Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-25
STILL DUN B.
MIR. Powning Contemns
Vital Issue.
HAS HE BARGAINED HONOR
FOR MORMON VOTES2
Does He Refuse to Speak for
Women Insulted?
AN APPEAL TO DECENT MET
OF ALL PARTIES.

The Eureka New Leader of Oct. IL
publishes the following:
"The Gsntiles of Utah, or at least a por-
ton OF them, have joined hands with the
Nevada Democracy in their endeavors to
elect George W. Cassidy to Congress. The
excuse made by the Republican anti-Mor-
mon element in Utah is that Mr.. Cassidy
aided in the passage Of the Edmunds bill,
and for this he deserves a reelection.
They appear to forget that the Democracy
as a party favor polygamy. They appear
to forget that in aiding the election OF q
Democrat they may impede measures OF
more importance than the speedy settle
ment of the Mormon question. BY the
election of q single Democratic Congress-
man they may place that party in power
and does even the Salt Lake Tribune i'm
agine that with that party in power there
would ever be any satisfactory ~adjudica-
ton of the subject of ~polygamy? Mr..
Cassidy simply did what any other man
from the Pacific Coast should have done.
Let us see how the two parties stand on
this important subject"
The Leader then proceeds to give the
Republican planks in the polygamy plat
form in 1856 and in 1876 and cites the fact
that forty-two Democrats last Winter in
Congress opposed the passage OF the Ed
mund bill in its present form. We
cheerfully admit all the facts stated by
the Leader, and still that does not alter
the case in the slightest. We do not ex-
pect to get anything from Congress ex-
cept what the public opinion Of the
country forces that august body to give us.
elect OPPORTUNITIES.
The Republicans could have given the
ralia4 la.ira1 a hr1n6rnd imaa aiDna 1SEH
and many times since 1876. We are aware
that inasmuch as all Mormons were reb-
els during the rebellion a great many
Democratic Congressman feel exceedingly
kind toward them still. But those facts
do not alter the present question. Word
has been given out that if Mormon votes
and Mormon money can defeat Mr.. Cas-
sidy it shall be done. If Mr.. Powning is
accepting such help and thus placing him
self under obligations to the Mormon
hierarchy, then we trust he will be beaten,
for the Leader is much mistaken in inn
agining that there are any measures of more
Importance than the speedy settlement Of
the Mormon question. We do not pro-
pose to remain silent and have it possible
for Mr.. Powning to say, if elected: "My
people care nothing about the Mormon
question:" We do not propose to let
things drift and to give Mr.. Cassidy the
right to say, if defeated: ~ was beaten
because of the indifference of my own peo-
pie, and the free use of the funds Of the
Mormon Church." We would prefer to
have him say to his brother Democrats:
II was reelected from a Republican State
because my people want the fangs extract
ed from the mouth Of that despotism in
Utah"
LADIES RANDE AS PROSTITUTES.
The head Of the Mormon Church brands
the true ome who are teaching school
in Utah as prostitutes; his bogus creed
also teaches that all wives not married by
the mummeries Of the Mormon Church
are prostitutes, and all children born out
side Of the same church are i~llegitimate,
and at the same time teaches its people
that the Government Of the United States
is altogether illegal, and that perjury or
any other crime is justifable when neces.
sary to evade the laws. And these fanatics
and knaves are filling all this central
region with tens Of thousands Of slaves,
who believe in this accursed creed. If the
Leader knows Of any more important meas
ure than the settlement Of this business
we do not, and if Mr.. Powning is accept
ing in silence the help of this hierarchy
then he deserves to be beaten, n the
people Of Nevada will be recreant to their
duty If they do not defeat him. If he is
all right on the question he can very
speedily make it known, but if in the
future as in the past he remains silent,
there is nothing for Nevada men who re-
spect their wives and love their homes to
do but to beat him, and beat him badly.