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Show ANTI-POLYGAM- 02 STANDARD. Y Salt Lake Academy. to you for that solution, you cannot commence your work.in anymore effective manner than by expelling The Trustees of the Salt Lake a and alien an Cannon, George Q. Academy intend erecting a new felon from your Honorable Body. building for that institution, and are looking out for an eligible site. The THAT PLEA FOR TOLERATION. building will cost in the neighborof is he one the because Congress hood of $25,000, $10,000 of which ablest and most strenuous upholders amount of has been provided by the New North We surrender a he thought the danger past, he returned to Salt Lake City, and not only urged polygamy upon his hearSALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MARCH, 1831. ers in the Mormon Tabernacle, but recommended that they marry wives e in the Salt Entered, at 3r in pairs. 7nail Lake City , Utah as second-clas- s George Q. Cannon was elected to Mnti-iolm- Mandat'd, mu Post-Offic- matter. mouth y by The Standard Pcblibhivo The Organ of the Women's National ciety. Issue-- l Anti-Polygam- TERMS: One Year, In advance Six months Three month $1.00 50 REMITTANCES: P. Remittances may be made by draT, money order or registered letter, at oar rick. Give Post Office address in full, Including County and State. The receipt of the paper may be considered the receipt for the subscription sent us. Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates, and should reach ns on or before the 15th of each month, to insure insertion in the succeeding number. Address all communications to The Standard, P. 0. Box 385, Salt Lake City, Utah. Correspondence solicited from women in all parts of the Territory, which must have the name of the writer, not necessarily for publication but as a guaranty of good faith. Anti-Polygam- y Mrs. Ann El za Young, of Bitte Creek. Mich , is the duly authorized to general agent of the Standard, and receive snbst riptions and contract for advertisements. i- - Officers of the Womans National Anti-Po- lj gamy Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sarah A. C oke, President. I ' Hamilton, Jennie a. Froiseth, (Vue Presidents. Mary A. James, Recording Harriet K Bane, Corresponding Secretary. Jeannette C. Lawrence, Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Lura C. Douglas, Julia A. Kimball. Mary A. Lloyd. Cordelia A. Smiiii, E. M. Fisher. Selina Boukof ky, M. A. Srcr-tary- Woman's National . Society. Anti-Polyga- Meets on Firet Tuesday In each month at Independent lla'l at 3:30 r. m. TO OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS. As it seems to be a matter of doubt in Washington especially, in common with other parts of the country regarding the family relations of Geo. Q. Cannon, and as he denied before a committee of a former house that he was living in violation of the laws of the land, the Standard, the organ of the WoSomens National ciety, begs leave to submit the foland uncontrolowing vertible facts before your Honorable Body. It is left for you to decide whether the said George Q. Cannon is a fit personage to sit among the law makers of our country, or if his presence in the halls of Congress is not an open insult to the loyal and virtuous women of America. George Q. Cannon is one of the twelve apostles of the Mormon Church, an organization which politically dominates the Territory of Utah, and which claims to be above the laws of the country. He and his fellow apostles have long taught and practiced polygamy, in contravention of an act of Congress which makes it a felony. Until about two years ago he pretended to believe the law unconstitutional, and has given that as one reason for disregarding it. Now that the Supreme Court, the highest tribunal of the United States has decided it to be constitutional, he still disobeys it, continuing todefy the national authority. At one time when he apprehended that the Government intended dealing rigidly with the Mormon peculiar institution, he promised in Washington publicly to use his influence with his followers to discontinue the shameful practice if offences were condoned. When Anti-Polygam- well-know- y n anti-polygam- past large His our this month to the exclupresence in Washington is a great sion space of the Housekeepers corner, encouragement to his fellow poly- and much other interesting matter gamists, and his repeated nomina- to the proceedings of the public tion to such a high and honorable Soof the National A-position is in pursuance of a threat-mad- meetiug A word of explanation in by the .late Brigham Young ciety. to this document may not be that he would thrust polygamy regard of place, especially as there are down the throat of the American out Allow us to ask whose many conflicting opinions about its people. fault it is that this petty despot authenticity, many still holding to Moris over 100,000 slaves has been per- the belief that it a genuine mitted to continue to insult the en- mon production, while others recognize in it only the pen of the satir-es- t, tire American nation. Though but, while it may not be given George Q. Cannon, while in Wash- at the Council Chamber of the Bisington conveniently forgets that he hops and Elders of the Church of n has more than one wife it is Latter-da- y Saints, but be only a in Salt Lake that he is married to four women with whom he satire, written for the purpose, perlives and openly introduces as his haps, of calling attention to the lax of the disgraceful institution. y y well-know- divorce laws of some of our States, wives. Their names and the number yet it conveys the impression that of their children are as follows: the same laxity does not prevail in First wife, Elizabeth lloagland Utah. In the letter is this Cannon has six children, four sons calculated to do respect, as much harm as if and two daughters. it really emanated from the MorSecond wife, Sarah Jane Jenny, mons, for the reason, that, although has four sons and one daughter. the satire is perceptible to