Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-24
THE DAILY TAKER.


some time ago tho Tribune an
nounced under blazing headlines that
the Church was about to revive the
practice Of plural marriage and that
this had been announced In q let
ter from the Presidency of tho
Church read on a certain date at
ward meeting in Davis stake. 1t was
promptly proved that the letter re-
ferred to had no allusion whatever to
plural marriage but that It contained
instructions solely on matters relat-
ing TO the work and government Of
certain quorums.
But though the falsehoods OF the
Tribune announcement was proved be-
| yond reasonable controversy. the
story was sent from this City to east
ern papers We find In the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch communication, no
doubt penned In the Tribune office, in
which the Infamous falsehood is re-
iterated almost word for word as first
| given by the daily faker.
The Tribune, when cornered and
confronted with the evidence OF It's
Falstafflan mendacity, endeavored TO
wIfggle away by saying that the copy
of the letter furnished it, was not
| complete that something was left
! out, thus trying to mend one false
/ hood with another. But the fact is,
| rs We learn from the Davis County
Argus, that the Tribune was shown
the original letter, and not only a
! copy. and that II refused to correct
| its mlsstatements even then. thus
confesslng thatit lying is Intentional,
carefully planned and in pursuance
of an established policy. This Is the
story as given in the Argus:
In desperation and with still
| scrap of hope that the editor tof the
| Tribunel might at least recognize our
| honesty of purpose, and recede from
| his contention OF our having elimin-
| ated any portion of the letter, or in
deed any one else having done so, we
secured from Prest. ]. II. Grant the
original letter, in its original envelope,
with the Salt Lake postmarI. Nov.
/ Z. 80 p. m, or and on the reverse
side of the envelope is shown Woods
! Cross. Nov. s, a. m This letter con-
| tanned the personal signature of the
three men comprising the first Pres
idency. Editor Nelson was shown
the letter, with Bishop Cooks copy,
and he very carefully compared them,
then made the rather terse, but dis
gusted remark, Well, I guess we had
better say no more about it, This is
the way the Tribune recognizes the
truth; II wants TO stop talking about
it.
Instead OF manfully Acknowledge
lnE his mistake and irving to cor
rect the Impression made by the
original canard, the matter Ii dismiss
ed with I guess We had better say
no more about it, and this Same
Editor knows the story was coniured
| into special dispatch to eastern pa
| pers and one of the most damnable
lies ever circulated has been sent
broadcast over the land: all based ON
what should very clearly have been
known MS absolutely Ease from the be-
ginning, not only by the editor of the
Tribune, but every employe mixed up
In the dastardly sheet, together with
the alleged lady who told the orig
inal story"
The falsehood about this letter was
followed shortly afterwards by a fake
story about the Church having bought
newspaper in Idaho: The Boise
Capital News. This, too, was prompt.
ly proved a fake. The Capital News
says OF this story;
THE reporter who sent that knew
when he sent il that every word of 1t
was false
After having established the habit
of coming to the editorial rooms OF
this paper and preparing his daily
messages in this office, after Obtain
ing such information by way Of as
sistance as this paper and us editorial
force could furnish, even after being
given good news items reaching this |
paper by special service for his per- |
sonal accommodation and advance |
meht, USING the office typewriters |
upon which to write his dispatches. |
this IL the way he repays the favorsi |
Upon the day he sent the above |
ne came TO the office and made n- |
quiry about the very thing lie sent out |
pertaining 20 the ownership of the |
paper, which facts We're given TO him |
fully and completely, informing him
of the exact ownership OF the major
Ivy of tho stock and when It was pro-
cured.
Doubtless feeling the humiliation
that his net was bringing upon him.
he asked that the blame be placed
upou his paper and not upon him ana
after writing the message upon a type
writer In this office, he sent out this
deliberate lie laying that IN this city
persons who are supposed 20 be con-
verannt with the matter are retlcent
and disinclincd to talkl
"The reporter perhaps is not 10
much 70 blame. He knows what his
paper demands and he knows what
hts political bosses in this state who
got him the position, demand that he
send, He knows that the truth is NOT
what they rely upon, but falseho1d,
backed hy Il prejudice that they have
spent years and years al public eX-
pense In building up.
Their whole campaign is based
upon I.incoln's famous assumption in
part that you can fool all the people
part OF the time
"As further proof of the malicious
character Gf those politically backing
this campaign OF falsehood tho pre-
diotion Is made that every paper ia
Idaho which supports those conduct
Ing tho campaign, knowing that this
rumor was started for tho purpose
of doing injury tao this paper falsely
and that II Is lie, but win publish
" Just the same without giving AT the
same time this denial OF the truthful.
ness Of the article"
II is important that the papers that
rely On the Tribune for news" from
utah ana for evidence" against the
Church should know the character
y