The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-20
1T LOSES ON ALL POINTS.


gan, is TO lie about the church. and
church leaders, from the prophet Jo
scpb down 10 the present vcneratcd and
beloved incumbent of the Office OF pres
ldcnt. That ought TO be amended ~
Now. The Tribune. is we'll aware of
what il is that docsu Z meet with the
church organ 5 approval. and which
that paper thinks "uught to he
amended. The Tribune also refuses
TO rcccdc from its position in these
matters. because this paper is amply
supported by the record. and would be
rccrcaut TO the truth aud to its duty
toward the public if it amended " its
der 10 suit the hypocrisv.soaked dis
position and depraved opinion of the
church organ. 4 brief recital Of Incl.
dents connected with the several con
trovorSics maintained between The
Tribune and the Dcscrct News concern
ing events in Mormon church history
may prove useful.
We undertook TO say that Joseph and
llyrum Smith were murdered bv men
of their own religious professionalism,
as George \. Smith said. who were in
Joseph 5 bosom and had his closest con
fdcucc. The News plunged into this
controversy with surprising readiness
fancyiDg that it had at last caught The
Tribune in culd sac: whcrcupon this
paper produced such a continuity OF
overwhelming proof from Mormon au-
thortativc writer's and speakers that
the News was glad 10 abandon the con.
test
We have shown that the old hicrarch.
ical story concerning the enlistment of
the Mormon battalion WINS false 10 the
core, and was concoctrd by those who
knew they were living for no other puT-
pose than TO breed i'm the Mormon pco-
pie am uudving hatred of the United
States Government. In this matter the
News was completely routed and II now
lives i'm the sincere hope that The Trib.
me may not cause it further pain and
humiliation by again referring 10 that
subject
We have demonstrated by all sorts
nccrs 10 that Of Mormon pioneers,
prophets. SccrS and rcvclators. that the
old yarn concerning the utter barren
ness and forbiddmg aspect of this val
ley in 1917 was falschood unmiti.
gated. This controversy the News has
been only too glad to drop, because il
was totally unable 30 defend the old
story; and. indeed. if has itself begun
20 quote the words of the late Prcsi.
dent WiIford Woodruff in utter rcfuta-
rion Of The old falschood
We have proved by the uiIcrunccs Of
the men themselves that it was the in
tcniiou Of the carly Mormon leaders
in Utah Ia here set mp kingdom of
their own. separate and apart from aud
independent OF rbc United States; that
murder and treason were publicly adj.
vocatcd in the highest Mormon pulpits
during the early DAYS. when the leaders
Imagined themselves TO be secure from
interference or punishment This sub
icct tho News will bc glad never to
take mp again.
We have made competent showing Of
the fact that the temple endowment
ceremonies contain oaths and covenants
that arc inimicll 30 the peace and Sc.
curity of the Nation. and that there is
already on foot within the church n
movement TO have these barbarisms re
moved from the secret religious rites
Of the church, In this matter. TOO. VIC
6nItcly more pleased il not compelled
10 engage in a ncccssarilv-disaS
controversy.
VIC have given the testimony of 10.
scph f. Smith himself in support OF
our presentation that his was an nm.
cuviablc position. in tha, he assumed
TO bc Cod ; own mouthpiccc. aud the
only giycr of the divine law on earth,
while at thr same time confcSsin@ that
he personally did not observe thc laws
of that God OF this controversy the
News is altogether sick. because of lis
inability to maintain any position in
opposition go our coutcuti0n.
We have given the authoritative rec.
ord 10 show that Joseph f. Smith poses
a. the leading citizen of thc State OF
Utah. and Is granted that place by the
News aud the Mormon people, And
we have given his own testimony TO
demonstrate coucmsivcly that he not
only diSrecards the law Of the State.
bu, thai he voluntarily chooses such
COURSE and iulcnds 80 pursue il TO
the end of his DAYS. I'm this cuntro-
vcrsv the News has been rhildishly
helpless.
We nave given the documentary cvi.
dcucc 10 show ;hal in the processes at.
jcudanl upon the achievement of State
hood for Utah IN" leaders of tho Nor.
mon church gave pledges Of the most
| solemn character; and by the testimony
of these same leaders we have proved
their absolute aud cunscicucccss rccrc.
aucv TO those pledges And out OF this
controversy the News came Il slckcued
| impotcnt
We have namcd aud renamed new
polygamists, whose acts have violated
the laws of this State and the News
pretended word of God; and we have
shown that most Of these are upheld