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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Happy in Betrothal.

The man who Is tempting her knows.
He has the word OF an APOSTLE the ex-
ample OF the prophet. the secret teaching
of the church, He courts her AS any
other religious young girl might be
courted-with little attentions at the
meetings. over the music books-and he
has, TO aid him, religious exaltatio in
her induced by his plea that she is 10
enter into the mystery of the holy COW
enant. TO become one of the most faith
full of a prosecuted church. to defy the
wicked laws of its enemies. She Is just
as happy in her betrothsl as any other
innocent girl of her age. Even the secrecy
is sweet to her. And then, some even
ing, they saunter down side street 10
a strange house-or even to back or
chard where a man Is waiting In a cowl
under a tree fperhaps vulgarly dis
guised as a woman with a veil over his
face)-and they are married In muttsr
of which she hears nothing.
Such a case was related to me by a
Mortified mother who had discovered that
the marriage ceremony had been per-
formed by an accomplice OF the libertine
who had seduced her daughter and since
confessed his crime. But whether the
ceremony be performed by priest of
the church or by a more unauthorized
scoundrel. the girl Is equally at the
mercy of her husband and equally be-
trayed in the world. Even In this case Of
the pretended marriage. the elders OF the
ward hushed up the threatened prosecu-
ton because the authorities OF the church
objected 60 a proceeding that might ex-
pose other plural marriages more ortho~
dox
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26

TO me on railroad trains, thanking me
and telling me of cases. Three Mormon
physicians, themselves priests OF the
church told me of lnnumerable instances
that had come 10 them in their practice.
and said that they did not know what
was to become of the community.
one Mormon woman wrote me from
Mexico to say that she had eNled her.
self there with her husband and his two
plural wives, and that she felt she had
worked out sufficient atonemcnt for all
her descendants: yet she saw girls of the
family on the verge of entering into
plural marriage-if they had not already
done so-and she begged us TO con-
tinue our newspaper exposures. so that
others might be saved from the bitter
experiences of her lIfe
President WiDder met me on the street
in 1905. toward the close OF the year and
said Frank, YOU need not continue your
fight against plural marriage. President
Smith has stopped it
Then" I replied, two things are evil
dent; have been telling the truth when
l said that plural marriage had been re-
newed-in spite or the authorized de :
nials-and II President Smith his stopped
II now, he has had authority over it all
rlo time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Betrayals Go On.

Now the change in economic conditions
has raised the age al which men marry;
1t has made more bachelors than there
were when simpler modes OF life pre-
vailed. Tho young women have fewer
offers OF marriage. and more OF these
come from well-to- do polygamists The
girls are still taught that marriage is
necessary TO salvation; and they are he :
trayed into plural marriage by natural
conditions as we'll as by the persuasions
Of the church
A perfect underground system has
been put In oneration for the protection
OF the lawbreakcrs II they reside in
Utah, they frequently go to Canada or to
Mexico to be married. and the whole
polygamous paraphcrnalia can be trans-
ported with ease and comfort-thc priest
who performs the ceremony the hus-
band. sometimes the legal wife gives her
consent so that she may not be damned.
and the young woman whose soul is 10
be saved.
II Is probable that for a long time plural
marriage ceremonies were not solemniZed
within the Salt Lake temple. Now we
know that there have lately been such
marriages in it, and at Manti and at
Logan, and perhaps also In The temple
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Signed Order Read.

To me, or to any we'll informed citi-
zen of Utah, President winder's admis
sion was s,,1 not NECESSARY TO prove Smith
responsibility. In the April conference
OF 1904, Smith had read an Official
statement signed by him, prohibiting
plural marriages and threatening 10 eX-
communicate any officer or member of
the church who should solemnize one; and
this official statement was carried 10 the
senate committee by Professor James =.
IalmaGe and offered in proof that the
church T was keeping its, covenant
Today. In spite OF the difficulty OF
discovering plural marriages. because OF
the concealments by which they are pro-
tected The Salt Lake Tribune is pub
fishing list OF more than two hundred
new polygamists with the. dates an6
these are proba bly, not one tenth of ali
the cases. During President Taft's visit
70 Salt Lake City In 1909. Senator Thomas
kearns. one OF the proprIetors OF The
Tribune. offered to prove to one OF the
presidents confidants hundreds OF cases
OF new polyeamy. IF the president would
designate two secret service men to in :
vestigate.
believe. from my own observation
that there are more plural wives among
the Mormons today than there were be
fore 1890. Then the young men married
early and were chiefly monoSamists,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
New Polygamous Acts.

