Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26
A SQUARE DENIAL.

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The rapidly with which Islander Of
ten travels has become proyerbial In
these times Of the telegraph and the
power press, falsehood has great
er opportunities than ever to spread
and the seven league boots Of slower
periods are not needed, when the
lightning wire and the lightning ex-
press can outstrip even the march Of
the sun.
A story. cOncocted in this city but
which had no foundation in truth, was
flashed to the seat Of government, a
few days ago, and the Senator from
Utah was so hasty and unwise as to
repeat It in the United states Senate,
with the view to influencing the cleo
ton. then in progress, for the choice
OF another Senator from Utah. The pub
liclty thus given to the canard, justliies
the Deseret News in paying brief at
tention to t.
The charge has been made that the
President OF the Church Of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints, for a moneyed
consideration or the promise Of
moneyed consideration. sold the office
Of United states Senator to the success
ful candidate. This has been repeated
until there are probably several per-
sons al home, and many others abroad.
who have been led to believe there IS
some color Of fact IN It, enough per-
haps to give excuse for the absurd ao-
cusatlon,
We therefore announce 10 the public
that there is not any truth whatever
la the charge, nor even the shadow OF
reason for It's utterance. It IS rldi-
culous on It's face, because the Office
OF United states Senator is not In the
gift Of any man or set Of men. out
side the Legislature Of the state. The
nomination OF the successful candidate
was effected according to the rules
adopted by the representatives OF the
Republican party here.
The members OF the Legislature
elected by that party number thirty
seven, There were many candidates
for the Office OF United States sena
tor It was agreed that nineteen
votes IN a caucus Of the thirty-seyen
should decide the question. After a
lively contest. the necessary number
Of votes was cast for Thomas Kearns,
and he subsequently received the full
vote Of the thlrty-seyen in Joint assem-
bly, and was declared elected.
OF the nineteen members who support
ed him in caucus. eight were non" Nor
mons" They were certainly not lnnu-
enoed by the Church or It's President.
There was no intimatIon among the
members than any undue influence had
been brought to bear to secure the re-
suit.
The libel against the Mormon"
President Is utterly false and baseless,
There has been no bargain. or moneyed
consideration. or OFFER or agreement,
or hint or suggestion Of the kind, that
would lead to the idea that such an
arrangement had been entered into or
even mentioned. This denial reaches to
every person party. committee and poll
tlcan here and elsewhere.
The same denial applies TO the insinu-
alton that the alleged bargain was en-
tered into for the purpose Of securing
or preventing legislation or measures
OF any kind affecting the Mormon
church, also to any other purported
consideration OF any kind, shape or fea-
ture. The story has not been supported
by the slightest shred Of evidence and
might have been passed by and treated
with the contempt It deserves but for
the echo Il received In the United States
Senate and through the Associated
Press,
The Deserot News makes this denial
advIsedly, Tor the reasons mentioned.
and assures It's readers that there is not
anything IN the charge but sheer, UNI
diluted. bald and naked untruth Tor
which the law provides a remedy and
which should be punished as criminal
ibel. This retutatiln ought 10 be given
as wide a circulation as the falsehood
aas obtained and we ask the Associated
Press and the newspapers Of the coun.
.ry 10 give It wide publicity and fair
consideration,