Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-13
on sight the widest vagaries
and moss narrowing tales Sssst the ksr-

on sight the Widest Vagarles
and moss Narrowing tales Gssst the ksr-
mems.
The fscts that these people are and have
beel frugal, industrious, moral thai
tAey hEd no almahoxssa, saloons or
brothsls in their Midst Until Instituted By
the So-callsd Gsatllss and sustained by
The Federal courts; thSs tasy had their
cooperative sipre5, mills sad manuisG-
tories that gave employment TO the IA
employed; that they bad their Buelic
school systsD, into which their children
were gRthsrSd, opsn TO al alike; that
their children were well born, well bred
and well educated, and the women Is Wsll
informed and cultured as the masses sf
American women; that the men do not
swear, drink intoxicants or smoke, were
all swallowed up IL the one cry, "PolysE-
nous MoEmonsl"
Nov 1 do not believe in polygamy, asd
an not q convert to the Mormon faith;
but do believe in humanity and justice;
in the inViolhbility of personal and prop
erty rights; in the sanctity and freedom
Of the religious convictions of every
human being under the sun, and their
protection from coercion, Intrusion, or
undue Influence.
Now that poIygsuy has been sup
pressed, the non-polygSmous male popu-
lstion of Utah, comprising tour-ffths OF
her present Voters, having called con-
vention in due form, formulated and
adopted constitution, have presented 1t
TO the United States Congress, and for
the fifth time are asking ADHESION
as a state, and in this constitution
have Incorporated as follows Cart. XIV,
Sec. u, p. IL: "Bigsmy ana polygsmy
being considered incompatible with e re
publican form Of government each OF
them is hereby forbidden and declared
misdemesnor"
"Any person who shall violate this Sec
ton shall, on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine of not more than $1,000
and imprisonment for term not less than
six months nor more than three years, in
the discretion OF the court. "
"Provided, that section II Of article
Nv, shall not be amended, revised, or in
any way changed until any amend
ment, revision or change as pro-
posed therein shall, in addition
TO the requirements of the provisions Of
this article, be reported to the Congress
of the United States, and shall be by
Congress approved and ratified, and such
approval and ratification be proclaimed
by the President Of the United States {;
and il not so ratified and proclaimed, ssid
section shall remain perpetusl," it would
seem as though sufficient concessions
he'd been made in this instrument not
only to;satisiy the United States Congress,
but popular clamor.
But now the cry is raised by the news
paper press, "These Mormons are insin-
cere." And yet ipsincerity in the past
has not been a feature of the Mormon
character, either as pertains to their re-
ligion or their business relations. In TIE
latter especially there hss ever been
manifested marked probity and re-
| liability.
In my opinion, If there is any substsn-
tial reason why the Fittieth Congress
should not admit Utah as state, it is the
fact that they tsmely submit to the dis
reimbursement OF their women, and have
entirely left them out OF their new state
constitution. BELvA A. LOCKWOOD.