Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-10
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late or encourage the young to dlsre-
gard a single doctrine of the Church,
plural marriage and all, turn them out
they have no business In the PRIEST
hood. The social evils and immortality
~ VIII never be done away with until
the world accepts that principle, for
received by our Prophets and Seers are
all of God and we can not dare not,
repeal or disannul them without max
ing God a liar, and God can not lie
At Sanpete Stake conference, Sep
tembel, 1899 George G. Cannon, first
counselor 10 President Snow, publicly
said THE people OF the world do
not believe I'm breeding, but we do 80
the people Of the world will die out ana
we viii nh the whole earth | admit
that those raising children by plural
wives are not complying with man
made laws but In The sight OF God they
are not SHINING, as there Is no sin IN IT,
Joseph II. Smith, formerly chief eoun'
selor to President Snow and now Presl'
dent of the Church, said IN 1886 while
defeating meeting house In Payson
Take care OF your poygamlst wives,
we don't care for Uncle sam, now
In an address to a conference OF
young ladies In Mammoth, Utah two
years ago Mrs. Susa Young Gates, u
granddaughter of Brigham Young, ana
an editor and lecturer not unknown IN
the East said Girls, do not forget
polygamy; you cannot practice II now,
but keep II alive IN your hearts. There
are four girls 10 every boy in Utah -
This last statement has no foundation
except In the lively Imagination OF the
speaker The census shows that males
are slightly In excess of females here
as IN most new states.
on or about June 4, 1901, ut meet
ing of the Young Women's Mutual Inn
proyement association held In the Four
tenth ward meeting house Salt Lake
city. Miss Agnes Campbell urged sup
port to leaders Of the Church and the
doctrines they taught. In this con-
ncction she said she was much shocked
recently to hear young lady denOunce
polygamy and say that she would not
enter that state II Jesus Christ himself
should come down from heaven and ask
her TO do so, Mrs. Eardley the next
speaker said that amy young
lady In the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints who would make
such remark as reported by Miss
Campbell certainly needed the prayers
Of the Saints Az Beaver, d few
months ago, Elder $ O. White said.
Eyes, we believe a man should have one
wife today and five more II he wants
them These utterances, which might
be multiplied indefinitely, show how
entirely devoid OF truth are statements
that polygamy has been abandoned, or
that the promise Of the manifesto Is
being carried out or the solemn pledge
Of the Mormon" officials TO the United
States government as condition or the
restoration of the escheated property
Of the polygamous Church The prac-
tees and the teachings OF the ruling
powers In the Mormon Church are all
Indicative Of an intention to openly es-
tablsh the system whenever 1t can be
done with safety from interference by
the United states government.
The colonization schemes now being
so diligently carried on by the Nor
mon" officials and people have a two
fold purpose, O)-To enable them to
practice poygamy where they win be
free from the scrutiny and opposition Of
"Gentlle neghbors" For this reason
they are migrating In large numbers
southwark to Mexico and northWards
10 Alberta. From one neghborhood 40
families moved to Mexico, less than two
years ago, nearly all being polygamlsts,
some not long married to plural wives,
and having added 60 thenumber since,
according to common report 2)-The
purpose of colonizlng In states other
than Utah IN the Rocky fountain re-
eion. and In the territories Of Arizona
and New Mexico. Is that In addition TO
more easily enjoying polygamous pfac-
tees, they may also secure the
balance Of political power In
these sparsely settled states and
territories and so become able TO
control the election OF members Of
Congress. especially Of United states
senator's thus blocking the way of any
proposed national legislation hostile TO
their cherished and peculiar instltu-
tons.
Nobody who Is well informed believes
that the prestly oligarchy which rules
the Mormon church has any other pur-
pose than to secure by any and every
possible means the perpetuation OF po-
vgamy. The practice Of the leaders
and their continued nsistence upon
the correctness OF the doctrine show
most clearly that Il stlll is held az an
essential feature OF their faith THIS Is
also confirmed by their bitter opposl'
lion to the anti-poygamy amendment
10 the constitution, and II shows that
tbev are not sincere when they say
they have abandoned pOlygamy.
Tourists and transient visitors may
no caioled into a belief in the volun-
tarv abandonment Of the system, hut
no one really familiar with prevailing
conditions and tendencies can be misled
nv the false pretcnses In which the
mormon" leaders have become SO
thoroughly expert 49,,
Respectfully submitted.
RICHARD WAKE,
r. @. MNlECE,
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