II was scarcely worse to break the
covenant by taking a new polygamous
wife than by continuing polygamous re-
lations with former plural wives: and
when an apostle took q new polygamous
wife. his Inevitable and necessary course
was to Justify himself by the authority
of God, He could not then deny the
same authority to the minor ecclesiasts.
even II he had wished to- And. finally.
when the evil circle spread to the man
on the fringe OF the church-who. could
not obtain even such poor authorization
for his perf1dy-he found way to per-
petrate pretended plural marriage with
his victim. and the church authorities
did not dare but protect him!
This was polygamy without the great
saving grace that had previously defend
ed the Mormon women from the cruelties
and abuses of the practice. II was po-
lygamy without honor-polygamy against
ian assumed revelation OF God instead OF
1 by virtue OF one-polygamy worse than
that of tho Mohammedans, since II was
necessarily clandestine, could claim no
social respect or acceptance and was
forbidden "by the laws OF God and man.
alike.
This is the new polygamy of Mormon
ism. The church leaders dare not
acknowledge it-for fear OF The national
consequences. They dare not even Sc
cretly Issue certificates OF plural mar
riage, lest the record should be betrayed.
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them-any more than he can publicly
acknowledge their mother.
Out Of these terrible conditions comes
such an instance as the notorious case
OF one of Henry S. Tanners Wives who
went on visit to one Of her relatives,
with her children. and denied that they
were her children. and denied that she
was married-and was supported by her
childrens denial that she was their
mother.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Defense Is Made.

/ pointed out TO them that the church
was passing into the WAYS OF the world
that our people were being pauperized:
that some OF them were In the poorhouses
in their old age after having paid tithes
all their active lives: that by our prac-
tices were bearing testimony against
the revelations which Mormons proclaimed
TO the world for the salvation OF the
bodies and souls OF men.
They listened to me with the same
friendly spirit that had marked all their
proceedngs-for these men had no ami
mostly against me: they were merely
obeying the orders OF their superiors.
And when we arose TO dispersc the bishop
put his hand on my shoulder and said,
In the usual form Of words:
Brother Frank, We will consider your
case. and II we find you ought TO do any
thing TO make matters right, we will let
you know what 1t is.
Two days after my trial I was met
on the street by young Dutch elder.
who could scarcely speak English. and he
gave me the official document from the
bishops court notifying me that had
been ''disfellowshiped for unchristfanlke
conduct and apostssy." I was then sum-
moned TO appear before the high council
OF the stake in communication pro-
ceedings. and after filing q defense which
it is unnecessary TO give bere-and after
refusing TO appear before the council for
reasons that II is equally unnecessary TO
repeat-l was eNcommunlcated on March
tQ0S
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Protected by Falsehood.

They protect the polygamist by a con-
spiracy OF falsehood that Ia almost as
shameful as the shame IT, seeks to cover;
and the Infection of the duplicity spreads
life OF the people. The wife OF a new
poygamist can not claim a husband
she, has no social status; she cannot, even
tion for her marital relations. Her chill
dren are taught that they must not use
a fathers name They are hopelessly
outside the iaw-without the possibility
that any further statutes OF legittmization
will be enacted for their relief. They are
born in falsehood and bred to the living
of A lie. Their father can not claim the
authority of the church for their par
entage. for he must protect his prophet
He cannot even publicly acknowledge
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Attacks Appreciated.

Hundreds of Mormon men and women
personally thanked me by letter or inter
Views at The Tribune office for our edi-
torial attacks upon the hierarchy for en-
couraNing these horrors. Strangers spoke
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26

a gun from Olds's wagon and sbo,
He then lost consciousness and =
nothing OF what became Of the Ola.
Wesley Goswick. father Of ibs /,
victims, was dlsermed TODAY ybls y
Ing 10 Globe with the avo8ed Ipi.s'
OF killing Olds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26

at ST, George. There are cases on record
where a man has wife on one side OF
the Utah Colorado line and another wife
across the border
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26

at him I was saying TO myself: This is
a mere vapor of words. You shall not
continue in this TRADE! Stopr'
He began to have difficulty in finding
his phrases. The expected sff1atus did
not seem to have arrived to Eft him. He
faltered. hesitated, and finally, with an
explanation that he had not been feeling
well. he resumed his seat apologetically,
somewhat myself. I warned the mem
bers Of the court that no work OF
righteousness could succeed except by
keeping faith with the Almighty-which
meant keeping faith with his children
upon earth, 7 reminded them Of the
dark days, which all Of them could re
to God and to the nation that II We
could be relieved of what deemed
the worlds oppression, we would fulfll
every Obligation of our promises
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Charged With Apostacy.

