Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-12
70 SAVE THE GIRLS.
4 Law Demanded u Utah to Pro-
tect tho Next 6easratioa.
EXPERIENCE OF SOME OF THE WOMEN


NHICA6O. June n
writing from sa.t Lake City 10 the Inter
Ocean says that when We who ere residents
of Utah talk to He Of our trsnscfeht visit.
ors about an absolute despotism Ia the
heart OF the republic TIE stranger within
our gates listens wish an air Of tolc,ation
which says plainly that he considers the
expression an srtravsgant agure o. speech,
allowable, perhaps, in men who havcfallen
intowestern wsys, butnot % be quoted by
him whn he gives to tie pts>ic his own I'm.
pressionyof the modern zton'-impression
received during Ms twodayS stay With us.
II, rs oisen happens. he 10 . man well
known in public lNe, these "inprcssions"
are brought forward TO nsutrahze the pro.
tests Of those who are restless 1nder Nor
mon rule, md anxious to secure for them.
selves and their children q few Of the
RishM Of fAmerichn<tttseas.
Year after year the Christian women OF
the Territory who are compelled 10 witness
the degradation Of thousands of their own
sex in the name Of religion have petitioned
Congress for the enactment Of some law
that may NJ sast save she you sy girls grow.
ing mp aroun them from q Ike fate, but
their appeals are always met by q repeti-
tion Of the vl Sacious statements made by
the Saints to come of on National legisls.
tors during their brief visits 10 Utah. II
we're asked what is the greatest obstacle to
the solution Of the Mormon problem, |
should answer without hesitation: Tn.
Information" disseminated by that class
OF travellers who are sereuely confident OF
their ability TO learn all about Utah and
her people in foStv.eight lours.
In the Sr1nlIcr Settlements.
4, few days a 20 lady whose home Il In
one OF the southern towns in the Territory
said 10 the wriic-;
"fou think, here in Salt Lake, that Nor.
monis;n is losing some OF lie repellant fes-
lures, but il you want TO lie convinced 10
the contrary you ffould visit the southern
settlements, whers there IL not q single
gentle resident
After listening 10 her description OF the
manns- in which the saints live their re.
hgion in these remote settlements, | for
one wsS'conyinoed that there wrs NJ much
unsduterated diabotism in MJrmonism TO.
day rs in the days % the.
MsWntRin Meadow Massacre.
The statement which is often made by
those who are In q position to know, that
the Mormon leaders ipaugurate aud carry
out schemes i'm the settlements which they
dare not make pubiioin Salt Lake, was un-
consciously confirmed by one of the
Twelve APOSTLES iE his sermon nj the
Tabernacle during the late conference.
The topio OF the sermon IVES the order Of
EnoCh pterm whiclit may be necessary
to translate for the benefit OF your readers.
The Order Of Ens~h.
is an organization whose members agree 10
convey all their property, real and per-
sonal. TO the church, and to give their time
and labor likewise, receiving in return
only what 'the church deems necessary
for their daily wants. The order differs
from communism, from the fact that one
man is supposed to represent both the
church and the Lord, and lie Is entitled TO
hold all thepropcrty.
The apostle 10 whom / have alluded,
after warning his hearers tha. The wrath Of
God would surely ovortaks them II they
held on 10 their prop srty and refug ell TO
deed IL TO tie church added II do not
say that the principles OF tho order hould
he fully carried out here in Sal Lake.
though every saint ought 10. live In the
spirit of the order; but We oil know
that President loups sPonL mar ~ years
IN
Perfr< HsE this Dsgaul sAc lon
in the settlements. Comment Is unncccs.
sary.
Yet II MDrmonism only DEF poiled its
simple. hearted adherents OF th .r proper.
ty, the strong language used BY my friend
from the South might seem un' allied for,
but ID does much more.
"You talk about slavery. w nv. slavery
was q mercifal, blessed insti' .ution. com.
pared with this system" 30 said one Of
the victims Of Moraonism in my hearing
only Q little while ago; and n our c0nser.
yatiye friends had listened, IS / did. to
this woman's story Of thirty years OF bond
sge In Utah, they would " OF the same
mind. ! cannot repeat al hat she said
you would not soil the co lumns OF your
paper with such history and yet. shock.
ing as her history is, Il v I rue, and there
sro huLdreds hore to-day
who Have LIks Isxperiesce.
The annals OF Utah are black with the
record of crimes that an, q disgrace TO hu.
mnnity and IN all humar probability these
crimes will 70 unpHnish ed. Many even Of
those who are earnestly for social and 20.
r'itlcsl reconstruction, say: "let the psst
gO'"
Yes let it,zo; but what OF. the present
srd The fnIure? IL, in 1883, plursl mar.
rlsges are taking place Ia ths hsEsdownment
House st Salt Lake NJ the rate OF thirty per
week. and in the temples 14 Nanu, Logan,
and 81. George st astill higher rate In
proportion 10 ths population, what will be
the state OF sos,sty in 1907 Andif In these
same temples, which o Gentle may enter.
all the young man Who, are approaching
their majority, and oil the converts
brought TO Utah this yoar, taks
Aa.OatA sf Pss stsaI nsssiIisy
10 the government asi the people Of the
United Sts.ss, whAt can We say Of the polit.
ical outlook,
Mormosism is aIr1aay q potsn. factor In
Idaho postics. Arizona is being colonlxed
by picked men, sent out BY the Mormon
leaders, with th, cypress purpose OF hold.
ing every inch OF ground thus gained for
ths ch ufcb, And Eew Mezico has been BROS.
psoksd for Mo.mo on settlements, which viii
bs made a. 20 On ~ men and means can be
spared for UIst field. The advance gusrd
of NoSmopkm IN has crossed the bouDdsries
Of wyomin ssd Montana and room VIII
be- found la these Territories for Mormon
i,nmigrsp Is from the agricultural districts
! Of Europe. II our statesmen win ponder
\ these facts, and bsar In mind The nature
| and dedgn Of the system which 10 thus 10
\ trenching itself In the heart Of ths country
( they Hisy conclude that the Mormon a1s'
| ton is something more than sa unimpl9;
I ant locaLi4ue.