Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-18

IN repeating this oft-refuted calumny
by placing II on rlmor, but he makes
the false statement his own. Every
good Mormon" Is thus DETAINED by a
man who lives among them and expects
to do business with them; and they
know now what his word Is worth.
Does not f. T., McGurrln know that
by his published statement that 1.-THE
Apostles and Elders In the Mormon
Church dictate to every member Of the
Church regarding his personal affairs,
including politics, business and private
matters. he exposes his own asslninity
as we'll as lack Of veracty2 How lis
such thing possible with two or three
hundred thousand people scattered over
the area covered by the Mormon"
Church? And what excuse can
he lind for such n monstrous
and patent absurdity? He cannot be
ignorant Of the fact, however dense
he may be as to the Mormon ques.
ton that his own Church has been ma
ligned on just the same lines as those
on which he has msrepresented the
Mormon" Church
We are pleased to know that the
Catholic prelates and priests do not en-
dorse such attacks, and that they roc
ognize the similarity OF the allegations
against ther and against the Nor
mon" Church leaders. Nothing, how
ever vicious he has said about the lat
ter exceeds the charges made against
the former Does he like them, as d.
rected against his own faith and It's
expounders?
Is he not ashamed 10 face just men
Of either party or any persuasion, with
the falsehoods he has put in print, that
the heads Of the Mormon Church de-
cided upon the appointment Of Reed
Smoot for United States Senator" and
that they walked in and gave the or
ders to the Utah Legislature and that
settled III" What fact can he adduce
In justification Of such a bold assertion,
the latter part OF which at
least Is known to be with
out the shadow of truth or
reason? And why should the "unseat-
ing of Senator Smoot" cause "a split In
the Mormon Church" or "resut In
breaking It's power and authority Is
the man daft as we'll as mendaclous, or
was he just "stufllng' the reporter at
the expense Of his fellow citizens at
salt Lake?
We might 30 on and expose other at
tacks on the majority Of the people Of
this State made by one who should
know and do better. But enough has
been said to show his animus and unre-
liability We desire to make a sharp
distinction between f. T.. McGurrin and
other residents here with the same sur.
name, We believe them to be honorable
gentlemen who mind their own BUSINESS
and do 1t well. We cast no reflection
upon them. Neither do we attempt any
thing OF the kind upon the author of the
falsehoods which we have touched up
on; he has done that himself,
What benefit can possibly accrue to
Utah, or anybody In II, by the publlca-
ton of such stuff and such stories as
f. r. McGurrin has palmed off upon
eastern papers, we cannot for the life OF
us perceive. The prejudlces they ere
ate or foster do injury to the State and
to business affairs. And they cause
dlstrust and anger to arise among
citizens whose interest II Is to work to.
gethcr for the common good. While we
may sincerely differ with each other
on religion and politics and social con-
dltlons, and every man has the right
TO his opinions or either no one Is
Justified in exhibiting his anger
at persons who differ with him, by such
vicious and malicious falsehoods as
those embodied In the f, Il. McGur-
rim interview with a Michigan paper.