Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-20
ANOTHER NECESSARY EXPOSURE.

curnbIe mendacity OF the lFDu"' hu-
vocate Of mormon" disfranchisement.
For several days he has been worried
over an article that appeared la the
DnERrr NEWS which was headed
"Unity Ia Life. Division IL Death"
This truism, which we imagined no
person claiming 10 be sane would at
tempt TO dispute, seems 10 have set him
In a phreDzy. In tedious TRADE Of n
column and quarter lac becomes In
voived today in a curious mixture Of
direct and wilful Misrepresentation Of
our words and subject and medley Of
his own sophlsms, aud finally reaches
his inevitable daily conclusion, which
IL the ruling dclusion Of this mono.
maniac, that at Is n shame and dis
grace To permit the American ballot to
10 into the stained hands Of men thus
involved, or TO permit them TO hold
Office or make laws under the Govern
mcnt Of the United States" That 10 10
say, II men are "involvcd" In unity Of
sentiment and purpose, they should bc
deprived ofovcry privilege Of American
citizenship. And, per contra, the
prime qualification for voting and
dolding office Is division. Any man
who unites with other men for any
purpose Is unit 10 have the American
ballot.
II IL astonishing that some person
connected with Tho paper that contains
these daily rawlings, does not perceive
the mental condition Of their author.
and either expungc them or trim them
into some semblance OF common sense.
In another column Of the same paper,
he RACES like maniac over bright
and vigorous communication from DR..
Condor Of Ogden, because that gentle.
man advocates the establishment OF a
Republican party In Utah, and that
would divide the "Iibcral" party aud
produce its dissolution.
He says: "The movement is all rot,
the only purpose behind II Is TO distract
aud destroy the Liberal party" and,
at IL little better than hari kari for the
Liberal party TO separate aud 20
TO pieces ON party lines now." IL
not this M admission that he
believes our proposition IL correct, that
"Unity IL life, division IL dcath?v
And in seeking tho division OF tho
Liberal party, n that IL his motive.
does MT Dr. Condor, according To the
Tribune iuuatic's theory, prove himself
worthy Of the American ballot, while
his wrathf,il critic shows, on his own
logic, that II would be q shame and a
Disgrace, 10 allow the Tribune scribe
80 vote or hold office or make laws
under tho Government OF the United
States?"
But we would not have taken up
.u.ce IN notic., this insnoitv ~ a, 49,.
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fagcous ihiseh0ods That any person
claiming responsibility could be guilty
of The 1ribure editor I'm order IN n nhr,l
some show Of justification for his IT,
rational conclusions, makes n state
ment Of his own which he subsequent.
ly puts several times into quotation
marks anu attributes To M, aud further
deliberately hlsifics what we did say
IN the article which has NO much
aroused his anger.
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Ie"cn's ms riuicuio"s conclusion.
Iheh no quotes rom our article as fol-
lows
"Wheu we hear. than. of nm MI.
tempt 10 make division Of any kind on
National Issues, whether II be Of rnce
OF Anyusge, We know that however
p'auaJio may 10 wy pfetess offered
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Hos says
ave referred To this as a cumulative
proof That what We have always snld.
what oyory ono hero knows Is true. that
this a a distinct people nndor a ,,,,,n.
mon, of It's own, Is true, that tim, govern.
lnen' Is the priesthood and tho Ne'rs'