The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-29

years ago to be in opposition to the
law OF our country-I refer to the
church law of bigamy. The cry has
been raised that the law of 1852
against bigamy was unconstitu-
tional, but the ordeal of trial has
been carried to the court of last re-
sort, and the law has been declared
constitutional. Those who raise
their voices against the constitution.
atty Of this law, belong to the
Peoples party. Some of its mem.
berS claim to have voted for Jack
son, that they are Jackson demo-
Gratis, WhatwouldJackson do to such
democrats? In South Carolina. a
handful Of people refused to pay
the revenue, and Jackson said: By
the Eternal, if they don't obey the
law. I'll hang them higher than
Haman" The leaders Of the Peo-
pies party, IN their convention,
thirty per cent. of whom were not
voters. are living in defiance of the
the law and aiding and abetting
others in breaking the law, and
were dominated over and dictated
into the nomination of the repre-
sentative to Congress; 1 say
qualifedly dominated and die
tated to. This convention,
for many of the delegates and
many more of the citizens had the
bold wish to nominate man who
has sat in the halls Of Congress, but
who wished the convention to en-
dorse an American PLATFORM
mean Captain Hooper, who received
twelve sickly votes, while the die
tators'gave their tifty-twO votes solid
and loud. This convention brought
forth a platform thirty years old at
its birth. But it was brought forth
in trouble. On October 10th the
Peoples party met and the first day
was used up in doing no more than
electing a temporary chairman.
chairman. What was the reason
for this? On the 11th the little
| Liberal convention was to meet,
and this great Peoples party
convention adjourned over for two
days, with only a temporary chair
man, to hear and see What the
soldiers Of che Liberal party were
about to dot make q platform. What
required the Peoples party's com
mittee Of bigamists, pOlygamistS.
hours and hours Of day and night to
ponder over and think up a plat
form, the handful Of Liberals &C.
complished it in one short day, be-
sides organizing, temporarily anC
permanently. We all expected, anC
demanded that the Peoples party
put themselves on record en- this
evil of polygamy. But not a word
! they were as dumb as an oyster. l
! is the issue in this campaign, butno
a word is said about it. This cor
, vention committee reported tina
they were struggling for the su
premacy of the constitutionality 0
the law, but not a word about big
!, amy. Now, where is their platform
| Ask every one of the voters whel
they vote: Are you for or agains
l the perpetuation of this crime? LIE
them answer truly. At the CRANE
! rally at Ogden one young man daret
that, as lawyer, he believed tn
. law against bigamy OF polygam,
: was constitutional. He said this a
: a lawyer; we say it as American
! people. We ask the members of tn
I Peoples party what they are goin
to vote for a.? if for the maintenance
t of law and order, then vote for tn
S party which, in its platform
g has placed itself on record
Il The people of the United State
5 were likened unto the eleven stub
born Jurors and the members of tn
t Peoples party like unto the on
e Juror with whom the eleven Woul
y not agree. The party was arraigne
n for having revoked that law Whic
i gave the woman the pittance tina
,. belongs to her--the dower-Some
4 thing which No other party in tn
d land has done or dared to do. Sue
b a thing ought to brand them 70
: life! Better say that they wOul
t, give them half their possession
t, than take it away from them. 81
e appealed to the ladies to vot
: against the men who are bIeakin
d up their Saxon homes; keeping tn
II women down with a chain aboU
It their necks, and who refuse t
If recognize the women who bear ther
e children. 1t may be that at elet
"A ton day 1 may be overcom
e with votes, but it will oe done b
those who will not know wha
lie they are voting for, nor what the
a are voting against. In his final al
d peal he begged his hearers, on tn
a 18th Of November to ge;to the poll
ID seal up your ballots, and if any0n
asks if you are voting for John Z
/: Caine or IT. Van lille, tell thel
p. it's none of their business. Than
d, God, we can have a free ballot Il
lgi tire first time in Utah.
e Col. HelliSteF was introduced III
if said though be saw many frient
te before him, lie would rather s.
be President Taylor, the twel'
is apostles, and seventies and elders
lie tie church present that he cou
be talk to them. He had lived here
al time when he would have fe
be more than pleased to hear a fr
W, man express what he thought
IT. things here; and never|expected
We live to see free discussion of pr
ut ciples. for discussion makes liberia
at Did not think much Of religion, Il
re did he care to talk about it, but
AT lJfah there is nothing else 70 Ia