Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-18
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ON POLY.

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ON POLY
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The bungling attempt of the Chicago
TIL 5u'se to make it appear that the great
body of the Mormon population of Utah
af1liates politically with the Democracy,
and that as consequence the Democratic
party is an apologist of polygamy, is not
only in contempt of the truths of his
tory, but is also at variance with the let
ter and spirit of the ninth commandment
The only blow ever given Mormonism in
Utah, was given by General Albert Sid
ney Johnston, prior to our civil war, in
obedience to orders received from DEM
ocratic President. The Republican party
cal me into power soon after General John
ston's campaign in Utah, and has since
that time been engaged in put
ting down Mormonism much after
Ar temus Wards plan for suppressing
the rebellion. There is nothing to show,
in either the old Congressional Globe, or
its successor, the Record, that the Demo-
Gratis in congress have opposed, during
the last twenty years, the passage of any
measure looking to the suppressions of
that system of prostitution in Utah
which the Tribune is pleased to style
polygamy. The patronage of every Re
pu blican administration, from 1860 down
to the present "acting'' administration,
has been placed in the hands of the
Mormons of Utah. The combined dens
of sin and death to be found in all the
lar ge cities of the Union, are nothing
lik &c as demoralizing IN their blight
ng influence on the morals of
tn 10 country, as the few Mormon harems
from which the people of Utah have been
forced to obtain their mail matter during
the last twenty years. The painful truth
is, the Federal patronage has been placed
in the hands of leading polygamists with
the view of strengthening the Republi-
can party in that Territory; and if the
Mormans are not at the present time
divided into Half breed, Stalwart, and
Feather head factions, it is probably be-
ca use they have hesitated to add to the
Sill VI lOIulCdblOn tIIC ClllllC VI ulSlOydlLy.
So much for the politics of the Mormons.
The charge that the Democratic party
is an apologist of polygamy, is so utterly
absurd upon its face, as to be scarcely
worthy of even passing notice. The
results of the last election in Utah, how
ever, constitute a sufficient answer to this
charge. Delegate Cannon received at
that election about seventeen thousand
votes while Cambell, the Democratic
candidate received only about thirteen
hundred votes. This vote shows the
relative strength of the Mormon and
anti Mormon elements in that territory
1t shows that the Democrats presented an
organized opposition to the election of
the Mormon candidate, and that the Re-
publicans offered no opposition at ALL 1t
shows that the Democrats polled thirteen
h ndred votes to defeat polygamy in
Utah, and that the Republicans did not
cast one to remove the curse from that
Territory. 1t is just possible that the
Tribune can tell us why it was that the
Republicans did not put candidate in
the field against Cannon. And while Mr..
Medill is at the confessional, we will
ask him if he does not think that the
circumstances of the case rather tend to
show that it is the Republican party that
is in sympathy with the Mormons, instead
of the Democratic party. The OPPOSE
ton of the Democrats to the present
consideration of Mr.. Burrows bill, is not.
as we understand the issue, based on the