The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-15
NOW IT COMES.
The National League for the
Suppression of Polygamy'
Organized.
CONGRESS TO BE FLOODED
WITH PETITIONS.
A Startling Address, and that is
All.

Cleveland, Ohia, IA secret or
ganizxtion called the "Nationa
League for the Suppression OF
Polygamy," at meeting to night
considered letters from Boston
Philadelphia, Chicago and Other
cities, promising cooperation anC
asking information as to the meth
dds of forming branches. The fol-
lowing address to the public was
issued:
"fhe time has come when action
is necessary. The honor and fail
name of the nation are in danger
Righteousness and total disregard OF
the law of the land are bring
ing us to disgrace among
all the people of the earth.
Europe, as in the days of slavery, is
calling upon us in the name of de-
cency, to cleanse ourselves of a
species of moral corruption which
in foulness has not been surpassed
during the present century. Ever
since Joe Smith, than whom no
greater fraud ever Lived, established
the Mormon church, the funda-
mental doctrines, which are polyg-
amy and profiigacy, there has rested
upon the nation a stain which has
been a disgrace to us and the civil
lied world. The Mormon church
has f1ourished like rank vegetation,
until to-day it has tens of thousands
of supporters and millions of money.
Converts in large numbers are being
conducted to this country from
the paper districts of Europe, while
missionaries are constantly en-
plOyed in the south misleading the
poor and ignorant. Children are
brought here from abroad to be edu.
Gated in the Infamous practices of
the saints and elders. The church,
which was founded in deceit and
superstition, is daily gaining enor
NOUS power and influence. The
world cries out against such pros
gress, and in the name of humanity,
home and common decency, de-
mands halt in the rapid strides of
lechery and lawbreaking. The fire
sides Of America are the bulwarks
of the nations liberty and the in
terceding agents of its redemption
and everlasting preservation. Let
them be guarded with jeal-
Gus care. Let them remain
uncontaminated by the horrible
influences now being spread by sem
sual hypocrites and soulless charla
tans. AS yet Congress has taken
but little interest in the matter for
some reason best known to the mem
bers thereof, and as a consequence
it remains for the people at large to
throttle the evil in the best manner
possible and rid. the country of a
curse which their representatives
in Congress have failed to recognize.
An immense lobby of the Mormon
elders has signified its intention to
20 to Washington this winter for
The purpose OF defeating bills intro
1uced for regulating polygamy. A
great deal of money will be
spent, and if there is not
; popular uprising against
he obnoxious teachings and prau-
ices of the Mormons, Congress
NJ al az ALL AO OOuOG lci use W lcCOS.
1ize the evil and nothing will be
lone to eradicate it. In view of |
his, the National League for the
Suppression OF Polygamy, of Cleve-
and, urgently request petitions to |
De circulated in every city, town
md school district of the United
States, asking Congress to submit |
% the Legislatures of the various
states an amendment to the Con-
Ititution prohibiting polygamy.
This will be an important step
f accomplished; 1t will prevent
he constitution from being recognized
n any of the present States or in
my Territories that may become
states hereafter. It is hoped the
public will take an interest in the |
natter and see that Congress is
leluged with petitions during the
coming session. If there is gen.
raj demand from all parts of the
country for the abolition of polyg-I
my, Congress will be compelled
o heed the demand; and the only
way to make such demand is by
means of extensively signed petit
IONS"