Arizona republican., 1890-07-20
JUDGE WRIGHT'S VIEWS
AN ANSWER TO THEM As TO
 POLYGAMY IN ARIZONA.
Some Comments by an Apache County Man on n Republication in the St. JOhn's Herald of June ID.

To TnE REPUBLICAN When the Chief made his report to the ''irrepressible reporter in Chicago, on the llth of June last" he certainly thought our people were easily hoodwinked or else he was not very well posted on the subject treated of A man who makes such statements because he is not informed on the subject is not any better than he who makes false statements purposely. If the Judge is not posted he has no business to make such statements about polygamy not being practiced at all in Arizona, and if he is posted he has no right to tell such big ialsehoods.
 The Judge did not voice the sentiment of lour-tiiths of the people of this Terri tory either, as some journal has pub lished. That journal and most of the people in Arizona know that polygamy has always been practiced here since the MormOns arrived, and is practiced at present.
 Does Judge Wright believe that all the convictions for polygamy before his term of office began, were false and wrong?
 IOCS ilC DtlltNt llOSC NIlb DltuNl guilty to the crime of polygamy and served term in the penitentiary were fictitious and unreal?
 If he doesn't believe that, why did he say polygamy has never been practiced in Arizona?
 Because nobody was tried for the crime of polygamy during Judge Wright's administration is no indication that such crime does not exist in the Territory; on the other hand, it is a pretty good reason why polygamous marriages have increased here during the last three years.
 It is the encouragement the MormOns have received at the hands of Judge Wright that caused them to risk such marriages since the Edmunds act passed.
 When the Judge asserts that he "be- lieves in the Edmunds law and will see that all viOlatOrs are punished" he says what four-ffths of the people here dc not believe.
 Every Mormon here, as well as nearly every other person. know that the Judges statements are false throughout. We think the Judge is too well ac- QuUlnlcu Wlln A ApdCilc NOunlN lO Dc cN- cused for making such remarks.
 If the Herald, of Apache county which supports the Judge so ardently, or the Judge thinks we have overdrawr him, make it known and we will give the names of number of the MormOns practicing polygamy in Arizona and we will begin right in the HeraldS own town, and if you are willing to ma&e any further denial, we will try to have the matter more clearly demonstrated to you in the near future.
 The Judge is compelled to take one horn of the dilemma, that he is not posted on the polygamous question oi else he has falsiied intentionally fol some purpose.
 The reason other churches are not q bar to political rights is because they have no crime as their foundation.
 Polygamy is crime, and many Nor mons are willing yet to assert that it is the foundation of the Mormon church Their preaching, actions and every movement will lead any thinking mind to that conclusion at the present day Polygamy being high crime, any per son who belongs to, upholds and sup ports an organization which favors and practices such ought to be held account able to the laws.
 Doesn't the Judge believe this?