Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-13
THE GALL" AZ An ECHo.

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Tho San Francisco call which ought
70 know better, has fallen into tho ways
NJ some uniformed public journals IN
copying absurd ana basolcse stories
about the Mormon people This time
II has echoed an unsupported and ride.
,lous story, told by Il lady writer for
An Eastern magazine once before re-.
ferrcd TO IN these columns The pur,
port ~ the story N that an Eastern
clergyman visiting SAT- Lake CITY, &C.
pompanled "Gonlilc' friend 10 tho
Temple square, whore NJ the Bureau
OF Information they met with guide
who showed them through the Assem-.
bly, hall and The Tabernacle, and eg-
nlolned 10 them many Of the principles
Of the Mormon" falh This gulde IN
described az "a nno looking and extra
ordinarily intelligent young woman Of
about twenty.throo years ~ 0gc, well
dressed and " Arlstocratlc bearing
The story goos on to say that, "Whon
nsked Of the relation of polygamy TO
the Church, the young women an
swerod without hesitation that tho
church regarded the principle ~ true
but had suspended tho practice under
The admontion NJ tho Manifesto"
IT Ia stated that tho clergyman was
very much impressed by tho CONVEX
ta,lon with the girl, ana with her mod
osty and culture ana intelligence and
he reached the conclusion that there
was no use IN worrying about the
Mormon menace" md stated that the
Soung lady appeared 10 be TN no way
different from hundreds Of other young
women In Utah" But now for the
sequel The CAN says, taking ~ IN.
formation (7) from tho magazine writ.
or aforesoId
Tho two friends parted for a time
me clergyman 20 hIs apartments, tho
frlcnd TO q Newspaper ofllco, whore no
procured several newspapers which he
rave 20 HIS friend later In tho evening.
The newspapers contained information
81 the marriage, which had taken place
short time previously OF the young
woman who had been their gulde IN
Temple Block, TO a prominent member
Of tho Mormon Church who already
had several vice.
Tho first part Of mis- terrible talo"
u doubtless correct Hundreds OF poo.
pie, almost every day visit the Temple
grounds and nrc escorted by either
lady or gentleman who takes pleas
uro In showing visitors the buildings
ana gardens, ana IN explaining 90 them
tho tenois Of the Church OF Jesus Christ
~ Latter.day Saints And the im-
preston usually made " well described
In that which wo have quoted, But the
last part Of that which the can has
copied bears on lla face It's own refu-
tation.
II nm account Of the marriage
NJ that young lady to the eo-calod
prominent member ot tho Mormon
Church who already had several
wIyoe,' appeared In Several newspa,
pers,' or In any newspaper u com.
plant could have been entered at onco
before court ~ competent jurlsdlc.
tlon, and tho parties 10 this Illegal
union would he prosecuted Thoro are
persons hore on tho perpetual lookout
for something Of the KIND, who would
Rivc a great deal tor mo discovery or
ony such an inlractIon Of tho law Even
" proceedings Noro not instituted be.
fore Tho courts such nm occurrence
would be bo8mod abroad with sen.
tatono headlines the country would
hc aroused over the "t,urtllng outrage
nnd the wires would bo kept hot 10
sound the alarm throughout tho land.
We donounco the whole statement
concerning lha alleged marriage m n
malicious fabrication. II may hayc
been told 10 the lady writer Of Inc
magazine alluded TO. for II ia evident
that her cars md mind were open 10
any KIND NJ ante Mormon romRncos,
and that fho W18 anxious 10 obtain
something that would crafty the popu.
lar appetite for uuDl,"Mormon' aonsa.
Mon, why was not the namo of tho
newspaper IN which the INFORMATION
~ The marriage apporod" given 10 the
public why uoD glyc mo name ~ the
glrl ana mat of The prominent "Mor.
mon with several wives who but "a
short time previously had married
hor2'
We must coutosf surprise that I'M
call In spite Of lta desire 10 ray some,
thing moIoyoIonl about tho Mormon"
Church ana people, was unwse onoasa
20 cory that biz Of phpablc error ana
Md In SWING publicity 10 u Rlsc,
hood which has not tho ahodow Of al
excuse II rs Just such ooncooliona that
are caught mp by preachers and wo,
mons societies ln the Fast. ana hcli
out 20 the world Az "A reason for nt,
iacks upon the majority of the ptopl,
Of Utah. We challenge the can and
'ho female who nrst gave the s,upo
story 10 the proee, To furnish such pnr,
siculars os would lead 10 the ldcntI,
fcatlon Of the parties IN the alleged
plural marriage and the Newspaper OF
newspapers which are sad TO have an,
nounoed the occurrence, But We do no
expect anything reasonable or fair from