The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-31
Ghe Bulletin,
A Mormon view OF Mormon Morals.

from aA inerview with Elder Mu, ser
! published IN the Philadelphia Times.
There are no people on the face of Ia.
sar'li VINO live purer lives than we do. We
nave no abortionists In Utah. We tLinL
that every chlldtnat comes puts one thou
sand dollars Ia our pocket. We had No
houses Of ill.fams, no bowling alleys, no
billiard saloons, no gambling dens until tbe
anti-Mormsn came. We believe In enjoy.
ing oil legitimate pleasures. We are :.
great people Tor dancing. We Opened eur
dances with prayer, and prayed before The
theafer opened until the anti.Morrnons
came among us. There are MANY Gen.
tlies an our conStry, at least seven Der cent
oI the population OF Utah not embracing
me mormon faith, End great many Of
tnem are gentlemen. but then there are the
!hs ana outs, AMI they make the Norman
.hs Done OF contention, o. the negro
va, "as between the North and the south.
Inc earpet-bagger is the source of all The
uouble. Out Of tue appointments 10 places
oitrnst male by ey.President Grant dur.
ing ms iDcumbency, he was Obliged TO re-.
move lori y.hye OF the appointees because
Of their dishonest, unlawful aud rsscally
hcl8. The list includes governors, acting
governors, secretaries, judges, land officers.
agents and the Ike.
our converts are taken from the hard |
working, reliable class Of people, mainly
farmers and mechanics. They are nnt |
taught that II Is their chief duty and high |
,nnri'iieRe TO marry and have children |
ihey are taught that IL is their chief duty |
10 go 10 Utah and make living. We are
not here to advocate the practice OF polyp.
amy, but TO defend it. 10 attempt its al.
Vocacy In country where soul-destroyinp
imitation and its Twin sister polyandry al
re ady prevail 10 fearful extent, would be
WORK Of snpererogation. We are nor, AZ
= alleged against MS, e sensual people. II
70, we should follow the example set us
lere In Philadelphia. II IL cheaper, IL
Ices not ne ,esstate the appearance OF chil.
|ren, and, II we practice It, then We would
70 admitted In the Union. Besides, that
no hue to raise agalntnt, because, before
Fe advocated polygamy, you killed our
'r0phets and elders. In ierstand another
hing. p0lygamy Is the exception and not
he rule in tab. Scarcely twenty.t per
ent. OF our people are polygamists In prac.
zee. but We all believe In il and defend 1t.
! man cannot obtain even one wife unless
G Is worthy man, hard working and TEN.
crate. Nor can he obtain second one
Mess his means have amplifed and he is
BILE 10 support her. We are not adalter.
rs, for plurality OF marriages Is not adul-
Try and no people visit more severe con.
emnatiOn upon the adulterer than we, al.
Rough, unlike the Gentilss, we visit repro.
alton upon the man and not upon the w0.
an, and compel him TO marry her and
eat her respectfully. Why, wIdOwer
nong your people who marries again Is
ereiy successive polygamist, but in the
tnre life be becomes . simultaneous one.
ook at the physiological result of the pol.
'amic intercourse. Our children are 70.
ut, healthy and beautiful. In 1869, when
Q mortality among children was greater
an usual, out OF 296 children who died
Salt Lake City and vicinity 222 were the
spring OF the monogamic parents and
I "a we're the children Of polygsmlc par.
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