The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

times %strenqousiy denied by the authori-
ties Of the church.
have each made personal assertions
through their official organ the Deseret
News. to the effect. that no plural mar
riages have taken place since 1889.
without their permission. as they only
word?
The women Of the United States. realiz-
Ing the meaning and ultimate outcome OF
Apostle Reed Shoots seat in the Senate,
ave banded together In concerted action
to prevent the entering wedge of what
every thinking woman knows will mean
the further degradation of woman and the
dissertation of the home.
PRESENT EXALTED POSITION.
It is Of vital Importance to the women
Of the United States that women shall re-
tain their present exalted position, per-
haps h most exalted given to women in
any country, and they are determined to
make a strong fight to keep the octopus
Of Mormonism from fastening its letters
upon the women OF the Eastern States.
who must largely settle this question.
They are the queens of American homes,
not the queens of the Mormon harem. If
they stand for the right. the right will
come.
No man dares to stand up in America,
outside Of Utah and Idaho and some sec
tons Of surrounding States. and advo-
cate any other system Of life than the
highest ideals of the homogeneous home.
Will the women Of America stand for
any lower standard?
The New York State Association of Re-
publican Women and the Women's Re-
publican Club of New York City were the
pioneers in the women's movement to I'M
seat Apostle Smoot. on the ground that
became an apostle Of the Mormon HER
archy transcends his oath as Senator.
The portion Of the alleged oath consld-
cred reasonable Is the following
And / Furthermore promise and swear
that I will hold eternal enmity toward the
Government of the United States and will
svenge the death Of the prophet, Joseph
During the summer each member Of The
Woman's Republican Club Of New York
City. numbering 100 OF the best known
women in the city, were requested to send
three letters, one to Senator Burrows. one
to Senator Depew and one to Senator
Plat, protesting against the seating Of
Senator Smoot, on the ground of his
polygamy, Irrespective of whether he is
living in polygamous relations or not.
MRS. VENTS DENUNCIATION.
Mrs. James Griswold Wentz, president
of the New York State Association of
Women, voices the sentiment Of the wom-
en- in her organization in these words:
This Government is founded on the
home, and anything that threatens the
destruction Of the home Is a menace to the
United States Government.
The Mormons teach and practice polyg-
amy as the n principle OF their
eternal life. Reed Smoot. as one of the
twelve apostles Of their church. stands for
everything the church teaches; therefore.
Reed Smoot Is not a fit man to be seated
in the United States Senate.
american women will forever stand for
the homogeneous marriage and the Amer
lean home"
Petitions signed by members of all the
Protestant churches in Anderson. Ind,
presented by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union; demanding that Reed
United States Senate. on the ground that
he is an apostle of the Mormon Church..
and. by his allegiance to that church. rec
1gnizes a government snd &c t,e other than na1,r, fhe
to a seat in the Senate" 1t was further
urged that Senator Shoots case be in
%vestigated: on the ETound that he is q
to Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge Of
Doctor Sarah J.. Elliott. who lived in
Utah as a practicing physician for over
women and children, gaining a knowledge
and insight Of their home life as has been
given to few men or ONE speaks, In the
hlgheSt praise Va sh9 poA5Salnoue "i'e''
She says:
.sThe women Of Utah are good women.
They are devoted mothers: they are NOR
al. and. In the majority Of cases; true to
and I will not allow any one to say they
are immoral. Plural marriage Is part of
their religion. They accept 1t as a cross
laid upon them sr oy Soo s, 10 &c 9Gpne Il, IN a ans
next world
sENsIB1LITIEs DEADENED.
IT have been asked many times. DO not
these women suffer? How can you, from
a woman's standpoint, reconcile or under
stand their apathy?
.I cannot understand. u I can account
for their mental condition by only one
course of reasoning. The first women did
suNer. The faces of the old women bear |
testimony Of their trial by fire. The Sec
generation were brought up in an at
mosphere Of po gsssnye a dsad Their sensibi ali
suffered. It was less acutely than their |
The young girls approaching ma
turity to-day have come to accept polyg-
amy as naturally az would the girls of our
cities monogamy.. They rave seen
their mothers and grandmother, whom
they love. living IN plural marriage and
the horrors OF the condition have passed
h most despairing aspect Of the case
Is that Of the children. The little ones
living IN small t0WnS ana distant hamletS
where no Gentle ever sets foot know
nothing Of any other state and grow up
as do the savages In the wilds of Africa, !
Ignorant and innocent Of any sense Of
but the children In Salt Lake
City and the larger towns Of the State are
constantly brought into contact with the
religious agitation around them. and seeds
Of doubt. a desire to investigate, a train |
Of thought are instilled into their young
minds. which poison their purity and
eventually lead to disastrous moral con-
ditionA Il = the children We women