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Show STANDARD. ANTr-POLYGAM- Y 76 writes that Miss Tichnor, also well o known in this Territory is doing the cause of justice great service in the BALT LAK10 CITY, UTAH, JAN., 183. Eastern States, and her missionary lectures are awakening a deep intefggp Entered at the Post- Ojjice in Salt rest in Utah. And so the leaven is mail working, and by and by wo shall Lake City , Utah, as second-clas- s matter . see the clouds break away, and the sun of Freedom shine out on this beHUtnl month y by Tint Standard Iiiiuhiiinu land. of ho Woman's NiUlounl Anti Poliiuny nighted Tin Ii Comi-a-Nt- . t ui 8 wlftjr, WHOSE IB THE FAULT? Olio Oil!', Ill Six month" Tliron luouthi A v') K KM ITTANCKS: We rojls-toroi- l nmy bo mmlo by iltaT, lmnioy onlor or lu mblioxn O!tto lull, lottoi, nt our lUk. Ulus Pint iti'iulttiuuon lurlthliiui; County tunl Htato. Tim ivoolpt of the impor nmy bo or tbo h ibrn'ilpMon stut us. lon.-iiloro- tbo il ic arc constantly in receipt of letters from friends of the cause in all parts of the land, the burden of whose cry is, what a disgrace, that Congress has so Anti-polygam- l?t AilvortNomontii limoitoil nt ror.'otmblo into- -, tunl nbonbl toil 'h tm ou or boforo tbo loth of i ;u h month, to Itmuro loo In tbo jinort'i'itliuii nnmbor. to Ton Anti Poiauaw Aibliv-o- i nil ronimnniorttloua STVNimun. 1. O lboc :KT, Salt Lnko City, t t ih. Corivn'omliMioo m1k no it from ioiiu n In all part a of tbo Tointory, winch luu-- t lnno tbo uim of tbo wiltor, not for I'ublloniion but im n guaranty of po! fa'th y long ignored the Mormon question; and allowed the plague spot to attain its present monstrous proporWe agree with yon, good tions!' friends, as to the shame of the thing, but let us reason together a few moments, review the situation, and see to whom the disgrace prop- In-to- Mm. Ann Kb? Yon is, of Hi'to Crook, Mioh, d ! tbo to d m du y H'ltho-ir.opoi oral Hkoot ot tti Standard, hi rnb-- i riotloim nud lonrr ict tor a liortim i.u nt". erly belongs. The law abiding element of Utah s population, American citizens, who are entitled to the protection of the National Government, who reject the laws of the country, and whose only desire is to see 'those laws obeyed, have spent time, energies and means in trying to have Con-gre- s 1 e OiUerrs of the Womans National 1 tftimy Society, Balt akt l it) , Utah. Anti-Foi- Sarah rnm hi l? A X ohf, PtvSdoi Fnomsan, A. C ! r ixo v R. Ciuxm Ku, J Kt t K.x fro- -. ' n. Mam r'T K "ix'ti'r, m At, ft ir auk Cm-rtluura, .Marian M A Ham i.v M M'T A .1 HVks.iV? h. J nwirts Jt'tu Coi,." M.o. J W. Sno. , i V c.' l'ro.1, In its IMU. R 'COrdt"H OfN t ' w k, Tnt'i l'lK Its I a; '' 10 Sn rotary. .ir. 't M ITT Kit .i v, l.fC. is'.r l..iut, Cot V Sruna P,n .Mr-KWimun'i Ati,nt TuomI o r.'t ", v mi CO L. intl-l'olycm- t !a I'ASl'OKS hkmi. . A lUss. Corv; otdi C. Lam A. Knti'.m. t iv A. xmi i o, Yooa ll. WlU.AKD. 11 AM'S r, ui A .V. Piur "oo.oty. Ini y'i o.ont y i,v!i mo.itt of sc CHMMIAN nu nib. on the order of their acting, in haste gress of the United States. We apto obey. The statute asked for peal again to every loyal citizen will be fjrthcomiug. quickly and decisively on the Sd you see, in order that we may question, and if Congress is dishave tie needed legislation from posed to be lax in the matter, let to-ac- t Congress, you, the people, must help us. TliesG Congressmen will not act on this, or any other important question, unless you, their constituents, are at their backs. The average legislator is never above the usual courage of his constituents, and his action is never above the Hut when he usual measure. knows that it is your will, who have sent him to Congress, that he shall act in this matter, he will heed you, and stand not on the order ot his Now, acting in his haste to obey. if you want to see priestly despotism broken up in Utah, the foul moral cancer of polygamy extirpated, the fair fame of the nation vindicated, and