Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-29
a FALSE ADAGE.

The saying. "Alps fair in love and
politics. seems to be the motto OF Il
number Of party advocates in the pres
ent campaign. They appear to be UNI
der the deluslon that arrant falsehood
may be INDUCED In for partisan pur-
poses, when 1t would be criminal under
ordinary circumstances Also that
20 villlfy. abuse and rIdicule n political
opponent when ION the stump Is AL
right, while Il would be decidedly all
wrong in conversation with him or in
social life. Further that to misrepre-
sent The principles and policies Of the
opposition is allowable Oh the platform,
though It would be considered dishon-
orabe and unmany In other places and
conditions.
The tricks and subterfuges Of the
campaign orator are adopted by many
partisan newspapers Their statements
are often so contrary to generally
known facts, so llbellous OF good men
and true. so extravagantly and reck-
essly false az to be ridiculous as well
~ disgusting and 80 open to refutation
that they are evidently made for the
purpose OF provoking controversy, and
creating the opportunity for further at
tecks and the repetition Of ylllalnous
insinuations They are frequently too
silly and deprayed 10 be noticed by way
OF reply
Sometimes the means resorted to In
order TO create a sensation are really
surprising a speaker is brought for
ward 20 figure "a "a strong Republl-
can. or lifelong Democrat who VIC
lently attacks The party to which he Is
said TO belong, and a vlrulent assall-
ant Of the Mormon" Church. mallgn-
er Of lts doctrines ordinances, spirit
aud influence and defamer Of It's lead.
crs and members Is described as
Mormon Of Mormon parents, re-
llsion and training, when his whole
course Of NE and deprayed habits rs
well ss his distortion OF Mormon" his
tory and principle proclaim him an ig-
norant and unprinclpled snti."Mor-
molf tool hired to DO the dirty work Of
On ambitious political wire-svorker who
seeks 10 rise 10 place and power on
the ruins he endeayo's to create.
Think OF The recent forgery Of the
pretended letter from the President
Could anything be more contemplate
than to coucoet a mess OF rubbishy
nonsense. which the gentleman alleged
10 have written 1t never thought Ot and
10 attach thereto his signature Things
IN the form Of men who steop to such
despicable methods are yner than the
lowest thief. and deserve to be Stunned
by ever honest man and woman The
notion that such deeds are I'm any sense
Condonable because they are done I'm
politics, Is evidence OF corrupt thought
and Of the decadence Of moral percep.
tlon.
The Salt Lake public are treated
daily 70 such driyel and baretaced
falsehood under the gulse OF political
chatter that It is astonishing that any
credenoe is given. even by the most un-
sophisticated reader to The mingled ig.
norance and mendacity thus presented
People who are deceived by that sort Of
news CD are indeed Supplemented Il
Is manufactured purposely to mlslead
on the one hand. aud to tickle the pal
ate Of those who like such tainted NOR.
sells, on the other That they accom-
plish IN any degree that which Is In.
tended Is a marvel to the rational and
well-informed
The citizens Of Utah who are to take
part m the coming election. by casting
their ballots FOR local and national ON
ceIc. should pay no attention TO the
slurs and ISLANDERS that dlshgure pollti-