Show HOWLING HATE lloa mass manifestations against As an ata lamcao of absurdities and a abase abuse ily W V U telegraph to tile HERA LD jan 23 the tribune which aas has been been particularly interested in the anti mormon meeting to bo be held here to tonight night lias has two two columns CON s aill of responses this morning from nil parts of tho tile country comar co mtr showing that there is a strong sympathy with the movement and that in in nu all the largo large cities similar mec meetings tinas will be hold held CHICAGO jan 23 L sonic 2500 persons I including neu ding a large number of ladies ameni assembled bled at farwell I hall tonight to take part in in the anti alor nion meeting lion thomas iionno was appointed chairman airman eb and after naming various committees intro aln cd I lion oil schuyler colfax Colf sir who delivered the chief address of the even c en in lug lie ile recalled the history of mormonism Monnon ism in in america ita its arro panco gance and aggressive spirit which he declared would not be tolerated anany in any other land under tho the sun tile only remedy nas was tho the utter and anti complete extirpation ex 11 of 01 the 11 ae institution no compromise I bo be offered john wentworth of chicago o made matle a speech whose central paint point was the enforcement of alio law and chedan the danger of trilling with Nor mormonism monism winch which is is davs itself br dr herrick johnson roll followed owed with a combar comparison s on between mormonism and mohammedanism to tho the great advantage of the latter as a religious and social creed william bross concluded the speeches by dispatches received cc ved from ft it largo large number of cities where meetings were held to ni night lit the tile following was sent in in reply tho tile citizens of chiw chicago o in mass meeting assembled congratulate their fellow countrymen on the interest being aroused throughout the country and respectfully urge upon ou oil to ap cointa committe coin mitte and continue the work until every state is thorough thoroughly aroused and them iniquity of poly polygamy gainy is blotted out tile fol following lowin ons were adopted where it berfas a roll pinions is steadily on the increase in this country menacing tho the notional safety and outraging the moral sense of tho the people and anti the present laws by the tile conf confession eion of justice woods of the united states supreme court are inadequate to check tho tile growth of his this evil and further legislation gi to this end on the tile part of congress is im perit iVely required therefore be it by the citizens of chicago in in mass m iss meeting assembled first that co no w hen polygamy which lias has always been handed by all till civilized nations aa as a c rime which fetters its subjects in the most degrading bondage should be promptly suppressed by the stem band liand of lav second that as it rests v A ith congress to take such measures as shall extirpate tins this foul evil from the territories ri of the republic and enact laws that cannot cither either be nullified or resisted we call upon that honorable jody body to act without further acla delay in the premises and provide what the enlightened sentiment of tho the country today to day demands third that hat tho the arrogant and de dying yag spirits of tho the upholders of polygamy admonish nd us to lose no time in ei enforcing rl the same laws in utah w inch which bind the citizens of c every ery state in the union fourth F That while disavowing any purpose of interfering with religious zious rig rights lits and liberties of mormons cormons Mor mons we do demand in in the interests of common morality and in deference to the sentiment and practice of the civilized civilize d world that po polygamy gamy the central fl fig 91 ure and chief chie abomination of their religion be extirpated fifth that as american citizens we protest against any further delay in dealing with an anor organized system of iniquity winch vl ich through its ag dessive res sive c zeal is is planting colonies of its adherents in wyoming W montana idaho idalio and anti oregon and lind is is boldly idl striking for political aseen dan ry ey in these territories sixth that while we claim for tho tile slates states of tins this union the largest latitude in the regulation re ula tion of their domestic concerns including tho relation of husband and wife and all religious subjects and woud would resent any an interference by the general government eminent in in any such matters within any state of tins this union we believe that tho tile control cfall of all such subjects in in the te territories legitimately bolon belongs gs to the cengr congress m of or tho the united states and such congress possesses ample ROM power cr to regulate them in the interest of the nation at Is rge seventh that an executive committee of six bo be appointed by the chair to continue to promote tile object of this meeting these resolutions arc are about the same as those in all other meetings mec tings in the country the follo following wim was received roce ived your dispatch was H as received receive cd I am glad lad public sentiment in the west is aroused to tho the magnitude ma of the evils of polygamy an and ra mormon church fule rule in ila utah in in my judgment there is but ono way w ay of effectually ly suppress ing these twin wrongs one no greater than thin the other and that is is to pass the bill now pending in in congress for the creation of a legislate legislative e council Cou icil to govern utah ill place of the present pol polygamous legislature signed auis ALLI G tho tile following executive e committee was appointed john wentworth Went Borth wm win brosse E r F crague J hall II aUDoM dow thos kake goo fi willetts SEV ew YORK jan jail 23 21 alev jackson for twenty three years a missionary in in utah alaska laska and oth cr e r parts arts of of the tile northa cst mpr preached g acl led last night in the central presbyterian s bater church on sm llo said twenty nie fire years t ago tt go mormonism like liko a little cloud appear cd on the horizon of utah it has in cra creased ased until to dabit coders covers that w hole territory and hoda holds controlling power in in utah idaho wyoming arizona and new mexico and a almost in tho state of colorado nearly one third of ho lie united states is 44 occupied by reil cormons mormons Mor mons who u urged by y the religious i g i us fanaticism are determined deter mind soon to rebel and then ft fight to othe the death we think that we ahe na make alie laws which govern the territories ri but the officials appointed to utah by the president are mere fig ure h e a john taylor is the governing power of utah sitting in his office in salt alt lake city by aiton aid of the he lie can reach every one of his can scatter his decrees to nearly the whole mormon population in oliree hour john taylor says to utah to arizona or to idaho bead send such a man as relegate delegate to congress and the people dare not disobey him in colorado even he lie can dictate who not only be congles Con congressman gres st but also two senators from that state last I ast summer when all christendom was praying forthe for alie recovery recover of tho beloved president all mor roon nion dom was praying for his death and guiteau is now lauded to the skies by bk these people ever ewer since nee the tile of september mormon Mornion bishops have been flaunting their prayer test in the face of t he gentiles they are now se securing curin arms and powder and drilling alitia militia in ill tho back part of utah and preparing for a rebellion which is inevitable the tile only means of avoiding this is is to educate the children this wark can be dono done by christian women teachers there arc are today to day 31 mormon ormon children in the day schools of utah taught by m who art exert in ins untold influence not only amons among children but also among mormon women and more teachers are needed in ten tell or fifteen years these children will be voters and citizens of utah and the seed now sown will solve the mormon Mornion question without thenaid alie aid of arms arnis or law |