The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-12
STRONG ADDRESS
OF MRS. DUBOIS
Wife of Idaho Senator Discusses the
Mormon Question.
PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN
J. ELLEN FOSTER RAKED OVER
THE GOALS.
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ikIASHINGTON, April 11-Ars Fred
wv y. Dubois made a speech this
afternoon on the Mormon uues-
ton at O. largely attended meeting of
the Woman's Home Missionary as
ISOLATION held at Hamlin Methodist
church, this city. Mrs. Dubois was
warmly applauded many times during
her address. which was delivered
without notes and in very effective
manner. Mrs. Dubois said in part:
Il am known as a lover of children
and stand for all that will make child
hood better. so that when 1 say
come 10 you today to make plea for
the Mormon baby you will not be
surprised.
Senator HOar's Charge.
During the testimony taken by
privileges and elections committee last
year Senator HOar questioned Presi-
dent Joseph +. Smith concerning Nor
mon violation of the anti-pOlyEamy
laws and disregard of the revelation
promulgated by President Woodruff
which required the MormOns to alb
stain from polygamy, at the close Of
the questioning Senator HOar said:
You are directly bringing children
into the world against the laws of God
ana laws of man. Smith answered.
4 suppose 1 am.
Plea for the Children.
To-day 1 come to YOU" Mrs. Du-
bois continued. ION account Of this
testimony and the oUtra geOus inGif-
ference Of that answer. I would not
enter the arena to help the Mormon
women of Utah. for these women sus-
tanned President Smith when he re-
turned from Washington. but I am
pleading for children who come into
the world oUtcasts. ] am pleading for
assistance to break the influence of
the powerful hierarchy that threatens
10 overturn the government and
break down the lofty ideals of child
HOOD. pure motherhood and noble
WomanhOod. and destroy the bulwark
or our nation American home"
Roosevelt Quoted
Mrs. Dubois then called attention to
ana read the report Of Apostle Hyrum
Mack Smiths remarks in which he
claimed President Roosevelt would
give the MOrmOns square deal She
recalled President RooseveIt's ad-
dress on March Il. at the National
Congress of Mothers when he said:
But the nation il in a bad way if
there - no real home. If the family is
not of the right kind: if the man is
not a good husband and father if he is
brutal cowardly or selfish
Commenting ON this she said:
II do not charge that Mormon hus-
bands as individuals are brutal. or
coWardly- but 1 do charge that the
system they represent il brutal. selfish
and cOWardly-'
System is Brutal.
The president in his address said.
Il believe in Woman'S keeping her
Self-respect just as l believe i'm mans
uo"lE so / believe i'm her rights just
IS l believe in mans"
Il shall never forget our presidents
hook as he turned to the officers of
the congress and, raising his hand i'm
the gesture we all know so well said.
! want every one i'm this house tonight
To know I mean every word ! say
SO / say to you that the president
VIII never disappOint the million and
halt OF women by standing for sys-
tenn that entraDS defenCeleSS women
m foreign lands. brings them to OuI.
shores without funds under false rep
seSentauons and forces upon them a
SNS IN of harcm life worse than the
life of an inmate of Turkish harem.'
We IN the congress of mothers know
the president would not stand for traf-
tic such as this and Hyrum Smith did
not pay President Roosevelt a compIi-
viii stand by us"
Roast for J, Ellen Foster.
Mrs. Dubois then devoted attention
10 Mrs J. Ellen Foster and Mrs Ida
Husted Harper. who have essayed to
defend Mormonism. and said:
Every church society and every pa
per available must be used to Kill the
viper of polygamy that is being
warmed in our fireSide and will rise I'D
and sting our children. When women
Ike Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper and Mrs
J. Ellen Foster, to whom God has en-
trusted unusual powers. use these now
ers for wire pulling or low party gains
they viii answer TO the master of the
universe for wrong use of their talents
and viii soon reap the benefit of their
lack of principle through people not
believing i'm them"
Politics and Morality.
Mrs. Dubois quoted from one of Mrs.
Fosters Idaho speeches III which she
SAID moral questions should have no
place in politics. and said she would go
further than Mrs. Foster and say that
politics should play no part in moral
questions. She defined her own posi-
ton by saying.
II believe ina equal suffrage. but I do
not believe i'm women wire pullerS.
Every pure woman Mas lofty ideals
lAldt sic II tlA lIl8 TO reach MIS- FOS-
ter cannot come to our state and tell
our women that a moral question does
not concern them. Our strong western
women know and feel their duty to-
ward the uplifting OF their homes. They
stand for all that is pure. strong and
lofty and they are mighty influence
whenever they attend national meet
ings of women i'm the east
In closing Mrs. Dubois said.
We who are striving for better wo-
manhood. higher motherhood and purer
childhood have felt the majestic infiu-
ence of our hOnOred president in our
midst and in our western parlance l.
too, would say he will give US a square
deal, but if I mistake him not that
square deal viii be on the side Of legal
lied childhood and sanctified mother
hood
ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Seattle Wash