Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-20
10 PAcKs-LAsT EDITION.
WEDNESDAY,

bune fire. In the course Of the same
tae dispatch says. 10 Is claimed ma
the blaze was OF an lncendiary origin,
ehd the charge IL freely made that the
destruction Of the plant Is the work Of
Mormon enemies
We are not Informed. and have no
idea, Who II Is that makes this claim.
nor where such charge COMES from
but We wish with whatever earnest
ness and emphasis Wr mas be- able to
carry into the statement 90 saw that
the Tribune makes uo such claim. and
absolutely repudlates any such charge
wherever or by whoms0ayer 10 is made.
The Tribune has no such suspicion. Il
considers The suggestion referred 10 az
Wholly out OF the question Ia giving
the account Of the dre in our own col
umns the morning after the fire. We
gave the facts precisely as Wc UNDER
stood them then ana as we understand
them now. There is not the slightest
occasion Tor bringing this incident In
10 the general contention here. as be-
tween Mormon ana gentle, OF. more
properly, between the spirit which ami
mates and guides the American party
and the antagonists spirit which guides
the Church party under whatever dis
guise It may act.
The Tribune believes in an open.
square and fair fight Let il be- as hot
as you please. as lively as the contest
ants can make a. but no striking be-
low me belt. no unfounded assertions
or inSInuations. no Wild speculatl0us
without foundation In fact or reason
such as the above imputatlon is, finds
the slightest favor with the Tribune.
With this disclaimer We dismiss the
baseless, unfOunded and injurious M
NOR. We have no part IN connec-
ton with Il. Those responsible for
1T responsibility whatever attaches
10 it-must answer 10 the public with
out any help from us.
1T may be worth while 70 add that
the above was written before the re-
publication Of the dispatch above re-
ferred 90 and a protest IN connection
with Il. IN the Dcseret News last night"
HERALD's CALL DOWN.
The Salt Lake Herald also has an
editorial call down OF the writer IN this
mornings issue under the title Of "A
Wretched Faker:"
Some conscienceless scounirel sent
out q special dispatch from salt Lake
10 the effect that the Tribune fire was
OF incendiary origin and that Mormon
enemies of that newspaper We're sus-
pected OF the deed As everybody
knows. the fire started while employees
~ the Tribune We're In the composing
room. where It originated. and AT the
conclusion Of the nights work. There
could be no possibility Of arson nor
was there the most remote ground for
suspeciing an incendlary OF causing 10.
Reputable newspapers. such ss the
Denver Times, We're imposed upon by
the correspondent and published the
story as true They owe 70 90 them
selves and the whole newspaper pro-
fession 10 publish The name of the man
who imposed upon them and thus end
his career as flker Ne Is a disgrace
TO this community and his profession.
and Il would be a public service TO ex-
pose HIM.
EDITOR ARMSTRONG.
Editor l. Roy Armstrong OF the Re-
publican when seen today, dictated the
following
The dispatch 10 the Denver Times
81 last SATURDAY June I 6. 20 the effect
that the FIRE IN the Tribune office was
the work ~ Mormon incendiaries did
not originate iu the office 81 the Inter
Mountain Republican, Of course. No
one here believes q, or ever dld be-
lieye IL. Aud no one here would think
Of leading any ono else 10 believe H.
can not put the disclaimer I'm strong
or terms tn" story did not originate
in this Office"