Show PoNy amy plague the pd polygamy jy gany agitation which acts as a sort of periodical plague on the peace pace of utah has found an echo in the tha eastern press the minneapolis tribune says the tae fact that polygamy Is still crac tc ad in utah to some same extent and that there are people filere who still defend and uphold it is one that should attract the attention ot congress are ara the safeguards against the revival of plural marriage in utah sufficient to prevent the stats state if the mormons ara in cat cal control from tolerating tole the practice by tacit consent that causes the washington post to remark that there is a sort of plural marriage practiced in all the states in violation of the law in chicago there is a man in jail awaiting trial who is said to have eight wives ives and in washington is ia a man whom three women claim as husband but the post very sensibly remarks on the minneapolis I 1 unes runes comment about congress interfering what has congress to do with this matter anyhow what business has mongrel Cong repa a to meddle with the marriage lawe law or the violation laws in utah or in minnesota or in any other state the district of columbia is ia of course under the exclusive jurisdiction of congress and so was utah until she became a state but the day when a territory enters into statehood is the time when the authority of congress as 88 to mar marringa marris ga and other oiher domestic matters expires the tribune may rest assured that congress will not undertake any meddling with utah on account of this correspondents report nor will congress call upon illinois to give an ac count of herself by reason of the limited practice of polygamy be some of her lawbreakers |