Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-20
POWER or rALsEuooD.

The Tribune, by indirectlon, makes II
clear why it let lose its yoracious can
ard about the Deseret News, or the
church, buying an interest IN an idaho
paper. II hoped to influence Idaho vot-
ars. This Is very plainly admitted In
the Following Tribune headline Church
Control OF Prominent Idaho Paper Has
opened Eyes of Voters"
The episode ought to be quite a reve-
lation on the methods Of the Salt Lake
Tribune to those who may not be aware
ce them. The directing spirits of that
institution must. to gain their pur-
poses, influence voters. For That rea-
son they invent and spread broadcast
whatever falsehoods they suppose will
be most effective. Sometimes these
connections appear in the Tribune coli
umns first. and then are sent broad
cast as specials Sometimes they
are published in other papers first, and
copied with various embellishments in
the Tribune But the origin is always
the same. Tho purpose also is the
same II is to catch voters
The method, It viii be seen, Is that
employed by any scoundrel who en-
Cages IN the business or de-
stroying homes defaming charac>
ter or kindllng the flames of
luminosity and hatred between neigh
bors. such contemplate individ-
uals always so from place to place
telling the tales which they hope will
open the eyes, OF those to whom they
speak. Very often their motive is but
the qualification OF demonacal desire
to see strife where love and harmony
ought 10 prevail, but very often they
hope to profit by bearing tales from
house TO house. The motive OF the
Tribune is profit, principally.
Most of us may have had an oppor-
tunity of observing the baneful influ-
ence OF strife breeders. The writer re-
members peaceful neighborhood to
which there, at one time, moved wo-
man who seemed TO live only to make
trouble. She went from house to house
and wherever she obtained a hearing
she told the people the awful things
others had done and said. There was
not q word of truth in 1t, but the sf-
feet was the same. Soon Mrs. Jones
refused to speak to Mrs. Brown. and
MIR. Black seriously contemplated do
ing bodily injury 10 Mr.. White Some
respectable families moved away. to
get peace. and, finally, the pastor OF
the lite church to which many of the
people OF that neighborhood belonged.
had to move. almost broken-hearted be-
.,f
through her slanderous Hes The Tri-
bune is doing on larger scale what
that Mrs. Trouble was doing in her
humble way.
The influence OF falsehood. whenever
II strikes a responsive chord, is very
strange, and those who mean mischief
generally know how to take advantage
Of it. In the superstitious days OF
witch trials, 1t was possible for demons
in human form to cause even inno-
cent women to be burned at the stake.
when, for some reason or other, they
wanted to get rid of them. Any lie
they might tell about the supernatural
powers OF their victims found a will
ing ear among the public and judges
's''N' Use ois't'ee'P ~ 'ilNli were
no less willing TO accept as testimony
what was nothing but the fabrication
of malice. the conclusions of simplicity,
or the confession" of poor creature
upon the rack The power of falsehood
has It's Illustration In all ages. 1t is,
however, serious, not to say awful
truth that whatsoever loveth and
makelh lie' is, by the Supreme Au-
thority classed with dogs, and sor-
cerers. and whoremongers, ana muir
derers' and idolaters." Rev. 20: 15)