The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-26
AT HIS OLD TRICKS.

The Associated Press agent IN TINS city
has returned to his vomit; that IS TO say ne
is wiring lies to the country for the pur-
pose of creating and influencing pubic
opinion, and employing his office to help ms
friends and bosses politically. This IS his old
way of doing things, when he manufac-
tured news out of his own brain, and in his
Imagination created riots, popular uprisings
and disturbances of the peace whenever he
thought such proceedings would have an
injurious effect on Utah. Yesterday THE
HERALD received the following dispatch
from it's Washington correspondent:
WAsHINGToN D. c., March 25.-The following
Associated Press dispatch from Salt Lake was
published to-day:
"A caucus of Mormon lawyers and their con
freres was held yesterday, to protest against the
appointment Of CHARLES S. ZANE for chief JUS
tice OF Utah Under Chief Justice SANFORD,
the chiefs Of the Mormon church. CANNON, BUR
TON. SMITH and others came in, received mere
nominal sentences and quittances for the past.
This agreeable state OF things would be broken
M on the installment Of ZANE which Centiles Of
Utah are unanimously asking at the hands OF
President HARRISON"
Now, the above is lie, pure and simple,
sent it. There was no caucus of Mormon
lawyers. Many members of the bar, Re
publicans and Democrats, gentlemen who
had practiced before the late chief justice,
learning that there was probability of the
re-appointment of Judge ZANE, consulted
together. and as a result of their cOnsidera-
ton of the matter, signed protest against
ZANE being again placed upon the bench III
this territory. There was not Mormon
among them, nor was one of the signers
inspired by desire to befriend theMormons.
On the contrary, many of the signers are
among the most pronounced anti-Mormons.
They protest against ZANE because they do
not regard him as proper man for the
place, their opinions having been formed
from practicing in his court. And while
the press agent lied as to Mormon oppOsi-
ton to ZANE, he was equally untruthful
as to Gentle support. He says that
"Gentiles of Utah are unanimously
asking at the hands of President HARRISON"
the disappointment of the eX-chiet
+fstiaa The falsehood IN this is demon
sfrataA Nv the protest aai:.ove referred to,
which is signed exclusively by well-known
Gentiles, while non-Mormons ana anu
Mormons in every city, town and village IN
the territory, where such are to be found
would gladly prevent his reinstatement i
they could do so. The truth IS, the Nor
mons have done nothing for or agains
ZANE. They understand how little pc
ltical influence they WELD, and have
therefore, remained silent aud inactive dur
ing the contest between the Gentle friends
and opponents of the ex-iudge.
THE HERALD thinks the Gentle lawyers
who have signed the protest mentioned
should request the Associated Press agen
TO correct his false statement, and in thu
event of his refusal to confess himself
willfuI and malicious fabricator, should tele
graph the facts, over their own signatures
to WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, the manager o
the Associated Press, together with de
1nand for the publication of the truth. Th
LAWYERS owe it to themselves to do this, an'
iaasmuch as their commendable action ha
been nullifed or turned against them b,
the unblushiug falsehood of the local agent
they cannot do less than we suggest if the,
expect their protest to receive considers
and favor at Washington.