Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
WILL rHE .NaRuOSs, rIGHr.v

WILL The .N9RuONS' FlGHT.''
The ways OF the anti-"Mormon"
are devious and disreputabie. From
the rise of the 'sMormon" Chufcn
1t mas been hated and maligned
and its doctrines, ordinances and
aims have been intentionall y misrep-
resented. Preachers, lecturers AMI
editors have combined in tais evil
work, anu thus pr5udises have
been created and fostered that make
nearly an the world bitter and ex-
cited against the very name of
MORMON,
But among all the looks and
pan ohIets and press articles that
have been written, and the sermons
and LECTURES that have been de-
livesed, with the intent of deceiving
the public en- the ''Mormon"
question, we doubt whether any
thing quite as mean in this line
has been attempted, rs an article
that APPEARS this week in an Illus
tra.ea eastern paper entitled, "Wiil
the Mormons Figh; :vwith editorial
comment.
Not that it contains anything new
by way of alleged facts or actual
Arguments. It is merely n rehash
of old salt Lake Tribune messes,
dressed up TO suit the times. But it
purpOrts TO be written by ''the Oldest
Mormon ia the Rocky Mountains"
This lie is toll to give interest and
an air Of reliability to the villsinous
statements ami intimstions it con.
tains.
The article was not only not writ
ten by SHE Oldest Mormon in the
Rocky Mountains, .but was not writ
ten by a s'Mormon''at all. We could
give AVERY close guess at the authors
nshle. 1t was prepared in this city.
II is full Of errors, even where the
design is TO present historical facts,
50 woven into the Intended fiction
as TO make both appear equal
ly true. And some Of these errors
are such that no. Mormon, "particu-
larry an experienced "ATormon,o
: could have fallen into them.
The purpose in connecting this
collection OF histori cal occurrences,
newspaper comments, imaginary
incidents snd wiiful perversions, and
touching them up with lurid Iints.
is of the vilest aud most cowarjly
character. Its to make it ppear
that The Infamous assertions and tx
plantations OF alleged doctrine are
open admissions by one who is in
the life ami has been familiar with
the faith of the people intended to
be thus DETAINED. Tn: hand that
edited this mess Of mingled trut
and falsehood, that called from
Tribune articles, from Col. Kaue's
fsm Ius lecture, aud from other pub
Hshed works little suatches of good
writing, correct variations, erron-
eous items, pure fiction and mistaken
opinions ami then hid be-
hind the lie HAT he is
a "MormoB," has capped his
infamous efforts and contemplate
curse with such a paltry and con-
remptible crown of villainy as to
stamp him q craven SIS well as z
pedurer.
Whether the paper that has ac-
copied his effort understands the
deception practiced on the public,
We know not. n it does, it Is
equally Gespica5ie with the author.
In either event it will not gain |
in favor with The American public
by Lending Itself to this low and
indefensible scheme.
The article is designed to be one
OF series. The object is defined in |
the editorial comments. II is to |
hiring ABOUT collision between the
Government and the s'Mormons, ),
resulting in the DETERMINATIONS of |
the Saints. The editor IS evidently |
Ignorant Of the situation or he is |
destitute OF common sense. sThe |
fshtins power" OF the "sIormons, i"
their ''desance'' and throwing
down of the ''gauutIet, - their being
"driven into the field in defense OF
polygamy." AMI other nonsense
with which the editorial abounds.
is all purely imaginary, and in
view Of the actual state of affairs
here is utterly absurd and ludicrous.
Ii little light shed upon the edi-
tors mind and the publisbers'
responsibility does not bring about a
change in. the intent Of the Illus
uated paper, in our opinion legal
steps should be taken which may be
4 little more efIectual.
We fave not mentioned the name
OF the paper, because We do not wish
10 give it additional publicity, and
We do not take up the article in de-
tail, because its faisshocds are too old
10 handle at this date and have
been too often exploded to need
refutation. We merely wish to ex-
press-our views as to the cowardly
author and the deceived or deceiv-
ing publishers, aud to expose the
that a s'Mormon, penned
the literary hodge-podge which
forms an excuse FOR the Illustrations
that accompany it. Itisas contempti-
bic faisehOOd as ever emanated :
from the Internal regions o.-even !
from the Salt Lake Tribune.
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