New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

walls More men bold Here IRE rqe. Mos
rne Sn Seope en President Woodru and his two
councillors, George O. Cannon and Joseph ,d, f..
presence. An old man rises from his swivel chair
by his oaktop DESK dressed in black broadcSth1. on,
standing collar and white tie. his white hair
brushcd straight back from his forehead and his
head squarcly on pair OF very broad m shoS,. ,
white brows. closely trimmed whiskers and shaver
upper lip with OF d. hs 6esS cbrsr ars Di
crate fire. The room is In keeping with the tne man; nan
p Gd Sa nw d o cae hry yeS
The three modern oak desks the only innova-
Sns G eToWang % me ae cer ns gse Upon the tiles about
the fireplace are painted the pussy WILLOWS ana
golden rods of the East and al the centre large
The visitor warmed his hands the blaze and
consideratlon, This seems like New England
Il am a New England man" answered President den.
say the peders sold wooden nutmess' and he chuc-
killed. over the old joke but that was 10 long time
ago" he continued. II was with the llrst parry
Of Mormons that came into this valley IN lS4s
brigham Young. our Leader r,sh fell SICK on 'ne way
Was i the beauty Of ;he valley tnat c""Seu Eo"
no we stopped because we could go no fur
ther. We had to go to work to live; We took up
ten acres Of land and built hui al naoe inv %9 wre aSon IN
a very low mental state. They lived on roastea s,
they dug out OF the ground 1t grows AMONG sag
on the desert ana sends ont ,ribad Deartn some
of the pioneers and so it has been chosen Tor the
STATE flower ,.,.u, vour
State? IL the condition Of Utah such as to sup
port and warrant a state government ore
largely agricultural her manufacturers are pros,
- Sh b is H 'y s % aGce On to our psope
and every one else to raise breadstrns first and
Eo SGG mi mine ' and siarvc Nevada was created
state with but little claim but her mines. haVtls h
but GO0C0 population and now cannot support ner
State government. Her population has decreased
to 1000" ,..., ..,,, ..,., ,oooo,o s.,,oo"
and were opposed by Congress and the country
Now have concluded - let Il CO. ! very mUch
Though seemingly indif;erent. there !s no doubt
Il hod % "n to s the rSins Of Church and STATE GOV
| crnments I'LL 'ieath snatches them from Ms hands.
\ factor not generally rccEoncd among the forces
that will wle'l the powers Of state government
is the Mormon women Mrs immelIhe y Wells
widows. She was Tho sixth wife Of General NelS.
Worcester county. Massachusetts. and is sixtyhvc
| years Old. For twenty-one years shr hls edlted
| per IN the Rocky Mountains The mission OF this
| paper * not morally TO elevate tho women OF
| * great many OF rs are 'Eimuuds widows "
know It was the Elmunas law that made us wil,
ows 50 W. call ourselves after him That act
! dil not lower The moral ton" Of our Women or
| cause any OF them 10 throw thems"lv"s away.
! Plurality II wives was our iglon II would have
To- ha religion that would m1k" wom1n submit
| ev,l II was f,r our future oxlltation and glory.
| day though the worI nis rp'l''.i lS pt'', & O.,
was tho last Of siN wives Three 81 - weir " IN
o." f;";'lI ,, ,', ', Ks. W opr MI We arc no,
deserted by their husbands who contribute 10 their
snHo,i as 'ng" r, ~ Ini m l', ,., ~ ',nqress
~ thing ha' has cincat"d thc Women 81 9ts 'ah IAN
had Tho right 20 all Territorial elections un-
/ tn deprived hy C,nGr'-s. Tn n"a ~ oDr cnurcn
! !, 81, ae'in when we ct Statchood tho women
VIII mme LATELY demand l'els'2tion to r.st2rc our
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