President of
the United States. They possess a
listinct and separate government.
rhe legislature is composed entirely
if Mormons; also the local govern
ment, police and county officials.
They issue their own paper money;
.ood only in the section where it
eminates. Some of this money is good
n the stores and some is not. There in
'shingle" money, which will purchase
hingles and nothing else. So with
store" money to purchase dry goods
md groceries, and "leather" money to
purchase leather.
Outside of Salt Lake City and the
nining towns, no one outside of the
Jhurch can go into business, because
;he money circulated will not pass in
my other place, and besides, dealings
with the Gentiles is strictly prohibit
d, except by the leaders. Freedom
)f speech does not exist, and of what
s going on in the world outside of
Utah, the masses are stupidly igno
-ant, and ignorantly indifferent. J.
A Squaw Taks a Bath.
At a late hourAast night the Indi
ins now camped near the river were
alled upon to howl over the narrow
escape from drowning of one of their
-oy and demure brunettes. Several
iquaws were prowling about on the
river in the hope of finding some ar
ticle of clothing or valuable imple
ment, which might be left on th'e ice
by the men now engaged in cutting
the frigid material. A splash, an ag
onizing Ki-yi anid! a chorus of discor
dant wails aroused the slumbering
bucks, who rushad to the rescue. The
squaw who dropped into the chilly
waters was loaded down with heavy
blankets and it was with the utmost
difficulty that she was saved. Just as
she was reached by one of her associ
ates she was disappearing beneath
the ice, but her long and flowing
tresses served as a preserver. The
unfortunate being was nearly dead
when taken back to camp.-Bismarck
Tribune.
Chinese New Year.
The custom of celebrating their
New Year has been kept up by the
Chinese in this country since their
advent, and for two weeks from the
2nd of February of each year the
time is devoted to mutual entertain
ments and congratulations, and is ob
served as a general holiday by the ce
lestials. The better class of the Chi
nose issue little slips of red paper, on
which is printed in Chinese charact
ers an invitation to call at his home
or place of business and partake of
his hospitality. These invitations are
sent to friends and acquaintances, and
mutual calls are made and general
good feeling prevails. On the tables
may be seen all kinds of meats, Chi
nese candies, bottles of Chinese
whisky and gin, cigars and cigarettes.
The custom, when at first observed by
the Chinese in San Francisco; wasim
posed upon the lower classes of the
white element, who entered every
"open house" in the Chinese quarter,
and not only helped themselves to
whatever they desired at the time, but
filled their pockets with cigars and
cigarettes. At present persons wish
ing to see the sights in the Chinese
quarter at New Year's are escorted
around under charge of a police offi
cer, and many ladies and gentlemen
take advantage of this to satiefy their
curiosity to see how the heathens live
and enjoy themselves.-Town Talk.
A Curiosity.
AnNevada exchange says that away
down in the southwest of Nevada
there is a remarkable cave in the side
of the mountains. Near by a little
rill of water pours down the slope,
soon to be swallowed up by the thirsty
soil. The broken-off shafts of arrows
are to be seen sticking in the soft rock
that constituted the roof of the cathe
dral-like dome. It is said that many
years ago a party of the race of Sho
shones were driven into this cave by
their hereditary enamies the Piutes.
Their defense was so stubborn that
the Utes proposed a peace, and in this
cave the council was called, and the
peace made was to last so long as a
single arrow remained imbeded in the
rock overhead. One by one the lore
of Indian tradition is folded up and
steals on moccasin tread into the
realms of shade. His canoe is disap
pearing from our lakes. In the fast
ness of Arizona he utters now his last
red and lurid protest. Who can wit
ness the passing away of the only real
American race without an emotion of
of pity for their fate.
No Rest for Chinamen in Alaska.
On the 15th ult. the mining town of
Juneau, Alaska, was startled by a ter
rific explosion about 5 o'clock in the
morning, when everybody was asleep.
Everybody rushed to find the occasion
of it. On investigation it was- found
that somebody had put a large case of
dynamite under a house occupied by
a half-dozen Chinamen. The explo
sion was so great that it completely
destroyed one side of the house but
fortunately it did not hurt any of the
Chinamen. The explosion was so heavy
that it did a great amount of damage
to several stores in the neighborhood
and especially to some drug stores
that were in the same block. On the
following day the citizens held a
meeting and raised a sum of $1,500 as
a reward for the arreat and conviction
of the parties who caused the explo
sion, but to the present have not been
able to find the guilty ones, and if
they had been found, with the feeling
there was in Juneau, there is no
doubt they would have been lynmched
by the citizens.