All OF which, burlesquely written as
II to a czar by q constitutionalist, was
accepted by the Mormon people as In no
way absurd in It's tone as coming from one
American citizen to anotherl Because Of
these two editorials 1 was charged (Feb-
ruary 81. 1905) before ward bishops
court in Ogden with ''unchrlstianlike con-
duct and apostasy," after two minor
church officials had called upon me at
my home and received my acknowledge
ment OF tho authorship OF the editorials,
my refusal to retract them, and my
statement that l did not sustain
Joseph F. Smith as head OF the church.
since he was leaving the worship Of
God for the worship OF Mammon and
leading the people astray,"
On the night of February. "a l appeared
in my own defense before the bishop s
court. at the hour appointed, without wit
nesses OF counsel because 7 had been
notified that no one would be permitted
10 attend with me. And. of course. The
defense / made was that the articles
were true and that I was prepared to
prove them true.
Such a court usually consists Of a
bishop and his two counselors, but in this
case the place OF the second counselor
had been taken by a high priest named
Elder George w. Larkin, q man reputed
to be "richly endowed with the Spirit"
had d peculiar psychological experience
with Larkin. After had spoken at some
length In my own defense. Larkin rose
to work himself up into one OF the rhap-
Sodies for which he was noted,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Declines to Withdraw.

This ! declined to do because / was in
no different position toward the teach
ings OF the church than | had been In
previous years-because l was not criti-
cizing the church or its religious teach
ings, but attacking the civil offenses OF
Its leaders as citizens guilty against the
state-and because l saw that my attack
had more power as coming from a man
who stood within the community, even
though he had no standing in the church.
continued as | had begun.
After the publication Of an editorial
(January %. 1905j In which / charged
President Smith with being all that the
testimony then before the senate commit t.
tee had proved him to be, Ben Rich ad
yised me that I must either withdraw
from the church or Smith would proceed
against me In the church tribunals and
make my family suffer. / replied that
would not withdraw, and that would
fight all cases against me on the issue
Of free speech.
On February |. 1905. ] published ed-
torially, AN Address to the Earthly King
OF the Kingdom of God" in which !
charged Smith with having violated the
laws (revelations) of his predecessors;
with having made and violated treaties
upon which the safety OF his Subjects
depended; with having taken the bodies
OF the daughters Of his subjects and be-
slowed them upon his favorites, with
having Impoverished his subjects by a
system of elaborate exactions (tIthes) in
order to enrich 1.-The crown"-and so
forth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Silenced From Pulpit.

He was sienced by renlonstrances
from the pulpit and from the people. He
was told 10 take his complaint 10 the
president Of his stake, He was denied
the opportunity to present IT. 10 the as
semblage
Almost Immediately afterward, Tan
ner, for the first time in his life. was
honored with a seat in the highest pulpit
OF the church, among the general au-
thorIties. And Russell was pursued by
the ridicue of the Mormon community.
the persecution of the churchsthat he had
served the contempt of the man who had
wronged him. and the anger of the wom-
an whom he had loved.
One OF the reporters Of The Deseret
News. the church's newspaper, subse-
quently stated that he had been detailed.
With others, 10 pursue Russell day and
night, soliciting Interviews. .plaguing him
with questions, and demanding the legal
proofs OF Tanners marriage-which. Of
course. II was known that Russell could
not gIve-until Russell's friends. fearing
that he might he driven to violence. per-
suaded him 10 go 10 California, where he
was sfterward graduated with high hon
ors from Leland Stanford university:
Tanner is now reputed TO have six plural
wives {ell married to him since the man
ifesto OF 1900. of whom this young wom-
an is one
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Priest Bears Testimony.

Brother Frank he began. IL want
10 bear my testimony to you that this is
iis Tne %osK ol od-and 900 "a, no hoth,ng can stay
be swept away as chaff"-rising to those
transports OF auto-hypnotic exaltation
which such as he accept as the Spirit
were born in the covenant, and the con-
demnation is more severe upon one who
has the birthright than upon one not OF
The faith who lights against the authority
Of Gods servants"
had concluded 10 try the effect OF a.
resistant mental force. and while l stared
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ried as a plural wife to Henry :. Tan
ner brother OF that other notorious po-
that his sweetheart was a member OF
the Tanner household drove Russell al
most frantic. She was the daughter OF
markable beauty, we'll educated and rare
ly accomplished. Young Russell was a
college student-a. youth of Intellect and
high mind-and he suffered all the Tor
ments of a. horrlfying shock.
Unless he should choose TO commit an
act OF violence. there was only one pos
sibIe way for him TO protest. AT the next
conference, when the name Of Henry 5.
Tanner was read from the list to be "sus-
tained'-ss a member of the general
Sunday school board-Russell rose and OBJ
Jected that Tanner was unworthy and
new polygamiSt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Authorities Accept Aid.

