The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-15
AN APPEAL.
tBnl Nye, in New York Mercury.I

At this date, General Howard, whc
 commands the department of the Platte says that hs does not fear the hestil, tribes of Indians on our frontier as b,
 does the threatening aspect of the Mor
 mon church, and for that reason he hold. in readiness large number of troops fol the purpose of protecting the Gentiles O
 Utah. should trouble begin between tn, two elements there.
 Very few people outside of Uta1 realize the strength and zeal of the Latter Day Saints. Those who are remote from z or are apt to regard the Mormon problen as good thing to have fun with and to think of the Mormon as facetious char. acter who causes the desert to blossom as the rose part of the time and when no, so employed gets married. The Efor mons may be divided into two classes viz: those who are smart enough to sec that they can make more money and have better time as apostles in the Nor mon church than they could hoeing corn for Gentile at SI3 per month, and those who are ignorant and stupid enough to labor in comparative serfdom in times ol peace or fight blindly and terribly in case of war.
 l am sure that the fighting strength of the Mormon is generally under-estimated. Not only this, but his ability to support himself in case of war which would cut Utah of from commercial intercourse with eastern cities IS not fully understood. The Mormon is self-reliant and can make anything to eat, drink or wear, from a woolen sock to style of whisky tn at will fill drunkard's grave chuck full in two weeks. Many wise heads have throbbed over the Mormon problem, and mean time the Mormon himself continues to ,hrob on undisturbed, while polygamy from popular amusement has grown to be fixed habit with him.
 Fellow-citizens of a free and enlight- ened land, how long shall we permit the \, ormon to Haunt his extra wives in our taces3 How long will progressive gov ernment for the people, of the people and by the people allow one man a harem and snatch his r reighbor bald-headed un- der like circumstances?
 As understand tue great underlying principles of tbis government, we are to b ave equal rights, equal privileges and equal liberty. Why. then, should man, simply because he claims that it is part of his religion, acquire wife after wife, while you and l, fellow-citizens, tamely submit to one wife?
 If we are to make universal equality before the law, the chief corner -stene of American citizenship, which is to be con- sidered the standard? Must we accept tk a cus tor1 af tha Mor,,ooo o~ ...,.. L . submit to ours2
 These are questions that we cannot evade or gaipsay. Either the Mormon must economize in the harem line, or the Gentle must acquire more wives. We claim to recognize no law that is not equally applicable to all American citi- zens, regardless of race, color or previous condition.
 We should take steps in the first place to legislate against the excessive importa- ton of Mormons, otherwise home talent and home enterprise will suffer. A heavy tax might be levied on imported Nor. mons thus protecting the production of American Mormons, provided we favor the institution. We may presume from the manner in which the Mormon has been permitted to thrive in our midst that we inc orse him. Therefore why should We allow the foreign Mormon producer to enter our territory with his goods un. taxed?
 This is serious question, although am fully aware ot my inability to present the matter with that degree of gravity that would like. The time will certainly come, if we allow cheap Mormon impor. tations to compete with our American grown Mormon, when the Latter Day Saint will become drug on the market and Utah producers will have to shut up thelr endowment house
 l can think of no sadder sight than a Mormon tabernacle closed by foreign and thousands of endowment robes hanging idly on the clothes lines of Utah. Imagine Zion filled up with for eign pauper Mormons and flooding Salt Lake markets, while the American grown with the best blood of Brigham Young and Toe Smith in his veins, is driven to the wall. If polygamy is to be one of our institutions let us foster and protect it, and allow no foreign power to with us. America does not ex- oect to be ranked second in anything. If we aim to excel in all things essentially let us build up our polyga- nous industry and make it feature of he republic. Let not the sacred oint- nent wherewith the co-wives of Utah are scaled sour on the altar of the endow- nent house.