verter of our language and meaning if there was no legal or ecclesiastical little work and collectors of the inf says we want to prevent their "taking inhibition of the practice it would not mation it embodies were Joseph Ca any thought upon National subjects." be in itself essentially criminal; there- and A. C. Brower, both decease Perceive! The words which he says we fore no Mormon is fit to have the The pages are embellished with uniq did not use and which he argues would American ballot or hold office or make advertisements. For instance J. & 1 have made the meaning all right, we laws under this Government." There Reese inform the public that: ded use, and the idea he pretends we is nothing more to the whole tirade, conveyed we neither expressed nor except a mass of assumptions as to what "Mormons" believe, and intentional perversions of their views and the language of their advocates.

hinted at.

While we are on this subject we will make another quotation from his article. Here it is:

In answer the News says: It is no earthly use to dispute with an opponent understand how two or a dozen or more persons can be brought to understand a given idea or principle alike without losing their individual liberty.' We take it that every native-born, unfettered American citizen will have the same density of mind on this subject."

whose mind is so dense that it cannot

Will any "native-born, unfettered American citizen" whose brain is not befogged by drug or stimulant or cerebropathy, acknowledge that he has this "density of mind?" Is it possible that

with him.

"We have constantly on hand all nece

sary articles of comfort for the wayfare such as flour, hard bread, butter, egi and vinegar. Clothing-buckskin pant whip lashes, as well as a good assortme of store goods, at our store near th Council House."

Take out the "indecenciés," inten- Alexander Neibaur, surgeon dentis tional untruths, garbled reports, re- from Berlin, and later from Liverpo versed propositions, libels of every-announces that he examines and e thing and everybody that differs with tracts teeth, besides keeping constant its writers on any subject, and its stock on hand a supply of the best matches of foul epithets on which it rings the manufactured by himself. changes year im and year out, and there would not be left enough of the Tribune to fill a single page. No won der that it is sliding down the hill.

ARRANT HYPOCRISY.

M. Cannon, daguerreotype artist, e presses the "opinion that he can satis any taste as to the matter of a likeness This pioneer photographer is the fath of deputy-Marshal Bowman Cannon In those days "hard tack" for tra elers must have been at a premium, all the mercantile advertisers show

carried any amount of hard bread.

The bilious-looking time-worn she concludes with a detailed descripti of "The Oregon route, from Pacif Springs to Oregon City." The pap is dated 1851-four years subsequent the arrival of the first band of pioneer

IN our issue of Wednesday Feb. 1 a living soul outside of the Tribune Mr. Chas. Ellis identified, with unmis-anxiety to have it understood that the office will contend that two or more takable clearness, the reporter of the persons cannot be brought to under-Tribune who told him that he had to fix stand a given idea alike without losing up his reports to suit that paper retheir individual liberty? Yet this is gardless of or in defiance to the facts. his contention and he thinks every But the challenge to name this person unfettered American citizen will agree was only what is vulgarly called a "bluff." So was the pretended apolIn one column he blackgnards every-ogy for the "indecent" paragraph that body who countenances anything tending to divide the "Liberal" party; in the next column, side by side with that denunciation he condemns all people who understand a principle alike, and finally declares them unfit to have the ballot, to hold office or to make laws under the Government.

The question may be asked, What is the use of paying attention to such a deliberate falsifier and so utterly irrational a writer? The answer is, not much. But all this misrepresentation and vicious endeavor to malign the "Mormons" is put forth for the purpose of working for the political destruction of the majority of Utah's citizens. And we want such persons as may through prejudice or thoughtlessness be carried away with the project, to see on what thoroughly false and senseless grounds its advocate founds his pretensions.

