Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24

rhat our English women do not under
stand, while her general Intelligence
and capacity for undertaking the full
duties u citizenship IL tcstinf1 by her
having the vote n hralnsA these We
pace that awful. endless and incfcas-
Ing army " degraded British women.
who. by thr sin Of men, have mad
their bodies the merchludise of lust;
those thousands Of EnFiands purr
d1urhiors whom we sacrifice every
year 90 falsely maintain the Chrfiinn
IDEA ~ marriage; II We throw these
into the scaie against the Mormon
IDEAL. un which side VIII the balance
striker t.egallzed polyrnmy IL at least
or moral a. unlicensed prostitution
Seven years ago the United stitaE
legislature Intorvenei ard prohibited
plural marriages why pains. penal
ties and lmprisnnmentg were not slml-
larry put ur1n the libort.ne We are NOT
told. After struggle the Mum0ns
rave W pniyramy. IN obedience o. she
command of their 'srophet 10 has been
stated that they have only done 80 OUT
warily. Such statement can only
he made by those who are M entire ir-
r1rance ~ Mormon idCas one " their
frrt laws IL obedience 90 on kinEf
prince and governors IN support -
this they furnished a regiment Nv
hundred strong 90 assist tho states IN
che Mcxirln war. A. the word " thclr
Prophet rhry have loyalty adhered Go
the state decree against p1lygamy.
There IL little In this creed of iheirs
which will be questioned by The urthn-
dox. Whore % IL found 10 vary from
that held by other churches, may o.
explained In word. They bellve ln
the literal Interpretation of Scriptures.
Hence. tho promises o. healing the sick.
speaking IN divers tongues. descent ~
the Holy Ghost and prophecy they hold
10 be- possible today as eyer hut their
Interpretation goes beyond mere bellcfs;
u leads them to carry their religion out
Of the narrow sphere OF private life Into
the whole system ~ fuflnl relation
ships aud state government Briefly,
they may be described as Christian
communists. They believe that one Of
the firat duties incumbent upon them u
10 promote the best possible conditions
under which their people should live
Under individunlism. which must nccea.
fhriiy create seifHhncas and JEALOUSY
they consider 10 would be- Impossible 81
secure the needs thHy 1eair1. Salt Lake
city IL probably one Of the best gov
crncd and most prosperous towns IN IN,
world. That comparatively fcehll
folk should have raised mnEnlncrn
city out Of the desert. u Ia itself Z
standing monument 20 the success ani
l vitality % their organization. OWING q
/ the Influx Of large numbers OF people q
/ Utah. attracted thlther by ~ prosper
/ lty. IL has been impossible 90 mnlntaii
/ their cooperative system In ~ com
/ plcioncas and simplicity. The stranger
| In their gates would not east In thell
/ lot with the Mormons. hut In spite o
| this, among Themselves the fatter-dI,
Saints have been very lhrroly true q
their communlatic principles. As a r.
| suit poverty u almost unknown anon
them, while the fearful warfare whlcl
RACES between capital ana labor In tn
eastern states n yet unknown. What
ever may be urged AGAINST the Mor
mons. II cannot be- Falnsald that 20 "a
az the social relationships OF llfc ar
concerned. they have come nearer 10 r.
aliElng the Christian IDEAL than an
other community.