Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
WILL THEY SEE TUE POINT?

pl,asa the local organs Of the political
partles in Utah. That may be because
IL does not try TO crafty them OF Ila-
cate them. Il not published for theF
cspecial delectai0u. i, Is independent
Of them and the parties they represent
The Democratic organ % % may b. so
designated. thinks the News has
Republican tendency when il touches
on some current question, ana the Re
publican organ, Il Il may be thus re-
garded, claims that the News has a
Democratic leaning when Il prints any
ching IN reference 10 the crusade
against Roberts and the Church The
latter asks III Roberts Is not a Church
candidate. what has It to do with his
defense" It also draws the inference
that from reading the News the
Church has more interest In Roberts
than has It's own party" and wants to
know II the New" sees the point
The trouble with our contemporaries
IS that they confuse matters that AFFECT
the Church and those that affect their
respective parties The Church or
gan" is also a newspaper, 1t publishes
the views Of other papers on subjects
of general interest. and also rs own
opinions without reference 10 the man
ner In which they may be received by
politicians. in reference TO the pres
ent crusade, in which the attack on the
Congressman from Utah is involved,
the Church as wen as the general pub
lie Is particularly interested It is
therefore proper subject FOR the
Dessert News 90 discuss. II that does
not please the morning papers pub
llshed IN this city, we cannot help H.
however sorry We may feel at their
disgleasure.
The preachers OF this state have OBJ
tanned the aid Of hundreds Of pastors
Of different denominations throughout
the country In their warfare against
Mr.. Roberts, on the ground that be Is
the special representative OF the Nor
mon" Church. II is asserted that he was
nominated by the Church. elected by
the Church, and sent to Congress for
the purpose Of testing the disposition
Of this government as TO polygamy
which Is represented TO be stil taught
and permitted by the Church, They
make Of the whole crusade religious
movement. They deny that Il is politl-
cal In Us character. II Il Is In any
sense proper Tor the clergy Of the coun-
try to engage In this warfare which
they admit is against the Mormon"
Church, why Is It improper for the Des-
eret News to take a stand against them
on those points which relate to the
Church?
Some Of the religious people OF the
country who do not understand the sit
uatlon, oppose the seating OF the Con-
gresham from Utah simply on the
ground that he Is a Mormon" Others
make the excuse that there are many
hundreds Of Mormon" missionaries
in the held seeking TO obtain converts,
and they imagine that the unseatIng Of
Mr.. Roberts viii aid In the suppression
Of Mormon prOselytism. And even
the Salt Lake ally and organ Of the
ministerial cohorts OF the crusade has
persistently sought To impress upon the
country TIA. untrulh that the Congress
man was nominated and elected by
Church Influence and Tor Church pur-
poses.
The Salt Lake Herald, while trying
70 make IL appear that the Deseret
News is partisan In its controversy
on this question, inadvertently admits
and asserts that the whole subject af-
iects the dominant Church. and is
therefore q proper subject for Discus
sion in this paper. Here Is an extract
or two from the Herald Of this morn.
ing.
II Is an idea that Is gaining ground
81 Utah, that the fight which rose In
Illusan opposition To Mr. Roberts has
extended It's scope until every member
~ the so-cailed 'Aslat!c organization
Is Included
The Governor and the secretary and
DINERS IN the sam, hJatcl1not s.. tb1t
Tue hgnt on Roberts has Udpnei uufU
" includes the entire church of which
lhSy arc members For the local Ep.
publican orsan has toll us frcgusutlv
mat the Church and the Church au-
lh'iitles are 90 blame. and that HE
majority Of The people are laW'.ss be-
Sause they deliberately elected dee
.ahl laWhNaker 90 Congress I'm Inc
race ot Repeated warnugs'
and 81 gn0ther question asl..4 Ia.
~ N,ph hupublc becomes uarl-
neul; Is " not really a FIGHT al me
.nvn,oeis OF the dominant religions .r.
es ,'t'aa1on looking TO their dls.rar-
N'ft"NtltNAAt
IL matters not to us 90 what I'sbt The
morning papers oudeayor Go uIsc. me-
wheh discussing questions OF Interest IN
'ne people Of Utah. We have tbo right
.o' only to give the news but 10 *.
press our opinions on public oussiors
uDu Il VIII make no difference 10 us bav.
hey may be Interpreted by our co.
ponen's II our remarks offend r.r.
sons Of The same political faith as tbat
Hsu oy Mr.. Roberts or disagree WITH
~ o. The other party. we cannot helm
y and we DO not care. The cbgrb
mas not taken any part IN tse elsc,,o1
OF defense Of Mr., Roberts as IN. ,, ~
.ss,'ul candidate o, a political party
snu 'he Deseret News has slm,ly IN
Tended the Church agains. Tho S.,..
hoods Of me crusaders. religion, o,t
pouueaA who have entered into me-
combination to unseat him. wba,.,e,
may be The result to him. VIII po 't' ~. !.