Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-05
PERVERSION.


cases. The editor OF the Tribune is such
an one. In the Tribune OF this morning
this same Individual makes many false
charges and insinuations. He says there
is rumor about the streets that the cd
itor OF the DEMOCRAT has secured the con-
troll of the stock OF this paper, and that it
is to be made an acceptable organ to the
moderate Mormons. Possibly there may
be such rumor, but everything con-
nected with the rumor is false. The Tri-
btne puts it as a rumor, but in using this
rumor tn, Tribune is trying TO make poll
tical capital out of popular prejudice,
for it knows that the cry that anything is
Mormon is the surest way in which to
raise up II barrier OF prejudice against
person or thing. 1t is gallant method
OF warfare and serves well to show how
much Of principle those who use it have.
The Tribune is so fond Of falsehood and
perversion that truth and rectitude are to
it as calomel. Indulging this love of
falsehood and perversion, it attempts to
make the DEMOCRAT say that the Federal
officials in Utah are bad lot. We have
said it before and we say it again, that of
all the Republican Federal officials in
Utah we think there are only three
worthy OF retention. These three are
Chief Justice Zane, United States Prose.
cutting Attorney Dickson assuming that
he will be permitted to withdraw his
resgnation) and United States Marshal
Ireland. We trust that the Tribune in
its wild rage will not charge that we de-
sire the retention of the above officials
for the purpose OF concilating the "mod-
crate Mormons." These three gentle
men have done their duty well and
honestly and faithfully, and they deserve
the confidence OF the Government,
The Tribune says the DEMOCRAT goes
out OF its "way to make II malicious and
untrue comparison between the Federal
officials and those who back them here
and the Government at Washington.
The DEMOCRAT did no such thing, and
that assertion by the Tribune is but an
other falsehood and perverson by the
Tribune. 1t obtained this falsahood and
perverson from this:
The people of Utah would do well to
remember that the Federal officials in Utah
are not the Government, and that IL they
doubt the desire of the local Federal officials
to see peace and happir less reign in Utah,
they have no reason in the world to doubt
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ment at Washington to see this Utah prob
lem quickly, equitably and peacefully settled.
The construction which the Tribune
seeks to make out OF this is not possibly
there, for it was Immediately preceded by
this:
The people of Utah seem more dsinclined
than ever to voluntarily render obedience to
the law, and the consequence of this disin-
clination can only be to make the final set
tement of the Utah question harder for
them. If they would but throw themselves
upon the mercy of the General Government
they. might be sure of receiving the consid-
Grafton and c!emency they would thereby
ask.
And that which the Tribune quotes was
followed by this:
II they would but act for themselves and
follow the dictates of their own hearts and
reason. they would seek at Washington a
speedy and satisfactory solution of the Utah
question.
We ask the Tribune whether or not
there is problem in Utah? Within a
month we heard Government official in
this Territory say that the Utah problem
is bigger question than the majority OF
people think it, and that he had talked
with no one yet who fully comprehended
it or who could suggest solution for it.
1t may be as we'll to remark that this
same gentleman has conversed very often
with the editor OF the Tribune.
Now, when did We say anything about
officers from Washington coming here
and not insisting on rigid enforcement
OF the law? In its admiration and adu-
lation for certain Federal officials in Utah,
the Tribune seems to have the idea that
these ame officials have more weight in
and authority over Utah matters
than the President and Cabinet
and that the President and Cab
met are confined to the same
means for solving the Utah problem that
the officials here are. The officials here
are compelled to enforce the laws as they
find them, no matter what their desires az
to settling this problem may be. 1t is moi
the same with the President and Con.
gress. II the President and Congress
were of the opinion that the problem
could be solved by any particular method
it is in their power to make that method
law. OF course ii such law did moi
suit the ideas OF the Tribune it would be
treason.
There is one statement that the Tibua,
makes that we think is actually the case
IL says:
or the po!ygamists in the Territory hs
knows that not one per cent. have been con
convicted.
We think that is the case, and we think
the other ninety-nine per cent. should be
made to obey the law. But the moral
effect of punishing this, say, one per cent
has been most salutary, and it plainly
shows that ii the Government would bu
increase the Courts here, and furnish the
Prosecuting Attorney ample assistance