Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-19
INJUSTICE TOWARD UTAH,

The reading public are familiar with
tho kind ~ 'hlsiory" of places and PEG.
ple written by travelling correspondents
~ newspapers and magazines, The dc.
tails OF which arc gathered during n
few days or weeks, and often only q
few houro, sojourn amidst the scenes
depicted and tho communities De.
scrlbed, The hordhood, not 10 say I'M
pudonoo, Of those scrlbes has become
nm incentive 10 laughter and tho gul.
llblllty Of readers who swallow the
tales that nro thus told Is mn equal
Indictment 10 visibility II II there.
fore strange that reputable public Jour.
nails win Rive place 10 the stun that
n thus manufactured, aud sometimes
gr0ycly comment upon the nctione that
are interviewer IN that kind Of matter,
M though they wero facts Of great ina
portancc.
This N particularly noticeable IN tho
case Of the 'Mormons," their religion,
their customs and their purposes, CAP.
able writer's on u vacation, or specially
gent "a get mp sensational articles
como 60 this city and after looking
around little and making inquiries
of n kind that denotes the business they
are upon, fall into the hands Of In.
diylduals who either for sport or Tor
sinister purposes Nh them w with
morsop ueuplly mOuldy with age bat
~ i. nina
dlshcd up IN the special style Of the
scribe, male or female, and, seasoned
with n few fresh condlmentsaro spread
before The public NJ distance m rcve.
lationa concerning "Mormonism" and
tho 'Mormons" Just TO awe n color
of reasonability 10 tho mass, some IN.
qulros are made Of leading "Mor.
mons' on tho subjects touched upon,
and their replies, usually distorted, are
mixed up with expressions OF doubt
M 10 their truthulnoss and some
Roandalous story IN reference 10 the
persons interviewed n usually tackled
on, clearly showing tho bias Of the
writer
All this ~ Of course very unfair, both
10 the people thus mlsreprcscnted ana
90 tho public many " whom desire IN.
formation, and read what Nv published
for the purpose Of getting At tho truth.
II II miserable work for respectable
newspaper or magazine 60 be- engaged
IN, ana II would seem that NJ this late
date there would be less inclination on
tho part Of editors ana publishers 10
rander 20 depraycd appetite, hung.
~ for something startling and pnloci.
Gus no matter how little truth thero
may be IN H. Recent articles Of this
character that wc have seen lead VIZ 10
these remarks,
The excuse offered for furnishing this
kind OF pabuum 10 the public namely,
that the popular idea concerning the
'Mormona" IL such that the simple
facts would not bc accepted and tho
narration " thom would reflect upon
the paper that published them, IL 10 ma
n very poor apology for the rubbish
that IN palmod on for general com,
sumption, We believe, firmly, that tho
plain and simple truth concerning tho
doctrines 81 the Church Of Jesus christ
Of Lattcr.day Saints as they are held
by its members and proclaimed by la
ministers. with candid statements con.
corning the lIvca and character Of the
great body NJ the people composing
that organization, would attract great.
or consideration I'm the long run than
tho repetition Of mlschoods long ago
exploded with which current puhllcn.
tons mn mp holr pages ocooWouallN
We oro wen nwarc that one peculiar
feature ~ Mormon falth ana prac.
tlce, but which has lattorly and rapid.
~ become almost obsolete, Nv "A mover.
ending topic of inquiry ana curiosity
But, ntolng that II N something that
mover entered into the actual lIfc ol
uho great majority Of the mormon
people, whore IN tho necessity Tor max
ing II now tho distinctive feature m
MI dissertations upon "Momonlem
and tho "Mormons,' ana thus kcepnl
up Che wrong impression conoornlns
,ho people Of Utah, that has been mad,
upon the public mind by dosiKnml
preachers ana peanut polltoanp1
Utah iS pcoplcd by persons OF diftcr
ont religious faiths and pawlcs
large number " them are not connect
cd IN belief or family relation with M.
Jattor,day Saints nor do lhoy Join n
she everlasting cNmor that ~ kept vi
Wy u fcw coneplraor eager to gWsl
tho ronH Of power In this city m0
slntc, and ready 10 usc any kind q
Influence that they can obtain 10 ac
complish their purpose The roapocla
Die uon."Mormons' attend 20 their owl
AFFAIRS worrhip IN their own diTcrou
churches, follow their business ,oui
,lonR ana arc content tn oniOy IN
splendid climate, surroundings and on
portuniiloa IN these lovely ,uIos of IN
Rocky Mountains There III mo auurr,
between them ana tho Nlomona
rhoy are referred to by uo ldnd &
writer's here mentioned as "Gcnthep.
ma pictured ~ being musscd agont
the "Mormons' In supposed night TN