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Show marriage. Did Mr. Sraoot mention that little natter in his celebrated speech in his own justification T We notice in every landing on our shores of Mormons Mor-mons that the account says they include a large number num-ber of young women. Why the anxiety to bring so many young women! There are plenty here to give every unmarried Morman here one wife. . . - . Of what does it avail when a hired liar declares that polygamy is extinct or fast dying! IS POLYGAMY DEAD OR DYING? We had it from Senator Hopkins that from his . fcradle up Reed Smoot had fought polygamy. That ras too raw for even the Deseret News to comment bn. Let us see. Since the manifesto of President CPToodruff four of Mr.! Smoot 's brother apostles have taken plural wives. Has Mr. Smoot filed any protest bgainst that ! Has he not indorsed over and over all bf them! j A man was needed to take charge of all the Mor-jnon Mor-jnon schools in Mexico. He was doubtless nominated by the first presidency and confirmed by the apostles, for it is a most important position. He was selected from Provo. and the chances are two to one that his name was selected by Reed Smoot. He went from Provo, leaving his wife in that place. But he was in Mexico but a little while when he had two more trives with whom he has lived constantly since, save i few weeks each summer, when he comes back to Provo to see his legal wife. T " Howdid ne get those wives! Did Mr. Smoot lever protest against that acquisition, or did he or the ISrst presidency or any of the apostles ever protest, igainst having such a man in full charge of the, rising generations of Mormons in Mexico? Go to. tVgdin in what Mormon sacred books is the manifesto of President Woodruff published T Where in the teachings of any authoritative tvork of the Mormons can be found a hint that po- !ygamy has been discontinued T '' Again, there is an ordinance of the Mormon 'aith which commands or recommends or permits jelestial marriage. Under oath in this city postle Penrose declared that celestial marriage was k marriage for eternity,- but that it, in this world, tarried with it all the prerogatives of a terrestrial |