The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25
Upton, IOWA. JANUARY


been in the revelation business, ana.
| 1t seems, with better success. refer
to Potter Christ, = Of Council Bluffs,
or, more properly speaking. John
Potter Christ" who was : long time
on . mission for Brigham ia Austra-
liz, and on his return set up shop for
himself. This Potter Christ" has
bad Il in print for many years that the
rule Of Brigham Young would be over
thr ,wn in A. u. 1872, beginning in
1871, aud that after that Well, no
matter; there were many wonderful
things to happen. But, first. let US
see after the part Of it; and 1t does
seem. from present appearances here.
that said Potter IL IN " able and
efficient revelator."
The sact Is quite apparent that .
great change has come over the dream
OF the people here. they de not want
TO die for Christie sake quite - much
as they did. nor will they brave drs-
tiny aud "swcep with the besom or
destruction" as much ~ they were
going TO- In fact. the'besnm business
has been indefinitely postponed. and
they now all propose to live and do the
best they can and IL polyg must go up.
why then. 60 up she must.
You will see by this time that we
are oil more jpcose here than we used
to be, at least have got over our big
scare about the besom Of destruction" !"
that the Mormon people were going to
sweep this valley with. in case polyg-
amy was interfered with. Polygamy
has been interfered with, and the be
som business has been indefinitely
postponed. so We all laugh together
aud are getting along well, or would,
If we only had more money, or If folks
would only buy our mines rs they
ought to. In the meantime, Brigham
Young keeps out Of sight, or out Of
reach. leaving polygamy to take care
of herself; and now, just at this time,
after the aforesaid polygamy has been
terribly worried and scandalixed by
Judge Mexican and his court, with no
!" Lords annointedn to shield her from
the reproaches. taunts, prosecutions
and crusades of the unrighteous Gen.
tile"-now, with all this agony to bear,
comes another grief. that may prove
to be the eventful straw-the one too
many straw that caused the staunch
old camel's back to :. give down" and
its spinal column to part asunder.
That straw il the social evil here. II
has been growing apace with the in
roads Of modern civilization upon
polygamic Christianity until the last
mentioned party could not stand il
any longer, and 80 pull upon the
+" modern civilization was inaIgu
rated. The discipline o. the attack
ing forces was not perfect, but their
strategy was good. For instance ::
Daniel H. Wells. the Mayor Of the
city and head Of the police force, is
now under indictment In the United
States District Court for adultery,
Jeter Clinton, the Police Judge. has n
wife living. and besi des keeps several
women with whom he cohabits as
man and wife some of the policemen
live with more than one wife ut the
same time. But all of these WORTHLESS
sustain their course by claiming 1t rs
their religion, protected by the consti
tuition, all for Christ's sake. etc. Also.
on the same plea Of concience and
religious worship" they uphold and
protect certain other monster, that
has married both mother aud daugh-
ter, aud sleeps with both In the same
bed. said their strategy was good
so it was and on one evertful morn
ing last week they pulled no less than
sixteen frailties in dimity up before
His Honor Jeter Clinton. on charge oI
keeping houses Of prostitution"-be
ing determined to have no competition
to the Church Endowment House.
Well, at first the persons were COM
bative, belligerent, aud pitched in for
= fight in Court, which caused q great
excitement, but were finally subdued,
and the frail sisters obtained until
next Monday to plead and defend.
Their line Of defense is already made
public. can hardly say that 1t If
original. for when Brigham Young
appeared IN the United States District
Court on the selfsame charge in sub
stance, /. e., adultery. he pleaded not
yuilty-so did Hawkins-and so will
these girls, and when Hawkins was
put on trial, he defended on the
ground that the charge proven against
him was one OF his religious rites aud
ceremonies that he practices in accord
auce with the dictates Of his own con-
science, one which was = matter be
tween him and his God only very
pretty and very fine. The girls will
put in the selfsame defense. That il
their strategy, and what Court should
resolve itself into nm Inquisitoriai
Star Chamber" to inquire into the
consciences Of fellow beings. and ask il
they are sincere and true in their pro
fession of religion? Who will think
thus Of going back to Ignatus Loyala
for law and precedent?
These girls have an organization OF
| q church, something on the Free Love
plan, and II they present this as de
fcnse 1t will come with q poor grace
from Mormon Judge to rule 1t out
when he, himself, is guilty Of the same
crime, and defends his acts under the
| same plea, with only this uery sl;ght
distinction that he does not belong to
| the same church. That differences is
simply that he belongs to the greas
| Church at the Tabernacle with the big
organ, while the poor girls, defendant
In his court, belong to the little
church around the corner.o
The Robinson Murder case has been
| .a~~ .,,,hlSo .ffAuffon f.r sO,ux