George Q. Cannon says that critics are blaming church for unsolved crimes in Utah.
George Q. Cannon, Letter to Brigham Young, March 23, 1876, CR1234 1, Church History Library
As you can imagine, polygamy and blood atonement, invest . . . the women driven from the harems in droves . . . the reign of theocracy a reign of terror and blood . . . [people in fear of being] excommunicated if they did not vote the Church ticket . . .