The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-31

: I
i need not have come from America to tell us
that If he can show that any nations
practising polygamy have treated woman
with due honour and reverence then II
might be worth while to discuss the cues
I ton, but not otherwise 1t IS undoubtedly
true that many women cannot marry, but
most women that are unmarried WouId
prefer single blessedness to the possession
of fraction of husband, and those VINO
are married would unanimously refuse 10
! surrender anything to their less fortunate
sisters" a5e. .ei
I The Tribune representative who had
been silently watching his note book.
| as the Faber therein traced his "quashY'
report, arose while Elder Sloan was on
the marriage question and elected the
information, whether a marriage CON
tracted accC riding to English law, WAS
not recognized BY the 'MOrmOns and
urged that therefore in Utah he would
not be considered as married to his
wife. The lecturer quickly said''I do
dot know that you are married TO her.
and as some one else followed with
another interrogation, he the core told
! the company that he would answer any
question which might be propOunded,
/ If possible; and on account OF his vii
! and readiness to reply to the many in
quiries, which were Delted and hurled
at him from all sides, for upwards OF
! half an hour; the London Daily
Times says, Mr.. Sloan further vol
unteered to answer questions, and
this he did in a manner not
little suggestive of the corner
man of the Chrlsty Minstrel perform
ances. They were disappointed at not
| finding an ignorant fool, with whom
they could cope and overcome. The
Dahl, Telegraph states, mr.. Sloan was
a rather smart, brisk. fippant sort of
an elder" The same paper further SAYS,
Three or four of the men on the plat
form looked slouchy and sheepisD;
walked awkwardly, C. The elders
blunCering distractions, and loose
generalities, mingled with trite re
proofs of sin and wiekednesS, lett prac-
tically untouched the question of perse-
cution."
1t was not said they would treat
that point at al, and apparently some
men are more capable of eXhaustlDg
their voce hillary in couatenancing the
depredations Of such noted places as
"Pett1coat Lane" tt an of writing, with
the least degree of decencv, common
sense or reason, upon any religious topiC.
After all some have said in attempting TO
making a laughing stock OF the Latter
day Saints, their idiOtical assertions
will eventually evapOrate and become
mystical nothingness. While Elder
sloan was answerins the questions,
many of which were nonsensicai in the
extreme. our Tribune friend called out,
feel insulted. "
Elder Sloan-"I beg your pardon. but
know nothing of your private affairs"
(Laughtsr.)
Here some one asked if one of the
ladies on the stand would not kindly
volunteer some information in respect
to the womaH's SIDE of the question in
Utah. One of the ladies stated LAS a
whole, the homes in Utah are happy
ones. Women, of course, have differ
ent dispositions, but they are satisfied
with pOlygamy, because they believe il
is of the true faith. would be ashamed
to see my children on the streets, as
some are in London"
Mr.. Robinson said: The way ia
which the laws are made to punish
polygamist in America: is that a man
may be sent to the Penitentiary for
eight years when your esteemed
contemporary s" correspondent jumped
Immediately to q standing posture,
and with that unmitigated amount
of gall so common to such men
made the bold. ludicrous assertion,
THAT no man had ever been convicted
in Utah, or the United States, of the
offense of pOlygamy."
The chairman replied by asking him
three questions in regard to what the
""Pen" of Utah is now filed with. The
effect of this was so thoroughly con.
fusing, that it became necessary for
Mr.. Robinson to tell the posted gen.
tleman" if he could Pot talk sensibly,
he had better be seated and amid hiss
ing and laughter, he quickly retired to a
back seat, in order 10 Eid- bis chagrin,
and the crimson tintS which rushed to
his countenance so rapidly that he
must have felt like q whipped puppy.
1t would almost have been possible to
light a candle by his face. This will
probably account for any variations
from this report, which may be seen in
the one he sends to his paper. Though
the Tribune editor-in-chief could from
his own kennel bark at Mr.. Robinson
as though he were anoth'r pup" the
London representative of that paper,
knowing the gentleman most envia-
bic position in the highest literary cir
cles of this great city found itadVisable
TO treat him with that deferential
courtesy to which his great merit
OUlIllCS nA4ls A4C AEnC .1CPiC6Cbkn-
tive) also knows that Mr.. Rob
inson's name would carry even an
inferior article (if it were indeed posi-
bic for him to write one) into the COL
umns of any of the leading dailies or
magazines; where G. C. Goodwin's
would convey one of his best efforts to
the waste paper basket of any English
country newspaper. Some gentleman
in the .dience, who was more partial
than many of the others, said: II do
not understand why the United States
cannot respect the Mormon people, as
the English governmentdoes the poly
amous customs and practices of the
Indian nation; l, with other English
men have been il India, and resided
there for a PERIOD of there years, and
have noted the effect of their manners
and practices upon our English officers
and judges; who not only tolerate, but
have learned to highly respect them
This opened up the field and Elder
Sloan informed his hearers. Just why
the Latter-day Saints were, and
aue continuously prosecuted, which
was done briefly. OF course
some consultations were made.