Arizona republican., 1890-09-28
POLYGAMY IN ARIZONA.

settle, this dogma of faith has been the cardinal principle of the Saints.
 Just prior to the appointment of the late Sumner Howard to the Supreme Bench of this Territory, Mormons by the dozen were living in open and notorious with two and three wives, and they made q boast of it. A. NJ. Penney, who was afterwards convicted and sent to Detroit, often said on the public streets: "I'm polygamist and am proud of it. have two wives and l have introduced them as my wives to you people. Now, when you muster up courage enough to begin prosecuting for this crime, as you call it, begin on me-" When the time came, he was the first one indicted and when tried he didn't have the manhood to stand up boldly for his faith but plead "Not Guilty" but he was convicted on his own state ments chiefly.
 During Judge Towards term on the bench many indictments were found against polygamists and five were con victed who resided in Apache county. Grover Cleveland being himself sem sualist, as proven by the Maria" epi- sode, had a fellow feeling for these lust loving religionists and pardoned those who were sent to Detroit. Did this have a salutary effect upon these indi- viduals? It did not, but made these convicts believe that they were licensed to continue the practice of the foulest crime known to modern civilization. r. J. Christoffersen, of Springerville, was one of these. At once upon his re- turn to Arizona he resumed his duties as husband to his two wives and that he continued his polygamous relations is shown by thefact that as soon as the laws of nature could act his second wife, who called herself Miss Sarah De Witt, gave birth to a child Both his wives lived on the same lot and most of the time in the same house. He continued this practice in open defiance of law, until about year ago. He then decided upon making change as Republicans were coming into power. He had be- come tired of his first wife, to whom he had pledged his fidelity when she was in the first bloom of womanhood, and he turned to the second wife, rather concubine, who is full of young and wig orous vitality. The first woman has passed the age of child-bearing, and in the eyes of this charity loving church is no longer worthy of any con. sideration. So, in her old age, her hus. band deserts her and her family and goes to Southern Arizona or Old Mexico with Miss Sarah and her family. The wife of his young manhood is left tC care for herself, and she is sent to Utah with her children to become an object of charity, after life of devotion to this pillar of the Mormon church. Think o | it, American wives and husbands: al this is done in the name of religion | Does it not make ones blood boil tC | know that such state of affairs as thi: is not only permitted, but is endorsed by Americans filled with greed for office And such practices as these are laudeC to the skies by Delegate Mark Smith who says he is proud of being called { Jack Mormon and who expects a reelec ton a' the hands of our citizens. Thinl well before you send him back again and thus say to the world that you full! | justify such actions as those above re lated, and no one can deny the fact stated.
 And hear, if you please, what thi brute Tn human form, the recipient O Cleveland's clemency, said about polyg amy after his return from prison. Preach ing in the Mormon church at Springer vile he said: "I have suffered for practicing polygamy, but s' long as I live l will believ in and practice it. Why shoulC a man be restricted to one wife? Yor might as well restrict #' 1 Using words that TIE REPUBLICA, would not use in it's columns, but re ferring to the beasts on the range. That's the way the Mormons look at it They believe in an unrestrained and un limited qualification of the sensual pas sions. Acts of such a low, disgusting ant brutalizing character, which have beel perpetrated in Apache County, whil men and women have been living il ploygamy could be related and proven too, as would not be published in tn foulest sheet in the land. All in tn name of religion. Sweet religion, wha crimes are committed in thy name One can see the scarlet blush of sham mantle in thy pure face and you hid your head in shame which turns to burn ing indignation at the outrages per formed by these human brutes, unde the cloak of Christianity. Zola coul' find ample scope here for his prolif
 pen, and tell only the "frozen facts"
 Instances could be cited by the dozen such as the above, but it is unwise t, place these prohigates, these trafficers il woman's virtue, upon their guard. Alp preaching terms of the United State Courts will bring them to justice.
 During the past year, the man Tenne. above mentioned, has visited the tow of St. Johns and lived in the same hom with his two wives. A Democrat Sheriff and Democratic United State Commissioner knew of this, but on having been elected by Mormons an' the other being the appointee of tha lover of Mormons, Ex-Chief Justic James II. Wright, neither of them dare' to cause Tenney's arrest, and Demo cratic press exclaims in indignant tones