Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01
FALSIFYING.


criticism upon Judge Powers opinion as
it thought just, and no more. The Herald
in reviewing what we said, starts out
with the following:
''Then comes the Salt Lake organ OF the
bastard anti Mormon" Democracy of Utah,
which has doubtless been employed by the
Chief Justice to harass Justice Powers after
the following fashep %ussstl .++'aseI
1t then quotes that part of our article
which began as follows:
Certain it is that Judge Powers manner
was emphatic at least, and his dissenting
opinion reads much as though he were rep
rimanding an inferior judge, rather than
dissenting from his associates"
a Following this the Herald seeks to
convey false impression regarding the
DEMOCRAT, and begins thus:
"But to cap the climax of vicious and
spitefllz inuendo, this pseudo Democratic
organl loiling o9er With 5hdge ZAne's AAti-
'Mornf0n rancor, resorts to the miserable
use of libelous rumor. as follows"
1t then but half quotes an article OF
the -DEsocRAT,s of the 29th ult., and
which as quoted would convey the false
impression that is sought to be conveyed.
Here is what is quoted:
"Since Judge Powers has dissented from
the ma joffty Of the Supreme Court in The
Musser case there has been much comment
upon His Honor, not merely upon his course
in that case, but upon his private character
l. IL
we refer is this, and we can give the names
of parties when it shall become necessary:
1t is said that Judge Powers met the attor-
ney in q certain polygamy case which was
appealed, and in which the defense was not
sustained in the Supreme Court, in which
opinion Judge Powers concurred. This ugly
ra4asE Sayas$hat Judge Powers said to the
defendants attorney, in a sort of apolOgetic
tone, that he hoped the attorney would take
the case to the Supreme Court of the United
States, as he thought the attorney would get
a reversal, and he wassentitled to one.
Rumor saysthAt Judge Powers told the at
torney that he was compelled to assent to
the decision of the Supreme Court. The in
ference drawn from this rumor is that Judge
Powers has not been true to his oath of
aflee and has. bean snbjected.ato improper
ously circulated to the injury of Judge
Powers and the disgrace OF the bench. If
there is any truth in it Judge Powers should
be removed"
<THs would undoubtedly look as though
the DEMocRAT~%efe glad theArumor had
started and believed it, and was trying
to make use of it. To make the use of it
that the Herald desired, it was found
necessary to stop in the middle of SEN
tence, and we append the remainder of it
that those readers Of the Herald who may
see this viii know the; truth I'M the
matter:
and if there is not, and we do not
give it any credence, Judge Powers is en-
tiAle1t0R1 cOmplete and public vindication.
1t is an aspersion upon him and his party,
and upon the officers of the law. Let those
who are SO busy circulating this ugly rumor
give Judge Powers fair chance; it is owing
to him and the public. There has been en-
tirely too much secret charging against
men heretofoye;> let us have little publlc
acchsatfon." =
The Herald, in its search for truth and
justice, neglected to quote the above, and
deeming the part it did quote amply suf-
ficient for its purpose of falsifying, it
makes these remarks in regard to the
Democrat:
':Btse then xomes- the other treacherous
zsheaf, (which e3zes eG1ta hare existence
as the organ of an anti. Mormon sect of
spurious Democrats in Salt Lake City, with
its p6rfidOus ana dastardIy rumor garbage,
bearing the ear remarks of Chief Justice
Zane, who seems to think the dissenting
oplRiep of Justice lowers sread$as though
he vAk repe1maAdifg en- 1nteeibfa ;whekes
fore the Cf&ef Justice would condemn it. ''SS
The DEMOCRAT; in its career has had
nothing to retract, and if it does not
agree with any one is free to say so, but
it must condemn garbling OF its articles
when it is fully sFaTsFa that. such garb-
ing is done merely to falsify its true po-
'ition. The rumor regarding Judge
Powers was being circulated with the in
tshsieea sftet q 9hfFgakbsE aFtls sTe took ST
up that It might come to his notice and
ne be able to defend himself against such
nsiduous attacks, and this the Herald
we'll knew. But TO what contempt is not
such paper entitled when it makes this
base and perfidious insinuation?
SThen comes the other treachefouss litsfe
sheet with its perfdious rumor
garbage, bearing the ear remarks of Chief
Justice Zane.'
To crown its Justification, the Herald
'ays:
This is fair specimen of anti Mormon
oglc. And the fact that it is supplemented
~ malicious inuendoes and differences based |
Wholly upon rumors, which, whether they be /
rue or false, amount to nothing in sub /
tance, shows in new light the low-liyed |
minus and lack of fairness and candor I
which h-characterize-the -blackguard, filibus- /
erine, traitorous, would-be robber gang of
nti-'- '-tormon' adventures in Utah"