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Show I WHY? t 4 Iii the jail of Snlt Lake county f -f James Campbell is incarcerated -f because, acting under the advice -f of elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and following the example set by a - majority of the ruling powers of f the church, he took a plural wife He is a law-breaker. At the Beehive House on Brlgham street, in the city of 4- Salt Like, Joseph F. Smith, 4 f president of the Church of Josus -- Christ of Latter-day Saints, f lives in luxury. Five wives call - f him husband. He is a law- 4 breaker like Campbell. He mar- f rled his wife's sister, too. -f Further, he is a law-defier. He 4 - is not molested. He breathes 4- the air of freedom. Why is he -f not incarcerated in prison like Camptrell? WhyP 4 At 1015 West First South -f street. in Salt Lake City, 4- in room almost baio of furui- -a- ture, with one bed for all, with e- a cupboard barren of food, are 4-4 4-4 two women Ono with a sad, sad 4- face Misery and want and pri- 4-4 4-4 vatiou are shown in every lino. 4-4 4-4 One with a beautiful face and 4 4 figure, which would attract at- 4 4 tention among thousands. These 4-4 4-4 women are sisters, both are 4 4 wives of James Campbell. The 4 4 handsome one is the plural. 4 4 Both are members of the Mor- 4 4 mon church. The bread-winner 4 4 of the family is in jail He 4 4 practiced and lived his religion, 4 4 and is in prison. WhyP 4 4- In the Beehive House, in 4 4- homes on North Second West 4 4- and North Temple street live 4 4- five women. Everything that 4 4 wealth can buy is at their com- 4 4- niand. Neither want nor priva- 4 4 tion is shown in tbeir faces. The 4 4 cupboards are not barren of 4 4 food. Luxury is eveiywhere. 4 4- These women are wives of Jos- 4 4 eph F. Smith. The five are 4 4- members of the Mormon church. 4 4 The bread-winner of the fatni- 4 4 lies like James Campbell is a 4 4 law-breaker, but he is free He 4 4 gathers in tho tithes. He prac- 4 4- tlces and lives his religion, but 4 4 no prison door closes on him. 4 4 WhyP 4 4 In the barren home mentioned 4 4 on West First South street five 4 4 children cling to the skirts of 4 4- their poor, sad-faced mother. 4 4 They are cold and hungry and 4 4 starving. Their papa is in pris- 4 4 on. He is a law-breaker. They 4 4 are too young to understand 4 4 why, or to understand that he 4 4 lived his religion. They do 4 4 know, howevei , that steel locks 4 4 and bolts and bars prevent his 4 4 return to them. And thoy ask 4 4 their mamma and their aunt, 4-4 4-4 just as hundreds of others ask, 4 4 WhyP 4 4 In the homes on Brighnm 4 4 street and North Temple street. 4 4 and Noith Second West street, 4 4 are other children. They are 4 4 well dressed, well fed. Know no 4 4 want. Piactically every whim 4 4 and caprice gratified. Their 4 4 papa comes and goes nt will, 4 4 But' he is a law-breaker nnd a 4 4 law-defier. Some of them know 4 4 this, but no reauon is asked. He 4 4 lives and practices his religion. 4 4 But he is not molested; not im- 4 4 prisoned. People, however, won- 4 4 der whyP 4 444444444444 4444 |