Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-08-25
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, had been acted upon, but it was a
fraud upon both the papers and the
public. We were unable to discover
the guilty party but Mr.. Peet seems to
have some information which we
would be glad to get"
1t would be almost impossible for
person to put more falsehood in so
few words as the Rev. Wake has in
his above statement. First-he says
that one V. s. Peet is attempting to
deceive the people of the east concern
ing conditions in Utah. If Mr.. Wake
or any one else will inform me where
or how l have deceived the people of
the east, l will gladly take it. back in
public print.
Mr.. Wake further states that I am
especially working to bring discredit
upon the ministers of all the churches
of Utah except the Mormon. Mr..
Wake knows very well that have al
ways spoken very highly of the First
Congregational minister of Salt Lake,
of the Episcopalians, the Unitarians
the Christian Scientists, the Seven Day
Adventists, the Dunkards, the Catho.
lies the Salvation Army and all preach
ers and churches who are doing their
duty. I do speak against the Min
isterial association of Salt Lake City,
because l do not believe that worse
gang of slanderers or religious anar.
chists could be assembled together. 1
did not say as Mr. Wake quotes me
that the Ministerial association passed
the above resolution. l used the ex.
act wording of the Herald that the
resolution was introduced and l will
stand by that statement.
The above resolution was published
and commented upon by the papers of
Salt Lake. The preachers of Salt
Lake did not at that time deny that
such resolution was introduced. 1t
was just what. they wanted. They
tried to force the Mormons to organ
ize Mormon political party so the
preachers could peddle the news in the
eastern states and pass the hat. But
now after three years have rolled
around and the diabolical work of the
Salt Lake Ministerial association is
being exposed and their begging graft
interfered with in the eastern states,
they get poor, old superanuated Rich
ard Wake. to add a few more lies to
their lettering pile of falsehoods. Mr.
Wake closes his sanctimonious fabri-
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claim that Christian churches here
Interfere in politics is utterly false.
He (Peet) can not point to an instance
where men have been expelled or
otherwise. punished in. any church. for
: not following the advice of church au-
thorities in matters political, but such
cases are well known among the Nor
MONS"
In answer to the first part of the
above, I will call your attention to the
Salt Lake Herald of September 3rd,
1905, "Baptists adopt resolutions en-
dorsing the American party in mod
flied degree" Truth exposed the Rev.
Pinkerton, who in cheap underhand
way told his congregation to vote the
American party ticket in his sermon
the Sunday previous to the election.
Truth also spoke of the political &C
tivity of other preachers. The Salt
Lake Herald has called down the Rev.
T. G. Tiff for preaching politics in
stead of religion from his pulpit. A. T.
Shredder, whom some preachers now
delight to honor, stated that the ag-
gressive ante-Mormon party of Utah
was composed of preachers, profligates
and prostitutes. 1t is a notorious fact
that the Gentle information bureau
of Salt Lake City has been the head
quarters for the American" party and
! that the members of the Salt Lake
Ministerial association have been very
active curbstone and pot house politi-
l.. L. n1 avsy,e,t