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Show ANTI-POLYGAM- Mtetidard, tor. STANDARD. Y One is, they are timid cause so many years of tyranny and oppression have destroyed the powBALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER, 1880, er to think and act for themselves, even in vindication of their own Entered at the Post - Office in Salt Another is, because they mail rights. Lake Cityt Utah , as second-clas- s deem it is hopeless, for they have so matter . long been taught that human law is to interfere with the diIssued month'y by Thk Standard Publishing Compa powerless nt The Organ of the Women's National vine institution, and they think this Society. assertion exemplified in the repeatTERMS ed failures of Congress to give us One Year, in advance $1.00 50 Six months If they should any legislation. 25 Three monttm take a position against it, they REMITTANCES: at every Remittances may be made by drart, money order or regis would encounter opposition tered letter, at our risk. Give Post Office address in full and what would be the result? point, State. and including County all their The receipt of the paper may be considered the rec ipt Complete ostracism from for the subscription sent us. old associations and starvation for their children. If they saw the Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates, and should teach us n or before the 15th of each month, to insure in least hope of accomplishing anyaertion in the succceeding number. thing, they would, as )ou say, rally Address all communications to Thk round the Standard, bat they have Standard, P. 0. Box 385, Salt Lake City, Utah. of the Correspondence solicited from women in all parts no faith whatever in Congress, and Territory, which must have the name of the writer, not necessarily for publication bat as a guaranty of good faith. if the truth must be told, very little for a government that canrespect To the Pastors of Christian Churches: not or will not enforce its own laws, the should this into paper fall If and so they go on living and bearhands of any Minister of the Gospel ing their burdens as best they will he kindly give it to some energetic may. There is, we are forced to admit, lady of his congregation , and ask her to get up a club for it. Will he please call some truth in the above statements. her attention to the appeal at the head of Ye know that many women are imthe 1st page , addressed to the Women of pelled by circumstances to submit to America. Let this subject be kept in what is a constant outrage upon their agitation until public sentiment shall womanhood, but still we would force the enactment of such measures again remind all such of the old that will tend to the total abolition of saying, God helps those who help hemselves. If all the women in the other twin relic of barbarism. his Territory, in the church as well as outtof it, who are conscientiTO T11E WOMEN OF UTAH. ously opposed to polygamy, would A lady, once a Mormon, remark- only come out honestly and fearlessYou ly, and ed to us a few days since: determinedly lend their aid said substantially in the first num- to measures for its abolition, polygber of the Standard that you were amy would receive its death wound. going to try and convince the Mor- The effect of such a step would be mon women that polygamy was not marvellous. We assert with the utfrom God. Take the advice of one most confidence that it would be an who knows, and do not go to that entering wedge that would soon trouble. Upon asking her reasons cause the downfall of the entire infor this advice, she responded, be- stitution. Women of Utah! do not cause the majority of the women do consent to be slaves any longer! not need to be convinced, they Rise up! Rally round the Standard know it already. They have seen of freedom, and join us in fighting too much of the wretchedness and for your deliverance! evil results of the system to believe And let your first act be to supdivine that it has any origin; they port the Liberal candidate for Delehate and condemn it as much as gate to Congress at the coming We have shown before you or I do, and would be glad election. dare not were it abolished, but they how utterly unfit George Q Cannon say so openly. Of the minority the is to represent this territory, the least said the better, for they aie women especially, before the nation. either hypocrites or fanatics, and Assert your womanly rights, and with either class you can do noth- cast your votes for a man who honors womanhood, and who has some ing Our mentor continued: but if respect for the sanctity of the maryou really want to benefit the wom- riage tie. en of Utah, urge upon the country On election day go fearlessly to the necessity of Congress passing the polls, throw aside your dread of some adequate law to prevent any priestly tyranny and espionage and more polygamous marriages, and al- vote for Allen G. Campbell, the so to make' some provision for the nominee of a party whose platform out of will come plural wives who embraces the principles of liberty of it and their offspring. Only give thought uncontrolled by priestly these women some means to prebondage, free and universal educavent their little ones from starving tion, a proper marriage law, and resand you would see how many would toration of dower right. Allen G. never live another day in polygCampbell is the nominee of a party amy. who want to deprive a man of the But why do not these women, power to marry three or four womwe asked, come out, rally round en and raise children by them, so the Standard, and help us in bat- that he will not have the opportutling for their own rights We are nity of saying to the nation, there fighting for them, not for ourselves, are several women who have borne for the Gentile women have no fear children to me, but I have only one of their homes being polluted by wife!' Women of Utah ! can you the pernicious doctrine. to in be or as doubt hesitatate, There