The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1881-06-07

LOT, for President Taylor complains
that in 1870 under the sstere rulings
Of Chief Justice Mexican sciyil and
religions liberty had well nigh van
ished from Utah and tyrrany and
oppression had usurped their places.
In view Of this fact Mr.. Willets has
Introduced bin into the House Of
l:Repfss;G ntatiyes ITO further regulate
e1ar2ge Ii the Territories 81 the
United States and to afx certain
Qualifications for Office. This bill
i provides that hereafter no person
shall be entitled to, vote at any cleo
tion, held IN any Territory or the.
United States, or be eligible to hold
any Office, nnder the laws Of the Uni-
ted States Or those Of any Territory,
who Is . bigamist Or polygamist.
This would sever the reins or power
which the polygamists now hold and
would practically annihilate their po-
Iliticalinfuence. BY all means let
this bill be passed and the execution
of it put into the hands 81 officers
that will not make terms with the
criminals, ana II is not likely that
the right Of suffrage one Of the
dearest rights Of an American free
man will be relinquished before this
pet humbug polygamy. Thus os-
tracised from the political world, this
power to violate the laws at will,
| would be completely broken.
10 Utah, SPposite each voters name
is set . number and be is given d
ballot corresponding 70 his number
on the poll book. by this means it
| lis ascertained precisely for and
against whom each person votes. All
Mormons are required BY their
covenant pledges" to support each
other, and when by the numbered
ballots anyone is discovered to have
voted against Mormon candidate he
is subjected to church trial, Is.
abused iii the local papers, and suffers
all manner ~ retiy pelsecntichs.
1ndsr re pret sYSfs y yoeina
~ re0Pls m 4 b ~ ~ Rcst ~
jesr slavery, they have 20 Eeedon u
exercise their own Judgment in the
choice Of their officials, and,their fet7
ters are drawn tighter by their own
votes, and by their most pernicious
corrupt, and fraudulent election sys-
tenn in the world. Let this law Of.
the Territorial Legislature be ro-
pealed W Congress, and also the
laws granting special franchises to
the Mormon leaders that are not 4
granted to the poor Mormonsand to-
the Gentiles. Let the numbered bal-
lots be abolished; let every voter bel
secured the right Of secret ballot
and q fair vote without the liability
to be questioned or called TO account
for the vote be may have given, and
d new regime viii come into power in
despotic Utah and the polygamic arg
chons will be unseated from their civt
II offices. /
There are no Ihfss;c schools in Utah
In Salt Lake City is the University
Dc Deseret WHICH is attended by the
higher and wealthier class and where
they are prepared for'the priesthood,
and for missionaries. Although the
Gentiles have subscription schools,
Mormon parents are forbidden abso
lntely to send their children 10 any
Gentle school. The poor Mormons
are thus kept in the grossest ignd-
rance, and Ignorance inftruth, Is tllc
principal secret IN thegrowth of pa
lygamy. Let . free school system
be established in Utah, - snitabls
courseof free text books be furnished,
IS they are in several States Of the
Onion, the schools taught BY compG
tent teachers, and instead of the
crushing tithing the people will glad
" pay . limited schoolstax, and this
alone in 4 few years would solve the
polygamic problem and put t. shame
this revolving relic o. heathenisnl
that depends on ignorance for III
support.
But besides Governmental Legisla-
ton and the mere enforcement Of the
laws, there are many extraneous inss
fuences that can at the same time BIZ
brought W bear that viii aid veri
materially in the overthrow Of polygE
amy, and must not be disregar6el. \
Besides the enforcement Of the
laws there is anothet thing the Nor
mons are very much afraid Of Gen
tile immigration. All intercourse
with the Gentiles is discouraged, III
prohibited as FAR As possible; fos