Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05


its cdisor-in.chicf. Some people con-
iend that II IL "a case Of mental abcrra-
ton; others that the symptoms oxhlb-
tied nre those OF anti-"Morinon" hatred
amounting TO a mania. For few days
they have had a rest from those pecu-
Hat cbuilitlons which have overlooked
upon Its editorial page. every now and
then. for many years. This morning II
broke out again and, as has been COM
mon. the principal object OF Its rage is
the Dcseret News. We do not mind
that. having become accustomed to it's
abuse. but there Is something more In
volvod In the charges which II 30 RASH
" hinEs ut this paper. Here are some
o. the accusations.
The Dcsoret News, the Church organ,
again last night did Its best 10 ally
the Roberts case with that OF the Nor
mon Church, and to show that any
check to his impudent pretcnsiona and
claims IL persecution OF Mormon
AS to making war upon the Church.
that II an Impeachment which IL quite
undeacrved; TO make such n charge
ng1inst the Congress Of the United
states Is simply shameful"
'lh charge that the real object Il to
dsiroy n. Mormon creed IN simply
"iioberta was nominated by n sneak.
nominated because he was church
man and polygnmist. The effort all the
time has been 10 establish that the
church had nothing to do with II, when
all the time II has been clear that some
hlgh officers OF the Church forced his
nomination, aud that word from the
church would have arrested the buri-
ness amy time prior to his election. The
andacity OF the proceedings was some
thing shameful"
These are enough for one day. Care.
ful readers OF the News" viii UNDER
siatd that itB remarks, NO shamcfuily
perverted In the foregoing uttcranccs u
the Tribune. were based upon the ad.
millions and declarations OF leading
spirits In the present crusade. We
quoted from the speeches made In the
clutches at Washington. ID. c.. on
sunday. The avowed purpose OF tho
movement was then and there pro-
claimed TO be "the crushing out u
Mofmorism." The Atheist lawyer who
spoke with prominent doctors OF dlyin-
iiy In the Congregational church. ox-
planned that this was a movement to
check Mormonism." lie said further. as
appears In published dispatches;
This IL not merely question II
politics. OF religion but a movement to
check MOrmonism. while We act
against Mr.. Roberts personally. u IA
the Mormon Church We are after.
The Mormon Church has out In the
world about 1000 missionaries. and the
ncatcr part OF them are at work IN the
United StatcE. II was recently said that
their converts are Increasing ~ fast
that statistics would not In the future
b. made public.
Therefore, this light must be made
against the Mormon system and not
particularly against Roberts"
We have before VI papers published In
all the large cities Of the country. cdi-
tohaiiy and otherwise announcing that
the crusade IL waged against the NOR
mon" Church. one OF the pleas made
by a Reverend preacher In Cleveland TO
obtain signatures against Roberts. 10
thus reported In Cleveland paper!
Two hundred and nifty thousand peo.
pie in one mass In our own land, un-
reached by the Gospel saturated with
hlafphemour. Immoral untrutha for rc-
llgi0us doctrines. ana nggressively
rpfeading the same throughout the
Christian world by nearly 1000 elders
under the control OF dcspotic polltlco-
RELIGIOUS priesthood these institute a
tremendous call upon our Christian
sympathy and activity"
The New York Journal makes daily
boasts OF the numbers Of preachers and
church members who are signing the
emit Roberts petition with View Ia
Camping out Mormonlsm." II has de-
cared TINT 10000 pastors Of different de-
nominations were preaching against
eNormonsim' 50 NJ to obtain sigma
,urss. and also that three million
Me,hodIsts had given their names to aid
In the work.
Now let ~ take the testimony fur
nl.hed by the Salt Lake Tribune Itself
After making u gront parade OF let
ter which II Intended to produce from
Mics Helen NJ. Gould. on sunday I
printed a long communication slgned !
D. Marshall. the whole tenor Of whici
Is a TRADE against "Mormonism." con
, tanning shameful pcrversions OF Nor
NON doctrine. and Including a lette
from Miss Gould TO DR. Josiah stronH
who IL at the head OF an anti-"Mormon
ofEanlxation which Is sending on
!, tracts, copies OF which we have befor
, Us The acknowledged purpose OF thos
!. Publications Is to arouse public sentl
, ns.. against the Mormon" Church
! The Tribune at the same time displaye'
a facsimile of Miss Gould'a handwrltin'
a and this Is what II says she wrote
, the Mormons use Christian term
bu, with an entirely different meaning
: which il only explained to their con
i yerls when they have gained consilerl
4 lie Influence over them. They beheV
=. In polygnmous God. that Jesus chris
was "A polygamlst. and that plural mar
. RAG. IL a God -ofdained law that mus
= b. obaysd In order to gain celestial slo
L ~. II ls indeed very necessary. thor,
h, fore that our people should become DEL
ter inforned as TO their peculiar tenet
g ana nractlccs. Very truly.
L HELEN MILLER GOULD"
= Now what do these extracts We hay
= given from published remarks OF ant
y Mormon" crusaders indicator Is No
4 "Mormonism" the objective point Of u
Il thc,,, attacks? IL IL therefore not III
l. nsasret News which attempts to AN
= tho t,obertg cas-. with that OF the MOI