The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-02


TO go riding with him in a closed cab
Soon they stopped and they went in
to a room with curtains stretched
lacross She heard someone speaking
from behind this curtain and when
they returned to the cab she was driv,
en- to this hut and was Informed that
she had been married to him as his
second wife. The next morning he
left and she does not know where he
Is now. One night about mid night
this poor woman came to Frank ] +.
Cannon and begged him to do some
thing so she could get justice but Mr..
Cannon said he conld not since she
had no marriages certificate. $1,000 Hl
The people We're warned about
the Mormon missionaries and she told
the people how to receive the mis-
| sionaries. She said the best way
was to give them cold bath and bid
them go on their journey. | suppose
she calls this Christian hospitality.
She said that recently the church
had sent fifteen girls from Maine to
Utah, thus violating the Mann White
Slave Act and that the church got
a rebate from the steamship compan-
les and railroad companies for every
person sent to Utah.
She showed the Brigham Young
University and the Latter Day Saints
University as types of our schools
but did not show the more advanced
schools as the Agricultural College
and the University of Utah, and said
that science was not allowed to be
taught but that our boys and girls
were rushed through agriculture, man.
ual training or business course so
they could soon get in business and
begin paying tithing. She also show
ed an old time meeting house as
modern type also the Mount Pleasant
school house. % e'l.@t' H
In our dances she said that the
boys stood in the middle Of the floor
and when the music began they all
made bee line for the girl and the
first girl that they came to they grab
bed her by the hand and pulled her
or the floor and made her dance. She
also told of President Joseph Smith
going to prize fight and staying be-
hind the scenes and dancing like a
ten year old boy or South Sea Island
chief. Then she told of her visit to
President Smiths Office and said, Well
really think he is mighty good look
ing and very attractive, anyway
Then she showed picture of George
Q. Cannon, Franklin ID. Richards,
Francis NJ. Lyman and Joseph +.
Smith in prison suits about 1883 and
said she wished that all of our lead
ers were there at present. I did not
think that picture was h disgrace
when we reflect that even Christ and
his apostles were in prison for their
firm belief.
Then she showed the barracks at
Fort Douglas and said 1t was poly
gamy home. When the man fell out
with one wife all he did was swing
around the porch post and he was
home with another one The Bee
Hive house was showed as the home !
Of Brigham Young and his wives and
sad that it was customary When a
Wife wanted him to hang little red
stocking in the window and IT was
not uncommon to see forty three lit
lie red stockings hung up c- IN |
Then she called attention to the
act that in Utah millions of children
we're calling to the law and the peo!'
pie OF this nation to give them a
lame and legalize their birth. These
we're the poor polygamy children
She did not realize that there were
several of these children at her lee
ure and that polygamous children
orm the backbone of the Mormon
,hurch.
Senator Smoot was not forgotten.