The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-14

sues II q AanlAy quarrel occurs IN
polygamous household, il is pointed
TO as a reason why polygamy should be
abolished: as If homogeneous house
holds never had their family duarrels.
Would it be fair argument against
marriage to urge the existence of
frequent family misunders and
ings and broils7 The argument
would be as strong against
monogamy as polygamy if il was ad-
mitted to lie fair argument atalI. II
man is occasional, found in Utah
who deals unjustly and perhaps IN
kindly in his family, it is at once
alleged that it is the peculiar marriage
institution among the Mormons IN
Utah that has made him brute. and
Is, indirectly at least responsible for his
unmanly conduct; as if injustice and
unkindness towards wives and families
we're unknown among men living
where mOnogamy is, at least to out
ward appearance, the rule. What OF
the wife beating and other species of
brutality leading to numerous divorces,
and sometimes to wife murder that
prevail to such an alarming extent
where only the one-wife system is in
vogue? Shall We call them the evils
growing out of the homogeneous
system of marriage and then conclude
the marriage institution ought to be
abOlished7 A man would be set down
for crank who would try to make
such an argument as that as a |
reason why marriages of all
kinds should cease. Yet that
Is the kind of arguments rot
unfrequenuy urged against the So
cial institutions Of Utah. Every act OF |
injustice and unkindness that has IN
fortunately been practiced; every fam
lily quarrel that has come to the fight;
every atrocity or crime committed III /
the Territory-all these and more are
brought together into one mass and |
the world is asked to behold the fruits /
of Mormonism; while the good and gen
erous deeds enacted by the Mormon
leaders and people are carefully kept
out of sight altogether, OF an effort
made to belittle their grandeur. Moth
ing is said Of the self-denial which has
led thousands Of the most respectable
men in the community to leave comfort
able homes to teach the world the new
faith, without remuneration for their
services; nothing is said of the generous
conduct that took thousands from hel;-
ess drudgery in the old world and en-
.bled them to become free and compar-
stively wealthy. We hear nothing said
If the great number that MormO ism
las led to the practice of better morals
han had ever before been conceived in
heir minds-aE these things and many
more that are equally meris
Orious have been persistently' kept in
he background by tAose who have
nocked their faith, and called. and
till call their prayers and ac.s OF devo-
ion blasphemous. We speak Of these
Kings because We want TO say to those
nxious for the regeneration of Utah,
hat they are going the wrong way
bout their self-imposed task. No
arm can come from admitting what
yer is good in system or theory we .
Tish to oppose; and the supposed
wis of Mormonism will never be blot
ed out by creating false impression I
bout the whole Mormon system of !
sith. That evils do exist among the
formons in Utah is true; las where's
hat palace into which foul things some h
mes Intrude not7" Thatthose evils are
ne result of the peculiar religion Of the
people has not yet been made
pparent.
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