, 1874-11-13


aud coal aro found hero III abundance.
The writer continues:
Tito fncts demonstrate what Brigham Young
and his people hnyo done lero, in tliH once sago-
brash daacrt. They aro az fixed and imulutabo
as these mountains, ,-aB clenr na the gorgeous
Auniight Tint illumiues our vaat and rich canous.
Tons OF thousanda OF our most intelligent citt-
zcns who hnyc risitcd Utah since you wero lloro
will pronounce Anon to ovory word YOU uttered
Al to polygamy, 1t has already substantially
coAscd to exist, for reasons manifest to cycry
Intelligent nnn in tho natlou:
Ffrst-Tho old mon among tho Mormons llavo
no desire to incroaso thor households; aud not
a plural marriage between any distinguished
Mormon of middle ago mud Norman woman Inns
taken place within tllo last two years. Hero ID
the proofs 4 packed Grand Jury las beon Ill
gesalon hero now over = month, and have pro-
asnted just ono man, Reynolds, for polyga'ny.
Why not ? Because tho United States Btatutos
Of limitation prohibit tho prosecution OF poyga-
my in tho Territories, unleaa tho indictment ,s
found within two years aItor the last marriage.
Even trcason and murder are barred by three
yearB' time.
Second-But. again, thoro aro $4,000 boys and
girls in Utah between tho agos Of 10 aud 25 years,
who Gro tue most bitter oppononts OF polygany
On earth. Fashion iH aa omnipotent among tho
Mormon women AS tho Gentle women; mud the
ewitches, pannicrs, d,nll the parnphor1lalia Of
modern fashion, nro as dear to our girls as to
yours. YoalH ago, whom every woman wore IT,
cent calico and cotton hoods, poiygamy might
do hut now every young Mormon woman de-
n1autlH tho entire purse aud person Of one ontiro
Ntlofo Mormon u1nu. Tho young man, too. no
lnnttor how uxorius, finds that one modern Nor
mou wife will exhaust oil his means aud brains
to give hor such costly attire aa is now nnvet'-
ways, telcgraphe. four daily papora. ua'.pe,s
Eazar ani all tho pictures OF fashion. havo Ill
orally turned tho heads Of tho young missea Of
Utal, mud Fashion haH hrokon brigham Young 8
s,>f hin rt,+V,1 1,r+$ n1>rt1
brigham Young's pct son is Us natty aud nobly
| q getltle1na1l, Ana as sweet aud fashionable d
| " Wife," drives in NJ dashy coupe, sports aa
aristocratic livery, ~ your yorioat paryenu II,
| Chicago lives with Eent8ol hospitality and, il
he las moro than ono wifo, tho others aro kept Of,
| tho sly, aH some Of your Michigan and Wabash
avenue gentlemen keep their mistrosaos.
Since 1870, 90 far az my hnowledgo goes (ana
sec Us much-ayo, morc-of President Young ant
all his asHociates, than any 0entilo lere) poyg'
amy haa ceased almost entirely. Our Gcntllos
| have brought civilization TO theao MormonA
aud, Us q part Of it, gambling houses. bawty
houses, bil[nrd-roomB, n-pin-alloyH, drinking
llels BIZ tho 1uudreda,-ali OF which aro upheld
by tho Federal courts hcro, md no one Of which
| has over in Utah precedent to about 1868 or 1860
Over 100 young Mormon ladios hero are sub
scribors to tho New York Ledger anu Now Yorl
l,eekty; and nll tho pictorial ttanh, including tlt
i'oiee Gazette, Is read With ayidity by lAe young
Mormon pooplo. They feasted On tho Boecho'
scandal.
narring this ono sin, which 30 arouBoB thl
Gentilo Clristiann of the East this people ar,
the most honest, industrious, tomperato chaato
bouovolont, prudent people on this Continent
Although they own thirty cities, and exror
9lA.000 900 por annwna, yet there ls not s!nEls
duIlar OF public debt against tho towns. cttios
countioa, Or Territory. 80 This ii tho only portol
Of tho United States territory FREQ from debt
nud no Mormon oliceholdor ever. yet proved
lofauitor." Lot DR.. Fowler and tho lsey. MI
Lyford gainRny this it thoy eau.
| Az to the thaocratic powor OF President Young
IT IL all bosh. Why does not DR.. Fowler nttac
tho Catholic Popo, tho Catholic bishop, Or Il.
Episcopal Disllop Of 1inos? Out Of 140 %
MormonB in Utah, praBidout Young, by III
wiulom aud patriarchal Government, las aoollr
| cd tho afTectiau aud reverence OF largo part
yet tho loading men hofo, like Hooper. apl jon
mugs, md Shsrp, md Little, with eyen til
members Of hfB own flmily, arc not ha!f ~ niue
controlled By tho President as wore tho inmo
diato followers of Dishop Whitolaouso In Chi
. cago. III business. .matterBt in social relation,
iu hia particular religious views. ho in looked
to-worBhircd, yon may say-AH Catholic {
I m EpacopAl bishop Ia III Chicago. But, II
roliticnl power. for party JeBuitisn, lo is
ia musti,or comparable to Or. Newman, tn
, hletllodiHtio Consular Crcumnayigator OF til
world. AL businessmen horo WHO .attond
their own business nro as unttamolcd mud Ut
| affected by Mormonsm as tho Hasno class c
,, mon arc III Chicago by tho Catholic h.elarcl,
nt,.l who Bays to tho contrary uttora groBa na
pablo untruth. Your frlend, G. q. B.