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Show should not be legally granted to wicked genii!'' who may haw had two nr ar ii more wives as far back as tin the manifesto. This right mliu in bigamy. trigamy or polv gamy is a tpialiiied right and cannot safely be gien to any w ho are not members of church, and of o permit a one particular church. bishop wiio does not wear endowment h robes to live in bigamy, because he had entered into bigamous re lations at least nine wars ago would be subversive of the tirst principles of morally and would undoubtedly throw the editor of tlu: News into holy hysterics, Now suppose we admit the contenmen who tion of these demand special favors on the ground that they belong to a peculiar class. 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Ah micIi marriages haw-beea generation, e i illegal for her in Ltah. it will b neteary in p-gN- i 1 1 be nc sf tvr n ur to establish regi!er. not tln-i- r only m-ti- er ial validity to pi the date and the plan: cf mu Ii marriage, but also of the et ileHiavjir w ho gave it tin-nam- e tin-stam- of rlmivli sanction. p Such pr to show that cautious will be such plural r bitionn are of at least nine years standing as well as to prevent ordinary bigamists or pohgamists from claiming the prole tion t the law. In short, the bigamist, trigamist or polygamist who claims proto tion must be able to show that his plural ujws were married to him according to the rub s of tlu: one special church whose past we now propose to sanction n-ur- -- y law-breaki- ng nent ) in our statutory law. These laws, by law. This change in our statutes taken with litter disregard for the feelings of Mnllither NCW MAN LIEN in connection with this proper registrathe class mentioned make no distinction of the persons favored and protion between the bigamous or polygaCURRENT TOPICS. mous conduct of a Saint and that of an tected has much to commend it. It would relieve a select class in ordinary sinner, they seem meant to bear down as hard on churchmen as our community from the embarrassFegisiraticn cf Active Polygamists. j upon mer. ment and inconvenience of visiting It is somewhat generally admitted To fit the situation these laws must their plurals secretly. The protected be changed. Polygamous or bigamous that there are certain men in our compolly cohab could acknowledge his munity who are more or less adicted to relations contracted previous to 1S90 plurals everywhere and always without the habit of polygamous cohabitation. must be legalized, provided, it can be defying the law and without comproThese men are fatnilarly known as showll that they have a certain eccles- mising his church. It would remove many occasions to It is but fair, however, iastical stamp. The law against unlawto say that they are not ordinary men ful cohabitation must also be so equivocate and swear falsely. Plurals as to protect those who entered would not be tempted by the pressure of the world. They belong to a peculiar class and claim peculiar privileges. into such unlawful relations previous to of persecution to swear that they did They claim to have been commited the manifesto, if they understood that not know who had begotten their chilto their complex conjugal relations, the indulgence of this practice must be dren, or children to swear that they did previous to the promulgation of certain confined to those who w ear endow ment not know whom they ought to call manifestos by a certain venerable old robes. It will also be necessary to see father. Moreover, such a protective law man, recently mentioned by the Des- that the laws are so altered as to make eret News. They do not claim that the otherwise illegitimate children of and registration would enable the prothese relations were sanctioned by the this class legitimate. Carpers will per- tected class to laugh at monogamic laws of the commonwealth, haps say that such changes in our fanatics and news mongers. Only let a but they do claim that they were sanc- statutory law seem to squint toward polygamist be able to show that he is tioned by the more sacred rites of a class legislation. But may we not licensed and registered and he may flit question whether it is any worse to from fruitful vine to fruitful vine or special church. It is therefore maintained that men who got in on the squint toward class legislation than it is cultivate his various fig trees with none to molest him or make him afraid. ground lloor of this practice, should be to wink at class lawlessness. When our laws have been so permitted to live out their days at it; A Demagogue. provided, they pay certain tithes and changed as to permit this special class, wear certain endowment robes. In belonging to special church, the priviAs a pure and unadulterated demaother words, it is maintained that where lege of living in polygamous relations, gogue Frank J. Cannon is entitled to men of this stamp have plural wives the next step necessary to make the first place among the more noted men living, who were given to them in plural situation easy, will be the registration in Utah politics. The other night up marriage previous to the manifesto of all the authorized polygamists. In in Ogden he made a resounding declasuspending such marriage, these men the first place it will be necessary to re- mation so characteristic of him, deshould be permitted to live with such quire the head of each of these pro- nouncing the Republican party as the until shall wives death them plural part, tected connubial corporations to regis- common enemy of the people. He their right to live in polygamous rela- ter the name of his original partner, condemned it for its alleged friendlitions after death does not concern us with the date of marriage. As this ness to trusts and in a flight of oratorical and may be left to the adjudication of marriage was probably legal, it will be gush pointed to the days of Lincoln as a higher court. necessary for the party seeking protec- the ideal of Republicanism. Of course it is understood that the tion to show when, where and by whom Last Saturday morning the disprivilege of polygamous cohabitation this original marriage was legalized. patches announced the election of Mr. . non-churc- h polly-cohab- s. am-mend- man-mad- e ed |