Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-09

| the press Of the country would have de-
manded something more than mere as
sertlon and personal abuse. which
formed almost the entire harangue 80
stumblngly read TO tho few hearers on
the door Of the Senate chamber.
The Sun gives a very brief sketch
OF the cx-senator'A career The writer
omlts some important incidents, both OF
the Nebraska ana the Park city cpl
sodes therein. They would make very
interesting matter for a full biography.
We have them at hand, but do not
care TO recaptulate them just now.
The Sun appears to catch ON to the
fact that the attack made IN the Sem
ate was not particularly interesting TO
the members. and remarks that 1T
must have been heard with peculiar
interest by the Senate gallery" Re
ferring 10 the alleged purchase OF the
Senatorship and It's denial by the read
err Of the speech It says; THE infer
ence Ia that Mr.. Kearns was the vic
tim OF a cruel deception when elected
Senator from Utah, and on learning
that he was supposed TO hold his COM
mission from the Mormon Church he
dened It to do It's worst and threw up
the senatorship' Take that with an
other sentence from the sun and II will
be seen that irony runs through that
papers review. II Is this' "Hs broth
er Senators must have wondered why,
II he were so hostile to the Mormon
hierarchy he had not pitched into IL
before"
The Sun may not be aware that tho
only reason why the rejected candidate
for further Senatorial honors pitched
into" the Mormon Church IN the ex-
plrlng moments Of his official career,
was because he had utterly failed after
repeated persistent attempts to curry
favor with the gentlemen he so grossly
and falsely assailed, to obtain the
Influence" for which he lusted
and strove to obtain at any cost.
II he could have secured that.
they would have been as splendid
specimens Of American citizenship" as
any In the land, In his estimation.
But the fact Is, he was repudiated by
his own party, composed Of "Mormons'
and "Gentlles,' the great major
ity Of whom would not sup
port him again under any con-
sIderation, and his fulmlnatlons at
the last moment against the President
OF the Mormon" Church were but the
explosions OF hatred and malice writ
ten for him and proceeding from SIM
liar source.
The Boston Herald remarks that "the
address is not likely to lead to any
Congressional action" We should say
not, That would require something
more that Illuminated froth and I'M
supported assertions. II Is a pity that
the Herald draws conclusions concern
ing the Mormon" Church from the IT,
rade to which It alludes, without sol
ltary fact on which to base them 1t
has never yet been proven that political
power by the Mormon Church has
ever been exercised in the direction
indicated, It is strange that no in
stance Of instruction from the Church
authorities to Mormon" citizens how
they should vote has been presented.
II Is all assertion lnnammatory talk.
gas without light lmpudent abuse,
without one solid fact or substantial
Instance
The force Of prejudice is great when
the public mind Is biased In any given
direction and the press runs with the
crowd, II requires very little else than
just such ebulltions OF rancor and bold
denunciation OF unpopular persons or
organization to stlll further inlame the
public mind and oorroborate the no.
lions they entertain, however fallaclous
and unjust they may be. The Mormon
Church has had to meet that kind OF
opposition from Its early history. II
expects and is ready TO meet the same
treatment as the years roll on. But
fair and inqulring minds will look
through the dust Of SANDER and fog OF
falsehood that are cast around It, and
find the truth that shines behind and
that Is embodied In the principles
which underlie the Mormon faith. We
can afford to be patient and bIde our
time.