The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-07

combed with MormonIsm. The national
Government can not do much TO suppress
the polygamous practices In the States,
but at present 1t has the power under
Territorial government to eXterminate
this hideous evil In Arizona and 1t should
exercise its authority vigorously and per-
slstcntly before Arizona Is admitted into
the Union. II Arizont Is admitted to
the Mormons Will flock into the State In
sufficient numbers TO control IL, and that
they Will defy the laws against polygamy
as they arc now doing in Utah and Idaho.
According to Prof Wolfe. the promise
OF the Mormons to renounce polygamy in
Utah is being violated every day, and
there is no way to punish the offenders.
Judges. juries and prosecuting attorneys
gre aormons and IL Is impossible TO wins
dicate the law. The Woodruff manifesto,
In which It was announced that "reye-
lation" had been received direct from
heaven declaring that polysamy should be
| Ienounccd, was trick of the Mormon
| elders to deceive Congress and secure
| Statehood. Polygamy Is practlced openly
| and detiantly today in Utah. The Nor
| mons laugh in their sleeves and go on
multiplying wives. There has not been
n case brought I'm the State court of Utah
| for violation of marriage laws since Utah
became q State
This ex-Mormon professor gives a curl
| Gus insight Into the attitude Of the Nor
mon women toward polygamy. II was
! thought that they had been deceived and
! forced into polygamy against all the high
! er instincts Of their womanhood, and that
| when they were given the right OF suf-
| frage they would emancipate themselves.
| On the contrary they are enthusiastically
in favor of plural marriage and have
| voted 10 protect II as an Institution OF the
| church. Prof. Wolfe says
1T is not difficult TO see how the church
authorities secure their despotic power. 1T
| Is easy TO see why men In the church and
| especially those who are supported I'm
| luxury by the church, are In favor OF
| polyGamy. At frst glance IT Is difficult,
however TO see how women can consent
| to this infamous system. They are for the
| most part high minded, pure minded wo-
| men. They are not actuated by the mo-
| tlvcs which influence the men ns whole.
| But the great bulk OF Mormon converts.
| especially among the women, are foreign
| crs. They are brought thousands OF miles
| from their homes All ties arc severed.
| The Old World is far away Their fears.
| their emotions are more easily worked
| upon They arc more religious by nature
| They are made to believe that their soul s
| salvation, their husbands spiritual well
| fare. their chlldrcn's eternal safety, de-
| pend upon their fidelity 10 the church,
| their observance OF It's laws. 'Crcscitc IT
| multiplied mini is tho motto OF the church
| Increase and multiply; bring forth emil
| dren To the glory OF God and OF Zion,
| Some tremendous Internal change Ia
wrought by the diabolical lamentations.
| ceremonials and orgies OF the Temple.
| They go In women like other women,
| They come out with every higher instinct
| warped and distorted and nodded to suit
| the carnal minds of men 10 whom they
| arc scaled. They submit to conditions
which In their own country. II they are
| foreigners. or anywhere else, when they
| were Gentilcs. would make them revolt.
| Every instinct of womanhood rebels
| against conditions which they accept with
| apparent chcerfulness, even with religious
| enthusiasm. Gentllcs are filling the papers
| every day with the manifestations Of this
| spirit OF revolt which is innate In all wo-
| men What Is It that stiles 1t i'm the
| Temple? cannot tell you."-kansas
| City Journal.