T

appeared in that paper, the author of
which was the reporter in question.
AMERICANS APING ROYALTY,
If the Tribune was sincere in its pre- WHITHER are we drifting? Wh
tenses of decency, why did it strike off one sees the developments taki
a number of extras containing the place in religion, in society and in p
"indecent" paragraph the day follow-itics, the above question naturally su
ing its original production?
gests itself. But the news recently
Is it not a fact that the only reason ported from New York complete
exception was taken by that foul sheet overshadows everything heretofo
to one of its own effusions, was because published of an innovatory characte
of the vigorous protests of respectable
"Liberals" more than usually disgusted
with its filthiness? Its pretended re-
gret at one item not exceptionally bad
for its columns, was one of the funniest
things barring its hypocrisy which has
appeared of late in a newspaper. And it
will be seen that the writer of the
"spicy" and salacious paragraphs that
"find their way" into that sheet and of
its burlesque reports of sermons and
lectures, will be still employed to per-
form his dirty work; it suits the
Tribune to a dot.

A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
WE HAVE been shown a faded relic
of early days in Utah. It is in the
shape of a "Mormon way bill to the
mines" of California. It is a little

That is, that American women adorning themselves with crowns, y real unmistakable crowns, not tiars or turbans, or any such mock imi tions of European royalty. The Ne York World describes the crown wo by Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt at the ope a few evenings ago. It was an duplicate of the British crown. It w made in London last summer, and c $300,000. The jeweler who made had fears about vulgarizing Que Victoria's royal symbol, but a go price subdued his political scruples.

exa

The whole argument may be thus summed up: "The Mormons are united; Mrs. Vanderbilt has two crowns; therefore they should be disfranchised. one mentioned and another boug Some of the Mormons once practiced from a German princess a few yea polygamy, the law forbade it; there ago. She does not wear the Germ fore all those Mormons who never praccrown very often, because its form ticed it are disloyal and should be disowner was both obscure and impecu franchised. Some Mormons who have ious. The London made crown i never violated the law believe that pamphlet, about three by four inches, thing of beauty, and in this the la polygamy is both legally and morally and printed on brown wrapping paper. likes to make a grand display. It is wrong because the law prohibits it It gives a detailed outline of the route, artistic arrangement of pearls and di and the Church they belong to with all the leading points and way-monds, and rises from the head forbids it. But they think that marks defined. The proprietors of the stately, graceful, picturesque fashion.

Two other ladies wore crowns at the tection laws. The State Legislature aged any person to enter into bigamy, pera last week. They were Mrs. of Indiana, has, however, passed an polygamy, or such patriarchal, plural gden Mills and Mrs. Dr. Seward act probibiting the piping of natural tion of any such law, or to commit any or celestial marri ge, or to live in violaYebb. But their crowns were mere gas by artificial pressure. Any person such crime, or who has been a member lgar affairs compared to the Vander- found using pumps for forcing gas can of or contributes or has contributed to It diadem. However, they are war be severely punished. The gas the support, aid, or encouragement of uted to be superior in texture and in was being conveyed to Chicago by poration, or society which teaches, or any order, organization, association, corAbrication to any worn by the one- natural pressure mostly, but the has taught, advises or has advised, orse kings of Europe. Hoosiers want their gas at me. counsels or has counseled, encouraged They hold that they can prohibit the or aided any person to enter polygamy, exportation of any natural commodity marriage, or which teaches or has bigamy, or such patriarchal or plural from their State. taught, advises or has advised that the laws of this State, or of the Territory of Idaho before its admission as a State

All these crowns were brought over om Europe last summer, and entered his country free of duty. What will he tariff advocates say to this? Is Irs. Vanderbilt's $300,000 gewgaw to admitted duty free, and the two-dolr woolen shirt of her coachman to be xed 40 per cent.

The wearing of these crowns is excitg much comment. Some of the more shionable clubs in New York are lking critically of the innovation. What would Andrew Jackson or homas Jefferson or Patrick Henry y to such arrogant assumptions of yal appendages on the part of merican women? What do we say urselves? Simply that such doings, persisted in, will lead to a repetition the horrors of the French revolution this continent. The people may hile at present, and indulge in a joke ver this mock royalty, but jokes and miles will not be the only expression the popular sentiment.

Another bill which has just passed one branch of the Indiana Legislature relates to beef, prohibiting its sale within the State, unless inspected by Indiana officials. This law provides for a meat inspector for each city and town, and allows him three cents a pound for inspection, to be paid by the person selling the meat. Such a law as this has been passed by several States already, but the United States Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional.

into the Union, or of the United States, applicable to the Territory of Idaho, prescribing rules of civil conduct, are not the supreme law."

