Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-15
VAIN DENIAL.


The local pseudo American sheet Is
now engaged in the titanic task Of try
ing TO persuade its dupes that Il has
never attacked the church. That is as
futile az the attempt Of the Titans 20
storm heaven.
"'Tis an old tale; Jove strikes the
Titans down.
Not when they set about their noun
tain piling
But when another rock would crown
the work
Jove. in this instance being the record
OF the sheet itself. strikes with unerring
aim.
Ever since tho sheet came under the
control Of its present owner, II has at
tackled the Church increasingly. on the
representation that its crusade would
result in the breaking up Of the Church.
il has appealed FOR sympathy ana aid &c
the Christian women and churches Of
the land II could not appeal 20 them
on The plea that the question was Of
boosting a prongate for the United
states Senate. but II could strike an
anti Mormon" attitude and ask for
help TO fight the Church. and IL did.
us plan was to prevail upon the Sem
ate. by the sheer force OF signatures &c
petitions. many fraudulent TO expel
one Of utahs representatives, there for
reasons that could have been used FOR
the Acknowledgement OF even Latter
day Saint ia the country During that
infamous persecution OF an American
citizen OF blameless character the sheet
spoke freely OF the necessity OF deliy-
criag a body blow upon the Church"
II attacked the church by falsehoods as
to polygamy and Church Interference In
politics. and il had no rest night OF
day. in les work of defamation Of al
most everyone connected with the
Church During the campaign a year
ago ID endorsed the American" ora
tor who threatened 10 send the hier-
archy" To the ponitentiary or into exile,
though among the Church leaders are
men who are not even accused Of hav-
ing broken any law And during the
last campaign the sheet spoke CON
tinually Of church politicians"
church Republicans church Demo
Gratis" and so on. for no other pur-
pose than 40 excite prejudice against
the church ana brighten idiots into vot-
ing with saloon keepers and street
walkers, 90 down the church" when
q knew an the time that the Church
was not in amy way interfering. Yes.
the Tribune has attacked the Church
u.s. disposal as "a is doing every day
Al one time it demanded the dis
charge OF every Mormon" from the
police force n was afraid OF honest
Officers and did not want people 10
know ice attitud, toward gamblers ana
brothels. o. fought the appointment Of
q IRE chief that might have saved the
business men 2i per cent on their in-
surancc no every move has been an
attack upon tina church And now n
rrotcsts that "a bias never fought the
Church The Carthage mob under the
leadership of q Baptist preacher might
as well have said That they ana not at-
tack tho Church when they AHMED tho.r
murderous weapons az the heart of two
Of tho uoh.est mon that over lived
AntI-"Mornons' hayo ever been
ashamed OFF tlc'r dtuputahle work.
and Whenever confronted with 30. they
have g,aeauy donied d. They have
even claimed reward for heir prufeasol
l9tnotsm. That waH tho raso with
"a former rtah editor Anor hauns
spcnt almost "a lifetime boo defamIns tho