The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-12
THE SURVIVING TWIN

4u6 uIeb hepuOucau COufoAhOn
in 1856 did not hesitate to denounce
polygamy. It stigmatized it as one OF
the "tWin relics of barbarism," and
pledged the party to its speedy and
remorseless extirpation. Slavery, the
other twin relic, met with a violent
death some years ago, and the surviv
ing twin has since been the grand
central element of the party OF great
moral excellence. Each succeeding
convention dedicated to it a direful
resolution, and each Presidential mes
sage declared it an outrage upon the
nineteenth century, and an insult to
the ethical promptings of all good peo-
pie. Republican speakers dilate wildly
upon it's relations and consequences,
and thousands of republican voters
tossed upon beds of sleepless anxiety,
fearful that a polygamic cyclone
might overwhelm the country and
leave them burdsned with numbsrless
wives and an equal number OF moth
ers-in-law, whilst thousands OF wives
wasted their days in apprehension,
that presently they might be but one
OF twenty ''souls with but single
thought. "lor cipher in twenty two
hearts that beat as one
The peculiar institution seemed to
flourish however, in it's own graceful
ways of plessAntness, except as ocoa-
sionally interrupted by casual SEN
tence to the state prison, in one of
the older and less advanced commu-
mites. We call it peculiar institu-
ton, for that was the pretty name
given to its twin and We think the
! survivor is a little more peculiar"
than the departed brother. The re-
publicans have never seriously mo-
Tested it. probably, because its
destruction would deprive the party
of its only remaining distinctive
principle. Their leaders were kept
too busy gathering the shekels, scat
tered from paving jobs, mail contracts
and railroad bills TO NEEDLE with the
latter-day saints from whom no
money could be made. as they were
kept in comparative poverty because
their growing fsmllles KEEP. abou.
even pace with their increasing focks
and herds.
But the institution ia doomed at
last. Mr. Haskell, republican membet
from Nebraska, is the doughty knighI |
who touches his spear for the demo
lition OF this offensive windmill, and
made his first rush last week, by a
resolution" in the House, which he
thinks will eventually clear the air
ana the coil of the last vestige of the
twin relic so often complained of by
his political brethren as a nuisance.
Il will rejoice the people OF our state
to know that Robson OF New Jer-
sey" ofhciated on the occasion ss his
faithful Ssncho Panza. Mr.. Robson
has a reputation jor great llberality
in matters pertaining to other peo-
ple's money, but does not seem to
manifest ike liberality in matters
pertaining to other paople's wives.
We wish these gentlemen al pos.
sible success in their laudable enter.
prise, but don's see how the party
will be able to get on without it's
''relic," unless it p opposes to base its
next campaign on the hopes OF
Blaine or the woes OF Conkling.
Meanwhile Ne presume the ''sAiuts"
will continue 20 prefer the wisdom of
Solomon to that of Hocr ates in house.
hold matters. As it regards the in
reference OF the state in relation TO |
their peculiar institution, they pose
themselves on the constitutional guar
Rntees that full personal liberty shall
be accorded and maintained in all
matters Of conscience and religious
obeervances, and propose to stand
and struggle for their fRvorite rites and
ceremonies, including the sealing"
SIS did the elder scots which suffered
for opinions sake before them. The |
older sects fought and died for their
creed and cross. The saints propose
to bleed and die for their creed and
cradle. sH
Haskell is as yet unknown to fame,
though bis resolution sent him many
rounds up the ladder. The women
are hunting Harper'S Weekly and
other illustrated papers for his photo
graph, and it doubtless will soon be
az familiar as that OF P. 7. Barnuu,
Lydia Pinkham, or any other great
benefaetor. Some men are born
great. some achieve greatness, and
some have greatness thrust upon
them" General Washington. the
father of his country, was born great;
Senator Vail, the founder of the bat
terry, had greatness thrust upon him;
but Haskell will achieve greatness l.
be soothe the souls OF restless men
and anxious women by Staying the
polygsmic monster. He will thus
quiet thousands into the balmy sleep
of a paregoricked child, and his
name will go down the ages with ST.
George and that awful dragon. The