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Show DO WOMEN CONDONE CRIMES! Havo tho women of Utah condoned tho crime of unlawful cohabitation? At the Smoot inquiry In Washington, President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon Mor-mon church swore that there was a sentiment sen-timent existing In Utah which condoned Illegal marriages and unlawful cohabitation. cohab-itation. He. said If tho people saw any wrong In this violation of the laws of God and of man that "they simply winked at It" Was there ever a severer Indictment against tho women of Utah? Upon the Bworn oath of President Smith, the people of Utah, nearly half of whom are women, are charged with condoning tho gravest offense against the sex that has over existed in a civilized civ-ilized community. Christian churches send missionaries to Turkey to win converts from tho harems of the unspeakable monsters of that barbaric land, yet here in Utah women aro charged with condoning a similar wrong. No high-minded, self-respecting woman wo-man can forgive this offenso against her sex. No President Smith didn't tell tho truth. Tho women of Utah don't for get or iorgive tno acgrnuaiion ui inuiiu marriage. In their heart of hearts ' thoy have sent up silent prayers against tho horror hor-ror and sorrow of the crime, and In their souls they have uttered silent protest. pro-test. That was all that they could do. But now the American party has been organized or-ganized to give them opportunity to vote as well as think against this offense of-fense to womanhood. Tho ballot Is secret, silent, and sure. Let the women of Utah show that they are not as President Smith says they are that they don't condone tho crime of polygamy. To do this every woman must register, regis-ter, and then she can voto her sentiments senti-ments in November. Register Reg-ister next Tuesday. |