The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-04

Paradise where his wife gave me
Gibbs letter and l returned to Logan
with it under seal, where / gave it
to the Democrats there awaiting it's
reception. The letter was opened in
the presence of George ". Thatcher,
c. d. w. Fuflmer, George A. Barber,
myself and others, / believe. Wright
did make it condition that the letter
itself should never be published with
ont the consent of certain parties, and
the fact that it has never been pub
Hshed is evidence that Moses Thatcher
has betrayed no trust, as charged by
the creature Gibbs. 1T was by me
placed in the hands of Hon. George w.
Thatcher, and l suppose he has it to
this day. When Gibbs or anyone else
declares that Moses or George w.
Thatcher have violated the confidence
reposed in them by Wright he lies.
I read the Gibbs letter. 1T did con-
vey to Wright, as it will to every one
that reads lit, the intimation that the
church leaders desired the. people of
Utah to support the Republican party
in the election of 1892, despite amy
preferences or convictions they might
have to the contrary; and lit did urge
Wright. no matter what his political
views might be, to see that Hyrum,
his ecclesia sttcal ward, should become
Republican.
This letter was obtained without the
knowledge or consent or advice of
Moses Thatcher. I Go not know that
he ever saw it. Wright gave the letter
to the Democratic party, through me,
for such use as it might deem wise
not without misgivings, it is true, but
as a duty which it was
shown devolved upon him to pre-
serve the good names OF the First Pres
Of Nc aI,t oh Nv he.
indirectly in the letter, but directly
in secret conversations We're dragged in
offensive connection and TO CO Republic
can service. and which by him were
being DETAINED. since he endeavored
to show that these men, (who had SOL
emily declared they would not inter
fere to effect political results) had de-
libc!rately falsifed and had the most
profound Interest," in seeing that
the Mormon people voted the
Republican ticket in sufficient
with the sentiment which he
then QS92) declared would be express
sed in favor of the Republican party
by the nation at large. That such a
man should prove a false prophet
is not surprising; that he
should at this late date under
take not alone to defend. but to justify
his Infamous methods. is also in har-
mony with the natural characteristics
of a being who. while a paid servant
of. a church that Con the authority of
President George O. Cannon in the
Juvenile Instructor 1894 declares the
leaders of the church should not be
nevertheless, and as the pri-
vate secretary of the First Presidency,
to belittle and besmirch
one of the Twelve Apostles. Moses
Thatcher. 1t goes without saying that
so insignificant a creature, dare not
pursue such a course any more than
he dare have committed what he was
guilty of in. Logan, did he not feel
that behind him was high church
backing. 49, .ss5,..
I have consulted no one respecting
the statements contained in this COM
At the time the events re-
ferred to occurred 1 was tI1e owner
and editor of the Logan Journal AS
notary public I wrote many and at
tested most of the affidavits convicting
this man Gibbs with the infamy re-
fern ed to I know whereof I speak.
Respectfully,
r. w. SLOAN.