Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-30

ISLANDERS. Did you write Il 10 any ofitha
Chicago papers2 Or 10 any paper re-.
peating the SANDER? Even IL n had
been Impossible for you TO have ob.
tained hearing In the eastern nreqs
you could undoubtedly have obtained
space for an immediate denial i'm tbe
Dessert News" and the Saints IN ths
mountains would have rei0iced TO know
mar the son OF man whom they re-.
we're above any other man tbot has
hVed this side OF Messlah's earthly pi.
grimage' had not fallen 80 low as TO
SANDER them himself or permit others
10 do II IN his name through msrepre.
sentaton, Failing In all this YOU could
SUI have done what you are now do
ing, namely, you could have written 70
your friends and the relatives YOU have
IN utah. and set yourself right with
them. but even this YOU did not DO 30
Tar as have ever heard ana you your.
self make no mention Of IT,
Before God ! believe YOU TO be respon.
slble for the atroCi0us sander proyy-
Ing out OF your remarks In the civ NJ
Chicago on the 22nd Of February iSS9
IL II be not true that you did not em-
ploy the words put on your lbs bv Inc
chicago reports, then you stand resuon-
slble for allowing them 10 20 ONT ia
the country uncorrected by YOU IN any
way worthy the name Of effort, and with
be held accountable for Whatsoever ~
harm that has or may hereafter grow
out Of them. In my judgment Won oue
an apology 10 the women OF the Church
IN the Mountains as much 10 lh0ee in
private life as IN public life 10, thay
were all equally slandered in what al
least you permitted 10 20 out into the
World as your remarks concerning them
and the moral conditions obtaining in
their community,
FOR myself ! DO not accept your YER.
sion Of the matter. Imayas well saw tbat
frankly The word for word agIgomonf
between the Times and Tribune"
reports and the substantial apreomont
or the Inter Ocean" make Il iDlpossl.
bic for me 10 believe that I'm ynur
speech you did not use that language
u Is not a pleasant thing for me IN
say That 10 YOU / would rather hpliava
good than evil Of my fellowmen ana
above all things | delight 90 see and N
use generosity in controversy and the
proper amenities OF debate; but | cam
not De rid or the above conviction
You must understand, however that
do not wish TO be personal. and moth.
ing which you may have done IN the
controversy over my seat IN Congress
when you mention-innuences me in
the least | can scarcely be said To hava
a personal acquaintance with YOU as
we have met but twice. I think. and
then but for a few moments in which
there was no opportunity for forming
a judgment OF your character. [ know
you only as connected with the church
you have founded and the controversy
you have waged against the Church of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. and
the spirit Of that whole movement has
not tended TO give me a very exalted
opinion OF the personal character NJ
those connected with It. Very truly
yours. B. II ROREpTs
p. SIN view Of the fact that vou
have already made the subject matter
OF which this letter treats a subject NJ
editorial writing IN the Saints Herald'i
or recent date | think II proper that
ms letter should also be published in
order that our Elders and the members
or the Church should have the facts
IN the case before them as well as that
your followers should have your version
or the matter In controversy I have
therefore, sent copy Of this letter 70
the 'Deseret News" for publication.
p. II. z.