Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-24
\ cmlHGE AGAIN HEFUuD.

The Tribune ou Tuesday mou.rs
in an editorial that-n tho cosencv OF
St. De- considered, may well be supposed
60 have originated in au asylum for
mentally domugod patients, discusses
The prohibition question in Utah. Thr
article, however, is so pormcatod with
falschood and malice as to suggest its
inspiration from the regions where
passion and disregard for truth are
Thought to prevail The purpou of 10
S. 20 create tho impression that the
church OF Lattor-day Saints. at one
stage of the political game last ml
entered into an alliance with Che Iap-
icsentauves OF the liquor interests.
The enemies OF the church are evsr
ON the lookout for some excuse for
slauderiug and yiufying the religious
organization TO which tho majority %
the people Of Utah belong. Tho repul-
cd deal with saloou-men hus furnished
thc local arch-onemy with o. new pre-
text FOR false and basoless abuse. wni.n
has taken the form OF tho accusation
referred 90. Tho sheet has seized upon
this with the avidlty OF O bird OF prey
Fastening 90 bury its murdorous taons
in the flesh OF an unsuspectiug victim.
We can best judge of the truthfulness
OF the Tribune story by considering tine
fact that, in its eageruess 20 make
o case against the church, It contra
diets itself i says, for instance:
'The church holds the Lower House
firm for prohibition and that body will
not listen 20 anything else AS the
News said in "a headline the other
night IL is prohibition or nothing But
the Senate. under the dominance Of the
liquor men and OF the Smoot aud
Church political machine is determined
20 keep its bargain with the liquor i'm
terests, and prohibition is absolutely
dead I'm the Senate
So. according 90 this. the Church con-
trolls the House for prohibition and the
church also holds control over the
Senate. through am alleged political
Church machiuc-against |
What a brilliant intellect /
20 Doe sure. that finds satisfaction in !
such rot! But that is O. fair sample
Of the Tribune logic whenever IL IS
directed against the Church. and
Church leaders it hates 10 the very
limit Of It's capacity.
We have said before. ana we repeat
now that we know OF no deal such
as that charged by the Tribune. ~
one. no matter who he may BE-, haA
he right. or the authority 10 commit /
.he Church 20 an alliance with iniquity. |
No one IN the Church has the author
ty TO do anything but what is right.
And no one with the authority 10 speak
or the Church has ever entered into
such "a bargain. The Tribune makes
he assertion that "the liquor interests
iad put up over $4,000 as a corruption
.und during the campaign. And the
prohibition tide was stayed in the Sem
tie By reason OF that corruption fund
That is the bare assertion OF the Trl-
iune where is the evidence? Who
made the alleged deal? When and
where was Il made? Let the public
nave the truth. or, let those who
,ear false witness against their neigh
,ors be branded as unworthy Of the
ompany OF decent men and women.
We beg the Tribune 20 remember
hat It IS not the Mormon Church
hat IS in the habit Of entering into
lnance with the saloon men and the
and the keepers Of dens OF
4 rcpute. at the time city elections are
ttH FIsr.. ..vF.f,r alliances that /
nav have been entered into In the
ast for the purpose OF ieecing tax
payers. have never had the church
g one party. They have always been
directed against the Church. TO be |
ne promoter and organ Of that kind |
4 combinations would be The natural |
olicy OF a paper that considers saloons
md houses OF bad repute in the light |
4 potent agencies OF liberty.