Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-10
ANOTHER MALICIOUS cANARp

The morning paper that makes
speciality OF misrepresentng Mormon
aflairs whenever an opportunity Is pre-
sented. has a flaming account OF
"call' from "the authorities OF the
Mormon Church to a young attor-
ney" OF Richheld, SEWER county to go
10 st. Johns Arizona, II states that
THE transfer was decided upon at the
recent conference" This Is accom-
panied by the assertion that these "au-
thorities appear to be adopting the
plan Of transplanting bright young
Mormon attorneys and politicians
from Utah to the territories that are
now fighting for admission into the
Union" II is further affirmed that
"These young men are expected TO
Jump into public affairs and be ready
to be sent to Washington as Senators
and Representatives, and to take pos
session Of the local offices"
There Is much more to the same ef-
feet, and the young man with the cali
is credited, or rather debIted, with a
lot az nonsense on this matter which
we believe to be highly colored by the
Tribune or manufactured to fit into
its own purpose. However that may
be, the whole story is founded on flc-
ton, and there Is SO little Of truth in
II that there Is scarcely thread Of II
in the entire blanket of falsehood No
young attorneys or attorney has been
called to 60 TO ARIZONA there Is no
such policy contemplated as that
formulated in the Imagination Of the
Tribune writer; nothing Of the kind was
adopted" or talked of at the recent
conferences" the man referred to has
not heen appointed or requested or set
apart" to remove from Utah" The
entire theory OF the Tribune based on
its silly assumption Is untrue, and the
malice behind the article is as clear as
though the whole fabrication was made
Of thin glass
There Is this and this alone Of fact in
the concocted mess. of falsehood. The
person referred to has been shifting
about in SEWER county for some time
and not being very successful in any
line Of life he has followed, wants to
so back to ST. Johns where he came
from to seyler He would lke TO have II
appear that he was in great demand
anC further that be was returning there
under Church auspices An the 'coun-
sell he has had Is simply that there was
nothing in the way Of his doing as he
pleased. We never heard that he was a
lawyer. lie has done some odd newspa-
per work. and may have figured some
what in court, but all the llcgery paths
open to him where he wants to so, as
painted by the Tribune. are simply ro-
seate flights Of fancy, whoever the ar
list CD may be that made the picture.
The statement that there Is mot
Mormon lawyer In the entire territory
Of Arizona, is a slur on the bar in that
coming State. And the idea that
brilliant light would be shed on that be.
nighted region, by the advent Of the
Ambitious young man Just admitted 10
the bar about two months ago" is vast
~ amusing to people who are acQuaint-
ed with the facts and with the prospec-
tive prosecuting attorney" said to BE-
needed In the territory TO look after
the legal business of the Mormon peo-
pie" and selected to an the gap"
We do not expect the paper that de-
lights In telling such stories 10 correct
its msstatements or retract its false
and Vicious conclusions II appears
70 be eager 10 return TO its old habits
and valley again I'm So former mlre.
We have heard of the threats that
have come from certain quarters. and
are prepared for anything OF the kind
10 which II may resort. But Is It not
patent fact that such a policy would
be- ruinous TO IT'S own interests and
those OF It's promoters There are some
venomous "Mormon-eatcrg' yet alive
and foaming. who would delight IN il
and relish as sweet morsaIs every dish
favored with an assault ON the obj cts
n their hatred. But 81 is TOO late I'm
the day 10 reasonably expect support
n that direction from Oh. bulk Of the
Mormon" portion of .his commu-
nifty. and Il IS certain that the people
again malianed and abused would not
be- likely 10 aid ana strengthen the
hard that smites and smcars them.
There are always questions of prlnci-
rlc and policy on which people ami
rapers may honestly diner aud about
which they may take strong positions
according 10 their respective lights and
views The public win look on and
uke interest IN their disputes when
fairly conducted Bw ve are SURF
that IN the present conditions of feel
Ing and opinion 80 this state, tho
humping up Of such tales as that tola
lr the Tribune this morning and in-
diligence ia the spirit Of malicious fall
sidcauol chat is breothed IN the entire
article viii not stand the Test of popu-
lai inquiry and iu ODE trend Of publl,
sentiment will be ncwned down and
rejected as unworthy of serious con
sderauion.