The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-12

OF the nlSn council meeting at Logan,
and, in fact, it was more generally
discussed than on Sunday.
Many firmly believed that the pub
lished report was practically without
foundation and patiently waited for an
official denial. They waited in vain.
Apostles Grant and John Henry Smith
are still out OF the city and President
Joseph F. Smith returned from Coal
vile yesterday, but could not be seen.
He arrived On the afternoon train and
shortly afterward a Herald reporter
called at his home and was informed
that Mr. Smith had. gone up town. \
number of subsequent calls al his
home and at the office of the presi-
dency of the church failed to produce
any result.
Later, when the News appeared. its
editorial comment on the matter, to-
gether with the reports to The Herald
from Logan. seemed to be generally
taken as confirming the correctness Of
the report on all the points of i'm
portance.
After this the only question to be
considered was whether or not the
church officials would deign to make
any further statement of the matter
than was given in the News. The
quite furore has been raised in GER
tain quarters of late because of events
at church meetings, some of them of
more or less importance to the parties
Immediately concerned. One of note
is the recent publication Of alleged pro-
ceedings in Logan. 1t is reported that
in that city a private meeting of
church local officials was held, at which
few Of the general officers were pres
ent-probably less than a score of per-
sons altogether; and that certain mat
ters were discussed there, in a way
warranting a double-leaded sensational
expose and &. great mass of wise edi-
torlal comment in paper in this city.
Without presuning TO say whether the
report furnished is in all particulars
true or MOTOR the reason which is
given below-we beg to suggest, in view
of the many misstatements of a similar
character which have appeared and
have been disproved recently, that
those who read the sensation will do
well 10 give the matter sober second
thought before allowing themselves to
be specially distressed by it. The News
can declare with confidence that in all
these reports wherever there is an at
tempt to show that there is any politi-
cal bearing or effect intended by the
events narrated. the report to that ex-
tent is untrue, and the base motives un-
DERIVING it ought to be so plain as to
render it unworthy Of belief.
LAS to the Cache incident. if the
opening statements of the report of il
are true, there is but very little that
needs to be said. Granting the former,
we assert that the proceedings of a
private church meeting, a quorum
meeting, so to speak, are neither the
business7of the newspa pers nor of the
public. Such meetings are convened
E1y- 4
Tan chosen body of men certain
views on subjects in their church
capacity. If tue matters so presented
are of sufficient concern and should
properly be brought before the public,
they come up in open meeting, where
not only all members of the church,
hut generally non-members also, may
be present Until such presentation
Iney are deemed confdential-are so
regarded by honorable men and re-
spected as such by honorable news
papers. If men at times forget the
Obligations and proprieties usually
considered incumbent upon them
under such circumstances, there is
no reason why others, unless with
hostile and not very honorable
motives, should follow their example.
Those who desire to discredit and injure
the parties concerned or who want to
create dissenSion, misunderstanding
and distrust. while all the time crying
for peace and harmony and good will,
will lose no opportunity-even to the
extent of eavesdropping or listening to
ale-bearers-to accomplish their pur-
pose We submit. however. that the
real motives in the case ought not to
be 50 clumsily concealed: and we sub
NIT further. without passing at all
upon the accuracy of the report or the
speeches alleged to have been made,
that the proceedings of the high coun-
Gil meeting in Logan or anywhere else.
since they concern only those present
and could not be construed as apply
ing to or being intended for the general
public, are a proper subject of discus
sion neither by the public nor by the
purveyors of news, the press"
POLICE COURT.
A large number of Sunday DRINKS
occupied the mourners' bench in police
court yesterday morning when Judge
Wenger set the wheels Of Justice in
motion. Five were each given five
days in jail, two forfeited the usual
deposit, Sidney Harris forfeited $40,
while John McLain told a plausible
story and was turned loose.
The prosecution failed to make out a
case against Billy O'Neil, charged with
Sabbath liquor selling. and dismissal
was accordingly entered.
William Eiseman, who was arrested
yesterday on warrant sworn to by
Joseph H. Siegel and charging him
with poisoning a dog without authority
of law, will have a hearing today.
CALLS ON MORTGAGES
List VIII Be Completed This,
Morning and Notice Published.
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