Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-01
"DErENcE. NOT DEFIANCE"

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'Thc idea Of the News IL that n
| peace n wanted. all that has TO b.
borne by the Gcniilca Of Utah and by
the people of the United States else II
viii fight
That Il from the anti Mormon"
sheet that IL supporting the ministerial
new crusade of misrepresentation and
abuse. II the statement true7 Let us
see. Here II what the News" said.
conveying the "NcwH'' idea;
''rho Dcscrct News docs not propose
10 raise old Issues nor to stir up old
strifer. Iiut when the same hand
that brewcd foul broth fifteen years ago
goes back to Its old business. tho
News does not Intend 20 be- silent.
and no threats, or curses. or 'brutal
personalities or Infamous illusions will
| muzxle or ftlnc IT, That may aH well
be Understood now a. NJ any time.
And II defence IL not desired. let the
attacks be stopped" 4.
ny all means let ua have peace.
but that will not be- secured by dis
honorable silence or tame and wiltcd
non-rcslstancc when attacked. Let III
teen years ago stay with the buried
past"
THAT was called forth by the untruths
and cxaEgcrations Of the nntl-"Mor-
mon" paper. and It's threats against the
majority Of the people OF Utah. and
against the Dcscrct News unless II
ceased defending them. The response
TO our remarks was n repetition OF false
charges and the uttcrRncc Of further
threats: when tho News" said:
ut II Just such threats. i'nbeciic
though they may be. that disclose the
malice Etlil ranking In the heart OF that
anti-"Mofmon" oracle. and occasion the
replies 81 the Dcserct News. While
they nrc repeated II n our duty 10 ex.
pose them. when they stop. VIC cease
to respond. not before"
Where II IN. reference TO "thc Gem
tiles Of Utah7" Whore to ''thc people Of
the United statcs1' our vituperatlvo
cont mporary says the "NewS' has
tried for years TO convict II 81 mis-
representing facts. Nothing further
II needed to secure that conviction than
to quote that paper against itself. Not
only does II say things one day which
u contradlots the next. but In the same
issue II viii relate facts In one column
and deny them In another. ~ We DEM
onstrated on Thursday.
IA TO the "Gentiler Of Utah" W. have
made no remarks, We win do 20 now.
4 large number Of them have COM
mcnded the News" for It's course In
reference 10 the anu."Mormon" sheet
while other. have assured us they pay
M attentlon 10 its editorial rawlings.
ana only read IL for the news Il con.
tains. They subscribe for the pcseret
News. and II they 10 no, agree with lts
religion. Wow. they respect It's utter
anc.. ana rely ON It's statements OF
fne,
our nntl."Aiormon' contemporary
s..ma IN regard itself aa ''the u.ntiles
., ma, {" ana "a "the people OF the
t,n,,.d a,ate." collectively lust aa
(, va ,,.,uen,iv assumes 10 apeak
Coz m and ngnIns, young Utah" And
an,, .a,iv IA t,s rnab ass.rtIona and
s,a,no,,, ,erv.ruiona n d.nounees as
an a,,ack ON che oen,iles OF utnh."
80, on, ,.,ni,, a, tho limited statea"
!, A. .di,orinllv. The laughing stock of
ho,, ,n. ,i,ss.a bicl, II falsely claims
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peopl" OF uthh' win threats OF iron
hands and hosts OF "marHhalH' ana
ar the rest OF H. ana deny us coniin-
ssulN la tod ~