Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-15
A LIBEL on CONGRESSMAN
CAREY.

WYOMING has gone Republican
It is slIeged-by the TT75ne--thAi
the ssAiorinonD vote has done it
Therefore, they ought to be dis.
franchised. \ day or two ago II
alleged first that the "Mormon'i
vote was doubtful, next that Of
course the .Mormons, wanttzi
Democratic Senators snd, therefore,
they would vote the straight Demo.
cratic ticket, and that in either case
and for each reason they ought to
be disfranchised. Tribune logic ali
round.
The reckless ''Liberal'' organ
now states that Mr.. Carey chad, Of
cotTse, a contract with the Nor
mons" And thea proceeds to pour
cut venom and vulgarity upon that
gentleman and the sfAIormonsD for
this ''contract," which it PROCESSES
now to know all about, notwith-
standing the dubiety It expressed
only tAres days ago and which was
one Of its alleged ereasons'' for de
manding "AIOtnon'' disfranchise.
ment.
The oniy scrap OF evidence it can
offer in support OF this stupid and
hbslious assertion is the fact that Mr..
Carey fought the vile and auti-
Republican legislation proposed in
Congress aud which certain dema-
gogues tried to fasten upon the con-
stitatiOn OF Wyoming. There were
and are other Republicans besides
Mr.. Carey who look upon the bills
which ths Tribune wants passed, 50
That thousands Of good citizens may
be DISTINGUISHED foz their religious
opinions; q utterly subyersive, OF
American liberty. Are they ali
under CONTRACT with the. asMor-
mons?o
The ibelIer Of Mr. Carey canno,
endure any one vino in any way is
disposed to act fairly by the s'Hior.
mons" Not long ago-be heaped
upon Senator Teller al the eplthets
which are peculiar to the Tribune
vocabulary, because that gentleman
opposed sumo slamefulIy unjust
measures against the ''Mormons. y
No name was too vile for tie Colo
RADIO statesman. But when he
chanpioned the cause Of silver in
line with the views Of the Tribune
scandal-monger, he was n prince
among men and altogether lovely.
Now the tide turns again, and
after IayiRg attention to Mr.. Carey
the same scribe says Mr.. Teller has
"sOme infirnity 10 his blood.'' That
Is another way Of again calling that
gentleman a+"scrub." II it were
not too personal We might invite
comparison between the counter.
ances Of the Senator and the scribe.
10 determine which has the most
''infmity in his blood"
The people OF Wyoming have
voted as they deemed best. We
have nothing to say on the matter |
except that they have exercises |
their right Of choice. The 'sAIor-
mons, = we hope, kept in view the
test men and supported their
friends. This is good policy and is
self pzeservative. OF course this
will net be approved by persons
~hO viciOusly seek their destruc-
ton. Whatever the returns NAV
prove, the-course ofthe .sAIormous''
will prove hateful TO tine fanatic o.
the Tribune. II they sustained the
Republican ticket, they ought to be
disfranchised. II they voted the
Democratic ticket, they ought ID be
DISTINGUISHED. If they voted for
some Republicans and some Demo-
crats, they ought 10 be disfranchised.
And If they stayed away frozl the
polls and did no; vote for anybody,
they ought to lie DISTINGUISHED.
That is the Tribune cry anu that lie
the Tribune reasoning.
The rash accusation agains. Mr..
Carey and the "Mormons'' OF wy
oming has nothing whatever rs a
i'Ssis except the diseased imagina-
tion Of a professional finger OF jour
nalistic mud. who can see no virtue
an one who differs from him, and is
filiei with hatred that sours his
whole being against people whUse
faith he cannot grasp, whose mo-
tives be does not comprehend, and
whose liberties he desires 20 destroy.
IL is libel that is without excuse.
and Of which he may hear 10 his
discomfort.