The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
NEWS OF UTAH AND
ADJOINING STATES
DEFENDS HONOR
AGAINST CHARGES
Apostle Heber ]. Grant RetuteS
Editorial SIurS of Logan
Newspaper.
Especial to The Herald Republican,

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Logan, Oct lin replying TO an
editorial published recently in the Lo-
gan Republican criticising him Tor MS
remarks in a conference mere IN "hlcn
he had insinuated that deal hau peeh
made between tAe Republican mem tsfs
OF the state legislature and the liquor
interests, and had advocated prohlol-
ton. Apostle Heber j. Grant aeuIesseu
a gathering OF Logan people here To-
night. He declared that he was not
in the habit OF replying 10 newspaper
attacks, but that this instance was one
OF church member against chuIch
member. Attorneys nad assured nlh'
he said, that the article was libelous
and he had come TO ask the hepuDl-
can TO retract the article.
He gave as mis- reason Tor not re-
plying sooner that he had been try
ing TO find the authors. but only one,
SO far had admitted a part in II ana
that one was Congressman Joseph
Howell. Il honor him for admitting
H." said Apostle Grant
Behind Professional Ethics.
Continuing. Apostle Grant said that
in trying 10 find all OF the authors ne
had been unsuccessful and ne Ielt that
they were hiding behind newspaper
ethics. such tactics ne eonsiaerete "a
OF the editorial which referred 10
university address made by MIN, ne
asked the Republican 10 point our
wherein he had advocated polysaMy
and quoted President j. g. kingsbury
Of the university denying anything IN
the address teaching pOlygamy'
Referring TO another allegation as 10
state officials. he denied that ne na1
said anything about any state olIlclal
to the effect that he had been untrue
TO the wishes OF the people IN passlhs
prohibition legislation or that ne hau
thought OF SmOOt Bullen or the Cache
county representatives as being IN
volved in liquor deals. He then READ
at length from prohibition speeches o.
others in order to repeat as near as
possible the words he had used IN ms
speech at the conference, ana IN the
course OF his quotations he read one
speech which advocated party dislo4 =
atty. In this one. he said the PeSPIs
to always vote with the party even
when in the wrong.
Politics Dlstasteful.
Returning TO the newspaper attae K
he stated that Mana gers Hersenel Bul-
len, Preston Nibley. Editor =. F. car
don and a score of others were the au-
thors so far as he was able 10 ascer-
tain. Again he denied the alleged az.
tack on state officials and claimed
that the editorial was uncalled Tor pc
cause ne mad never been active for
one party or another and dldn IKE
politics anyway. He considered them
as Warping, he said IL,
He acknowledged saying that cir
between the Republican party ana the
Legislature and he left with the people
the matter OF whether or not the eVl-
ldence didn't point that way. he aNefreu
/ that he had taken il for granted tha1
| there was a deal. since the republican
party did not deny il and declared ne
was willing to be attacked on that as
! sertion He quoted from speeches by
state senators and representatives as
evidence that there was deal, but dis
claimed any attempt on his part "a
/ work mn prohibition sentiment previous
| TO the meeting OF the legislature.
/ He referred 10 the Republican con
veEtion at Salt Lake, called by Nephi L
Morris and otfsers, ana read Tvs
charges attempting 10 point out CIR,
| cum stantial evidence, and then asked
the Logan Republican 10 retract us
Turning 10 the libelous features, he
exeulpats% himself from suspicion OF
mishandling church funds. maintaining
that he had received no money IRON
the church for handling financial deals
but on the contrary had OFTEN potht
expenses. out of his own pocket whici
might have been paid by the church
! He denied fatty the charge that NJ
had received money from A. W. Me
Cune. candidate for state senator, eX
cent for charitable purposes He Salt
he had shown a 81, 600 check OF Nc
Cune's for a charitable enterprise u
| friends in the attempt 70 get more
| funds He said he threw his intlu'
ence toward the election or MeCun'
and that the campaign had cost nm
81 soc. McCune had offered 10 refund
the amount. he said, but ne had re
fused.