The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-03
WE NEED NO HELP.
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In the senase, yesterday, BLAIR, OF
New Hamushire introduced IN amend
ment TO the sundry appropriation bill,
making an appropriation to establish
school in our Territory TO be
managed by the Industrial Christian
. Home Association OF Utah. The object
Of the school will be to provide employ
ment, homes. and self-support for the
dependent classes in Utah. and 10 aid
in the suppression OF pOlygamy. We
suppose the movement IS TO encourage
plural wives 70 leave their husbands,
and become inmates of his. public in.
stitution. The whole scheme would be
worthy only OF ridicule, were it not for
the fact that IL is doubtless meant as an
act Of kindness to the Mormons by the
simpIe-minded Blair, who probably has
been made to believe that the plural
wives of Utah will be glad TO break up
their tender family associations, and
fee from all the imagined horrors of
polygamy if only some provision were
made for shelter and food and raiment.
The general government need not worry
about devising plans TO care for plural
wives that are going to be east off by
their husbands, or Zee from their
family associations OF their own violi-
ton. Whatever may be the fate of the
plural wife system of the Mormons, or
whatever accommodation may be thrust
upon them IN relation to it by govern
msnt, there is one thing that may be
counted upon, and that is the husbands
of these plural wives viii always de-
mand the right of caring for and sup
tween them and the want and the
shame that the thoughtless course of
the government would plunge them
into. Such a school as Blair would
establish, and-feed with an appropris-
ton. will not be needed in Utah to sup-
port Mormon plural wives. 1t might
be found useful in providing employ
ment and homes for the abandoned
women that drift into Salt Lake, drawn
hitber by the patronage they receive
from some beastIy deputy marshals.
travellers. roughs and other would be re-
formers of Utah who befoul our far
Territory with their presence. And In
deed, the Industrial Christian Home
Association. il its object is TO lift up
fallen women. would End more fruitful
fields Of labor in the far east. in fact in
any OF the States than IN Utah. Let
them go among the suffering victims Of
mans cursed lust where monogsmy
prevails, and devise means 70 win from
The path OF sin and shame the wretched
women their'much vsuAted civilization
iests about, whose lives have been
bllEhled, whose hopes are crushed who
are without God and without friends in
the world Let them make il possible
Cor these women 70 abandon their lives
or shame, by providing employment
and homes for these dispairing victims
of monogamic Christian civilization.
Let Congress assist them with appro-
priations from the national treasury.
and We will applaud the noble
deed to the very echo. But
hare in Utah the plural wives
that this measure proposes TO as
sist, have husbands with brave hearts
and strong hands who viii provide for
their wants, and sustain their honor
These women are hopored wives. the
sonssnted mothers of happy children.
II they could be heard throughout
christehdom, with united voice they
WOULD exclaim: I'VE ask not your
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