Fiftyfirst Congress. first session. vol. 13. pp. 250251.) Governor Wolfley states that. at that time. the Mormons numbered about 8.000. In the following year (1890) Governor N. 0. Murphy estimates the number of Mormons in Arizona at 12.000. which he says "is onefifth of our population under the census." and that. in view of the restrictive legislation in Idaho and the probability of similar action in Utah. it is more than likely that the immigration of that class of people to Arizona will rapidly increase. and. in his concluding remarks. he devotes considerable space in stating the facts as they appear to him in reference to the Mormons. He says: The influences of the Mormon Church upon the progress of Western civilization and their effects. socially and morally. are vexatious. It seems to be generally accepted by the highest modern intelligence that the public welfare and the general good of our people will be best subserved by legislative restrictions upon the Mormons. and it has heen the policy of the Government and of communities wherever the followers of Mormonism have gained a foothold in this country to restrain by le islative enactment. the extension of Mormon power and influence. (Hose Ex.
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