Americanism bury dead Mormonism out of sight, you need only to speak the word, and it is done! Need we remind you, that once before, in the history of this ogreat nation, a small evil was allowed to grow undisturbed, until it absorbed so manv interests, and waxed so great by what it fed upon, that when the linal struggle came between it and Freedom, it was at the cost of a convulsion that nearly took make provision for the execu- the nations life. It is to be hoped tion of its own lawn. and the inac- that hi" tory will not repeat of polygation of that body 1ms well driven my. what it lias written of slavery. tiii- loyal element to despair, and But there is jimt one chance to almost engendered contempt for a prevent it. Behind Congress, bloodGovernment that permits a handful less corporations, and venal newsofdishnal and rebellious foreigners papers, stand YOU, the PEOPLE, to keep it at bay, and defy all law and wlii'n it is known that vou art in earnest the fact is accomand authorin'. Nineteen years ago. the people ot plished. Therefore, it remains for to PEOPLE sav the United State, through their YOU, the whether Mormon nolvgamv and v representatives enacted a law, which Cluuvh in nile temporclearly expressed their wishes in reshall al - the constituents of each member show him what is his duty in the premises. 4i mjm A NEW . BOOit. In the early issues of the Stand- ard , published a number of autobiographical sketches, the personal experiences of women, both first and plural waves, in polygamy. Thesfc editions were soon exhausted, but the fame of the stories had gone abroad, and we were repeatedly urged to republish them for the benefit of new readers. MY are glad to announce that they are soon to be published in book form together with other ncwr and interesting matter, under the title of the MYomen of Mormonism.' A Heart History, published as a Serial in these columns, will also be included and there will be an introduction from the eloquent pen of Miss Frances E. Willard, President of the MYmaus Christian Temperance Association. There can be no duubf. but this book if extensively circulated, will he a powerful agent in awakening the women of the country to the position of their sisters in Utah. At the time of their paLli-c.tio- n in the Slamljid , it was universally said that those stories needed no corroboration, tli2y carried e unietinn with them. A iadv well known in the highest lif entry and social circles oi the land wiote toils, that she was in a large c y where a gentleman who had vis'ted Utah was expatiating upon the h.appiue and ei Mentment existing among polygamous famllie. he red had fort if: c 1 me. wre de"-gr.adi- ng Will every pastor who revives a copy of thi j aper kindly read the Alyval therein contained to his congregation. and give the Petition to s v.ne aetive Iad to obtain signatures. affairs go down peaceably, relation. The If extra e 'pie of the Sion bird are card to the marriage 1 w a or in within decade, the perish desired, they can he obtained by ap- Supreme Court has decided they MY she said, ai.d I blood and wreck a civil of war. and declared do had a to so. of the right plication to the Secretary and placed snjh an shall have more to sav to yvou noon law constitutional. that Woman' National j, fore the astonished gathering, that this subject hereafter. tha WISH Hut nineteen Let for Lake years Salt Oitv. us Society, completely domed the Mormon apnew aa e the cordial of lias been disregarded in Utah NON C.K1TLATE THE ANTI-FIFE l - ologist, so tnat he made hi exit as all the women of the land, and their sneered at. The law which binds T10N.'. soon as lie conveniently could v in State the of united effort for the expulsion of the citizens every Prof. C.G.G. Paine, Detioir, Midi js Geo. (J. Cannon, an alien and a pol- Union fails to bind the citizens of It has ben decided that the thepuoJisaer oi the Women of from the Con- Utah. GtuPue polygamists go to Campbell-Cannon- contest shill ygamous an i he d sires to obtain to iiil. a Mormon polvsramist iroes for in come consideration the gress of the United States. up w c in o ww active, reliable V v v V. uu-pan- Anti-polyga- on N I- Mor-moni'- law-break- in er I1 agents House of Repreentatives on the of the Congress. country. is this so, 10th of January. 