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THE POLITICAL PUZZLE (concluded). Objections to Proposed Remedies—Gladstone on “Coercion”—A New Plan Advocated—The Abolition of Female Suffrage—A National Colonization Scheme—Natural Resources of Utah—Superiority of the Colonization Plan over Others—The Establishment of National Free Schools—Ignorance the Keystone of Mormon Despotism—Public Schools in Utah used for Mormon Purposes—Proposed Federal Superintendent of Schools in Utah—Territorial Schools Too Few—Necessity of Government Action—Prejudice Disarmed by this Plan—The Political Puzzle Solved 91     PART III. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE. CHAPTER VIII. Polygamy only one of the Mormon Social Evils—Their Social System a System of Bondage—Contrary to Natural Law—Contrary to the Spirit of the Age—Personal Bondage of the Mormons—Missionaries Must Go on Duty—Dictation of the Priesthood with Regard to Boarders and Rents—Immigrants Under their Control—All Members Subject to Church Orders—Power of the Church over Daily Business—Mormon Mining Contractors—Mental Bondage of the Mormons—Converts Illiterate—The Mormon Church the Opponent of Free Education—No Independent Thought—Excommunication of Henry Lawrence and Others 107   CHAPTER IX. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (continued). Moral Bondage of the Mormons—Implicit Obedience to the Priesthood Enjoined—Crimes Committed at their Command—Murders—The Mountain Meadows Massacre—Lee’s Confession—A Mormon Carpenter’s Confession—Theft—Falsehood—Perjury—Why was Polygamy Promulgated?—Why is Polygamy Practised? 118   CHAPTER X. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (continued). Reasons why Mormon Slavery is Maintained—Hope of Earthly Gain—Complete Organization of the Mormon Church—Prospect of Promotion in Office as a Bribe—Fear of Earthly Loss—System of Espionage—Apostasy Formerly Punished by Death—Mode of Inflicting the Punishment—Social Ostracism—Religious Conviction the Mainstay of the Mormon Social System 131   CHAPTER XI. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (concluded). The Solution of the Social Puzzle—Mormon Slavery and Negro Slavery Compared—The Duty of the Government to Break up Mormon Slavery—The Remedy the Same as for the Political Evils of Mormonism—Brigham Young Opposed to Immigration of Gentiles—A Growing Spirit of Restlessness—Necessity of Surrounding the Youth with an Atmosphere of Freedom—Personal Bondage of the Mormons Overcome by Gentile Colonization—Social Ostracism no Longer Dreaded—Mental Bondage Overcome by National Schools and Colonization—Moral Bondage Overcome by the Same Means—This Policy not to be Confounded with the Let-Alone Policy—An Apparent Policy of Toleration—The Alarmist’s Cry and its Answer—The Mormon Standpoint not to be Overlooked—The Cry of Unconstitutionality—The Proposed Polygamy Amendment to the Constitution—The Cry of Religious Persecution—Imprisonment Preferred to Sacrifice of Principle—Law Impotent to Break up Polygamy—Supposed Captivity of Mormon Women a Mistake—Mass-Meeting of Mormon Women to Plead for Polygamy—Senator Hoar on the Solution of the Social Puzzle—How the Law Should be Enforced and its Probable Effect—Superiority of the Colonization Plan over any Other Plan—Its Effectiveness Proved by the Oneida Community—The Social Puzzle Solved—The Duty of the Nation, the Citizen, and the Church 138     PART IV. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE. CHAPTER XII. The Religious Aspects of Mormonism Paramount—General Ignorance Concerning the Mormon Religious System—Sources of Their Doctrines—Revelation, not Reason, the Primary Source—All Religions Founded on Revelation—Sacred Books—The Mormon Bible—The “Book of Mormon”—Migrations of Jews to America—Visit of Jesus to America—“Book of Doctrine and Covenants”—The “Living Oracles” 161   CHAPTER XIII. THE RELIGIOUS PUZZLE (continued). Mormon Doctrines—Their Idea of God—Plurality of Gods—Mormon Sunday-School Hymn Concerning Smith—The Pre-existence of Souls—The Doctrine of Polygamy—Practised on the Plea of Self-Sacrifice and Ambition—Necessity of