The foregoing is the text of the provisions in the third section of the elec· tion law which has just passed the Idaho State Legislature, relating to the "Mormon" citizens of that State. Particulars of its passage will be found in another part of this paper.

Should both these bills become State laws in Indiana, Chicago intends to on its face. It is to prevent any perThe design of the measure is plain test their constitutionality. It is held son who has been a member of the that the Statepower of special legisla-Mormon" Church since January, tion is entirely exceeded in these enact- 1888, from taking any part in the political ments.

But there may be some other motive in these laws than protection. Last year the removal of the Chicago stock yards, from their present location into

affairs of the State.

The bill only awaits the signature of the Governor to make it a law. That will be appended, no doubt, without

ho legislature wisdom will acquire the ther it will pass into history and praename and dignity of a statute. Whetice as law, remains to be seen.

document, fast becoming absolete There is a provision in that ancient

It is stated that Mrs. Vanderbilt was Indiana was seriously considered. In delay, and this singular sample of Idarely annoyed when told that Queen fact ground was purchased beyond the ictoria wore her crown at the open-State line ostensibly for the purpose. ag of Parliament, only, or on very imSome hitch followed, and the removal brtant State occasions. Our Amerimatter was dropped. Perhaps the Hoosiers consider themselves aggrieved because of the non-removal of the yards, and by silly, senseless, ludicrous legislation of the kind mentioned, hope to harass the meat kings, and compel them to settle in Indinia, whether they like it or not.

an "Queen" has no Parliament to ben, but she might assist at the dedition of a new freight house, o pasuger depot, and then wear her

town.

What with this rage on the part of merican women for aping royalty, for arrying European Counts and for splaying their hoarded or inherited ealth, our country is assuming an attude that threatens to subvert old initutions, and obliterate old customs.

Americans,

among many so-called
called the Constitution of the United
States, which forbids the enactment of
any ex post facto law. There is a
judicial body expressly established to
determine whether laws passed by the
nation or by any State of the Union is
in accord with the supreme law of the
land. If this measure does not come

before that tribunal to be tested, and if
it shall stand the test we will lose two

confident guesses.

IDAHO POLITICAL FETTERS. "No person shall be permitted to his adoration of wealth ought to be vote who is not registered as provided by law, or who is under guardianship, opped. This worship of the dollar is idiotic or insane; or who has at any If this law is not ex post facto, it curse. The query "how much is he place been convicted of treason, felony orth," should be set aside, and the embezzlement of public funds, barter- seems to us that there cannot be an estion "What is in him," be sub-ing or selling, or offering to barter or enactment which may be properly so sell his vote, or purchasing or offering ituted. Republican institutions can- to purchase the vote of another or designated. It is not only a person t flourish and continue by the side other infamous crime, and who has not who is a member of an organization or mock queens, fustian lords, and been restored to the right of citizen- society that does certain things who is ship, or who at the time of such elec- to be as an alien, but one who has been rse-proud plutocrats. tion is confined in prison on conviction of a criminal offence, or who, after since January 1st, 1588, a member of passing the age of eighteen years such a church. And it is not only and since the first day of January, such present or past membership that 1888, has been or is a polygamist, or is is to destroy all political privileges, but living or has lived in what is known as patriarchal, plural, or celestial mar- present or past connection with, or riage, or in violation of any law of support of an organization which has Idaho or the United States, forbidding done or aided in the doing of such any such crime, or who in any manner teaches, or has taught, advises or has things; no matter what may be its advised, counsels or has counseled, aids present acts or status or teachings. or has aided, encourages or has encour

UNWISE LEGISLATION. THE State of Indiana is deeply gitated over the protection of what called, home interests. This proction assumes the form of legislation nding to cripple Chicago.

Natural gas is a product that, one 4ould think, did not come under pro

Our friends in Idaho have this to

console them

They are no worse off than before the passage of this crystallization of bigotry and folly. They may still occupy the soil and till it, pay taxes and breathe the air till they die. And they may have the felicity of the prospect of being buried on Idaho soil, endeared to them by the memory of such eminently republican and liberty-laden legislation as the measure just enacted. They haven't lost any thing by it.

