New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
4, NEW WAR on POLYGAMY
.-o,rrv BEGIN A CAMPAIGN TO UNsEAT
BRIGHAM II. ROBERTS
AND GIVES HER VIEWS oN THE SUB
yrcr-A PLEDGE SIGNED

Women from many organizations of the city
.s-,t.ed a. the headquarters of the American
rera'e Guardian Society. No 20 East Twenty
-,-,h-s. Yesterday afternoon 10 protest against
,ss admission 10 Congress Of Brigham Il. Roberts
,he .o.vCan,ols representative Of Utah.
Ne. George r. watts president e ths society
oaue5 the meeting % order. and said that while q
as w.se 90 argue with men on TIRE legal side Z
orss.ior 70 nas aivoys wiser 70 argue wiki women
r., the moral and re-. sous side. NIrs. Watts then
-ss6 chapter N the Bible and made q brief
r-ayer af,sr which the children sans and then
wi-airew.
Ms . r James Of the Presbyterian Board q
Missions tAs hrst speaker. gave an account Of the
origin of the Mormon Church and the political
ss.end.-cy u had acquired having gained the bal
sccs @: power n five States with a threatened
y-ophscy from one of 80 elders that IN few years
.se Later Day Saints" would 81 IN the high
PAGES a-d rule tne country. She said that there
s-s - prese-, 100 Mormon missionaries IN the
country lu~.-g converts-isnorant Saaat!cal
vonen-t3 their moral destruction. The methods Of
,roselytrg rs conducted by the missionaries were
Fve- II 1eraN. and The speaker earnestly urged
he women 20 save the country As the men are so
much errrossed n commercial pursuits that they
s-e often negligent O. the we.ghrer things OF ufs
Ms : Bennett said Enthusiasm was only
conviction on --e' ard = women we've unanimously
u-..ss or anything T. would be granted by men
she proceeded at once 70 attack re tenet % The
Church which !rdorsed plurality n wives making
q persona. sr1lca,ion of TIE state thar would be
--7slcs5 ~ tre minds y Eastern women BY such
p h,-r5s condition. Of things She urged the
-,ow4r 20 write letters 70 their Consressneu re-
o1estre t-em % protest against ne seating Of Mr
Roberts
we want 20 60 more than prevent this polyga-
--ous man from taking his sea, IN Congress" she
sad We wart 70 urge 6 constitutional amend
r1s-. t.at VT 5ebar any man holding and practis-
f-r iris doctrine from taking & seat among the
- Ian - ala - .
g. The with Congress ne Mormon Church vii
say we have thrown down the gauntlet and the
United states dare ,ot take Il up.'
Mss Helen Gould presented a resolution. which
was unanimously adopted. Il read.
.ws=reas. Brigham 4. Ro,serts., who has. been
Congress Is q poygamist: and as such is attack
Resolved Tha, We the women assembled e. the
cs. ~ ne American tema Guardian Society, Do
earnestly protest against the seating O. sad Rco-
resolved. That We q-ss. AZ men sad TTams1n 70
rse thcl7 Influence with tleir respective congress-
men 70 vote against said Roberts,
Mss Gould r,odesty declared sh. could not speak
r-bMcly bct she prepared q Statement that more
fly embodied her views. which Is as follows:
u an sad 20 have a. opportunity to protest
aga;-s, the seating n Congress o. man who
e5roca.es and pYac,ises polygamy Our country
has ever been noted n the pas, for the beauty Of
,.s home lfe ana tne cnivalry AMI respect shown
w r-ea % women I, would be set indeed. 20 see
nan VINO stands for the Oriental harem seated
4raong our lawmakers earnestly hope that men
W. Zee, wiling 20 wr..e their Corgres ssrneu urging
-he-1 70 vote against NJ. Rooerts when Congress
opens"
pledge sad been prepared FOR al The women
present % ss1 whereby they sigrined their de-
termination 20 use all efforts 70 bring about the
result as expressed IN tre resolution. Mrs Watts
C41r-ced t1s audience HAT u would DC necessary
'- m4rt Gases 20 secure he names Of TIE Con-
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