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Rarely a day passes but the keen observer can find in the columns of sensational periodicals such captions as: "Beware of the 'Mormons," "Capturing Soul-brides for Utah," "Elders of 'Mormon' Church Entice Girls to Utah," "Sleek-haired Devils in Sheep's Clothing," "Local Girl Kidnapped by 'Mormon," etc., and under such headings an array of villifying accusations which make themselves obnoxious to thinking people. The "Mormon" elder, according to "yellow journalism," is a villain of the deepest dye; he is a white-slave trafficker, and is charged with resorting to the basest practices to induce people to espouse his creed; in fact, he is charged with almost every crime on the calendar. And, strange to say, these charges are made by and at the instigation of Christian ministers, so-called.
But, says the man in the street, "If these charges are all false, men would not dare to make them!" And further, "If they are not true, why doesn't the 'Mormon' Church as an institution prosecute the offenders?"