are several reasons why which candidate it is your sacred they do not, responded our men duty to support ? Anti-Polyga- : Anti-Polygam- , . A WORD be- FOR OURSELVES. With this issue we commence the second half year of the Standard, and we cannot refrain, on this occasion, from saying a few words about ourselves. Fhst, we tender our thanks to the many kind and noble friends who have rendered us support and patronage to keep our little venture afloat. When this journal was projected, there were many conflicting opinions regarding its necessity and chances of success. Some people denounced it in unmeasured terms, because we had no business to med die with any ones religion, numbers refusing their support because they came here to make money and not to make war on this people; it success, but others wished were doubtful; others came for ward and said, Such a paper ought to be started; there is a great necessity, and a large field for it, and we will do what we can to main tain it until it can fight a way for itself. So on certain encouraging promises, this paper was started, and a six months trial has demonstrated the need tor just such a journal, both for informing the women of the country in regard to the workings of polygamy, and to champion the cause of the women of Utah. And we are gratified to know that the polygamous women of this Territory, as well as the first wives, are learning to recognize a true friend in the Standard. They see that we are working for their good, and while we combat the system that degrades them, we acknowledge their virtues, and are willing to meet them on a basis of our common womanhood. We know them to be the victims of a false doctrine, and wish to see them released from a martyrdom that a kind and loving Heavenly Father never meant that they should endure. But though the result of our six months trial has been beyond our expectations, yet we are not satisfied. Though we have received a good measure of patronage in the last, yet we want more in the future. We have great aims which cannot be realized without the assistance of our friends. We want to increase our facilities, to extend our influence and this we cannot do without the of those who are interested in seeing our cause prosper. And to this end we ask all our friends, without exception, in the Territory and outside, co-operati- to use on their influence to increase the circulation of the Standard. Try and induce your friends anfl acquaintances to subscribe, and, if we only meet with the requisite encouragement, we shall make great improvements in the paper before the close of the present volume. Will not each subscriber make it his or her special business to send us one more name before our next Miss Gabriella T. Stickney, who Dedication of the Salt Lake Institute . Collegia On Monday evening, August 30, the new building belonging to the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute was dedicated to the cause of Christian education with appropriate ceremoRev. R. G. McNiece, Presinies. dent of the Board of Trustees, Gov. Murray, Prof. Coyner, and Rev. Dr. Fisher participated in the exercises and there was a very large and cuWe have always ltivated audience. held that education is the most powerful agency which can be employed in order to revolutionize Utah, and we wish we could chronicle tfie dedication of a hundred such buildings as the Institute in this Territory. Every dollar spent in this manner will return to the donor a reward in the future. We wish that our space could ten-fol- d permit of publishing all the addresses in full, especially Gov. Murrays, in which he made such an eloquent plea for universal education. We quote a few sentences which should be laid close to the heart of every loyal Christian man and woman in the country : Educate all the children of the country. I make a plea for the poor. The children of the rich can and will be provided for from the pocket of plenty. Let us see to it that the children of the poor have every facility to obtain as good an education as it lies within our power as citizens and Christian denominations to give them. Let the shadow of no Christian church spire fall upon an uneducated child. Let every State, claim its every son, and Sparta-likeducate him for its honor and the defense of his country. A great deal of credit is due Prof. J. M. Coyner, as it was mainly through his exertions that the building has been erected. He has enlisted the sympathies of some noble Christian women in the East of the Presbyterian church who have rendered material aid, and our own citizens have also contributed to the best of their ability. There is a boarding department connected with the Institute, where students from the distant settlements can be provided with a safe and comfortable Christian home. We would like to see this improvement introduced into all the Evangelical schools in this city, and we believe it would be. a marked success. Wishing the Collegiate Institute all the prosperity it merits, we the words of e, re-ec- Mr. McNiece, ho that in future years when the students return and catch sight of the school they may exclaim: There is where I won the battle of life, and we will add, may there be thousands of them! Women of Utah, remember that the Mormon nominee tor Congress represents the party that has robbed the wife of her right of dower, and left her entirely dependent, on the honor of a man who may devise every cent of his property away from her and leave her penniless. Go to the polls and vote for Allen was for some years a compositor on the Chicago Legal News, concluded to go West and grow up with the country. She migrated to the town G. Campbell. of Collyer, Kansas, where she shortly received the appointment of both Old reliable Bingham and then Postmistress and Notary Public, and Ogden fall next into line! Who is prospering beautifully. Go west, will follow on the list as the next young woman. branch organization? I 5 |