Morris tribune., 1883-11-21
SlCoouio Gpi6une.
POLYGAMY.


A secret organization, called the
national league for the suppression of
polygamy met in Chicago "Wednesday
Nov. 14th and considered latters from
various places promising corporation
and asking information of methods OF
reform. The society issued the fol-
lowing address to the public:
The time has come when action is
necessary. The honor and fair name
of the nation are in danger. Licen-
tiousness and a total disregard of the
law of the land are bringing us into
disgrace among all the people of the
earth. Europe as in the days of slav-
cry, is calling upon us, in the name
decency, to cleanse ourselves of a
species of moral corruption, which in
foulness has not been surpassed dur
ing the present century. Ever since
Joe Smith, than whom no greater
fraud ever lived, established the Nor
man church, the fundamental doe
trines of which are polygamy and
profiigacy, there has rested upon the
nation stain which has been a dis
grace to us and the civilized world.
The Norman church has hourished
like rank vegetation, until to-day it
has tens of thousandsof supportersand
millions of money. Converts in large
numbers are being conducted to this
country from the pauper districts OF
Europe while missionaries are con-
stantly employed in the South. Poor
and ignorant children are brought
here from abroad to be educated in the
infamous practice of the saints and
elders, and the children which was
founded on deceit and superstition is
daily gaining enormous power ana
influence. The world cries out against
such progress, and in the name OF
humanity, home and common de-
cency demands a halt in the rapid
strides of lechery and law-breaking.
The firesides of America are but the
work of natural liberty and the inter
ceding agents for its redemptien ana
everlasting preservation. Let them
remain uncontaimed by the the horri-
BILE influences now being spread by
sensual hypocrites and souiess charla-
tans. AS yet congress has taken but
little interest in the matter, for some
reason sequence, it remains for the
people at large to throttle the evil in
the best manner possible and rid the
country of curse which their represen-
tives in congress have failed to recog-
nize, An immense lobby of Mormon
elders has signified its intention to be
in Washington this winter for the
purpose of defeating bills introduced
for regulating polygamy. A great
deal of money will be spent, and if
there is not popular uprising against
the obnoxious teachings and practices
of the Mormons congress will again,
no doubt, refuse to recognize the evil
aud nothing will be done to eradicate
it. In view of this the national
league for the suppression ofpolygamy
of Cleaveland urgently request that
petitions be circulated in every city,
town and school district in the United
States various states an amedment to
the constitution prohibiting polygamy
This important step if accomplished,
will prevent the institution from being
recognized in any of the present states
or in Territories that may become
States hereafter. It is hoped that the
public will interest themselves In the
matter and see congress deluged with
petitions asking such legislation the
coming season. If there is a general
demand from all parts of the country
for the abolition of polygamy, con-
gress will be compelled to heed the
demand: and the only way to make
such demand is by means of extern
sively signed petitions.