Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09
THE wONAN's IyDUsTRIAL
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liz Thursday evenings DFsERfT
NEWS appeared the report, In full, Of
the President of the woman's Indus.
trial Home Tor 1891. From this II
sppeap that notwithstanding tho
change In tho law by which the scope
OF the Institution has been enlarged,
there are only eight women and twelve
children at present In the great build.
ing. As originally designed, tho
"Home" was 10 be place Of refuge for
the mnltltudes Of polygamous wives
who, II was represented TO Congress,
were "pinlng" TO be free and
anxious for some shelter TO which they
could fee from their thraldom. After
NIL the monstrous falsehoods told by
women before Congressional commit.
tees and repeated Ia the Senate and
House, aud the lavish expenditure Of
public funds for tho erection and fur
nishlng Of the building and the pay
ment Of salaries, the place was left vir.
tually vacant Only very few per.
sons awaited themselves OF the "attmc.
tlons" OF the home and they were not
the genuine article aud none Of them
stayed there long.
Conress was imporiunod for more
money and change In the purposes of
the place, aud at length the following
named classes were % be permitted TO
enter the asylum; i-Flrt or legal
wives. 2-Women and glfls with
polygamOus surroundings In danger Of
being cocrced into polygamy. a-Girls
Of polygamous parentage anxious TO
cicape from polygamou- surround ings.
i-womeu and girls who have been
prosolyted elsewhere and removed into
tho Territory In ignorance Of the OK.
istsncc there Of polygamy."
The report gives an account OF the
management OF the "H ome, " which Il
no doubt conducted In an orderly aud
efficient msnner, and Congress Ia asked
for tho annual approp Ration Of 5000
for ia support 10 this we otier no
objection. Uncle Sam isquite generous
when he takes notion, tn ough he
buttons up his pockets tightly W hen he
doesn't, and the "Homs" may "a well
have n slice Of his bencvolencc ~ some
other objects Of national charity.
But when tho esteemed President Of
the Association attempts to make II
appear that the establishment OF the
"Home" has hal any effect In produce
Ing the changed conditions In Utah, the
production Of the Manifesto and Ia .
cessation Of plural marriages, the effort
has only q ludIorous effect.
What has taken place In Utah "dur.
ing tho lifetime OF this A-soclatlon" "a
no more attributable TO the "iiomo"
than IL the passage Of the Nc Iiinley
bill, the birth Of Mrs. Cleyeland's baby,
or thd death Of Parnell. These and
many other notable events, have all
occurred "durlng the lifetime OF this
Association" and are Just as much
tracoablo 10 Its existence aud influence
~ - NA' hA"NNhANhh W AAo 'NAblulNuff
in any direction.
While there may be many estimable
persons connected with the "Industrlal
Home" that the Institution Is prac.
tically useless for the purpose Intended
has been thoroughly demonstrated,
and there viii DO iew persons, II any,
outside Of tho concern who would
displie this statement, while there are
some who arc connected with II that
would frankly admit this II they ex.
pressed their true sentiments.
The sooner the Gne building now oc.
cuplci by tho Homo Association IL
turned Into woman's hospital, or some
other generally useful purpose, the
quickerit will cease to become an oil.
ject OF public dcrlslon, and a monu.
ment alike to tho folly OF the Govern
mentand standing proof OF how easy
II Ia TO pull the wool over tho eyes Of
national statesmen by people who viii
speak against the "Mormons"