The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-09
MISGUIDED GIANT"

L ne IdanCl messenger is not content
with the sufficiency Of it's former gen.
erous compliments to The Tribune, but
now speaks OF this paper as the "nis-
guided giant Of Utah journalism. -
We regard that as being sincere and
discriminating praise. The Messenger
knows a giant in journalism when it
sees one; and in view Of the kind Of
guides that the Messenger Is now fol-
lowing, The Tribune accepts, as the
most fattering compliment, the Mes
senger's statement that this paper is
"misguided. One could scarcely re-
tain his own self-respect and follow
the guides after whom the Messenger
is trailing.
But, let us ask about this "nlis-
guided" business. The Tribune is
standing for the supremacy of the Con-
stitution and the laws Of this State.
Is that being misguided Is that
attempting to "misguide" othersI
The Tribune is standing for the holi-
ness of the covenant by which Utah
came into the Union. Is that being
misguided"a Is that attempting to
"misguide' others7 OF whnt does The
Tribune 8 error consist7 1t would be
interesting to have the Manti Messen-
ger, or any other sincere newspaper
in Utah, state in specific terms what
community errors are being committed
by this journal. On more than one o.
casion The Tribune has challenged the
Deseret News to reply to tho most
specific declarations quoted from its
own prophets, seers and revelators, and
from its own columns In support of The
Tribune's position; and the Deseret
News has been compelled to coward
dumbness. On more than one occasion
The Tribune has offered to print in full
any reply Of the Deseret News to
specific accusations against the hie-
rarchy Of the Mormon church. On
more than one occasion The Tribune
has stated that If the Deseret News
would make proof Of any specific mis-
statement concerning the hierarchy The
Tribune would gladly print the correc-
ton. When Joseph T. Smith wrote
an article for an outside publication
and in it sought to fasten some Of his
own misdeeds upon dead authorities
Of the church, The Tribune printed his
article in full, replied to it, and dared
the Deseret News to copy our reply In
conjunction with it's article Of Presi-
dent Smith. Further, this paper Of
fered, if any answer could be made to
The Tribune's arraignment Of Smith as
l falsifer, to print that answer in full
and none came. When Roberts deliv-
cred his prepared address in Provo in
l vain attempt to protect the hierarchy
rom The Tribune's IS assaults, this paper
gave the Roberts address in full to
The letter, answered the same and then
Jared the Deseret News to print the
Roberts sermon, the Tribune's reply, !
ind then an additional answer from |
2oberts-and still that coward dumb
less continued, because, while the News |
would give plenty Of space to tho ar
icles of Smith and Roberts, 1t did not |
lare to allow the followers of the
hurch to read any reply thereto. If
The Tribune is "misguided" the mem
'ers Of the American party are also
misguided" Is it not strange that
II Of us are willing to hear both sides,
o read both sides, to present both sides,
nd vet the church and all its devotees
vho call US "misgui6ed" are entirely
unwilling that there shall be any hear
ng for our side Of the casei
Mr.. Manti Messenger, you know bet
er You know that if The Tribune
vere 80 misguided" the Deseret News
7ould not hesitate to make The Trib.
mes charges heard throughout the
formon land. 1t is because we are not
misguided"; it is because the utter
noes Of this paper are true-incon-
rovertibly, eternally true; it is because
be purposes Of this paper and the
reat American party are for the up
fling Of Utah; that the Deseret News
nd the Manti Messenger and the 9TH
r papers Of Mormon affiliation dare
OF present the American case to the
formon people in Utah; but must con-
snt themselves with calling The Trib-
ne 90 mis- oT1ided -