Over the Range.
Charles C. Conley, well known to
Mfontana and Dakota cow men, died
recently at Hot Springs, Ark. He
had formerly been an inspector for
the Wyoming stock association and
of late years worked for the Hash
knife and EG outfits, He leavcs a
widow in the Black Hills.
Uncle Sam's Debts.
According to the statement issate
by the treasury department, the prin
cipal and interest on the public debt
amounnted to $1,20 , 08l 42, Feb 1..
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MELANGE.
Col. Nelson of Indiana, tell the Pi
oneer Press that "if Senator Voorhees
stands by R. C. Pollard he will be
confirmed judge of the first judicial
district of Montana, notwithstanding
the warfare being waged against him.
Still, Senator Harrison will make a
strong fight against Gen. John Co
burn's successor."
The Glendive Times says the late
glove fiasco in that place was a one
sided affair from the start, and that
it is well for one of the bruisers that
it ended as itAid.
The Sun's Washington special says:
The disposition to help the Red man
along by liberal legisletion in the path
towards self-support and citizenship
is growing very strong. Nearly all
the general and comprehensive
Indian bills in the present Congress
aim to assign lands in severalty and
to empower the Government to buy
the surplus lands of the Indians at a
generous price and to invest the pro
ceeds so that the various tribes will
have a large annual income from this
source.
Captain Paul Boynton is selling
his large collection of trophies, pre
paratory to an exploration of Lake
Titicaca, in Peru, which is said to be
the home of the decendants of the
Incas, and on the island of which it
is believed the ancient temple still
stands, filled with golden vessels.
The captain believes that the lake is
the true source of the Amazon,
although it is 1,000 miles from what
is now considered head waters of that
river.
Seven editors are members of the
present house of representatives.
They are Boulette, of Maine; Burks
dale ,of Mississippi; Haynes of New
Hampshire; Pulitzer and Merriman,
of New York, and Scranton and
Swope, of Pennsylvania.
It is understood that there is con
siderable opposition to the confirma
tion to Mr. Beecher, who was appoint
ed collector of customs at Port Town
send, Oregon, simply as a reward for
the political services rendered during
the last Presidential campaign by his
father-the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er. Mr. Beecher was formerly a pur
sur on one of the steamers runningon
the Pacific Coast, and the reputation
he acquired in that occupation ap
pears to have been such that both
democrats and republicans are now
opposing his confimation.
It Was Not From Montana.
In St. Paul, a Swede named John
Hanson choked to death with a piece
of meat that he was trying to swalt
low.
Can be Accommodated.
We believe that Mr. May, who has
been on the Northwest Cattle compa
ny's ranch, intends to start for him
self and is going down to Montana to
buy stock.-Calgary (Alb.) Herald.
Coming, Yes, Coming.
The time when in gentle spring
time twilight the horned toad sings
his sweetest lullaby, is nigh.
The time when the 'whangdoodle'
and toad will sit in the eve and tune
their jewsharps to the music of a
spring zephyr, is nigh.
In other words, spring, gentle
spring, is nigh, gentle Anni.
Rather Tame.
The great Grit authority on the
Northwest has the following to say
regarding the rebel Indians in Stony
Mountain: "Big Bear is learning to
be a carpenter. He plies his saw and
hammer with great steadiness, and it
would be hard to read in his deep,
black eyes the longing for the wide
plain, the swift shaganappies and the
trusty rifle."
Roosevelt on Cow Boys and Indians.
In a recent lecture in New York
Theodore Roosevelt gave additional
evidence of his admiration for the cow
boy and his contempt for the Indian.
Eere is an extract: "I suppose I
should be ashamed to say that I take
the western view of the Indian. I
Ion't go so far as to think that the
only good Indians are the dead In
dians, but I believe nine out of every
ben are, and I shouldn't like to in
quire too closely into- the case of the
tenth. The most vicious cow boy has
more moral principaL than the" aver
ige Indian. Turn 300low families of
New York into Ne* JeThey, support
them for fifty years in vicious idleness
nd you will have some idea of what
bhe Indians are,. Reakless, revenge
fbl, fiendishly eral, they rob. and
murder, not the oew boys, who can
take care of themselves, but the de
lenceless, lone settlers o the plainsa
hs for the soldiers ;i Indian chief
mOo asked Sheridan a cannon.
What! do .on wan til. my soldi
rs with it"3 arske the genera: =ma,'
repliedthe e'dif; 'want to kill cow
boy; kll eoldir e with -elbt'