THE MORMONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2246, 7 October 1889, Page 2

THE MORMONS.

It Is not ofcou toat Uio people of the United States ate stirred over ihe rental of a municipal ekotluo, bat the result of tHi recent election iv Bait L ka Ohy, Utah, foe territorial, legislative, and o^aaty c.ffioerd hte sent a thrill of joy over tliu oniifd nation. As the American correspondent of the Danedin "Evening Stajc' pats it, a Gentile majority of fortyone In the city and a gain of five Gentile members of the Legislature la something to be natialied with. The Gentties, for th 3 first time, made a strong fight for victory— and, lo their own surprise, oeoared it. They were well organised, and made a honsa to honae canvass ; brought out their own men, secured a respectable namber of ycang Mormons and businVai men who Lad become tired of ohurob dictation, and oleaned out the elde>» and their following by-a mo j >rlty of 41 , This Is the begluolug of the end— a rift In the oload of gloom that has hang over that olty and territory for ovee foity years. Thie revolution will grow ape* spread uotil the whole territory is redeoaood from ; the political domination of Mormon priestcraft. The elders themselves are becoming a ware of iha doom that awaits them, and are scheming to establish themselves m Ndttirwest Canada, m Mexico, and In the jSandwioh Islands. Polygamy Is now practically de%4 m Utah, and wlthoot polygamy MprwonUm It of uq aoconnt. If its watted power le ever revived, It will be Bomawnero beyond ihe. borders of the United States.