The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-24
KEEPING UP ITS LYING.

The ORGAN of the "Fcderal bunch -
distinguishes itself every morning by
some new and monstrous lie that out
classes the lie of the day before. Yes
tcrday morning was good example OF
this. II had what it claimed to be an
interview with ex-senator Pettgrcw
Of South Dakota, in which that gentle
man was represented as an admlrer OF
Smoot. a personal friend of his, and
as landing Smoot 10 the skies IN con"
ncction with the recent tariff bill. And
Mr.. Pettigrcw was quoted as dcnounc-
ing the religious prejudice presumably
against the Mormon leaders, and AS
saving that F'Smoot, with has admlra-
bic record in The National Senate, did
much to remove it, But Senator Pct
tigrew holds precisely the reverse IN
his sentiments, his feelings, and his
expressions. He has no acquaintance
with Smoot. has no admiration for him.
and the tall, that he actually gave to
the HFederaI bunch" organ was ex-
actlv the reverse of the interview as
published so far as all this is con
ccrncd.
There can be no doubt but that the
interview was doctored, and that
Senator Pettigrew was willfully re-
vcrscd in expression, The American
people here have understood Senator
Pcttigrew s position all along, He has
always been ono Of the irmest oppon-
cnts of ccclesiasticism in politics. and
he denounced the election of Apostle
Smoot to the Senate. He also supported
the fight against Smoot. and thought
that Smoot should not have been al
lowed seat in the Senate.
II is not easy TO see what the Smoot
organ expected TO make out Of this
bald and miserable misrepresentation of
former Senator Pcttigrew Exposure
was certain. IT was not for ono mo.
mcnt to be supposed that Mr.. Pettigrcw
would allow that sort of misrcprcscnta-
ton TO pass without correction. What
he saws about il. and the truth. which
is i'm fact a reversal of the sentiments
attributed 10 him. appear in The
Tribune this morning, to the utter con-
fusion of the faithIess and pcrjurcd or.
can of the "Fcdcral bunch.
We have pointed out from day 10 day
the bald and abominable lies of the op,
position in this campaign. II seems in
credible indeed that the ''Fcdcral
buuchN organ and the chief church or
gan should expect the people TO believe
their daily falschoods when these cX.
positions of the lies they tell are so
complete and so prompt. These organs
undoubtedly ovcrplay themselves in
their bitterness and righteousness They
ovcrshoot the mark. and disgust the de.
cent and candid-mindcd people, which
comprise the majority Of the inhab,
tants of Salt Lake, We expect that
tho coming election win see pollcd in
favor of the American party and
ticket a much larger Mormon vote than
has ever been known in this city here.
toforc Every day we hear of mum.
bcrs oG voters. who, disgustcd with the
vile. dcpraved, wauton, and absolutely
false assaults made upon the Amcri-
cans, have determined this year for the
first time TO vote the American ticket
entire. They are supported in this rcso.
luton. of course, by the magnificent
record Of good service the American
administrations have made in Salt Lake
And so the Ieaven is working, and it
is working In favor Of the American
party. We could not ask anything bet
ter than for the opposition TO keep up
their campaign OF faIschood, dctraction.
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