Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-26
MISERABLE TACTICS.

ANY newspaper that advocates the
wholesale slaughter Of Christian p"1-
pie because they demand the right t0
govern themselves. lhIt urges fla s4u-
luE1tIuu of alien races 40 the orient
that would have the American govern
ment hold 5000 600 people in % state ot
y8salage denying them AN Che cuusu-
tutI0ual rights and liberties NJ American
citizenship, that tells the people 10 "a
au right for the President t0 Set aside
the Constitution. ignore the expressed
viii Of Congress and violate "a sacred
national pledge when any newspaper
does this in the name of 'Amer.cauIsm'
10 simply adycrtises the fact that 10
does not possess the slightest gJuCep-
ton OF the genius and spirit 0f AmerI-
cam government And whether that
newspaper is a church organ. whose
motto a. Truth and Liberty or
whether 10 is O. partisan organ. mas-
QueradIug under the cloak of religion,
10 Is doing AN that 10 can do tO blind the
eyes of the people and 20 bolster mp a
discredlted political cause"
We copy the foregoing editorial yer-
batlm and complete from the Salt
Lake Herald. We DO So 10 show how
a partisan paper win pervert the posI~
ton and d.stort the language Of a con-
temporary that does not support a poll
Icy OF attack upon everything and eve
arybody that appears inlmIcal to some
personal and partisan ends. Readers
OF the Deseret News will easily perceive
the intent OF the writer Of the quoted
paragraph We might say IN response.
Any newspaper that advocates
the immediate Withdrawal "
American troops from the Phil
lppinos. that would leave those
Islands open to invasion and COM
quest by European or Aslatlc powers,
that would delight I'm seeing the Taglls
slaughter the friars and making short
work OF an the white inhabitants OF
Luzon that would rejoice over a COM
hict between the followers OF Arlinaldo
and the opposing tribes which would
breed anarchy and slaughter among the
FHIpuos that would undo the work OF
pac.dcatlon which has made consider
able progress, that would ignore the
prevailing sentiment throughout the
United states. which calls for the es-
adjustment Of law and order On the
Philippines first the extension of self
government 20 the people there next,
according 10 their manifest abilities 90
maintain GO. and the establishment last
OF independence In such form as shall
finally be considered most conducive
t0 the permanent welfare ~ the NAE
uycs with due regard 20 the interests
Of other residents on the islands such
newspaper ls delivered over 90 the
deepest demagogIsm Of this time OF
political trokery and is obl.yious Co
the march OF events the duty OF this
nation, and the true spirit OF that lib-
erty which Is regulated by righteous
law
The Herald may protest that this ls
an eyagg5ratIon OF lbs contention.
suppose that is so, 10 some degree.
hut its own attempt 20 belle and bur
lesqug and bcdaub the utteruuoes OF a
contemporary Is more than an cy1g-
goratIon 10 is q deliberate attempt to
msreprssont that which q cannot meet
fairly 10 appears to have been of-
nlctod with @ recgu, attack OF partisan
mania that renders &C Indifferent u
truth and the amenities OF respectable
journalism
Instead OF quoting that which it de-
sIres 20 controyert 10 gets down Goo the
m.ra and moulis a theory of its own.
which Il proceeds TO hold up as the fg-
ure OF a contemporary position. and
then 90 assaI Sc with the soil out OF
which 10 was fabricated when ems
newspaper does this under whatever
preteXt % win lose caste among its
own readers and win damage the uaqs,
and the party which lt is so anxious
90 appear 20 support