Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-05

TO "RUB OUT a BLol'
There may be some generous indi-
yiduals who would like 10 show the'r
anti Mormon zeal by their WORKS.
that ig. by contributing to the fund that
Is being raised to pay tho expenses OF
hunting up evidence against Nor
mors" who are reputed to be liWng IN
n manner contrary to law. II costs
something, you know, to pay the CON
tinuous salary of inlormers' hlred 10
so IN every mormon" settlement and
obtain from apostates and other as
Cruntled persons stories about plural
marriages and the birth Of babies as
consequence. That has been the ocou-
nation OF az least one person hired, ~
he testified recently under OATH by
DIR. Paden Of Salt Lake city, the money
being put up" as he understood, by
the Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
Council. Well, anybody who wants TO
help on that kind Of work has an OPP
portunity TO contribute An appeal Is
being made for money TO aid IN TINS
Iadyllke sort Of inquiry and II Is being
published IN the papers We clip i from
the Los Angeles Times, which printed 1t
"by special request" and headed II; ITO
Remove a Blot. Apply Five Hundred
Dollars" az follows;
Rocipes are given from time 10 time
telling us how to proceed 10 remove
black ink spots The fact Of the re-
clpe assumes that the fabric on when
the black spot rests Is fair, and, but
for the spot, clean.
Our beloved country Is the fair fab
rio. the blot IS Mormonism. TO take
out this spot is the work OF the Ma
tonal Alliance Of Womens Organi2a-
lions. This committee OF representa-
tive women has employed a lawyer TO
assist I'm the Smoot investigation now
going on IN Washington, and needs
money 10 pay him, At present we re-
uuire 5000 for salary and $500 for cur
rent expenses. Large sums have been
given privately and we now appeal
10 our friends everywhere that they
may share In the glory Of suppresslng
this Mormon iniquity We take the
laboring oar; may we not look To
the public, 20 the friends Of righteous
ness, to loyal citizens. to the pure
in mind to help us with their gifts
OF money
ut Is a time Of stress. An impera-
tive cry gocs up from those who live
in misery under the CALLING un-Amer.
team yoke OF Mormon ecclesiastical
bondage, children in seryitUdc women
In slavery men nm the grip ~ a re-
giatIDuu Iaupt1.us TIgInvpI r,rinefbnoJ
DO YOU not hear them, @ my brothers?
VIII you not help uB 90 relieve them
and set them free, and 10 rid this great
land OF ours OF am uuspoak1hle iWpor-
Thence, am uumitig1tod ahomiuatiOu,
menace whose boast is that II win
one day overthrow our government
and erect one OF its own? a Mortified
world has read recently the every day
dolngs OF the endowment house aud
an the rest Of IT, Does Il look as IL
$500 were too much 10 use To- open
the doors and let the brcozes " Jus
tice blow through that house aud an
II stands for? The committee appeals
10 a loyal public with confidence and
hope that the funds asked FOR may he
speedily forthcoming Checks may be
drawn 10 the order Of Mrs r. s. Ham
In. and sent 90 Mrs. Charles ~ Thorpe
1929 Pine street, Philadelphia, Pa
OF course there Is no social "blot" OF
any sort, nkhued or otherwise. In
the east or west "rhn city OF hrotherly
love" as # Is facetiously termed does
not need any local renovation There
are no poor souls "in bondage" there;
no children I'm servitude;" no "lmpcr-
alive cries from those who live IN
misery no need for "brco2es OF JUS
tice" to blow through open or closed
doors, on the purlious and slums Of the
pure and perfect Quaker city.
The money is not needed to redeem
the thousands OF fallen creatures that
swarm IN certain quarters there nor to
punish lccntous and heartloss men
whose brutaltes and vileness reek 10
heaven But good people are urged to
hand over cash 10 pay for noslng out
and running down some alleged cases
Of unlawful marriage exposing them
20 the world and bringing trouble upon
comparatively few men and women
I'm the West, who are SO far away from
those Mortified females an Christian
cities that the actual facts are really
unknown, and whatever they are do not
affect the lives, liberties or pursuit OF
happiness OF the ladies who are 80 much
concerned and so anxious 20 raise
money whorewIth TO remove the distant
blot"
The good women who have been In
duced TO engage in this begging enter
prise have been grossly deceived There
are none Of their sex among the Nor
mons IN slavery" or crying 10 be set
free" They are not asking for relief
They want to be let alone They
would not change places with the la
dies who are hiring lawyers and in
formers TO make a fuiore which can 10
no good, and the conditions here are