The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
IT'S SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT

In our review or the conditions here
and the citation of historic facts which
have led up to them, on Friday morn
ing. We stated the effect of surrcn-
der to the Mormon demand for peace
in the following words:
peace he agreed 10 ON the. church na-
| sis, that resistance TO the hierarchy
shall cease, and that all shall come
| under the Mormon yoke.
To which the Dcscrct News re
sponded as follows;
! When nnd where did tho News ever
| demand that? When and where did tn"
being can construe 10 convey that idea
even? Docs The Tribune consider 1t
necessary To- make such false statements
In behalf of It's cause? Or does it make
them because of inability to comprehend
and tell the truth? In either case 1t IS
evident that the paper is unworthy Inc
quotation is but sample of the stun
Of which the entire Tribune article is
made up.
Tho opinion that we expressed on
this point was the conclusion of eH-
perience. We cannot but recall the
attitude Of the church organ toward the
community and toward all public ques-
ions and affairs. during the so-called
''era of peace. While everybody
else was peaceful, the News was war
like. While others bad dropped the
Mormon question, the News was in
sanelv argumcntativc on it, and as
there was no reply, il became imperlous
that all should admit the rightfulness
of its view, and succumb TO ITS de-
mands. 1t scored the Christian min
listers here, constantly assailng them
as scandal-mongcrs, liars, and un-
worthy of their calling, If any dis
putc arose upon any question, 1T was
the unfailing demand of the News that
the church view must be taken, and
any one who objected, it covered with
obloquy and vituperation. It's persist
eut attitude was that the Mormons had
made Utah. and were entitled TO all
the credit for what had been done; and |
that any one who desired TO have con- !
dtious, material and moral, improved, |
was an impudent interloper, who had !
better keep bis mouth shut and not !
cr1tlclSe ms pcIIcTS.
Such was the constant tone of the |
News, as all who participated (and |
were humilated) in that "cra of |
peace" do we'll and vivilly recall. And |
now that they are invited 10 repeti-
ton Of that soul.crushing experience,
they very naturally recall the past and
lemur, Their dcmand simply is that
he church shall keep its proper place
IS a church, and not undertake to
maintain that its place and proper rule
5 everywhere, in control Of temporal
is well as spiritual affairs; that its
eadcrs are privileged to defy the law
It their pleasure, and create great
wealth for themselves from tithes
vrung from a devoted people and
commercialism in which
he deceived and outraged people pay
he costs and the hierarchs keep the
'rofits for themselves
Referring now to the final sentence
# the paragraph quoted from the
hurch organ, where it says the quota.
ion it makes from our columns sis but
sample OF the stuff of which the
ntire Tribune articles is made up
re consider that a complete confession
f the truth of 1t all. For, as we show
hat the statement we make. Of the
hurch organ S demand, was abundant
y justified by the experience of the
ast, and as the remainder Of the ar
lcle was mere recital, in concise
orm, of well-known facts of record,
nd that can in no way be disputed,
he only reasonable conclusion is that
be church organ does in truth agree :
18th The Tribune, but for reasons Of
8 own dare not come square out and
onfess its agreement; but does it in
ne form quoted. Which, of course. is .
itisfactory, the main thing being n
air agreement as to the essential
acts.