Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
THAT LOGAN LIBEL.

In another part OF this issue OF the
"News' will be found letter from 10.
gan, IN reference to the false report OF
some remarks made by Elder Jonathan
G.. Kimball at that place on Sunday,
Jan. 2oth 1906 II is signed by num-
Der OF prominent business men, who
endorse II as fair and correct synop-
sis OF Elder Klmbalrs remarks on that
occasion. We have already referred to
the falsehoods which were published in
the Salt Lake Tribune OF Tuesday con-
corning the discourse, and their pubi-
cation In other papers through being
transmitted By the Associated Press II
was on account Of the wide circulation
given to the libel that we have bestow-
ed upon II so much attention. II has
appeared in number Of respectable
papers east ana west which probably
will fail to give the correction furnished
by Elder Kimball.
Another communication. also from
Logan, denounces the course Of tho Tri-
bune In relation to this matter, and
concludes with this sentences THE re-
port of the Tribune is false in spirit
letter and words" We are informed
on good authority that the person who
sent that report admits the correct
ness OF the synopsis which we now pub
lish, and which corroborntes the state
ment that has appeared over Elder
Klmballs signature, The preacher
who sent the report to the Tribune, we
are told, also admitted that he in
jected the word "polygamy' into the
article, as It was hls Interpretation Of
what Brother Kimball meant.
II appears very clear ana certain
that instead Of the Trlbune's corres-
pondent reporting what Elders Claw
son and l<imball said, he gave his own
biased and strained Interpretation Of
what he pretended they meant, II Is
not the FIRST time that this protested
minister OF the Gospel has falsiiled
matters pertaining to "Mormonism,
lie has been very kindly treated by
Latter-day Saints IN Logan but has
proved himself not only on this occa-
sion, but on others, yerltable snake
in tho grass"
The falsehoo1s sent 20 the Tribune
just fitted In to the purpose OF that
paper, which IL 10 inname the public
mind and prejudice the country and
particularly the national authorities at
Washington, against the Mormon
Church, which Il IS constantly
engaged IN defaming. Tho at
tempt made by Elder Klmball
20 obtain correction from that paper
and to have It place him right before
The public, received the usual treat-
ment accorded by II to every "Mor-
mon" who has underworld 20 induce Il
to act fairly and decently That paper
published "a tissue Of direct and inten-
tlonal falsehoods purporting to be re-
marks made by speakers I'm public
congregation, and when appealed 10 for
a retracton, Il responded IN it's GUS
tomary mean and contemplate way by
sarcastic and rbald phrases with the
evident purpose Of making the injury
still greater.
We have given this affair perhaps TOO
much attention and space, This would
certainly be SO II the libel written by
the preacher and published by the pa
per had been confined TO those disrepu-
table sources, IL Is because the false
hoods have been sent over the wires
and published I'm respectable journals
that we have devoted so much space
20 It, Not only has the dispatch been
widely printed, but comments unfavor-
able to tho Church and 10 IT'S alleged
attitude towards the government have
appeared, and Of course st is very ar
tcult TO obtain a correction Of these
Misrepresentation, The people here,