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Show Protection for Wives. Ifon. Frank Til ford, Henry Snell, Esq., Major Gootl speed, Judge Il'iy-tlun, Il'iy-tlun, lion. Thomas Marshalt, H. 8. Eldrcdge, Esq., and others. Gentlemen. When meeting lor consultation regarding ihe laws of Utah territory, and seeking to improve im-prove them by amendment, will you not bear iu mind the necessity of legislation on the social question? Some act which shall protect the wives and mothers iu Utah impartially im-partially is needed. Money and its interests should not be the only consideration. Society is protect d to a greaL extent by public opinion. Then, before the public opinion of Utah as a territory is fixed, let intelligent in-telligent residents ol this territory candidly inform themselves, taking all ihu circumstances into consideration, consider-ation, Utah is now no longer iu isolation. isola-tion. The world has come to her, and now to make widows of wives and deprive children of the protection protec-tion of a father because they were born in polygamic wedlock will not result in elevation to the moral state of society here. Better cite, as an exunple, the man who is determined to stand true to hia obligation to protect the family ho has promised in solemn covenant to cherish. Such a man will benefit society here, wherein where-in one who will cowardly desert his family for fear of inconvenionce to himself, will degrade it. The world admires moral courage, and equally condemns the person, who, to save himself, will sacrifice another. Women hold the majority tof numbers here in Utah territory, hence their interesls are of importance, and any public action which would injure the large majority and benefit the few only, cannot be entertained by candid persons. To protect the past and provide for the future is the desire of every intelligent intel-ligent man and woman in Utah who has the true interests of society at heart. With these thoughts submitted sub-mitted for your consideration. I am, gentlemen, Yours with respect, A Mormon Wife. |