The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-27
THAT STINK-POT OUTRAGE.
''SaIiR&t' Talks to the "Ameri-
can Gentlemen of the
EPibune.
To the Ed&or OF TEE HERALD


On the 4th of July last, number OF
flags. were placed at half-mast. They
were not TAILED in the dirt, they were
not turned upside down. But the truth
full Tribune SAID they were and so sent
their fat TO the national authorities.
and cried Mormon riot. and prayed
government to send troops here i'm
mediately for their protection. 1t
turned out that no insult to the flag was
intended and there was found 10 be no
/ danger from the Mormon uprising.
So the troops were not marched to Utah
at that time, and General Grant dying
en- the 23d, gave not only the Mormon,
bu; all the nation the right to place the
good old flag at half-mast. and so as
half-masting became national fashion.
the poor Mormon seape goats were al
lowed, with the rest of the American
gentlemen" to go UNPUBLISHED for thus
placing the colors in a position which
they desired to see it.
An outrage has been penetrated upon
the homes of three prominent United
States officials. l believe they are the
trio that are summed the fee fiends.
The Tribune says truly these fellows
have made themselves obnoxious. but
follows with another lie when it states
for cause. These men are enforcing
the laws. but the truth is, and the
truthful Tribune knows it, these fellows
are going behind the laws and then
overriding them, and all to procure
Mormon convictions. But the Tribune
knows, and so does every man in Utah,
but once give these inquisitoral law
mlnions chance to cry we are perse-
CITED by these Mormons because we
are trying TO make them obey tine laws. !
and their term of Office would be /
heightened, and they kept in their posi- /
tons on account of this cry of perseeu- /
ton they will, after raising for The rea- /
son of this outrage.
That some indecent scoundrels have /
committed an outrage on these fellows
there can be no doubt, but that it was
the Mormons who did it, or that any
Mormon sanctioned the same, the Tri-
bunO does not even believe, for if as that
beautiful sheet says. the MormOns are
fanatics, they are not fools, and it would
proclaim large sprinkling of the latter
condition If they at this time would
sanction any such outrage. But this is
hsh again for the Tribune. Now thew
again echo: Don't YOU see the Nor.
mons hostility to. the government of
the United States? Did not weAthe
you so, when the flags
were half-masted on the the 4th? Now
we reiterate it? The Mormons are a
bad lot and it's murder they design to
Aha! Aha! we told you so,
we told you 50. NOw will the streets of
Salt Lake run with blood Now will
5he MOrmOns be made to give up their
homes and now will the Tribune crew.
lnder the protection of the government
'oldierv. revnl in the plumber of the peo-,
DE of Utah."
Why, Mr.. Tribune, the three United
states officials, above all alleged to have
leyer outraged the people nor sought
o bring ruin in Utah, even during their T
ojourm here, which has been short, to !
he amount of one poor scruple where
rOu American gentleman have been
perfect incubus against the prosperity
If the Territory. If these officials have
.xcited (as you infer) the distrust of +
he Mormon people, you have from
our own stand point given them every
casOn to despise and hate you, and if t
he desire to murder and treat to a dose I
II stink.pot could be harbored towards
NY, it would be certain to be entertain r
d towards the American gentlemen" G
f the Tribune. But your constant
buse of the people of Utah and con- Y
inued outrageous lying about them for 3
lany years, and your freedom from
lolestation should convince even the q
usual observer that the Mormon peo-
lie do not deal out destruction in any I
hape, nor interfere in the least with :
ven their open and avowed bitter n
nemies. SALINA. !,