Tho church authorities accepted my aid
with that understanding OF my position
toward the Mormon religion; and thcuEl,
Joseph F. Smith. in 1892. for his own
political purposes. circulated IA procured
statement that I was "a Mormon In good
standing, later, when he was on the
witness stand In the Smoot investigation
he testified concerning me:
He is not and never has been an Of
ficial member OF the church. i'm any sense
or form
! made no pretenses and none were
asked OF me. L was glad TO give my
services TO a people whom i loved and
trusted and admired; and the leaders
were as eager to use me as ] was eager
10 he used In the proper service of my
fellows Gwen Joseph F. Smith, in those
days, was glad to give me his power OF
attorney and 10 trust me with the care
of the community's financial affairs.)
But when all the hierarchy's covenants
to the nation were broken; when the tyr
amy OF the prophets absoutism had been
reestablished with fierceness that | had
never seen even In the days OF Brigham m
Young. when polygamy had been restored
In its most offensive aspect, a brea ch
OF the churchs own revelation when
hopelessly outlawed children were being
born OF coha abitation that was cande- :
stine and criminal under the flaws both
OF God and of man'-it was impossible
for me to be silent either before the
leaders OF the church or In the public
places among the epople.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Exposes Tyranny.

had, spoken for the Mormons at a
time when few spoke for them-when
many OF the men who are now so valiant =
ly loyal to the hierarchy had been dis
creetly silent. / had helped defend the
Mormon religion when 1t had few defend
ers l did not propose to criticize Il now;
for TO me any sincere belief OF the human
soul is toe sacred to DC so assailed-if
not out OF respect. surely in pity--aud
the Mormon faith was the faith Of my
parents.
Nevertheless, was determined TO
make the strongest assault in my power
on the treason and the tyranny which
Smith and his associates in guilt were
trying to cover with the sanctites OF
religion: and had TO make that assault.
AS public man, fo.. A public purpose,
without any consideration of private con-
sequences.
After | began criticizlng the church
leaders in the editorial columns of The
Salt Lake Tribune. my friend Ben Rich,
then president Of the Southern States
missions. and j. Golden kimball one of
the seven presidents OF the seventies,
came TO me repeatedly 10 suggest that II
wished 10 attack the leaders of the
church | should formally withdraw from
the church.
The evening world., 1911-03-02
Forty Candidates
Now WORKING Out
Tor HdrYard'S Nine.

Forty men are now working IN the
agce for the Harvard baseball team.
This number includes the veterans,
within a week the squad viii be cut In
halves and the men developed who'll
compose the regular nine.
Captain mclaughlin has some good
intie.d material. with himself and Pot.
ter. tho varsity second baseman, rs a
nucleus, Potter viii be a; his old place
again. bu. MacLaughlin viii doubtless
go TO third base. In Coon and Tones
there are two likely shortstops. either O,
whom Is better than Carr. OF last Years
varsity team, Lewis, the football end.
will play first base unless he is needed
TO catch, but Reeves. last years sub.
stltute. Gems 10 be filing the bill.
The evening world., 1911-03-02
Sixteen Members Under
Chase's Management Climb
Hills at Hot Springs, Va.
Hot Springs, Va. March ..

Hot Springs, Va. March ..
He H~!ghlanders will do their first
work IN preparation for the open
L ing OF the American Leasue season
to-day, when sixteen OF them will par
tlclpa,e in hill climbs and baths.
There isn't any diamond here on which
the boys will be able 20 do any practis-
ing. Moreover, Manager Chas doesn't
want them TO do anything OF this Kind.
They all rave thei- uniforms and gloves
With them. but the nance are a game
| OF catch will bs the only baseball prac-
ticlng they viii do.
Manager Chase believes the primary
thing for them to to do is TO get In first
| class condition. The majority OF them
have added weight to their frames dur
ing the loaf this winter and before they
are In shape to play ball they will have
to get It OF.
All OF the men who were ordered 10
| report here are on deck with TIE excep-
| ton OF Outfeldeys Birdie Cree and
| Harry wolter. The former needed more
time to attend to his farm. while the
latter Is III snd will not be able to Join
his team mates until next week.
The Hilltop players here are: Inheld-
ers Chase. knight, Roach. Hartzell.
Elliot, Gardner and Johnson; Outheld-
Z, ers Hemph!ll and Daniels; Catchers
Sweeney and Blair: Pitchers Ford,
Vaughn. Quinn. WARRIOR and Caldwell.
President Frank J. Farrell. the owner
F, OF the New York American CLUB. came
| here In advance OF the players 10 see 1.
| they were properly accommodated. The
men are stopping at the best hotel IN The
town. and the young players are biding
a good deal of their time sending letters
10 their friends and relatives on the
swell hotel stationery.
All OF the Highlanders look 70 bs IN
tic best Of health with the exception OF
Earl Gardner. who appears to be n tribe
thin.
Roy Hartzell. the player procured In
the trade with the Browns, expresses
himself as being delighted with his new
berth, and adds that he Is going to play
the game of his life this season and
STOW the wiseacres in st. Louis what 4
rood pla Ter they let 20.
Most OF the New York players arrived
here yesterday and there was a biz
crowd on hand to greet them. It was
cold when they got here and there was
n furry OF snow in the air, which sur