the iniThird wife, Eliza Tinney, has two tiated throughout the entire docuchildren, boys. ment, yet it is certain to deceive the Fourth wife, Martha Tilley, has majority of people who know five children, twin girls and nothing about Utah and her peculiar institutions. Thousands of peothree boys. who have read that document, George Q. Cannon is an alien hav- ple have without doubt imbibed the ing never been properly naturalized according to the Laws of the United idea, that polygamy is not enStates, as ean be proven beyond the forced in Utah, and that the mild polygamists of shadow of a doubt by the Deseret and patriarchal Deseret do really grant their early News of which he was editor for a number of years, and this fact alone partners something of their divided renders him ineligible to a seat in affection, that they do not banish them from their old and happy the American Congress. We might perhaps go further and homes, but cherish and comfort them inform your Honorable Body how it in the consciousness of their fading Many thousands of peois a matter of common rumor that charms. one of George Q. Cannons sons has ple may think perhaps that the picture drawn of one of our godly lately taken a second wife by the elders and his patriarchal household express advice of his father in or- with his affectionate wives and der to show his contempt and defiance of the United States laws and thronging children is true to nathat the ture; and government. But in this connection, of Utah isimagine to thatpolygamy of Consuperior we would remind you that as the Mormon people enter into these necticut or Indiana. They may not be able to as to the polygamous relations in secret the perhaps between judge the simultaneous prosecuting officers of the Govern- analogy ment find it impossible to procure polyandry of Puritan States and the consectutive polyandry of Desevidence, because all the particieret. And while the satirest may pants in, and witnesses of the cere- be at to call attention to somony, are sworn to secrecy, and cial liberty that need to be wrongs righted upon examination either refuse to wherever is they exist, yet it scarcetestify or testify falsely. It may be his province, as a true reformer, that the said son of George Q. Can- ly to veil so his satire that s non has left his second wife home with her parents, and will not claim of the people mistake it for truth. her openly until three years have Already thousands throughout the are asking these questions? passed from the date of the marriage, country Mormon polygamy all the Saints when he can do so with impunity in Is represent it to be ? Do not the Morthe present state of the law. mon laws sanction, or permit But in regard to some adequate divorces in their Territory? The legislation which will make these National Society underlakes.to anevasions of the law impossible, the swer these and also to Standard will have more to say to show that questions, polygamy, easy divorce at Honorable some future Body your and are triplets, born time. In the mean time, however, from immorality the violation of the sacred we would suggest, that as the signs of marriage. times indicate the of has nine-tenth- or-dian- the ce West Educational Commission and the balance is to be raised in this Territory. We trust that our citizens will respond to the best of their ability when called upon to subscribe to this fund. There is no better wav of Americanizing the Territory than by multiplying such institutions as the Salt Lake Academy. But if we may, be permitted we would like to make a suggestion to our Congregationalist friends in regard to the location of the new Academy. Let it be in that part of the city less accessible to the St. Marks Schools on First South street are convenient for the north easterners, St. Marys is about the same distance west of Main street, the Methodist and Presbyterian Schools are both centrally located, but in the southern portion of the city there is not any school whatever. A fine location would be the southern part of the 7th or 8th wards. Good Brother Benner, there are many citizens in those wards who would appreciate and patronize the Academy. other schools. Standard. Anti-Polyga- The Standard for February is out, and like all its predecessors is full of matter which should be the concern of every happy woman in America. It is an Anti-Polygam- y appeal for the emancipation of wo- men; it is a protest against that dreadful power which, here in Utah, with the weapons of Superstition and Fear, is beating down the innate and holy instincts of womanhood, outraging her affections, blunting her perceptions and sensibilities, and making her, as nearly as possible. a mere animal, raised to be at first mans plaything, and later his slave. Of course this cannot be accomplished without at the same time lowering and degrading men, for Nature never falters in her ways, and when a wrong is committed against her there is no rest for the wrong-doe- r until she executes ven- in the path of a great wrong, which the Nation seems indifferent to, some worthy ladies have planted this little journal; for months without any adequate help they have kept their journal run- geance. ning, and the men and women who believe in our Republic, and those especially who believe that all that is secure in our form of Government is due to the integrity of the homes behind the Government, should extend a hand to help this struggling journal. In the East where thousands and tens of thousands are given to be expended in missionary work, the people should be made to understand that the biggest possible missionary field in the world is in Utah, and that the period now come for the final solution of Standard is the the Mormon problem, and that, as It is the duty of every wife and herald sounding the alarm here. we do not assume too much in say- mother, to aid in circulating the The paper has for its friends such, y Standard. women as Harriet Beecher Stow,, ing the people of the country look Anti-Polyga- Anti-Polygam- my |