The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17
HAUNTED BY HEBER.

HAUNTED BY HEBER.
A near contemporary which has spells
OF seeing things in the dark and is
haunted particularly by Heber j.
Grant, imagines that he is almost as
active in Washington and Utah poll
tics as is P. H. Lannan.
1t is forever quoting respectable old
ladies' prominent Democrats" and
''men high up in the church" as wit
nesses of the reality of its halucina-
tions. We desire to call its attention TO
the fact that "a prominent Republican
of this city remarked yesterday that
the New Orleans Star must be under
the control of Heber ]. Grant and he
pointed out the following editorial in
justification of his observation:
The nation has been treated to a sick
ening example of intolerance and bigotry
during the past week. and the action of
congress in refusing to seat Roberts was
decidedly contrary TO all law. Apart from
any sentiment for or against polygamy.
and should have been allowed all the
privileges accrulng to a member OF the
house of representatives,; An unknown
congressman from Ohio. backed up by
saffron-hued newspaper. introduced res
olution denying Roberts right to seat.
and the other squirmers soon followed his
lead. 1t is all a most disgusting exhibit
ton of cant and hypocrisy.
On the same theory, "a respectable
old LADY, declared that she was
very sure Heber j. Grant was
editor in chief of the Chris
tian Standard, official organ of
the Christian church, and she proved
it by the following editorial in a re-
cent issue to support her declaration:
From time to time for months past we
have been receiving copies of petitions
gress to refuse to admit Mr.. Roberts of
Utah to seat in that body to which he
have been requested to print and to urge
our readers to sign. We have not done
SO; first, because we do not repose much
confidence in the good Judgment of the
because We think that if Mr.. Roberts has
been lawfully. elected as representative,
he ought to be seated as SUCH
AS cumulative evidence of this no.
ton, it is said by "a prominent business
man" who recently returned from the
east that Heber J. Grant has just ac-
quired a controlling interest in the New
York Sun, which says editorially:
Roberts has as clear right as had
General Henderson, who was chosen
speaker, to take the oath as represent
alive, and to take his seat. All
that the new state (Utah) undertook
to do in respect to polygamy was to
prohibit it forever. The people have
double prohibition. The fact that they
have not been uniformly successful in
enforcing it. confers no right upon the
national government to deny to Utah the
privileges of a state. Indeed there are
some constitutional obligations which a
state cannot be compelled to comply
render fugitives from justice from an
other state. yet there is no way of en-
forcing this command in the event of a
refusal.
Furthermore, by the Storm Starters
theory there can be no doubt that He
Der J. Grant has added the New York
World to. the list of newspapers whose
policy he controls. There is no other
explanation for the following editorial
in the World, of course:
There is a certain grim humor in the
fact that two of the very conspicuous
leaders of the anti-RobertS crusade are
men of VIGOROUSLY immoral life. The
seat, then expelling him and then find
ing out whether such proceeding is law
full, is more original than consistent.
And to show how ubiquitous and all
powerful Mr.. Grant has become, IAN
Irish-American'' declares
Heber j. Grant dictates the editorial
policy of the New York Post, which
says:
What happened in the house was really |
the triumph of lynch law in the punish !
ment Of u man who in all probability is !
guilty but whose punishment by the |
house sitting deliberately as a court |
would have accomplished the same result |
so far the accused is concerned and |
would have been infinitely better for So |
ciety.
But who controls the policy of the
Salt Lake Tribune when it says: IF
Apostle John Henry Smith or President |
George Q. Cannon pleases to go to vot-
ers or to the members of the legisla-
ture AID say: If 1 were you I would
not vote for Mr.. So-andso because he
has antSgonized our church and the
religion in which we believe that would
be their right?
In placing an Interpretation on the
manifesto and its relation to the state
the Tribune said that cit
only went to the point of plural mar
riages, which had been taught as
holy sacrament, must not hereafter be
Who controlled the policy d the tickle
organ then? Was it George Q. Cannon
DR. Heber J. Grant?