Show mw SALT lake CITY august 1882 editor deseret neus news I 1 desire to call the attention of the honorable commis appointed under the edmunds bill now in our city making preparations for the election of a delegate to 10 congress and the public generally to the following inconsistent and illegal wording of the oath prescribed by the said commissioners ners to be taken by the male population of this Teril territory tory tozy who are over 21 y ears eara of age before they are considered entitled to vote viz 1 I 91 do solemnly a wear swear or affirm that I 1 am not a bigamist nor a polygamist that I 1 am not a violator of the laws of the united states prohibiting bigamy or polygamy that I 1 do db not live or cohabit with more than one woman IN ehe THE beia bela nor does any relation estat between me and any woman etc etc the words in the marriage relation are improper and illegal ap cyb will be seen been by reading section eight of the edmunds bill which is the only section that affects the right of people to vote thib this section a applies to both maie maid and female alike and the words kords glo gln clo irti thel ther marriage relation dp 40 pear pearln pearin in that section consequently these words should bo be stricken from the oath so that the true in tent teat and meaning g of the law may bo be carrl carri carried oct act out tho the law Is a double edge edged sword and disqualifies not only tha polygamist and bigamist bm but any person cohabiting C with more than one woman any woman cohabiting colia coila biting with nay aay of the tho persons described in section eight consequently I 1 would suggest to the honorable commissioners the consideration of this point and that they frame the oath in the tho exact iau lau language guage of the the statute viz section eight elgh tl and I 1 would farther suggest that men who are well known to be quilty of cohabiting with more than one woman or women cohabiting with more than one man not in the marr maEr mairl mairi marriage lage age ra relation lation be bo not permitted to vote and that a list of these parties names be furnished famished by those who know them and if it their names appear on the registration lists after revision that they be pro ceedee against under rule 5 of the commissioners and if 11 their names still sull remain on the list on the day of election and if they attempt to vote that they be challenged and be prevented from casting their votes this is nothing but fair and I 1 think that quite a number of those who have been the loudest in calling for and demanding this edmunds law will ba be prevented ted from voting as well na pa the polygamist and bigamist yours truly A A LOVER loven oy or AND consistency |