Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
A BRAVE woMaN's WORDS.


The resistance Of Susan II. Anthony
Federation Of Women's clubs to pass
resolutions on the Roberts question.
caused one of those storms OF rldlcule
ana lnvcctive which that brave woman
has had Go meet 10 frequently for n
number of years. In her own behalf she
made a statement by telegraph to tho
New York World which published Il as
follows, with her portrait, In double
column displayed. on Nov. 20:
Rochester. Nov. i9.-From criticisms
that have appeared In the press Of the
country since the so-callcd Roberts
motion" came NJ In the convention OF
the state Federation Of Women's cluos
held In this city, In which I made a
short speech recommending the fedora
tlon 10 take no action In the matter 1
think I have been grossly mlsundcr-
stood and probably miaquoted.
No person could abhor polygamy more
than myself, but d.test even NOR. the
license taken By men under loose NOR
als existing In what the "Mormons"
call the Gentle world. The point IL not
that uphold polygamy or any OF Its
oNponents but | do feel more charity
for Mormon" when he transgrerses
the laws OF the land, who has been
taught from his birth that II Il not only
his right but his duty 10 God 10 enter
Into plural marriages, ana that the man
who has the greatest number OF wives
stands highest In Gods favor, than I do
FOR the man who has been taught from
his cradle that the objectionable sin
II the decoration OF womnnhood. His
religious training and the moral code Of
civilization In which he " reared all
la. D "A Ia NlglutN the
Seventh Commandment or the cstnh-
liahcd law of monogany. Yet, Judging
from the testimony We see all about US
our Doors OF Hope. our lylng-in and
founding hospitals and our fallen wO-
manhood-the married or single man
who lives pure life Is rare. Therefore
I have more respect for the Mormon"
poiysnmlst. who follows his teachings
aud lives up to the traditions OF his re-
llglous sect by marrying the different
women with whom he cohablts. support
ing them and their children. than |
have FOR the man who dcnes public
opinion ana In the Hight ~ our advanced
civilization and religious moral teach
ing, gives his name and his support to
one openly while secretly Decorating
the lives ~ other women, thus commit
ting crime against his lawful wife rs
well as the other woman or women
whom he wrongs. n he have no wife
the sin il az great against morality and
he should suffer equally with the wo-
man.
Therefore, while nbhorrlng the prlnol-
pies Of polygnmy, | think the wives and
mothers ~ the East might better enter
a crusade against the licentlousnesH eN-
listing an around W. and pollutng our
manhood and leave II to our lawmak-
crs to settle the matter nf liobertT 1T.
ness 10 be their associate In Congress
II women would require the same
moral purity In men that men require
OF women. and II mothere would refuse
to entertain In their homes or give their
sweet. NlrtuOus young daughters to men
whom they know to have transgressed
the moral code, society would soon un-
dergo purinCution-a revolution, II
our women would take this decided
stand "A would strike the strongest. most
decisive blow at pOlygamy, for the root
Of the two cvllH-polygnmy In Utah and
ilcentlousness In the East--ls the same.
and nothing but the highest moral
teaching and the example OF pure lives
can blot out either
with that man Roberts | have no
sympathy personally. He IL q strong
nntl-sunrngist ana did all IN his power
to prevent the women Of Utah from Sc
curing the ballot,
SUSAN II. ANTHONY.
Commenting on the foregoing and re-
ferrlng also to the letter from Congress-
man Roberts In the New York Times,