Daily Republican., 1882-03-17

democracy and PO!ygamy'
Those who imagined that the day Oh
nsefnlness of the Republican party was
,,st will now have occasion to change
their minds, when they see the grand VIC
tory it gained in favor of decenTy anu
morality, by passing bill through Con
press which must eventually stamp
out that twin relic of baroarlsm-po'S-
gamy. That part of the Democratic
party, we need not suggest that the part
il small, that is controlled i'll their po-
litical actions By moral principles, ana
have been sincerely DESTROYS OF seeing
polygamy put down, might as well
know now as to be told hereafter thai
the Democratic party had neither the
moral inclination nor the power to pass
any bill even provided that there might
have been a majority in both Houses
of Congress, to put down polygamy.
The vote in Congress upon this ques
ton is proof conclusive that without
the aid of Republican votes, the Demo
Gratis could never have passed an anu
polygamy bill. On the other hand the
Republicans would bave passed the
bill without the aid of a single vote
from the Democratic side of the House.
That every Republican in the Senate
and in the House voted for this bill
stands to the grand credit account OF
the Republican party and is a brilliant
browning sbeaf of long list Of Repub-
lican victories on the side of morality
and right. We are willing also to ac-
cord the credit due to those Democrats
who also felt it to be moral duty tC
vote for the bill, but it must not be for
gotten that all the votes cast against il
were votes of Democrats. In the House
alone forty-two Democrats voted against
it, but not single Republican. Lei
this be blazoned to the world, the Re
publicans can stand it if the Democrats
can. The mission of the Republican
party is not yet ended. 1t must yet b.
depended upon when great mora
achievements are demanded, and ther
are still grand moral triumphs in stor
for it in the future.
The anti polygamy bill re-atli7m
that polygamy is misdemeanor, WhlcI
upon proper conviction shall be pan
ished by fine and imprisonment.
excludes from the jury service poly
gamists, whether practically or thee
retically such, and makes ample pro
visions for amnesty at the hands OF tn
President, for past offences, upon prope
\ conditions. 1t legitimates the issue {
Mormon marriages, born before tn
INST of January, 1888, and it distlar
o,'Nes all polygamists or bigamists,an
Joha& them from holding any Office q
n,aoa public trust, honor or emoIr
ment in ny territory under the juri'
diction ofN United States -, NO NOR
will the IN who has been defy
WI, VIII '"e lnaN VI Insulting morait
ing decency am MIN of wives and ar
come FROM his har -,
pear as Delegate n INC -, r'H''l o'' T.,
the United States TN rst no,i.ic,
Their and provides again. ro,.'.'
frauds which have becone o,,i1an ~
in the Mormon Territory, 1t pN nS. -,
Board to be appointed by TIN = w.
dent, by and with the advice n ~,
Senate, which shall canvass all Y
/. votes at elections, and issue certificate
to such persons as shall appear to b
Nwfully elected. To guard against ex
we partisanship the members of tn
Ne to be drawn from not les
'nan '"VoliticaI parties. This Boar
s. nave oA%ous duties to perform a
hfs.' uhtll ~ reformed Legislator
under the provih ms of tbis hin re. u,
eo"b'Ao l6lTlII'V.
Great care has been exercised in $
shaping the bill that Ns provision
shall not disturb the religion of II
Mormon church, and those Who a,
Mormons and who may yet bNsUu
Mormons are not intertered with so h
as they are still left to worship in thei
own way 'under their own vine an
hg Tree, none daring to modest or IN ak
'nem AFRAID" TIE bill only strikes q
Polygamy or plurality of wives whic
isnothlng more nor less than the baldes
Kind OF bigamy, and which the bette
CLASS OF Mormons say Is not a part O
the creed of their church government
Al ID only when a man under the hvpo
critical garb of pretended religion,
impulse collects around hin a hareu
on wives and populates the couptr,
with an illegitimate issue, that the law
takes hold of him and instead of ,oo,,
ang upon him as divinely inspired it coz
slders him possessed with the devil, auf
instead of preacher, it considers hin
a blgamist and Furnishes him IS such,
The decency and morality of tn,
country are thoroughly sick and dis
Rusted with the Mormon scandal. and
the people will now with considerabl,
anxiety watch the operation of this ne
law forthe suppression of polygamy.
OF. PATRICK must had been caught
mapping and we hope he may not wake
up until the day is over. Sheelab how.