The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
THE REVIVAL OF POLYGAMY.

With regard TO the recrudcscencc Of
polygamy, VIC presume that there is no
doubt in the public mind as TO the facts
There can be no reasonable doubt about
the main fact. The instances arc too
many, the tendencies of the head Of the
church arc too well known, his defiant
attitude on the question has been pro-
claimed in trumpet tones, so that there
is no doubt but that the attitude Of
President Smith and of those who wish
to preserve what they call ga chosen
seed, - are combining To make polygamy
the one great popular sacrament of
the church--if it is allowable to use the
word sacrament in SO odious sense,
In pursuance OF our showing in this
matter. VIC have a note from a gentle
man in the southern part of the State,
in which the following occurs; 81 have
been reading your attacks on polygamy
during the Inst two years. During the
time from 1901 to 1908 | was out of the
State and did not realize the extent 10
which the practice was carried, Now
| do not care how many wives Mormons
have, providing there is no deceit and
hypocrisy in il. But / know they are
living lie, the leaders and their polyg'
amous friends The writer of that is
still member Of the Mormon church,
but he senses the odiousness Of the re,
vived polygamous situation, and OBJ
lects strongly TO the position taken by
the leaders Of his church on this ques-
ton; and he adds: 81 consider that
denounce the hypocrisy the church
leaders have practiccd. My life has
been one trail Of trouble, caused through
perfidy and deceit of those leaders,
We are entirely satisfied that this re.
crudescence of poIygamy is general
throughout the Mormon communities
New polvgamy is plentiful right here in
Salt Lake. There is a good deal of il
In the county outside Of the city. In
all parts of the State we hear of it. We
hear of it in Mexico, in Canada. in
Idaho, in Wyoming. In Oregon, IN Colo.
rado, in Nevada, and in Arizona No
such general revival could possibly make
| Roadway unless IT was supported and
ENCOURAGE at the headquarters Of the
church.
il is absolutely idle for the Mormon
writers and speakers to deny church re.
sponsibility for this new polygamy, IT
is idle for any one TO undertake TO say
that ii is a matter Of religion or re
| liQious rights, for all that plea was
given up when the leaders agreed tc
abandon polygamy, and when the church
adopted the manifesto in its genera
conference of October, 1890 But what
ever may be said as to the Interpretation
of that manifesto, Though the theI
president of the church, MILFORD Wood
ruff. said that 1T prohibited unlawful
cohabitation ns we'll rs polygamous mar
riages,) all are agreed that it certainly
prohibits the formation of new polygam
Gus relations. There is no difference OF
opinion about this. Even Presidcn
Smith the special friend, cncourager
advocate and defender OF polygamy, ad
mits that, Hc admits also that there il
no defense for these new polygamou
| ldeGcs llC dtulNo lidl lutN dI'
under the ban of the church And ye
under his administration, new polyga
nous marriages have been entered int
at rate that was not even approached
in tho old days before the manifesto
We are entirely safe in saving tina
there have been more new polygamou
marriages in the last five years in tn
Mormon church than in any other fv,
: years of history of the church. We hav
printed list Of close upon one hundre'
of these new polygamsts. Not on
of them has denied the status in whicl
! that any one of them can truthful,
make denial. But in view Of the sup
posed inviola bic secrecy in which thes
polygamous relations are formed, il
view of the fact that members Of tb
church who know of them would den,
that knowledge under oath in court, il
view of the fact that every polygamist
, by oath and by every obligation tina
can be imposed, is bound 10 sccrcc
with respect TO them. it is fair to assum
+ that whore Que becomes known, fen o
even n hundred may be formed and no
9 known, In some cases so very great j
c the secrecy imposed that the woma
married into polygamy is not allowe
, to know who performs the marriag
i. ceremony. and is kept in the dark n
S much as it is possible to keep in tn
0 dark 4, participant in this unhoIy, vii
: ceremony.
4 IL is no wonder that the formidabl
] list We have printed is attracting
). great deal Of attention. Ii is no wonde
e that the members Of Missionary Unio
i of this city have taken notice Of til
!. conditions disclosed, and have expressc
{ their desire for the Union TO Ego o
record as dcploring the continued ev
;. dence through common report and tn
X public press of the recrndescence G
J. polygamy''; and those members al
J. perfectly correct in saving that Esn