Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-15
By ITS own MOUTH.

ON Tuesday we quoted a few OF the
vicious verbal attacks Of the antl-'Mor-
mon organ upon the Church the Nor
mon" people and their faith 1t was
thought necessary to do so, because that
noner denies ever having made any at
taoEs upon the Church, or It's theology II
was thought that II would stand by It's
own words. But the following day that
erratlc daily astonlshed Its somewhat
limited circle OF readers by designating
our quotations as "a column OF deoep-
uon.o The exact language used was
this:
"'The News once more attempts 10
sboy. In column Of deception, that
HE Mormon people and their creed are
In danger. "--Trb., Dec. H.
Now, the fact Is, that the News
always has endeayored to show that
neither the Mormon" people, nor their
creed, are IN danger by anything an
enemy can do, because truth Is ETERNAL
and those who have planted their feet
on that rock. are safe, even though the
waves OF hell should rise to high heay-
ON. or the heavens themselves should
PASS away. our quotations from the
antI-"Mormon" sheet were not given ~
an attempt to show that "Mormonism
Is in danger but that It Is the object
OF a yenomous attack by the clique Tor
which that organ grlnds out the tunes
II Is one that makes the assault that IS
in danger, not the Church But let that
pass.
Having obtained the valuable sug-
eestlon from the anti-"Mormon' organ
itself that It's editorials ON the NOR
mon" question should not be quoted be-
cause Of their deceptive nature, we
merely ask, why should deception be
resorted to? only one answer Is pos
sible and that is, because the facts DO
not warrant the attitude assumed by
the anti-"Mormon" oracle Convicted
again By It's own mouth
TO some, the heroic attempts OF the
anu-"Mormon" sheet to make II APP
near that It is not anu-Church but
that Il is consumed by a burning de-
sire for the prevalence OF patriotism
and purity, may appear unaccounlable'
But the tactics are quite transparent.
The inspirers Of that organ have sworn
vengeance upon the church, because
10 their distorted imagination 1t ap-
nears that church leaders are respon-
sIble for their political downfall. Ana
I'm order TO make sure OF success they
endeayor TO enlist the American people
and the American government In their
service. But. they could not do this
were the truth generally known that
they are making war upon the church
and its theology, They could not stamp
as american" a religious warfare,
without being suspected OF treachery
10 the name most honored among ma
tons. In order TO pass of as "Amerl'
can" a most un-Amencan assault upon
an unoffending religious body they are
under the necessity OF denying
the true nature and aim Of their cruz
SADIE. But IN face Of the facts, denl-
ais do not count. They are persecu-
tors. only, Nero would be ashamed OF
them. for when he wanted pretext for
cruclfylng. burning and feeding his In
nocent subjects to Wild beasts, he was
not at loss how to make one that
appeared plausible. He could lay the
blame on them for the burning OF
Rome. But these are mere tyros They
cannot find a fact by which to justify
their anti Mormon acts. Hence
their hypocritical assertions, that they
alone are the defenders Of American
principles and virtue In Utah.
II band OF alleged reformers and
pOlNlNhl ldliulfH HuNAlA Rih' lNllU I" Nht
world that they have united for the
purpose Of promoting purity the world
would have n right 10 expect them "a
turn their efforts against lmpurity
wherever found, without regard TO re-
llgious, or political boundaries. Ant
II these reformers should be found (,
make war only upon the alleged vice.
found among one class OF people-le
us say PresbytorIans--th worlC
would be justified In denounclng thei
reform schemes as the rankest hypoc
risy. And, further II they should pre-
sumo TO stamp this hypocrisy as Amer
icanism, every patriot would be justi
fed in defending the honor OF hi
country against such an un-Americal
lnfamy.
But that Is very nearly the position
Of the antl-"Mormon7 clique here
Have they looked for any immora
practices among any people excep
"Mormons" II they hold up any ma
TO public scom and rldlcule on &C
count OF alleged aw-breaklng, is
not because he is a "Mormon?" Hav
they ever said a word about gambln
hells, dives, and drinking resorts, ex