The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-29
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Thursday evening. The seating capaG-
ity Of the room was taxed 10 its
limit and many persons we're com
PEELED to stand. There we're q num-
Der Of ladiee and gentlemen on the
stage. The speakers we're introduc-
ed BY j. l. McCiear, who presented
Mrs.. Anna Mexican White. Mrs.
White spoke under the auspices Of
the INSTRUMENTATION Society Of
Women, the strongest organization of
the kind in the world. This society
is composed Of over 400. 900 women
banded together for the betkerment
Of the moral and social condition OF
humanity and has always been very
active aganist the Mormons. Mrs.
White IL also one Of the leading
workers in the home aud foreign mis-.
siOns Of the Presbyterian church and
in ali her meetings in Idaho has met
with a warm reception from the
members Of the churches and minis
tiers and says that in most com
munities the elergymen have given
her the greatest assistance.
She prsfaoed her remarks with an
explanation as 20 her church belief
and politics, this in REPUTATION Of re-
porte that had been industriousIy
circulated b. persons who seemed
afraid 10 have the people come ont
and hear Mormonism discussed from
nonpartisaB point Of view. She
said that she had been raised a
Presbyterian and spent some time in
Utah a. q missionary ia the interest
Of that denomination. teaching both
secular znd Sunday schools. She
detailed the home life and religious
practices 81 the Mormon church, re-
citing the horrors Of sisters being
united in marriages. in many cases to
one man. The secret of the end0w-
ment house were too revolving for her
to repeat 70 3 mixed audience, bnt
polyRamons marriages we're common
aud no secret was made Of the matter
The head officials Of the church
practieed aud preached polygamy aud
the organization is one big political
and commercial machine. in which
the mAnipnlatoFs accounted TO no
one for the moDey received She said
that she was = republican sud that
politics had nothing to do with her
being sent out from Philadelphia TO
discuss this question with the women
OF Idaho The women Of the east
were Interested only in the question
IS moral che and were anxious TO
assist their sisters in Idaho by giving
them their support and encourage
ment The eyes OF the women OK the
civilized world were turned toward
ldsho. The lsdies Of tbs east were
denied ths right Of suffrage. they had
30 rote. bnt the women OF this state
were granted that gTeat privilege and
she Vsut0d them, when they went
into the voting place e cast their
bBllut aqaiast the polygansaus mon
ster. the octopus that uas threaten
ing the monsls and Chrisi51R lie q
ihe uation She said That in foreign
iauds whore she had tEaFelea, America
was pointed 80 a. the home Il the
EpolyEamist Il made her blash for
shame. She told OF the successful
efforts Of her great wonaus organ
ization e anseat Brigh8m Roborts
as a congressman ard 81 his opeu
boast that BE- was a pol5gmaist and
did not intend TO give up the pract-
+ ico she CALLED attention To the
tight that the women we're making
against Smoot. La closing, she
made an eloquent appeal 20 the
women Of Idaho 60 go THOR duty TO
home and their sex by voting right
on this great moral question Dur
ing her remarks she was frequently
applauded
C. III Jackson. chairman Of the
democratic state central committee,
followed Mrs. White in an address
of thirty minutes. tie conaued him
self chiefly 10 the Mormon question,
showing that Rorah IS insiacete la
his present position II defense 81 me
Z Mormpns Borah is mos the paid
attorney Of Reed Smeot retained TO
defend him before TIE senate com
mittee. MF. jackson said that twenty
easus Of polyEamy had beeu presented
to Mr. Borah for prosecution, but he
had so far taken NO action In the
matter. He detailed the interference
Of the church In politics and names
Attorney General Regley, the state
officer who oonstrues our lave, 81
polygamist who hss taken plural
wife since fhp manifesto.