If the time does not soon come when decent people of all parties are ashamed of such schemes as this, it will argue very poorly for the progress of Idaho. We do not think the promoters of this plot against the "Mormous" expect it will stand the crucial test of the highest judicial opinion. They expect to crowd the "Mormons" away from the polls and make them endure "taxation,without representation" while the contest as to its

constitutionality goes on, trusting that the law's delays will accomplish the desired purpose, no matter what may

be the final result.

THE SILVER QUESTION.
THE House Committee on Coinage

has at last taken action on the Senate

cial system which prevailed for th past ten years.

The circulating medium in use toda is greater per capita than ever befor There has been no overissue of irr deemable currency. It further says:

If the friends of free coinage were e tirely honest, they would recognize a ne

additional amount of bullion in the do

Silver bill. By a vote of 8 to 4, on the
20th inst., it was reported on, adver.
sely, with a recommendation that it
should not pass. Tae minority four
consists of two Democrats and two parity between gold and silver, but th
Republicans; the majority eight of silver-producing States are unwilling
five Republicans and three Democrats. do this. They do not propose to put a
The bill goes now to the foot of the lar. What they are determined to do
calendar, and that probably means to raise the price of metal by legislatio
perpetual rest. It is not likely that it to fix the value of a mineral product b
statutory enactment, to make it the equ
will appear again before the present valent of a crime to recognize the ne
Congress.
relative product of silver and gold-an
they do all this on the plea of benefittin
the farmer of the west. The whole devi
simply means the debasement of the coi

"Jerry" Simpson, the Congressman
elect from Kansas, gave his views in

support of free silver before the com
nittee. He favored an influx of for-
eign silver, saying that it would make
more money, and bring better times to

the farmers.

The silver bullion of which it is propos to make a dollar is worth from 72 to

cents. This amount is to be coined in round discs and stamped upon the coi "one dollar," not with any promise to deem in value equal to a dollar, but it to be circulated at the fiat of the gover ment at that valuation.

It goes on to state that only debto and silver producers would be ben fitted, while the general welfare of t country would be sacrificed.

If th

One noticeable feature of the silver question agitation is, that it is gradual. ly assuming a distinct issue irrespective of old party ties. The cry that Cleveland has forfeited his chances of a nominatirn for the presidency in 1892, One thing is sure: The sectarian by his recent letter, is a silly one. and other intolerants who hope by such He is blamed both by Democrats and WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? measures as this to destroy the "MorRepublicans alike, who advocate free WHAT is the difference between mon" Church, will utterly fail in their silver, that he had not selfishness lief that the silver law is "infamous desire and purpose. These unjust and tricky schemes serve to fasten the con- his own interests. By this time, the not essential to morality? enough to see that he was jeopardising and the opinion that another law viction upon "Mormon" minds that they are being persecuted for religion's with Grover Cleveland. country ought to be well acquainted opinion, entertained by some estimal It ought to men, should disqualify them fro sake, and their religion is made thereby know that he would not steal into exercising any political right all the more bright and beautiful and office on any pretext, or under any privilege, should not that bell precious to their souls. Political fet-circumstances, outside of these ground- work in the same way? We think d ters, no better thau iron gyves, will ed on honest conviction. He says: disfranchisement for opinion is so cu serve the purpose of religious persecution. rageous that its advocacy is akin no differen a crime. But we see between the guilt, if any, involved opinion as to one law and belief as another, no matter how different t two laws may be. The "Libera urger of "Mormon” disfranchiseme for belief now says:

AN ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE.

THE incorrigible morning "Liberal" organ announces that the DESERET NEWS is improving. That is what everybody says. And that is one of

the radical differences between the DESERET NEWS and the organ aforesaid, which never improves. Like the boys bad cold, "it gets no better very

fast." When the words can be truthfully uttered that it is improving, even to the extent of frankly acknowledging an error, or ceasing to misquote an opponent, or refraining from the use of ruffian language, or publishing indecent paragraphs, we will be delighted to return the compliment. The present indications are that it will die as it has lived, without repentance as it is with out principle, and without reform as it is without honor.

