The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03

an issue. And only in this the last
page over which l shall preside. Will
will personal mention be made. This is
my last day.
In the four years. have formed some
very warm friendships; have come TO
know some men whose memories win
go with me to the end-whieh can't be
many years, but which win be made
the brighter because of having known
these Utah people. They have been
pretty savagely attacked, one time and
another; but four years Of dealing with
them daily-conferring, arguing, often
disputing as to details-I find them
-four square to every wind that blows"
7 doubt If any editor, anywhere, has
ever had a more free hand than they
have given me. At the beginning they
laid down the one rule that this was to
be a Republican paper. That was all.
And that it certainly has been-"with-
out variableness or shadow Of turning. "
In church matters-the topic of much
discussion in Utah-we also were
wholly agreed, Mormon. Jew and Cen
tile were sure Of fair treatment Meth
er more nor less.
The paper has been referred to as q
Mormon paper. 1 remember one time
at the Elks' club chatting with a gen.
tleman who was trying TO smooth over
rather salty newspaper attack. He
said: "Of course. Mr.. Armstrong, every
one connected with a Mormon paper
must expect to be attacked in Salt
lake.
I said: DO you think the Republican
is a Mormon paper?"
why, if it isn't anti-Mormon, it is
Mormon" he replied-not unkindly, but
as one might state a result Of multi
plication. 1t was that evident and es-
tablished in his mind.
And that is just the point I want to
dwell on for a moment. For the first
six months of my residence here I
carefully kept out of all controversies,
Just wrote Republican and Utah edi-
torials; just worked for the party and
for the state. In that time 1 studied
the situation. Now and then IN private
conversation some man would meet my
argument with the petulant exclama-
ton: 'Oh, you don't know the situa-
ton. Wait till you have been here a
year or two"
Wen, at the end of four years in
which 1 have written absolutely every
editorial in every issue of the paper,
excepting on the occasion of my an
nual vacations, and two other brief alb
sences from the city, believe that the
original position OF equal rights to all
churchmen and special cussing for
none was the only course that in Gods
justice could have been chosen.
And not once in these four years has
the Republican or The Herald-Repub-
lican printed one line which can war
rant the assertion that this Is a Nor
mon paper.
1t could as properly be called Cath
Ole paper, or a Methodist. or a Con-
gregational OF a Jewish paper For il
has given commentator a thousand
times to all Of them. And they have
deserved IT,
Oh, my friends-for working with
you four years has made you my
friends-this Utah needs nothing so
much as tolerance. Here lies the MAX
ing of an empire. Under the shining
sun is there a region where every metal
from iron to amethyst Is found In the
earth? Is there g soil since Eden's
gates were closed so generous and rich
with vegetation? Comes there to any
land such blessed, balmy airs; such
airy angels with healing on their
wings?
Believe me, where every prospect
| pleases, man is not vile. Don't guar
rel.