Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-07-19
P0LYGAMY.
An Interview Win Samuel Brannan on
 the Subject.


 the Subject.
 What IS your views of polygamy and how to restrict its progress, Mir. Bran- nan?
 By new article to the Constitution. What objection to eu amendment to the Constitution of the United States mak- ing polygamy a crime or high treason in all the States and Territories of the Union.
 Is it destructive to free government? Polygamy will evidently overthrow our government in time, if tolerated, as much so as tie importation of Chinese. For whatever tends to degrade men or women is destructive to a free govern ment, and all other governments.
 Has it a tendency to slavery?
 It has. Whatever has tendency to enslave men or women, as proven from past history, has caused the overthrow of nations, and Is not adapted to modern civilization. The elevation of woman Ihs Dctu tue SAch otAoA pA Hatioo0s AA e-' past history.
 Then your views are, tEat what elev- ates man should elevate woman?
 If man is allowed to marry as many wives as he can support, why not the women have the same privilege, If she has the right to vote, why not to as many husbands as the man, 1T she sup ports them. Iu many instances she has proved his equal, aud in many things his superior.
 An oath understand Is required of a polygamist to marry more wives than one?
 So am informed, and that oath taxes precedent of tine oath to support the Constitution of the United States.
 Does 1t conflict with the laws ot ma ture.
 The laws of Nature have provided iu their divine wisdom, for about an equal number O. male anl female. to people the earth, showing that the intention was for every mGn to be provided wife and woman with husband.
 Is there any penalty attending it?
 Any law of this earth in opposition t1 that carries with 1t the seeds of its own dissolution end the 's'one cut from the mouatains without hands will Tn time grind It to powder" and like chaff will be blown tO the four winds. The constitution of the United States Is that stone.
 Is there no law upon which polygany can be sustained:
 Yes; an inequality of sexes IS th5 only remedy l can see. POiygamy l. F- l.r sl emanatei from the lust Of kings. If Nature meant otherwise 1t should have made as many women as required fO, man. Perhaps 1t dii, who knows: don't all speak at once. IL thought one enough for Adam.
 But 1t Is claimed to be R religion and Is constituti lnal?
 Admit that IL is for argument sake which will yOu throw away the constitu- tioa or polygAmy; pOlySamy of course. The constitution We want aad polygamy We can do without.
 Tnen you regard polygamy inimical to the interest of mankind:
 1 csrt lInly do, and to reli zion also. If I should have SIX sons Tn my family and my ueiyhbO- six daughters, and oae of my sons should be made q priest and marry the whole six daughters, leaving the five sons without any. why would not be displeased: IL Is giving the God of Nature the lie, that this priest hood has to appeal to the passions ot men for support. and will work its OwI ruin Tn the end. Why IS Mormonisu no, tolerated, by the intelligent part of the community: Because 1t appeals to the wrong principle in man. To illus trate the growing evil oi pOlygamy We give the experience of trustworthy gentleman holling the registry office in Salt Lake city That within the past year there h Iye been more pOlygamou: marriages among the people of hl' precinct than there had bsel the whole previous sixteen years of his residence re"