Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-14
THE POLICY WE MAY EXPECT,

Tribune to place the authorities OF the
Mormon Church in false light be-
fore the public The News" has pub
llshed, by direction Of the First Presi-
dency a denial Of the statements Of the
Tribune that George H. Crosby, Jr,
had received cali TO 80 from Utah
TO Arizona 10 practice law; that he
had been "set apart" for this purpose
during the recent conference; and that
a number OF young lawyers were to
follow, selected by the Church authon-
ties TO 70 into that territory to control
It's politics.
Notwithstanding these official denlals,
the Tribune continues It's false asser-
tions, day after day, and now tries to
throw the onus for its statements upon
Crosby, and further intimates that the
Deseret News "denounces him as a liar
and falsifer Of the aims and purposes
Of the Mormon Church" The News"
has not done anything Of the sort but
II the Tribune will substitute its own
name for that Of Crosby the denuncia-
ton may stand. We do not believe that
Crosby claimed to have been "called"
and "set apart to 20 to Arizona, or that
he told the Tribune or its reporter that
II was the policy of the Church to send
young attorneys, or old attorneys, TO
that territory to figure in political az
fairs. In fact, he has emphatcally
denied doing So
We said that IL he did make such
statements as those attributed TO him
by the Tribune he uttered a shameful
falsehood, We say so again But this
does not charge him with that offence,
Il simply recoils upon the shameless
paper that concocted the attack on the
Mormon Church out Of some answers
to questions propounded to Crosby
which that paper magnlhed, distorted
and colored to suit It's own purpose, af-
ter its well known fashion of old That
organ Of no party and OF no creed says
now of Crosbys call"
"The Tribune has said nothing what
ever regarding that mission.
and there has been no assumption Of
any sort
Yet in the same article 1t speaks Of
Mr. Crosby as "the missionary who
was called On Friday last it announc-
ed In big headlines;
rs SET APART TO PREPARE FOR
ARIZONA POLITICS.
upon RECOMMENDATION OF
STAKE PRESIDENT. YOUNG UTAH
ATTORNEY GETS CALL TO ST.
JOHNS, ARIZONA"
1t comemnced It's article with a pre-
face to the summary Of a purported In
terylew with Crosby, as follows
THE authorities Of theMormon Church
are evidently planning to get control Of
the politics OF Arizona and New Next
20 by the time they are ready for state
hood. To accomplish tht they appear
to be adopting the plan Of transplant
Ing bright young Mormon attorneys
and politicians from Utah 10 the terri
tories that are now fighting for admls-
sion TO the Union, These young men
are expected 20 jump into public az
fairs and be ready to be sent to Wash
ngton as Senators and Representatives
and to take possession OF the local Of
fees"
This was followed by more 20 the
same effect. and were the utterances
and comments and assertions Of the
Tribune, apart from that which It
claimed to have obtained from Crosby.
On Saturday last the Tribune had a
leading editorial headed "a Plan of
Capture and Control" In this, in spite
OF the emphatic and explicit and de-
tailed REPUTATION in the News" Of the
whole story published by the Tribune,
the latter stated in that editorial;
IAN important policy seems to be in
volved IN the transfer by call from the
church Of George II. Crosby TO 20 TO
Arizona, and practice law,
1T is not stated In the call that he
The community nor that he must be-
come manufacturer so as TO avoid
being a leech upon the body polite: on
The contrary, the programme seems to
be that he shall be a lawyer, and make
his living at Il, particularly after he
has got a start through being principal
81 the st. Johns school for a while, The
policy under which Mr. Crosby is thus
Al
iona Is said To be a general and COM
prehenslNe one, and to contemplate
the transfer in time OF many young law
graduates 10 Arizona, New Mexico and
other mountain comonwealths. In order
To supply not only the demand for at
torneys who are members OF the
Church bat ALSO politicians and leaders
IN public affairs"
That is from the paper that puts for
ward much more in the same strain on
Saturday, and an Tuesday declares that
Il has said nothing Of the kind but
lays all its Hes upon Crosby!
The people Of Utah may as wen
know, FIRST as well as last. that the
policy Of the Tribune Is to be as out
lined In the editorial from which we
have quoted. We shall see whether
they VIA support It IN It's vile assaults
upon the majority Of the population
They may expect the old Walls OF wrath
end malice 10 be uncofked. II they do
not jump into line with the projects
held In view. which some billiards
think are secret but which
are thoroughly understood and VIII not
work as designed.
The Tribune closes ils feeble attempt
this morning BY stating that the