Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-20
IFS" BUTTS" AND DEMANDS.

The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate
has an article about SOME intimauohs
that have been whispered around late
w." Il goes on to tell what those
limitations consist OF, Every sentence
nearly Is preceded by 1T IL said Not
a single fact Is stated and not one IN
,imation" is youched for. II simply
announces that they are In the air.
Then come some conclusions, III these
things should prove TO be true or II the
public at large should come TO believe
them" The purport OF 1t all Is that
probably Senator smoot will not be
expelled." The consequences OF TINS
result to the Republican party are
pointed out IN n threatening manner,
and the concluding sentence Is III VIII
be we'll for the politicians to make
note OF these things and watch them.
Now. what has the Pittsburgh Chris
tan Advocate to do with party poll
tics and with giving instructions to
party polticians7 n a Mormon pub
ilcat,on were to engage In that kind
OF Church influence" what howl
there would BIO from the religious
weaklies OF the United States 1t
should be perceived that all the state
ments, arguments and conclusions set
forth by the Pittsburgh paper are
preceded by an ne" or by ut Is said, '
and that IL about the substance OF the
editorial attacks upon the Senator from
Utah. They amount TO nothing more
than conjecture, report gossip ana
SANDER,
But the Northwestern Christian Ad-
yocate,as might be expected, seises upon
them as though they We're realities, re-
produces them and adds the assertion
that reports are widely circulated that
Mr.. Shoots election to the Senate was
the result OF a bargain between GER
tain party leaders and leaders OF the
mormon Church." and remarks that
az this be true the facts win In time
become known"
More offs" and butts" and rumor'
and reports, and these are taken ms
excuses for assailins the Mormon
Church and misrepresenting the case
Of Senator smoot These eminent,
christian" editors do not wait fol
proofs, or even any reliable evidence
10 support the unfounded statements
10 which they give place in their re-
lgIous articles, but while virtually
acknowledging that they are only TN
yarorings OF Dame Rumor, they en-
deAvor to convey to their readers tn
Impression that they are facts.
The Northwestern Christian Advo
cate takes the opportunity to ute
threats against the party guilty o
such an act Of dishonor," and predicts
that II that party takes the cours'
that at Is said viii probably be taken
,ts days VIII be numbered" Tina
pAper also repeats lie stupid assertion
that THE Mormon Church has broker
the compact made by Il with the ma
ton when Utah became state" Tina
"the nation" did not and could no
enter into a compact with the "Moc
mon" Church or with any other church
ought TO be understood by even h
editor OF the Christian Advocate. Bu
Il appears as though that does no
penetrate to his inner consciousness
or, knowing It's fallacy he Is de
ternlned 20 repeat over and over agaiI
the sentence we have quoted, for III
purpose OF Keeping up ant-"Mormon
prejudice,
The state OF Utah made a compac
with the nation as condition o
statehood. and fulfilled that compac
10 the very letter and according 10 III
spirit of the agreement The "MOr
mon" Church was no more a party I
that compact than was the Presbyter
ian church, or the Methodist church
or the Catholic church or any othe
church, the members of which wer
citizens OF the United States at the pc
riod referred to, The nonsense that ha
been published concerning this matte
would I'll several eood-sized volumes