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Show FACTS, NOT RUMORS. On last Tuesday evening the Dcseret News editorially complained that The Tribune accused it of dereliction of duty in failing to print accounts of actual facts, and meantime endeavored to exculpate itself in the woak assertion asser-tion (truthful, however, when true) that "rumors arc not facts." Now,' let us again proceed to the recital re-cital of certain facts that ihc church organ has failed lo publish, and which the organ of the Mormon lord designates desig-nates as "scandalous stories" and the like of which the president of the church, otherwise known as a prophet, soor, and rcvclator, and trustec-in-trust, calls "twaddle." George C. Parkinson is president, of the Oneida, slake of Zion. Recently he was acquitted in court upon a charge of having been associated with Arthur W. Hart in swindling a number of innocent in-nocent victims in an Tdnho irrigation scheme. Hart is president of the Mutual Improvement associations of tho Mormon church in the same slake of 'which Parkinson is the head. Hart is a 'new polygamist since the manifesto. George C. Parkinson is principal stockholder in the Co-op drug store that, a few days ago was fined 0110 hundred and seventy-fivo dollars for having conducted a "bliud pig" in a supposedly "dry" county. Parkin-sou Parkin-sou has behind him a very wealthy man . named David Eccles, whoso "in-fiuence" "in-fiuence" probably became a large factor fac-tor in tho discharge of Parkinson and Hart upon the charge of swindling I as connected with that, irrigation scheme. Mr. Eccles can be described, perhaps, in very plain terms; but it may be better to let Margaret. Geddes do so in hor own words. Wo take tho subjoined matter from her testimoii-as testimoii-as delivered in the Smoot case, volume 2, page .105: Mr. Taylor. Who is your second husband'.' hus-band'.' Airs. Geddes. I have no second husband. hus-band. Mr. Taylor. Who Is the father of the youngest child? Mrs. Gcddcs, I decline to answer that question. Mr. Tayler. Is his name Echols? Eccles? Ec-cles? Mrs. Geddes. No, sir. Mr. Taylor. It is. not? Mrs. Geddes. No, sir. Mr. Taylor. Where was the child born V Mrs. Gcddcs. In Salt La.kc. Mr. Tiylcr. Mrs. Gcddcs, who has had charge of you, looking after you and guiding guid-ing you about, since you came to Washington? Wash-ington? Mrs. Gcddcs. No one at all. I got here this morning nt 3 0 clock, and I remained re-mained In the waiting room until I came here, with the exception of getting a pair of rubber. No ono has had charge of me and J have had no introduction to anybody, to go to them and find out; but when 1 came in here I hunted out to see If T could find any one from Utah, because be-cause T was all alone and a. stranger, and T know nobody here, unless my own ncphow. .Mr. Peterson, and I didn't know he was here until a few minutes ago. Tt was not long ago that Mr. David Eccles was reported to havo held a "swell" party in commemoration of his polygamous wedding to Margaret Geddes. But whon it camo to official examination exami-nation into tho relationship existing between David and tho wronged Margaret, Mar-garet, the former permitted tho latter lat-ter to go (0 Washington unattended. Tho poor woman was there, "a stranger in a strange land," with no friend to guide her or to look to he-wants. he-wants. David permitted Margaret to go upon the witness sland in tho Smoot case and leave with tho Senate committee commit-tee an evidence of what a brave woman will endure in order to, protect Ihc wretch who has betrayed her. Officially Offi-cially a baby was thrust upon the world without a father, because tho author of its being was too cowardly to "face tho music" of tho world's contempt, preferring to slink in tho background while the bravo woman and tho wronged . infant, bore tho burden of his disgraceful conduct. Of all the sins upon earth, this Mormon Mor-mon now polygamy bring3 forth the most distressing results, ft enslaves women, begets illegitimate children, and makes of men tho most cowardly liars that ever disgraced God's footstool. foot-stool. And in the Mormon church thore arc hundreds of such cases. Is it not time I ha I. an awakening of Iho honest Mormon people should come, so that, their holy places shall no longer be contaminated with tho presence of lechers whoso conduct would bring a .blush of shame lo the check of a com moji harlot? |