Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-17
TnE FACTS N THE CAsE.-

information concerning nm alleged
murder by the Mormon" particulars
Of which the Salt Lake IfibuHs copied
from a san Francisco paper. The
"ncws" Of the tragedy was ten days
old when II appeared IN the Tribune,
and nobody In Utah had ever heard
Of II before. our correspondent que
rlcd IA 10 the motive Of that paper Ia
copying such stale news, which must
have been mentioned here had there
been any truth In Il. We showed that
there was no truth whatever In the
the story. This sets the Tribune In a
rage.
ON Tuesday evening we copied from
tho Ogden Standard discourse de-
livcrcd by n Congrcgatlonslist minister
In Ogden, breathing fraiernal spirit, -
different TO the bilternessand mcndacily
commonly displayed by sectArian
preachers here toward the "MormOns,"
that II was worry remarkable. We
commented upon II, aud incidentally
referred 10 the temperance question, on
which the gentleman desired TO know
the sentiments Of the "Mormon"
Church. This also angercd the Tribune,
and the result IA about two columns
aud quarter Of Tribune venom,
slossed over with hypocri,ical pre-
tension Of reluctance 10 trench on cor.
tain subjects, just now, while strangers
are In the city.
The humor OF this assumed tcmcriiy
viii be appreciated by tho Salt Lake
public, who know that the Tribune
never missed an opportunity, when
visitors were here, To Willy and mis-
represent the founders and builders Of
this city aud Territory. The Ogden
minister, with whose Christian purpose
no fair and just mind can fiud fault,
comss In for his share Of spiieful
calumny; he dared to express a wish
for union Of effort among "Mormon"
Elders aud ministers Of other denoml.
nations In tho interest OF morality aud
temperance, and that was enough to
open for him the sluioeways Of Tribune
scurrility.
The attitude OF the mormon"
Church on the temperance question Is
impregnable. It Il pretty well known,
too. That abstinence from nil kinds Of
stimulating drinks is an established
doctrine OF the Church, eau be seen
from its Published standar Dis, from the
discourse. Of Ia leaders, and from the
lives OF tho vast majority Of lts com.
municsnts.
To Offset the facts In this matter,
the Tribune returns, like tho animals
the Savior referred to IN his parable, 10
nm old and thoroughly rofuted false
hood about the "Aiormon" dlstlllerlu.
said 10 have been found, "when tho first
Internal Revenue office was estab-
lished In this city," The Tribune says
there were thirty.nve, that tho head
Of the Church was tho chief owner OF
the largest Of these, and that this
Church owned and carried II on"
Unfortunately for its statement, thu
Tribune once was foolish enough whom
confronted with the facts 10 10 into
particulars. IL always fails OF Ia
point when 1t gets down to details.
Frothy generalitiea are IL forte.
Reference to this old list, published
In the Tribune moro than eight years
ago, furnish complete romtation Of Ii
own story. The number OF distillorie-
that had been started In Utah from
1869 to 1869 was thlrty.Seven. II
shows that they were owned and opef.
ated as follows: Three by profcssed
"Mormons," one of the concerns max,
Ing grape wine only; twonty.elght by
non -"MormOns" 80 most OF them
seceders, who bad "strugglod up
to the Tribune plane when II
advocated saloons, gambling shop.
and houses OF ill.fame rs reiormatory
agents for young "Mor mons" thre,
by persona Of do ubtful standing
thee by city corporations. Most o
the thirty seven were small affair, aut
were promptly closed n soon rs dis
covered by the civil authorities, Tel
of them were only open one month
ave but two months, two Tor tire,
months, ami ten from four months Il
one year Thus the Tribune story tina
the thlrty'seven were In operation
when the Revenue office was opened
ia exploded by Ia own figures.
The names OF all the persons who
operated or made attempts to run thes,
dlstlllerles were given, and neither
''the head Of tho Church" nor tn,
Church itself appears In the ofiicia
list complied by the Collector, as pub
lished by the Tribune Ia 1883. Sine,
1869, we believe, there has not been
single distillery In Utah,
Al to the places whore liquor 20 sold
II Ia wen known that they arc entirell
In the hands Of non" Mormons," tina
hey have multiplied with the iucreas,
II Mormon" population, and tina