The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-21
poLYGAMY4rHE RESPONSIBILITY.

twenty gSarss aAuu, yet, uuTluS iii
this- time, this foul blot on>the So
cial character Of the country, Nor
with its wicked polygamy,
has been permitted to grow, until its
spread threatens the political stand
ing of more than one of the terri
tories. Appeal after appeal has been
made to the late presidents of the
United States for interference in be-
half of a more creditable condition
of affairs in Utah, without the least
avail: These presidents have been
too busy looking after the interests
of individuals in the Republican
party, and after prosecuting South
ern people, to have any inclination
to raise the social condition of So
ciety in Utah, or to prevent
the spread of its pernicious
features in Idaho, Colorado,
Arizona and other territories.
The Philadelphia Bulletin, having
the record before its eyes that poly
gamy has been nourished by the
course of Republican administra-
tions, and that the only efforts ever
made to interfere with the course of
Mormonism and the spread of poly
gamy were by Democratic admins
trations, attempts to deceive the
public, and to lead to the belief that
Republicans have persistently op-
posed them, while they are endorsed
by Democrats; and the Bulletin
does this, simply because it would
shield the Republican party from
the miserable subterfuges it has pur-
sued in avoiding the issnes involved
in the destruction of polygamy. The
Republicans are quick enough to
enter into a disgraceful trade with a
rebel brigadier to fasten disgrace on
a state, and no doubt the Bulletin is
perfectly satisfied with this proposed
disgraceful blot upon body polite
so long as it may give the Republi-
can leaders the chance to deal out
offices created at Washington. In
the territories the case is the same.
These Republicans have a Republi-
can Governor for Utah, a Washing
ton creation, who has given the GER
tificate of election to Congress to
A. G. Campbell, Utah Republican
carpet-bagger, while deacon Cannon
holds that he is the duly elected
delegate, and of this fact there can
be but little doubt. Cannon is o
Mormon and a polygamist, and he
has already been in Congress several
terms, while Campbell is a Gentle
opposed to polygamy. Surely, I'M
der the influences that exist il
Utah, he has not become entitled
legally to the certificate of election
which has been given to him in the
same manner that certificates wer.
issued to Republicans in the South
after the war, by agents of the
Republican party, acting as Off
GERS of the government. Cannon
was very certainly elected undel
the laws governing elections il
Utah, and these laws have beer
made and prescribed, through tn,
last twenty years, by a Republican
Congress and Republican President
1t would have been easy enough
had the Republican party cared
| fig for the moral social status Of tn
territories, to have destroyed tn
power of these Mormons to send
Representative to Congress. The,
have, during all these yeara, con
troled the law making, and the Law
executing power of the country, ant
the matter of controlling Utah, an(
of legislating poligamy out of ex
istence could have been of easy
accomplishment. But good ant
honest purposes have not beel
the mission of Republcanism
Its purpose is to distribute and t.
control power. Utah regulated, an,
polygamy destroyed, the territor
would at once become state, AM
here the power of appointing off
GERS to fat places in a territorial gov
ernment would end. Itwould be a
it is in this Observation-Disclosures
The Republican leaders are ready T.
make the repudiating element of {
state powerful, simply that Repub
lieaus may name men for position il
place of Democrats naming then
Instead of Republicanism attackin
Mormonism and destroying polyg
amy, not q doubt can be enter
tanned, were it certain Uta
would be Republican state
that it would at once be admit
ted into the Union, and Mormon
ism would be allowed to have it
full swing at its evil institution
The admission of Utah could unlocl
the dead lock at Washington, but
since Republicanism has carpet
bagged upon Utah as much as
ever did upon the South, and ha
practiced its evil propensitie
there as in the South, ther
is no love among Mormons 70
Republicans and the balance G
power in the Senate, thus created
might forever put little Malone an
his man Riddlebarger in their bed;
and this would not make the bal
gain profitable. Mernons are nc
Democrats. They have been 81
cured from the fanatical districts {
Republican states, and, of cours,
if federal officials have made th
Mormons dislike Re publicans, it
because thieves and rascals alway
fall out when thrown togethei
Democrats made their record again:
the Utah doctrines before the wal
when an army of 5000 men was sen
out there to regulate a pretentiou
and presumptuous people. Haj
Democrats held the federal powe
during all these years, the Mormo
question, the solution of which ws
begun, would have been followe