. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . bless Thus was issued and ratified the famous manifesto suspend-ing the practice of the principle of plural marriage. The effect ofthis action upon those who favored the drastic Anti-Mormon legisla-tion then pending in Congress,
. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . bless Thus was issued and ratified the famous manifesto suspend-ing the practice of the principle of plural marriage. The effect ofthis action upon those who favored the drastic Anti-Mormon legisla-tion then pending in Congress, was most dispiriting. They protestedthat the whole business was a sham, a political trick, to deceivethe nation and gain a temporary advantage; and many continued tovoice that view long after the conservative Gentiles had accepted thedeclaration as sincere, and ceased their aggressive operations, basedupon former conditions, which were now conceded to be passingaway. One of the first to recognize the sincerity of the Mormon leadersdeclaration, and allow it to govern his official conduct, was ChiefJustice Zane. In common with others of his class, he had said tothe Mormon people and their leaders, -Come within the law and allthis trouble will cease. He had repeatedly expressed the wish thatthe head of the Church would put forth some such pronunciamento. w< h ►4 a. Xu <;w a; h< 00 O g hZ HISTORY OF UTAH. 749 as that which had appeared, and now that it had come, he was glad,and resolved to accept it as being issued in good faith. It was the 7th of October—the day after the close of the Con-ference at which the Mormon people had ratified the manifesto—andJudge Zane was occupied in the examination of applicants for citizen-ship. Up to this time he had rigidly adhered to the rule establishedby Judge Andersons decision of November, 1889. that Mormonaliens were ineligible for naturalization. Thomas Jackson, a Gen-tile, was before the court, answering questions propounded
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