The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23
THE MORM0NS OF UTAH.
There Are Number of AvOwed Polysa-
miStS in the State.
PROPHECY OF ONE OF THE APOSTLES.
Declares that the Horrible Practice
Will Become Universal - Open
Violations of the LAW.

Salt Lake City. Utah. July 1.-THE Ma.
uonal Educational association, which is
now in session at Los Angeles, Cal
brought thousands of people to this city
the past two weeks. From early morn un.
til late at night could they be seen in the
streets, at the resorts and up at the fort
enjoying the beauties OF this valley and
its surrounding mountains and canyons.
OF course the Mormon temple, tabernacle
and the lion and beehive houses where
Bringham Young's many wives lived.
proving most interesting to many visitors.
and several expressed themselves in the
columns of our leading paper in regard to
Brigham II. Roberts, the representative
at large from this State to the Fifty sixth
congress.
B. H. Roberts, as everybody knows. is
an avowed polygamist. He has three
wives two In Centreville and one in this
city He not only lives in open defiance
to the law with two of them, but he thor
oughly advocates polygamy. Ever since
his nomination this State, more particular
ly this city, has experienced deem feel.
ing or unrest. Everybody knew Roberts
would be elected, and If congress seated
MN 1t meant "old conditions" would he
renewed. This brought terror to all hearts
Mormons as well as Gentiles. The major
NY vi Mormons do not want polygamv anv
more imam Gentiles; they know the evil
eHects of 1t, but those in high Offices in tho
priesthood OF the dominant church who arc
~ poiygamy, keep on urging others tn
- .heIr Ieliglon, which means in Utah
10 take more wives.
heard one of the tweIva ono.,, =,
octoper say at meeting In country
town ten miles from this CITY thar he
prophesled that within few wears no,v~
saHlV would not only be practiced in th;s
mountain valley as in years gone Inv hnT
.lat the people OF the United States from
. the president down would recognize il as
NV oHly true principle, and that II would
lie f"..,seu from the Atlantic to the Pa
ne tod the people he had had three wives
~, IN spite OF his ugly face and form and
III hehith he knew he could have &c 49,, |
more u the laws OF Uncle Sam would oniv
&C. nm, etc he made this same taIi,
III Two other towns. had Mormons tel,
NV 'nas while polygamy is supposed to |
!, y ueuu issue, every intelligent persons
ara con, Ia. new marriages (polygamous)
are continually going on, Love ia,gbs %
iocksmiths, so do the Mormons a ~ q.
,ani laws. Where there is a will thers
rs way II good saint wants a sacnna
,hIru or fourth wife it is an easv mat.
iol u'lI 10 90 across the border into Mex.
, ,o Arlzona or Nevada and get some elder
d,d hlm, or do as Abraham Cannon
ma ~ 10 california out on the high seas
to get around nhol tIed' It is an easy way
maftor 70 the law. It's pretty hard
49,, 10 catch up with a Norman who
r,a 10 keep a plural or celestial mar
Ne, NE secret as most of the plural wives
tnese Gays go by the name of n forn,a- " no
oahu, or Keep their maiden neme IN o 80
~ ~ evaae the law. Then, too, ,hev a v,aes
nIac nuep the different wives in different
are VERY O o,,, that is the .,rIygam,sts.
wife died ~ ! mad one tell me when his
"ohnah that he was not vioia,ina souns
md MS celestial" wives we're rot ,sa"i
Id me could marry any woman y,,,tent
|, the law. lie did rot conai9
vivas s auty to legallze cny of the other
.ast snn .ney were given him by God
amiIy Inner ! boarded With Mormon
lad two !" ine country where the husband
n the co"n,.' one In this city. the other
With the two he mad eighteen children
10 had " hra ne entered into polygamy i
he great A rosnon what i really meant snd I
t he never S wpv,s It brought with
pposea me hrst wife were a, hi.,o.,v !
atIsNe u 70 1t as any Gentle. ana Iy !
,ann~ me mother would be- nor. ,, an
menam IL Uncle Sam wouli mn nYi rs man
crlmInoi 70 the present laws n,aljny ~
han one x,s eliense to 1.-Two With anv other
.
ines are eom = looks as IL troublesome t
ay Angus M G.d Tor Utah. last satur- i
niawfui cobabi,o cannon was arrested for a
irtb M ~ Hughes Cannon ms w WIRE sen. >
/. is ono = cry baby on April IL Ao save /,
n. Matt,e' Inc very high church osficisis :,
lural wire Hughes Cannon his '' second .
,ading poli,is,ppr prominent physician and a +
Il this E.,ieian. The trial a. 10