The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-20
And the Whole Statement is a
Malicious Lie

| In the Tribune Of March Is ap
peared what purported to be al
address from an alleged Bishop
West, of Juab, delivered on the 9th
That papers reporter did not equiv.
ocste in relation to his assertions
but gave straightforward stale
ments which admitted OF no ambi
guilty; the manner in which they
were put she wed them to be elthe,
true in detail or false altogether
Deeming the latter to be the case
THE HERALD, in the absence OF
positive proof, has not seen fit ia
act like its contemporary by pub
fishing statements which it could
not substsntiate at the time, hut at
once commenced an inquiry into
the subject, and the re-
suit of that inquiry Is the
bringing forth Of facts showing the
Tfibufle's statements to be utterly
unfounded and devoid of every
vestige OF truth. It is a hard thing
to say, that absolute falsehoods are
published in any place or at any
time, by any person; but that our
downtown neighbor is guilty of
that very thing cannot. in view of
the evidence, be overcome or set
aside. In other words, to put it
plainly, the Tribune, by its endorses
ment of its correspondents utter
ances, Is shown to be a wilful,
wicked compendium of mendacity
and deception, unfit to occupy a
place among the respectable
journals of the period.
We produce here part of the
Tribuns's editorial comments on its
fraudulent correspondence, in order
to show with what ayidity it SEXES
upon anything that will afford it
the means of making atrifing point:
Elder Vests main instance was, in
plain words. that it was the command OF
the Lord, communicated through Joseph
Smith, ''the martyr" in vision, about
the beginning Of the present month, to
himself (West), that Governor Murray
must be asssssinated, and that his sue
csssor must in like manner be ere
moved " until the Gentiles were faint
With terror, and let the Saints alone to
manage "their own kingdom" in their
own way. Otcourse the howIing OF such
q noisy blatherskite in that vein simply
means that he is filed with murderous
hate, but is too cowardly to himself to do
the deed he undertakes to spur Others up
to commit.
Now the facts are-tbat there is
no such person in that neighborhood
as Bishop West, and in order that
no advantage may be taken on the
ground OF a misnomer, we will state
that there is no bishop there OF
any name whatever; that no
such meeting as that refer.
red to was held; and that
under such circumstances, of course
there were no such utterances q;
those quoted.
| If any further proof than thai
which We here adduce is needed, i
can pc produced in plentiful pro
fusion:
OPEN LETTER
| To P. 81. Lannan, ESQ, OF Salt LAX
| Tribune:
Dear SRI accept the proposition vol
made this morning to wager 500, tina
toe report made in the Salt Lake Tribune
Of Sunday, he 10th iGst., CT speech
made by Bishop West, or some person
Il med West, st Jlsb on Sunday the 81
inst, is true, and assert to the contrary
J denying that such q speech was made b,
any man named West, or any other ma
, in the Mormon meeting house, at th
time stated, and will make the stak
500 or $1,000, If you prefer.
Respectfully, JAMES RoBBIEs.
Salt Lake City, March 10, 1884.
Editor Tribune:
Plesse insert the above in the issue {
4 the Tribune of Thursday, Goth inst, an
, cblige. Respectfully,
JAMES ROBBINS.
And in order that the questio
may not rest entirely upon th
manly offer, however sporting in ii
nature the public may consider IT,;
| Mr.. Robbins, we add the folloWin!
which explain themselves:
JgAB. March, 10
John Sharp:
Brother Wilson will mske affidavit
necessary to the efact that there was n
/. meeting held in Juab Sunday, Marc
9sh, 1884, and 10 sermon preached.
was the day We came Up from the wasi
out and the men we're ell tired out exceI
e those on regular duty; this is the reaso
: no meeting was held. There is no ms
named West in this vicinity;the Tribu,
article was pure fabrication.
J. E. CLINTON.
The following was received yel
terday by gentleman in this city
i. NEPHI. Juan Co., T.
+ March 18Th, 1884
DEAR SIR-Yoar communication i,
the LIB inst. just 10 hand snd conten
noted. I an not President of This Stak,