Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-26
THE lying CHURCH ORGANS.

Wnat sturdy liars tne NeWS anu the
Herald are, to be sure. Since the days
OF vAnanias and his illustrious disciple
Tom Pepper 1t may well be doubted ii
the earth has produced anywhere any
such masters of the fine art OF prevarica-
tomas the scribes who labor upon these
Church organs. With the same ease
that lumpof soft butter glides down tile
throat of hungry dog, these good Saints
roll forth whopper upon whopper until,
in contemplating the immensity of their
work, such Insignificant apprentices to
the business as Eli Perkins stand dis
mayed and aghast. The lie direct, as we
all know, is their strong hold but evil
dence is not wanting to show that they
are. scarcely less adroit in their manipu-
lation. OF thelie Indirect. ~
j On Monday evening last tlastardly
outrage was committed upon the person
OF United States District Attorney Dick
soii-by Il young man named, Hugh Cam
non (son OF George O. Cannon), and the
circumstances attending the assault were
- 20 " " "''"'y S"'ifhiSo WI q i'icNSoii
and his'numerous friends that a conspir-
acy had been entered into by four or five
men to murlerhim. The day after the as
sault, the two Church papers published,
articles in which the outrage was spoken
of in condemnatory terms; but at the
same time they sought to make the pub
lie believe that Mr.. Dickson had himself
invited the assault, in that he had grossly
and wantonly insulted Hugh Cnnnon's
3 mother. when that lady nppeared as n
,,;.,,,, i,o,a a., 60, -. =
"i'"eoS peioic ''e Nia'h' jury, ny pro-
pounding and compelling her to answer
vuloor and. ;pdece,t t-one,,;o,s Lot ,o
'"s"' "''f i''sSo'" 4"o9iions'.l i-ct us
see, by quoting from their columns, what
these delectable sheets did say The day
J e'I-ll,,. ~ - '
yo,,. ,nd tLo Ue.olJ hoa ,ha fa,,a,,;,
r,.sIu
who does NOT weigh more than y hundred ye
p9uuhlus struck attorney DICKSON blow
Gi.n G, ms hst, IN front OF the continental
iiia9 ei h his gr,esahce n 4eing tnat DICKSON had
pi,ea nss ; .ne ous n,o.her % .s an enforced VIII
ness, WIN questions hpput ner expected ma
YETI. lernty anu JUS cause, which he resented
With al the terVor and rashhess or youth.
IL was natural that ms blood should boil at
the inuignity. we believe ms feelings IN
THAT respect We're shared by every uecent
"' "'''''''' - '''o nun 4'e'os' ''
Z The reasons given for, the assault are facts
that are well known to the public. Hugh
Cannon isl son of George Q. Cannon, whose
wife, Martha T., was piled with insulting
and indecent questions by Mr.. Dickson,
when she was before the Grand Jury as a
witness last week, and the occurrence seems
/ TO be result of Mr. Dickson's conduct on
gross @ % insult to the % iSdy.mSe"s s soaS'efeu "'
pbera 10 no ram, Gar dorh,- ,,ova,,ar Ian.
that the Prosecuting Attorneys assailant
was hugh cannon u son OF the Mrs, Can
non non MIC @ was recehtiy before tne grand jury,
anu mu that tne CAUSE oI the attack on NJ.
Dicksoh was que 70 the questions recently
Pu. 70 ms til1ugnsl motner III the grand
Jury ro9ni, ON anu her subsequent appearance
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,;o,t;on -, ,ho fo.eoa;na av,.aa,a r
,naaa ',,,asa ',nnaa,,,,; =, ,t'o ~
m,,'.'..~','. '.'.-'-.-,'r,'''"' -
mite ID vaIed II Inv Id the nn,Iic With imaled Eu, M
feelings of ridcule and disgust. A
he considers as insnt i 10 9Sef tSe nntbsr wsr
who bore him. and determines I'd '.oet even "