The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-26

clare my Intention to submit TO these laws and
20 use my influence with members of the
church over which preside 70 have them do
likewise. There IL nothing In my teaching to
the church or in that Of my associates during
the time specified that can be reasonably con-
strued TO inculcate or encourage polygamy, and
when any elder OF the church has used Ian
guage which has appeared 70 convey such
teaching, he has been promptly reproyed; ana
Inow publicly dec are that my advice TO the
Latter Day Saints Is to refrain from contracting
any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.
'.ALFRED WOODRUFF"
NEW YORK, Sept 2j.-On September 10 United
States consul Pope, at Toronto, Can, wrote Su-
perintcndent of immigration Weber, Of this
city, that he had been informed that the steam.
ship Wisconsin had on board lot Of Mormon
elders bringing over many men and women and
Young girls, understood to be used for immoral
purposes. Colonel Weber forwarded the letter
to Senator Edmunds. with request that he
give an opinion in the premises. The senator's
reply was received today. from Burlington, VT,
as follows:
II have not the statute at hand to examine.
and 30 cannot EXPIRE - an opinion In regard 10
the matter. l suggest that your ofiicer consult
the United States district attorney on the sub
ject would also advise the governor Of Utah
OF any such arrivals that 90 forward to that ter
ritory. with names and descriptions. so he and
the district attorney may keep watch and catch
the poiygamisfs, II possible.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-P II. Lannon. Of the Salt
Lake Tribune, and Worlds fair commissioner
from Utah, said today that in few years, with
an increase Of population and q rigid enforce
ment OF the anti-polygamy laws, the eentiles
viii be able 70 completely throttle the Mormon
monster. He thinks q q grea: mistake to advo-
cate statehood for Utah or its annexation to
Nevada. The most effective way to suppress po-
lygamy is to deprive polygamists Of the elective
franchise.
WAsHISGroS CRY. Sept 2a-Delegate Cain,
OF Utah, Is very much worked up over the
statements concerning his people, and in an
swef to some of them the following card from
him appears in this evenings star:
"7o the Editor OF the Ereniag Star: There have
recently been published in your paper extracts
from the last report OF the Utah commission,
telegraphcd from Salt Lake in advance of its
receipt by the secretary of the interior.
These convey the idea that poiygamous mar
fages are still being entered into by the Nor.
mons, and that the leaders OF the Mormon
church continue to teach and force that doc
tr1ne and practice upon the adherents OF that
faith The object of this and similar dispatches
about the practice OF polygamy among the
Mormons is well understood here. There are
tending before congress two or three bills
which, II enacted into laws, would disfranchise
every member of the Mormon church by pre-
scribing a test oath such as no Mormon
could consistently subs to. This
proposed legislation would not al
feet polygamous Mormons They are
already disfrsnchised They can neither vote
hold Office nor sit on jury. But it would apply
TO the -polygamous Mormons. the young
men Of Utah. who have not violated the anti
polygamy laws and have taken an oath that
they win not do SO in the future. who have al
ways bes N loyal to their country and its laws.
They are to be disfranchised because they will
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