Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-08
ANTI" N0RMOS- INCOSSIST-
ENCY.

THE Springfield RspE5licaa goes
along ia the even tenor Of Its con-
temptibIe way. 1t docs not appear
as If its editor had any use for fair
ness or humanity when speaking OF
the 'sNIormonr people or their at
fairs. He elects to run in the old
beaten, senselsss rut which has been
so long trodden by religious fanatics,
political demagogues and feeders OF
popular prejudice.
The latest exhibition Sf anti
Mormon dishonesty on the part Of
the Republican is its pTetense OF
having swallowed ut one gulp the
story palmed upoH the public BY the
san Francisco ClrOHicJe regarding
extensive investments OF Church
funds in California. We can hard
ly believe that its gullibiliiy is real,
but merely pretended. Our belief
on this point is reasonable, because
the article in question states 4 direct
untruth in treating the subject, thus
establishing the fact Of its hypocrisy.
II hypOcTitical anu false in one in
stance it is liable TO be in another.
1t states that certain utterances Of
the DEsEREr News are coufirma-
tory Of the san Francisco story" No
representation could be further from
the truth. All that this journal has
said on the matter has been TO the
effect that the story was a fsbrica-
ton, an assertion which we now re-
peat. Il isa manufactured tale.
In this matter the Republican has
even gone beyond the chief local
anti. Mormon" paper published in
this city, whose chief aim is to au-
tagonize, in every possible shape,
''Mlormonism'' anu is adherents.
Even that journal treated the ClTOa-
ic,e tale as n Munehausenism. Il
did so because il was aware that if
it had taken any other position it
would have been guilty Of perpe-
trating a manifest obsurdity. Men
and journals are entitled to hold and,
within the limits OF deccncy and
truth, to express their views on ali
subjects, "Nlorm1nism' and the Nor.
mons'' included, no matter whether
the opinions be favorable or adverse;
but when truth Is ignored and its
opposite used, those who thus treat
popular themes are only worthy Of
contempt.
What can, however, be expected
OF an editor or journal who will de-
fend the coniiscation Of the properly
Of the Mormon" people, or that Of
any other community, and its being
applied 10 n purpose for which it,
real owners never intended ito
educate the children Of non-''NIor-
mons'' and thus nauperizs the lat
ter at the expense of their self
respect and OF the property Of the
Saints? What can be expected Of
such n paper as the Rcpl5ltcGa
which will so antagonize the Con-
stitution rs to insist that it is proper
to seize private property and
use It for public purpose
without compensation. Either
such . journal is Ignorant Of the
underlying principles Of American
government, or it wilfuIy seeks,
50 far rs its limited influence
extends, TO undermine the safe
guards Of civil government. Such
has been the attitude Of his Illinois
journalistic advocate Of public rob
berry and uEjustiiiable persecution.
Men who conduct newspapers which
apologize for and justify dishonesty
and oppression are 4 disgrace to the
profession. The position taken in the
Springfield paper was evidently in
spired by a desire to make the rob
berry of an industrious, honorable
and moral people more complete.
Hence the expressed belief in the
correctness Of the ridiculous nara
tive cOncocted by the San Francisco
Chronicle. The Republican appears
to he afraid that a dollar belonging
to the Saints shall escape the barbar-
Gus process OF confiscaiion, which is
legalized robbery.
Why should the .'NIOrmons'' be
compelled to pay for the education
Of the children Of the Gentilss. We
defy the Republican to answer that
conundrum in line with It's dishon-
est course i'm connection with the
seizure OF the property OF the Latter
day Saints. .
4 CBANGE HAS BEEN WROUGHT.