It’s ironic Mr. Woodruff would say such a thing since he signed the Manifesto just two short years later.
D&C Official Declaration 1:6; “Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise.” – Wilford Woodruff
Did Jesus return in 1890? If not, then this qualifies as a false prophecy.
Furthermore, if polygamy was righteous then why would it end with His return?