The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-29
BUS Wives, Teachers in
Preston, Idaho, Schools, Defy the Law

ton for this outrageous employment OF
PoiHSamous wives. at public cost to
guido the youth OF their district as their
maturing minds unfold in The process of
mental and moral 90 development.
They arc fully aware OF tho effect of
the example: and approve it with rclig-
loiiS zeal This is equally true OF the
county superintendent Of Oneida county,
a Mormon. who IS pleased 10 certify 10
me good moral characters OF these female
sinners against tile law OF God and man
whose license TO leach The youth Of
Oneida. county he grants. Not alone this
but with Ehoulish glce do these trustees
and the superintendent issue and coun-
tersign each month the certificate of in
debtedness against regularly organized
school district in Oneida county, state
OF Idaho. as pay to these two instructors
whose daily example before their rcspec-
tive, classes gives leave. license and en-
coulagemcnt TO the pupils under them
10 emulate their dastardly example.
IL would be a sad commentary on the
intelligence of 1daho's state superintend-
eht ana attorney general if either OF them
were Ignorant OF the fact that in a
United States senatorial inQuisitlon into
the polyeamous relations of the Idaho
apostle OF the Mormon church. Luella
Parkinson was so firmly fastened TO
as TO cause the Mormon church 10 re-
move him from the apostolJtc.
During this Interesting period OF in
quiry into the plural relations of the Nor
mon people as 4 tenet Of their faith. the
incumbent was the state super
intcndent and should keep pace with the
everyday affairs OF the daily papers on
a subject affecting the morals OF quito
a quarter OF the population OF the state
of Idaho while the present attorney gem
eral. the legal advisor OF the board OF
educaiion oil the state OF Idaho now. was
.himself practicing attorney at M9lad,
the seat Of government of Oneida county,
Of which Preston is the metropolis,
b, affect of Ipt1rnp,,, ,,r t,,or,or .,,..,
his pupils is too we'll proven to need COM
mcnt. The wearing apparel Is admired
and ofttimes copied by tho pupil. So are
the manners and customs. II Is the pride
OF the matured man and woman of this
age TO look back down the channels OF
time and honor at the lesson for good
and akin 10 II, on the class bench OF the
dcrout teacher. That these two plural
wives arc dcvout. VIC have no doubt
That they are religious devotees of the
system of plural marriage is evidenced
by the lives they live, That COO children
who draw public money and attend the
schools Of Preston arc coenizant OF tho
marital relations. goes without further
comment. That these two school teach
| crs stand daily In front of young, growing
girls and boys IS living examples of wom
en- who have INDUCED in n system by
which innocent children. with the brand
| Of polygamy stamped indclibly on their
| Drows, arc brought into the world, by no
| choice or voIition Of their own, Is nat
1
the system IS concerned. which applies
| to the trustees al Preston and TO the
county superintendent OF Oneida county.
| That a totally different code of morals is
| expected at the hands of the state Of
| hcials. through a VeDcration Of the COM
| mon rules OF morality. as suggested In
| .Nprcs9 terms by the constitution OF on
state. should and VIII be demanded by
nj least three lourtlls of the people OF
| the state.
| Thrrp spt,1p nom -AJnrnouS i'm Pres
| ton. They feel scandaliZed at the treat
| incnt they are receiving. The laws OF the
| state require them 10 send their children
To the public schools under compulslon-
! II also requires them 10 pay their share
o! the taxes 10 maintain tho schools.
The non -Mormous Of the community
are powcrle3s to overcome the condition
by their OWN cXcrtions. They are on the
bottom Of the heap and cannot extricatc
themselves They can read the constitu-
ton of their state and their nation and
rally around the llag OF their country by
day and by night, but President George
6. Parkinson Of tic Oneida stake of Zion
is at the helm. and his half~sister Luclla
Is the polygamous wife OF Matthias +.
Cowley. the former Idaho apostle of the
church. and the only possible hope for
relief from this condition in which this
handful OF Americans find themselves is
through tho state officials. II lis UP 10
them and they cannot evadc or dodge
responsibility.