Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-17
TINE TWINS EPISODE.

lying report about the marriage rela-
tions OF Elder a. W. WINS. recently
elected 90 the Apostlcship. There was
absolutely no excuse for publishing the
the matter. 10 is safe TO say that II
Hon. Tom Kearns had been the subject
OF the story &c would not have been
published al an. And q would not have
appeared about the recently appointed
Apostle II the Tribune had not con-
sidored Il good campaign stuff Any
thing to excite proiudiccs and hatredi
But. Is that kind OF journalism ape
proved by a majority OF the Tribune
rcaderH2
The salt Lake Herald makes tine fol-
lowing editorial comment which we
take pleasure in copying.
An attack on a. W. WINS, The new
NEGLECTED. apostle Of the Mormon
church. in which hc was charged with
being a polyRamist has served only to
develop the significant fact that be- Del
not only "a mouog8mist. but has been
consistently devoted Co the Observance
OF the Woodruff manifesto foroidding
polygamy. and stHuuoh observer Of
the compact with the nation on the adj
mission of Utah To- statehood.
''The fact is peculiarly Significant be-
cause 80 has been common for its enc
mics 20 charge and accuse the church
OF olevaung none OF its members 90
high ecclesiastical place except such as
have entered polygamy. and Mr. WINS
selection disprOves the charge cotn-
plctely A. matter or unrecufded
history GO o. known Co members OF the
church that the new apostles seleclloh
was largely due 20 his attitude on thls
question. Apart from his long and able
service 10 the church. and his admins
tratfyc ability. he was easily the most
conspicuous official of the organization
I'm his position ON the subject or polyg-
amy. and he was chosen 90 emphasize
the status the church as a whole now
occupies in this matter
Pull retraction Of the charge against
him has been made by the newspaper
Which p,blishcd ID: and 10 Is due 90 the
man himself as well as 60 MS church'
thai tn truth in the case should ne
known His election ~ "a mark or prog
resa q recognition uf the sentiment
which governs the church, ana ~ de-
serves generous acknowledgment irom
those who have opposed everything
Mormon because of practice now
abandoned.
II is true that the Tribune made
some sort OF retraction OF the false
hood 10 which Il gave publicity but %
Is 10 DE noticed that TINS
"retraction" contains so many
organizations" and insinuouons
that IN the minds of some
the first false statement about Mr.
WINS undoubtedly remains The rri-
bune AYERS. for instance that there
have been 80 many Instances of de-
ception and concealmeut that error
I'm criticism" is but natural The paper
says. the Mormon church Is TO be
congratulated. IF this is an earnest
beginning to apply "A most effective
remedy to the eyn which has been the
chief one of contention I'm this way
the retraction loses an value. II
there were any honest manuness or
fairness behind the editorial columns
Of that paper. Il would have printed
an acknowledgment of its error with
out any strings to iU 10 would
have apologized 10 its readers for try
ing 20 deceive them. and 90 AIR. WINS
and 90 the Church FOR making the uu-
JUST aud unwaTauted attack upon
them. But the Tribune is not bon the
habit OF reuactlng. except by adding
insult To injury.
In reply 10 the "its' of the Tribune
we beg 10 say that this is NOT Cd dee
ginning 10 apply most cncot.v, RENE
edy." etc. The beginning was made
as soon as % became evident t0 the
leaders Of the church. and the Saints
ia general that their contention That
the anti polygamy laws were uncon-
stitutlonaL was not sustained by the
Supreme court. The Willingness 90 the
Saints 90 submit Loyalty 10 the laws of
the land found am expression ln the
Manifesto Of President Woodruff.
which was accepted unanimously ny
the Church represented in General
Conference And au the time since
then. the same loyalty has been shown
bv the Church The statistics prove
this They prove that the charges
ana assaults led by the Tribune ever
since n came under the control of "a
disappointed aspirant to political hone
ors. who seems to think that the rights
OF the people of Utah consist mainly
In paying taxes. are unjust and dictat-
ed by the lowest of motives -rovense
Thcy prove that there is poo excuse FOR
the existence OF the parts
whose mauipulators have brought
financial ruin to tho city and
retarded iu material progress
beyond estimation. The church
hos ba4n frr. o.. fN.rg pIsHaD