Show GNAWING A FILE THE action of the governor and legislative assembly of arizona in repealing the disgraceful disgrace fal test oath law is either very much misunderstood by some journals or they desire wilfully to misrepresent it the repealed law does not encourage polygamy nor norrene ren der arizona E any move more desirable for polygamists now than before its passage it simply does justice to the mormon citizens of arizona vi who rho have not broken the laws of congress or of the Terri territory toay jy f the test oath prevented citizens from voting on the ground of membership mem her in a certain religious organization it did not disfranchise them for an any y overt act but because they belonged to the same church ansome as some men who 1 had made themselves 4 amenable to the law this is unjust and absurd on its face it is contrary both to the spirit and letter of the national constitution its repeal was consistent work for a democratic legislature its presence ae on tha statute book was a disgrace to 0 the territory it was conc conceived elved in spite brought forth in iniquity and has gone down to sudden death with deserved opprobrium the intimation that the repeal of the test oath act is an encouragement to polygamists to locate in the territory Is ridiculous in the face of the edmunds act the provisions of that law franchising disfranchising dis eiery every male person who is a bigamist polygamist or guilty of unlawful co habitation extend to all the territories and the district of columbia therefore the anti poly gamy howl does not affect the action of f th the 0 A arizona I 1 na legislature and fails to reach the the plucky and consistent governor the rampant who are mad over this movement only expose their ignorance and folly in berating the governor and assembly of arizona for an act that recommends itself to every sensible and fair minded citizen they are gnawing aue a tile and no wonder that their their teeth are on edge |