The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-08

I the interest OF the cause anu It's pro-
gress; and to set speeches. In the
main, the arguments of the ladies were
very good and very conclusive, and
some of those present manifested truly
/ womanly refinement, and all the while
| showing that their convictions as to the
! justice of their cause were deep rooted
and irremovable. Others showed
strong and obnoxious masculine tend
encles, prominent among this number
being Susan B. Anthony, who is said to
be the oldest daughter of Methusalem.
She IS literally irrepressible and forever
seems to be wound up to run for an I'M
| limited period. 1t made no difference
form was almost perpetually on the
move, her sharp nose leaned forward in
most pugnacious manner and her
| talk was like well of living water
flowing unto everlasting words. Whew
After the same kind is the Reverend
olympia Brown, for twenty years an
ordained minister in the Universalist
Church. The Rev. Brown steps right
to the front, throws back her head,
until her probosciS is almost straight
out, and like the war horse, which
smelleth the battle afar off and is eager
! for the fray, she turns loose in good,
round, solid tones and she "do give We
nasty men" the law. LeYity aside,
however, the ladies showei themselves,
in the main, broad-gauged, posted,
logical and thoroughly imbued with the
idea that their cause is just-without
which feeling the successful issue of any
efforts in behalf OF the most plausible
cause are likely to prove very precarious
and uncertain Their breadth OF knowl-
edge and ability to debate was shown
in discuSsion-and a very exciting and
animating one, 1t was too-oyer a resell
ution introduced to the effect that the
position assigned by the dogmas of
Judaism and the Canon law was de-
grading and unwarranted, and that they
would withdraw their support from all
churches which taught in its doctrines
the inferiority and subordination of
woman. Men and women joined in the
debate and itwaxed warm. A religious
discussion, as a natural consequence,
was the result, a PRONUNCIATION of which
in the bitter and acrimonious spirit
that was becoming apparent, must
inevitably have resulted in disrupture,
when Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in a
brief, but very able argument conclud-
ed the debate. Among other things
| Sue lnSlSleu IIldG W ISlISIOil, luC nOllo
over, and the doctrines taught by men,
was due the subordinate and degrad-
ing position of woman, for the reason
that only by religion could woman be
controlled as she had been. 1t was re-
ligion that burned the Hindoo woman
on the funeral pyre on which the re-
mains of her dead husband were con-
sumed; religion that held women in
| fN11rl-nxr IN, tha S1 axyiSh anh III N n lnNvp6
harem; land what but religion" she
asked, would ever cause Utah women
to submit to the degrading and abomin-
| able practice of polygamy taught by the
Mormons?" The debate was then de-
clared ended for the day, but it develop
ed the fact that the women, as well as
the men, were scripturally fortified on
the subject. pro and con. The debate
was TO be continued the day following
| but experimenting the disorganizing
effect its continuance would have, it was
decided to withdraw the resolution for
one year, when it will be argued by the
women only, and they were admonished,
| in the meantime, to study the Bible,
/ and see for an individual certainty what
their position really is, as defined by
| that sacred work-the inference being
that the preponderance of evidence
would show woman to be the unques-
! toned peer of man in all things, the
RIB story land St Paul to the con-
| trary Notwithstanding.
On last Monday the United States
Supreme Court decided that the Terri
torial Court had exercised its discretion
in refusing bail to Rudger Clawson, and
| therefore the writ of hdbedS corpaS was
denied. Justices Miller and Field dis
scented, and Miller in his oral opinion
declared (and he was supported by
Field that he could not see where the
judge mad exercised any discretion
other than that arbitrary discretion
which said the prisoner should not be
allowed right that Congress explicitly
said he should enjoy" The express
sions were very emphatic and Justice
Harlan, who read the opinion of the
court, turned as red in the face as a
spanked baby, at the cutting remarks
of his brother judge.
Moody, the evangelist, has been here.
Speaking of his work paper says that
the best field for Moody to labor in,
though it might be very unfruitful of
results, would be the lobby ofthe House
of Representatives A local paper takes
up the subject, and suggests that far
better place would be. from the top OF
Ex-Speaker Keifer's desk, with his face
towards and his remarks directed to the
Republican side of the chamber.
1t was always supposed that western
people knew more of enterprise i'll a
minute than eastern folks did in an
hour, an opinion until day or so ago
1 also held. take it back now. The
thermometer stood only six degrees
above zero, the other day, when lead
ing store here swung out conspicuous
sign on which was inscribed in bold
black letters the legend, Cotton I'm
derwear." How's that for enterprise
The arguments in the Hopt case did
not take place on the Goth, as an
nounced.
On Wednesday next. arguments in
the commission election cases will take
place before the Supreme Court. AS
soon as the arguments are over Hon. +.
S. Richards and wife will turn their
faces in homeward direction.
Ristori has been all week at Albaugh's
with bad English, good acting, ant
nearly double prices.
May Blossom has moved to tears FOL
a week at the National, while Neil Bur-
CESS in Vim has provoked laughter a
Ford sand still the dime show houses
survive. WANDERER.