Salt Lake Tribune | 1899-07-09 | Page 5 | Thinks Manifesto a Sham

THINKS MANIFESTO A SHAM THE OPINION or OF A SYRACUSE SCHOOL TEACHES TEACHER says attah should not save have been admitted to statehood and favors anti polygamy amy amendment we people in the east believe that the famous mormon maral festo was a 06 sham said eald mrs C E harmon a prominent syracuse IN Y educator at tile the way last night and while we may not bo be able to adduce legal proof roo that polygamy la Is practiced here still we believe we have lave sufficient suni clent moral evidence and have no patience ce with nith its continuance ti nuance visit should never have been admitted as a state theio was a strong protest and petition against it and I 1 blame the cleveland adminis for or admitting the state utah has haa not kept her pledge and roberts roberta should be unseated by all means for hla his retention would indicate congressional sanction of the polygamous marriage relation which la is abhorrent to american womanhood yes res there ts Is a strong feeling jn in the east against roberts bring boing allowed to remain and I 1 look for or congress to expel him polygamy to Is a crime in A new dojk state und land I 1 hope congress will add an amendment to tile the constitution making it a national offense sc