"If we have developed an unexpected capacity for the assimilation of a largely increased volume of the currency, and even if we have demonstrated the usefulness of such an increase, the conditions fali far short of insuring us against dis aster if in the present situation we enter upon the dangerous and reckless experiment of free, unlimited and independent silver coinage."

There is no equivocation about this language. It is plain, direct, and clear. Whether right or wrong, it shows that he is today the most independent figure in American politics. In direct language he promulgates his belief, let the people judge for themselves.

The Sacramento Record Union claims that excessive tariff rates, under the name of protection, enriched manufacturers and merchants, while it impoverished farmers and small traders. To these latter classes, now bankrupt, any scheme which promises relief is welcome. They would grasp at fiat money, at greenback theories, or any other financial absurdity, as they do now at free coinage of silver, in the ing room for a Wednesday in Lent, hope of a betterment. The wealth acand Romanists and high churchmen cumulated by manufacturers, and the are incensed. They expect her Majesty poverty of the farmer at the present is turning Presbyterian, time cannot be attributed to the finan

Queen Victoria fixed her first draw

Then it is all right to call a law " famous" if you are working for its peal; but all wrong to express opinion that another law is unnec sary if you are not working for its peal. You may say what you I about a law that you try to get repea and you are "truly loil;" but if y have an opinion as to another law t you are not trying to repeal you disloyal and unfit to wield the ba or hold office under this Governme Lovely logic, is it not? But tha common Tribune argument.

"Ah, but," this profound reaso

1 say, "while these persons hold ch opinions they are disobeying the ww in question." Stop a minute. his dispute arose over the replies of me gentlemen to questions in court to their belief. The evidence was at they had always obeyed the law. hey so testified under oath, and the ibune says "they would not perjure emselves to save the Church from ing to the dogs." Yet their belief as made the ground of the argument the disfranchisement of all persons ho, like them, have not disobeyed e law, would not disobey it, and who ink it legally and morally wrong to late it.

does not renounce his church. Neither,
says I, does the Catholic. Every Cath
olie in the world is sworn to obey the
church rather than the government
under which he lives. The Catholics
claim 14.000,000 church members in
the United States. That would give
at least two million voters. According
them should be disfranchised. If such
to the Tribune's position every one of
an un-American thing were done, the
man who pays the Tribune editor to
longer be a voter.
write against the Mormons would no

"It thus seems that a point has been reached in this important struggle at which further apprehension may be indefinitely postponed. This fact has not yet had an effect upon the investment market at all commensurate with its actual significance, simply because it is not yet fully or generally apprehended, and also because there is a disposition to accomplished fact. It seems reasonable wait until the defeat becomes a fully to expect, however, that so soon as the completeness of the failure of the silver marked change will come over the disfaction is fully understood in Europe, a position of English and Continental investors towards American securities, and The Tribune says: "In case of a colit would not be surprising should we wit-lision between the government and the ness an important re-purchase of the Mormon kingdom, the authority of the bonds and stocks which have been re- United States would be nothing to the ing the last five months. returned here in such large amounts dur- Mormon in comparison with the authority of the priests to whom he has given his fealty."

Those securities were sent home prinSo this element of disobedience, sion arising from the Barings' troubles. it would bave been true, because the cipally under the pressure and apprehen- Had this been said of the Catholics hich the dishonest sophist now seeks After that, came the very serious distrust Catholics have sworn an oath to obey bring in, does not count. The false-excited among English bankers and in- the voice of the Pope first, and the Pope chances that this country might be irre-believes he is temporal as well as spiritu vestors by the seemingly formidable vocably committed to an exclusively sil- al ruler. The Mormons believe that God yer basis; and that fear has no doubt very will make the change from "manlargely prevented London from taking made" to "divine" government, and back the securities it returned under the that they will have nothing more to do apprehension of panic. It hardly seems with it than to enter in, as the people this distrust is dispelled by the signal do not contemplate any resistance. doubtful what will be the effect when of God, after the change is made. They defeat of the silver schemes. In contrast with the sorry experience of British in- God, in His own way and time, is to stocks and many other vestors with a large mass of Argentine "shake" the governments of the earth new under- to pleces and set up His own. But that takings similarly unfortunate, Ameri- belief runs in some form through all out as the Christian sects! They all believe in a

