Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-01
y,nRIAGu AND clrzIENSh'P'

.,rs..mstobss some mimnder-
D5., or m, question of the citizen
s,ln of women. and their right to les .,.
s''p ". ,.,s under tbe laws OF me
,..o'5 states and of Utah. We are to'a
,, '''.r m,,nIv through the efforts OF
''' ,'.i.r..s some have been induced
-.- ,.g..,sr and will probably be urged
,,,s who are mo-. really citizens OF
r.rs5 states II that is true
~. rI.taks has been made. and an
sg.n,a against The law has been com
mr,sj Both the persons who nave
, INV. ,,,p5uIently registered, and those
,rsn have procured such registration
-.uabls 10 a criminal prosecution
every person born in the United
Co.. 49,. or who has been duly natural
'..S Iso citizen. This IS United states
,., and APPLIES to both sexes and per
'l1 80 an AGES Citizenship Of ITSELF
lever does no. entIue a person to
". The elective franchise Is regu-
49, ty State laws and differs In dit-
,,,... states. In Utah a person must
~. o,Iv be a citizen of the United
g., bpt must De- twsn,y-one years
| ~ ,oo OPP more. and have resided I'M
| msl.atay preceding the election one
ys,r M he State four months IN the
c,unty and sixty days In the precinct
womau as wen as men may vote on
,t..s conditions Il they have been duly
registered ....
Vow observe no person can vote VINO
IL mn, a citizen. a woman who was
horn IN the United states IS a citizen
,,.,sof Whether she is married or
s'rg,s does not signify as TO that. a
woman who has been duly naturalized
In a competent court is also a citizen
wbstber married or single. a woman
ho,p ont Of the United states whose
rsrsr,s were naturalized before she
bscaue twenty-one years Of age, is a
cltzsn without taking out naturaliza-
lion papers An alien woman who Is
married 90 citizen and who might
herself become naturaIized IN court Is
A citizen without going through the
| formallty OF court naturalization
So Gar all IS clear Now there is
some confusion o. mind as TO the polltl-
cal status Of women who have entered
Into plural marriage. Il should be dis
unctiy understood that such a mar
| rage conveys no political right or
status When such marriages were per-
ml,ted By the Church, they were not
considered 10 have the sanction Of seeu-
lar law The relationship thus formed
is not recognised by law now. A wo'
man who was born out Of the United
states and who has no other claim tc
citizenship than plural marriage TO q
citizen As not a citizen Of the United
States and has no legal right to regis
Ter and vote at any election under the
laws Of this state.
There are circumstances attending
the family relations entered Into years
ago which may appear TO be exceptions
TO the rule We have here laid down
but this Is certain. II an alien woman
has not been legally married TO a clti
zen or has not been naturalized accord
ing to law. she is not a citizen undei
the law and there is no mistake on tina
point The remedy in such cases Is L
take out naturalization papers as pro
ylded by statute.
our sole purpose in giving this eX
PLANTATION Is to save people, who ar
more Jealous than wise, nom trouble
that will certainly arise II unlawful
registration is followed by unlawful
voting And every vote is unlawful an
criminal. II cast by person who is no
a citizen OF the United States for ever
person who is registered takes an oatl
which. II wlfully false, Is accounted
perjury. and Is punishable by sever
penalties i Is always better 70 be OF
the safe side and that Is always tn
right sIdo