The Washington times., 1905-03-15
NEGRO CHILDREN THEME
OF ADDRESS TO MOTHERS
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woman has. Is this a race cha raeterzs!
istic? Our hope lies in the children.
and to them we must look for an m
crease in right-doing, But out OF exeiy
seven negro children born four die, ms
should be remedied by day nurseries Tor
the children of working women.
Frem Mr.. and Mrs. a. a. Bifney
have always received the greatest moral
support in my work for the Washington
kindergarten training school for ne,
groes- Without them, | am afTaio,
could not have carried on the WoTk
The. race problem, claim. can nsgsr tsstts
be settled until the children OF petl
races are brought up to be the pss11
possible men and women. -!
: Mrs Murray then, told several stores
TO Illustrate the beneficent efects oA
kindergartens on negro children
Juvenile Court Law.
MrsF Fred T. Dubois. treasurer OF the
congress. announced that word was TO-
day received from Idaho that the Juve-
nile court law had finally passed the
Legislature of that state, and had peeh
signed by the governor
Mrs, Warner, State organizer fof Der
aware stated that the child labor law
has passed the lower house of the Deia-
ware Legislature. without a dissenting
voice. Both announcements <feeeiseo
much applause from the congress.
A vigorous attack on Mormontsm ey
Senator Fred l. Dubois of Idano, was
the feature of the session of the Ma
the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Senator openly accused the Nor,
mons of practicing polygamy TO-DAY, ~ aIso
warned the Republican party that MOT
mons are politically insineefe. ne saia.
1T may be true that Reed Snnoot rs
not a polygamist; II may be true thaI ne
has not soIemuized plural marriage cares
monies; but he surely. knows al apoas
the polygamous practices or lelaeIs "
the church and of the plural ma ma Ias.,
practices of those men VINO nave oeeH
selected by leaders of the chufcn iof
ladmission into this order He wouia m
fdeed be a dull man IL he could nolo t,le n
| high station which he does ana not oe
cognigant of the facts.
Furthermore, in all the preaching
| that he has ever done as an apostle Tor
| a sermon. against the practice OF plural
| marriage. It is too late for MN TO 40
50 now with any effect.
Once Were Democrats.
"The Morn1ons voted the Republican
| ticket at the last election. They are
selecting Republican Senators and Con-
gress smen wherever they can. During
Mr. CIeveland's Administration they
were all Democratic, and If Demo-
cratic President should be elected in
four years from now they would turn
again 20 the Democratic party. L wlSa
| to give my solemn warning to the Re-
publicans that they should not be mis1ed
| into thinking they have allies In the
| Mormon hierarchy.
| THE Mormon hierarchy hopes 20 nave
an ally in the Republican party 1t
| would please them equally 10 have the
| Democratic party as their ally, and &c
give the Democratic party their. support
| II the Democratic party were in power.
| with the power of this organ 81 lion
| spreading so rapidly over the siitire
| Western country, carrying with 1t every
| where the poison of poiygamy, our only
! hope Is in the good women of the United
| States.
Living in FoIggamy.
THE president of the Mormon Church
and more than one-haIf of the apostles
are openly living in poIygamy today.
| 1t is known that new polygamous mar
riages are being constantly entered fnto.
The political strength of this oT6aniza
ton has increased until now. IT addi-
tion to absolutely controlling Utah, they
hold the balance of power in Idaho and
| wyoming, and are spreading over and
! threatening Oregon and Nevada, and
/ have a following of no inconsiderab bic
! Importance in otner Western States
/ Mrs Schoff, in introducing Mr.. Du-
/ bois said the mothers owed him a gTed.
y deal because he fought for their homes
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis. chairman ri
| the legislative committee. also praised
Reed Snloot, Senator from Utah.