New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
THEY FIGHT POLYG4MH.
DR.. Elliott Tells ". c. T. q
Members of Its Dangers.

I'VE are not fighting Mormons, but polygauly-
said DR. Sara ]. Elliott the deaconesss, to the
wouan's Christian Temperance Union members OF
the Frances E. Willard Union, yesterday after
nom ..Tbev are all our brothers. and sisters.
but We must save our institutions from the fearful
danger of polygamy.
IN five years of life among them became con-
vinced that these people were dupes and victims
Of q system which had developed them in a mate
rial way for when Brigham Young founded MS
Mormon communities he established the tithing
- house which meant commerce, and the dance hall,
which meant social life. side by side with the
Church and the Church ruled all three"
After living among the people of Moab. Utah. Dr.
Elliott went Lake City to become acqualnt-
ed with the heads of the hierarchy and to study
them" She found Mormonism more powerful ana
more dangerous than she had dreamed 1t was
there that she met Martha. Angus. the fourth wife
Of President Angus a college graduate and highiy
educated woman. DR.. Elliott asked her, How is
# that your intellect down this supersti-
tion?" 1T was my early training. replied Mrs
Angus
This was a point for me-" said DR.. Elliott Il
then realized that to work effectively against
7ooIvearny must work with the children, with this
Vrouan's children. for their mother had not done
wrong, she had been taught wrong
oklahoma and New-Mexico will come into the
Union virtually. though not norninaily, as MOI
mon States. Their admission is being pushed ny
three United States Senators-4Iarke.' Of Montana;
Fll1fns of West Virginia, and Quay, OF Pennsyl-
vania They represent the laI16-grabeang interests
for conmercialsm and politics have Joined hands
with Morrnonism. Women in those mormon CoIn-
rnunities mean wives, children and votes therefore
women are politically Of great-yalHe
IN 1901 went through Idaho and Wyoming, and
there found the Mormons just as powerful as In
Utah, and ten times more defiant knowing tnls
sDirt Of the people warned the national feoeTa-
ton Of clubwomen who were planning the plennlai
session at Los Angeles. that they would probably
have = Mormon delegate There is no danger;
they will not interpose their religion, was the re-
sponse Of the clubwomen. The woman who came
10 Los Angeles other than Mrs ROBERTS
The federation would not receive her
There is a fourishing colony OF Aorrnons r1ght
,r Ne1-Yorlz City with headquarters in One-hun-
dred-and-t1genty-fifth-s and they are WORKING
along their accustomed lines OF combining CONNER
ctalisrn and religion. In One-hunoreo-ano-Iorly
eiel,+r-st they maintain company, put tfldl
IS only one Of the means Of getting themselves
among the citizens. They cone to the back oo9T
and the front door. They talk beguilingy 10 an an
Who v-n listen, and hand out their cdIus, ~ ~
rrinciraiiv they do their proselyting among IN the
young people TO whom 1ney & saS oi,t West and start
iise Taeished with things mere 'O-i .monr tbs
NoTmons in their own States Only few ,S are kep'
that it may be said they have Geg d tnsfiImtons
a Few centes here and there but their vote rs keps
IN the minority ~ t1s 4na frowng 5ns hgSI danger
in Utah to-day there is a good law agalns9S ~
yBey GT 70 but put it Is in ohs force Before % eh9od
a United States Judge sentenced man put
Then a Judge is in sympathy with the oelenoall'
-The mission work of the Mornons is an e. eAed.,
ple 10 Others in faithfuness as 1t Is IN
and aggressiveness They are senoing nt,1 ene one
ties everywhere. But in japan where receldy 1Jp W
had come the nation protested against a poleS- vs.
o-,is. en6 eaid we are trying to elevate ouI
women we will have missionaries 70 Leaehh ,h
them plural marriage The nations Of the ear.n
have taken warning and in England the women
have handed themselves under Lady SofnelseI u
cnrose its Increase there and in Germany EN-
eror William lately issued message 10 an priests
of the Lutheran Church, warn your pI,,.Iee peope,
the Gentle women Of the Mormon confnonls!tes =.
strong appeal for help has lately peen @ daGo hen -
Eastern women for these Gentle women are helpi
less Women must educate their brothers anu
husbands