Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-27

rascIble and expletlve contemporary,
but when 1t throws down the mask OF
ms pretended friendship, and exhibits It's
real countenance distorted with rage
and impotent malice we occasionally
contrast Us utterances on the same sub
iect at different dates. As II recently
over1owed with It's chronic bitterness
and gall, we reproduced one or two of
its latest illusions, which have been
mistaken for truth by some Eastern pa
pers, For instance, on March is, 1901.
It said, commenting on the bin regulat-
Ing the manner OF commencing prosecu-
lions In certain cases which 1t falsely
calls a "Polygamy bill.'
There were no efforts OF anti-Mor-
mons TO bring evil upon the Mormon
people from 1894 10 1898 The trouble
came when Mormons under one or an
other disguise began TO take more
wives
I'VE believe that some OF the men
who advocated and voted for the bill
would take plural wives within a week
except for fear OF the consequences.
With that blu the fear would pass
But on November 10, 1900, only about
five months before, when replying to a
Denver paper. the same writer declared:
"polygamy has been abolished in
Utah by the Constitution and by the
express command OF the President Of
the Mormon Church.
Plural marriages have, so far az
known, absolutely ceased. II Is posi-
bic that some men out among the poor
Mormons who were long ago involved
with several wives. and who have but
one house, are still living In polygamy.
II they are we do not care; the object
all the time was TO secure such a
change that polygamous marriages
should cease, and with II the teaching
Of p0lygamy as a divine ordinance, and
there was never any disposition TO
bring unnecessary suffering upon the
people. The business Is working all
right"
OF course II Is not pleasant to have
such blank contradictions presented,
especially when the author of both
statements cannot reply without show
ing by his language the vulgarty OF his
nature and the defects in his breeding.
But, then, II is sometimes necessary to
compare expressions Of hostile paper,
made under different impulses and es-
pecally when other journals place rell-
ance on It's statements But see now
the ptiful attempt TO creep out Of the
position the two diverse articles have
placed It in. The Tribune says today:
1.-TWO days after the article OF last
summer was published a prominent
Democrat met the writer and asked
him IL he knew that secret lee
lures TO young women on the loveliness
and necessity Of polygamy were being
delivered right here In this city, and
named two Of the lecturers and told
how ne knew what he was saying was
true.
About the same time one Of the
Apostles in one OF the back settlements
gave sermon OF the same nature to
the people"
That kind OF lame excuse is custom
AIRY with the paper that blows hot and
cold as It's own occasion requires. The
article mentioned was not published
last summer" unless November is In
the sweet summer season. But that Is
a small matter Who was the promi-
nent Democrat that told that fairy
tale? Was It male or female. and what
relationship did 1t bear TO the "respec-
table old LADY, or leading citizen or
"wen known lawyer" or reliable resi-.
dent" that formerly served as a DUN
my on which to hang Tribune
rags of disreputable flctlon2 Give us
the names OF the alleged lecturers also
the name Of the Apostle and Of the
back settlement where that sermon
was preached,
We would like to have the particu-
lars Of these vague allegations and In
situations. Notice that one of them Is
nut as a question asked by some I'M
known Individual. II Is not stated as a
positive fact. Let the thing be
traced 10 its origin. II win be found to
have no basis In truth. We have fol-
lowed up other bits Of similar duplicity
from the same quarter and proved
them TO be flights Of fancy or delib-
crate falsehoods, and We have not the
shadow OF doubt that these are OF
the same nature.
or course there Is no answer to such
paralyzing arguments of our contem-
parory ass "The miserable wheip;
"enawing a fle;" miserable creature
defiance OF the laws" sneak "a
wretch" etc, etc, We are willing that
the Tribune shall maintain It's monop-
oily Of that choice reasoning ana
revel in that species Of refinement in
rhetoric. Seeing that 1t is caught In
It's own trap there is some excuse Tor
ifs toothless foam, and We leave 1t to
its writings with sentiments Of pity
most nrofound