od of his assertion about the Saints es not matter. It cuts no figure in is funeral. His argument is dead d cold, and if he had any sense he uld bury it out of sight and smell. Disfranchisement of good, true, nest, capable, law-obeying citizens cause they believe that, in the abce of law and gospel forbidding it, a rtain practice might not be a crime, so contrary to every principle of ublican government, and so hostile external investments, and the de- salem" on earth, in one form or other, every sentiment of justice and lib-mand for them may be expected to re-in which God is to be supreme. Will present range of prices, the vive accordingly. Moreover, at the the Tribune iconoclast disfranchise speculative interest associated especially them all? No! He will not even ad

y, that its advocates ought to be desed by every lover of his country d every friend of freedom.

WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW. HENRY CLEWS, for the week endFeb. 21, 1891, reports a moderate line in stocks. The quarterly

can securities will stand
most secure and remunerative of "Kingdom of God" and a "New Jeru

London

with American stocks are not likely to be
slow to encourage operations in them--
the more so as the present ease in the
London money market would conduce
to favorable results."

"TRIBUNE" LOGIC UPSET.

The Salt Lake Tribune has said many

mit the logical outcome of his own false premises. It follows, therefore, that he is not governed by reason, but by hate.

In order to make a showing for his case against the Mormons he says about once a week that it was their hostility to the government that "caused the Mormons to be driven from State to

State and finally to be flung out upon

idend of the C. B. & Q. fell of 4 per times that the Mormons are aliens, and the wilderness to make homes beyond

ht. The Louisville, New Albany & icago Railroad went into the hands a receiver. The American Loan and ust Company suspended payments, wild rumors of other suspensions prevailed during the week. In dition to all this $500,000 in gold was ipped to Europe. These were the ses for last week's depressed stock

arkets.

is that the

civilization."

should be disfranchised. Here is its language: "By birth, by training, by There the editor has made another natural instincts they are aliens under careless statement. The Morthe government of the United States." mons were not driven beyond What does this mean? The ordinary civilization," because they carried charge Mormons shrewd Yankees" who are civilization with them. They were started a driven beyond popular chrisitanity; "scheme" for money and power. It is they were driveu until so-called true that most of the men who have "ministers of the gospel" could no attained eminence as Mormons were longer incite mots to follow through born in the United States. How can fear of "Injuns and snakes, but the a man born in the United States of ministers and their mobs had Mr. Cleveland's silver letter is parents who were citizens be aliens by thought of the power of the Mormon ked on by merchants and business birth? The Tribune explains thusly: Priesthood. As a rule they did not en, as an assurance that the craze is not an American institution, it is large as the relation of the Mormonsio "The Mormon Church, as constituted, know enough to grasp a thought as free silver has passed its most not governed by American rules or the government. What, then, was the ngerous crisis, and that in a laws, or by the spirit that controls the secret of their hate and hostility? Republic of the United States." away tirely. It begins to If this is true of the Mormons it must unbe equally true of every other sect rstood that the Western silver founded upon the Bible as the revealed 179 was only superficial and frothy; at only sensational newspapers and Id-cat reformers generally advocated e coinage; that the better thought of West and South, did not really template anything so radical as e and unlimited silver coinage into lubstail" dollars. Henry ther says of the silver issue:

years it will pass

be

word and will of God.

The Tribune says: "The foreigner is not permitted to vote when he arrives in this country until he has remained a certain length of time and has made an absolute renunciation of his allegiance to every government." Can the in the United States who has not made Tribune name any Mormon naturalized Clews such "renunciation."

But the Tribune says the Mormon

The Mormous were "Infidels," in their eyes. The idea of a live God who could reveal Himself to men in this century was "a most daninable heresy"

to "Christians" who believed that God had neither "body, parts nor passions" and that even what there was of Him had been virtually dead ever since John closed his work of Revelations on Patmos' lonely isle. But that was not all. The Mormons believed that and that Peter, James and John had angels came and conversed with them, come and established among them the Christian religion as it was in the days