The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06

are given for one thing as blind Tor another.
Remember that the city is entirely controlled
| by Mormons; that not one gentle can be found
| among the police. who are minions of the Nor
| mon hierarchy.
| So much for the worst phase of society. What
of the better classesl
| No sexual crime is punished in Utah except
rape, and this reformation is due to the impor-
tunity of Governor Murray, goddess GENTLE
seduction IS not q crime-when found out both
| man and woman are either cut off from the
church or-married The latter alternative is
the rule, and it is extraordinarily frequent.
The claim of exceeding chastity is false. Six
teen young Saints left Brigham Young Academy
at Provo, two summers ago, for reasons that
were daily becoming more obvious. Some fell
/ Ill before departure. Holy elders tried prayer
with the laying on OF hands, but without
cess. Where is there gentle school in all this
wicked world against which such fact can be
brought9 1t is not strange that the perennial
command to increase and multiply should be
obeyed by boys and girls while being taught the
divinity of Joseph Smiths revelation.
| Speakers at the meeting in Salt Lake City,
which inspired the women's protest, said that
| thousands Of disreputable women in the East
| would be glad to be made wives such the
speakers were.' How 90 they knowl Have
women in the East If polygamy be preferable.
why do Mormon girls choose to be-
come outcastsl Why did one of Presi
dent John Taylors own daughters by
| his first wife leave Utah to lead life of
| disreputable independence when threatened
with a polygamous marriage? Why has one
daughter, at least Of Brigham Young chosen
the same wild career2 Why did the seventh
wife of high priest run away with gentle,
declaring that anything was better than the life
she led in Mormondoma And is it not an awful
confession for these apostolic women to make
that their God-given polygamy is better than
prostitution? Admitting the assumption, should
the United States government sanction less
QvI hat tho do do$sn Of %ha
brutalizing of man, and the begetting of children
under the malign influences of hatred, jealousy
and unsatisfed longings9 Has any one ever yet
upheld the social evil as a necessary part of
the Christian relgionl Is it not rather, an aw-
full blot on so-called civilization And shall 1.-THE
wives and daughters of the United States" come
to the rescue of its half-sister?
Mormons cannot preach anmalsm without
animalizing their people. Appetite grows upon
what it feeds. Those Mormon women who
claim that polygamy kills prostitution have
about as much knowledge of human nature as
the majority have of the English language.
What is the latest news to the morality of
the Saints. Let gentiles read the following fact,
taken from the Deseret News, the church organ
of Salt Lake City:
s'EXCoMMUNICATED.
Charges having been preferred against AL
bert Darlington, full ard patient hearing
had before the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
when the following decision was unanimously
adopted:
"sThat Albert Darlington be accommodated
from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints, for the crimes of lewd and lascivious
conduct and adultery
'Wilrord Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus
Snow, Franklin d. Richards, Brigham Young
Moses Thatcher, Francis NJ. Lyman, John H.
Smith, Heber j. Grant, John w. Taylor, John
w. Young counselor"
Who is Albert Carriugton9 A native of Yer
mont, a graduate of Dartmouth College the
nply anlln hra fha Ca;r lad
the swearing apostle because Of his habit of
seasoning his conversation with oaths. When
Scott Anderson, an apostate Mormon, made
charges against this holy man, several years ago,
he was branded by the church as liar The
apostles knew then, as well as later, that An
derson told the truth. Why did they wait sew
eral years before taking action? And wonld
they ever have moved had not Anderson's state
ments hurt the church, Very few men have
stood higher in the church than he,r declares
semi-officia organ the Salt Lake Herald; mot
many have been regarded with more reverence
and affection. During generation he has held
the apoStleship he has stood close to the first
President during the past and present admins
trations and being an educated and intellectu-
ally able man, has commanded respect and con
fdence." Albert Carringtons nngodly conduct
is of long DURATION and had rot this swearing
apostle turned the walls OF his criticism upon
John Taylor, the President of the church, it is
more than likely that his private sins would
never have been discovered To single him out
for slaughter is not unlike the sacrifice of John
D. Lee, whom the Mormon Church allowed wit
nesses to implicate in the Mountain Meadows
massacre of 120 gentiles, in order to appease
gentle fury. Sixty other Mormons were
equally guilty!
Yet all wckedness in Utah emanates from
I gentiles.
In discourse delivered Nov. 9, 1856. Brigham
Young said:
''Some of the elders seem to be trpped up in
moment, If the wicked can find any fault with
~ oh.-- - 49,
souls, l would not have this people faultless, for
the day of separation has not yet arrived. have
many time in this stand dared the world to
produce as mean devils as we can; we can beat
them at anything. We have the greatest and
smoothest liars in the world the cunningest and
most adr0it thieves aud any other shade of
character you can mention. We can pick out
elders in Israel right here who can beat the
world at milling, who can handle the cards,
cut and shuttle them with the smoothest rogue
on the face of Gods footstool. / can produce
elders here who can shave the smartest shavers,
and take their money from them. We can beat
the world at any game. We can beat them, be-
cause we have men here who live in the
light Of the Lord, that have the holy priesthood.
and hold the keys Of the kingdom of God But
you may 60 through all the sectarian world and
you can not find man capable of opening
the door of the kingdom of God to admit
others in. We can do that We can pray the
best, preach the best, and sing the best. We
are the best looking and finest set of people on
the face of the earth. and they may begin any
game they please, and we are on hand and can
beat them at anything they have mind to begin.
They may make sharp their two edged swords,
and l will turn out the elders of Israel with
CREASED feathers and whip them to death. We
are not to be beat. We expect to be stun
bling block to the whole world. and rock Of
offense to them"
A stumbling block most assuredly, and "a
rock of offehse" but if an aroused public opinion
does not inspire Congress to blow up this rock
with the dynamite of Just yet stringent laws.
then cannot read the handwriting on the wall.
so Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy
namen KATE FIELD.
WASHINGTON, May 81.