1SS2. And whv, do von MY do not w o k ac u $ r ro u g i a v. j and whose fault is it'.' MY answer, know what is the cause of this postFnMto 'I r tine of t:oi s At'.! uli :il The Worn in's Orgmizition for it i your fault, yours, the people ponement but we do know that it any .Mvihj, the suppression of polygamy held a u ho daiiv erv cut against the enor- - is an advantage to Cannon, in so On Sunday evening Dee. 11th public meeting in Brooklyn. N. Y. mity of polygamy, and the di."grace much as it enables him to bring it t nation! doubt is to he if vou on Dec. brd which was a great from Utah to work the Woman's National sue- it, . cess. We are informed by a pri- wait a moment, and we will prove for him. M'ithin the past day u Society held a public meetin,f it. from letter a vate friend that Rev. two, we have heard of several prom- in the Metnodi"t Church. There i k v s tin e ry q notion , inent Mormons, men of wealth and was a Maker M. Harrows, forme! lv of Salt In s p ea n g of large attendance of our best Lake City, delivered an address a prominent member of Congress ability who are going to M'ahing citizens, nod of those gco l and true which completely eloetiiied the largo has said to t he American citizens of ton immediately to lobby for Can women who are always ready to and enthusiastic audience. Sever d Utah, The Supreme Court has iu-- non s admission as delegate from reach out a helping hand to others. other prominent and hated a lieediul remedy at the Utah. The M jnnon Church is After the opening exerehos, pruver ministers, also addressed the meet- hands of Congress. Ask for it, and prepared to spend am amount of by Pnd. T. B. Hiltni and singing ing, which it is expected will be whatever else is needed to enabl money necessary to again force pol- by the choir, the acting secretary These the ollicers of Utah to delect, con- ygamy down the throat of the Am announced the productive of grand results. object of the meetCon- erican Nation. meeting will be held frequently vict, ami punish polygamy. which was, to endorse the reing, MY trust that the women of the cent action of the during the winter, and all possible gress may be slow to act, it usually Society in petiefforts made to aroue the people to is. Reformers are not always in country will see the importance of tioning Congress not to allow the the neeosity of a Cion on the Congress; great and wise ones but circulating the petition imimdiately polygamist Camion, to occupy MY wish that the ladies seldom. The Soanaju of the Lni-te- found in another column of this pa- the sent disgraced by him for eight of other cities wen d fallow the exStates is not in the capitol, nor per, and forwarding it to their Rep- years past. In view7 of the fact that Hrook-hs he of White of noble the domiciled lluuse. women Lie in resentative at ample Congress as near that gentlemen had been invited to take Tfa is hands e associations of the date as possible. And whenever it and even if are not sceptre in the part in t his meeting, the statement formed on a permanent bais. large PEOPLE, invoke the aid of the is practicable mass meetings should wis made that the tfooRiv thom inass meetings can be held and the PEOPLE, and when the sovereign be held protesting against the ad- U y only fair to allow them an in suband made interested the Cabinets, and mission of George Q. Cannon an peaks, senators, people to place themselves right,' f. will in and other Another friend stand not and a Congressmen ned alien, ways. ad, polygamist to the Con- - the record; and declare thems ges a-- a. k, V Anti-tm- v Anti-polyga- V my d well-know- n c-li- ATor-qnestio- n. U n. V- - oppm-lunil- en |