The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-11
IT'S MENDAc1oUs PREJUDICE.

" unwarranted and indecent assault up
on the American party, making a lot cf
windy charges without the slightest
proof TO support them.
II says in the first place that "thcre
never was 4 time in :hc history OF this
city when lawlcssness was more ram
pant than it is now In this. we most
heartily agree with the church organ,
so far as one sort of that lawlcssness
goes. There has been a revival of po-
lygamy in this city and State, that in
defiance of law completely iustifies the
remark OF the organ There is a de-
termination among the ecclcsiastics not
only to perpetuate poygamy, but to in
duce ''choscn vessels to engage in
it in largo numbers. Those who do this
arc fully protected by the church of
fcials from any prosecution at civil
law, and instead of receivin" discipline
at the hands of fine church officials they
receive favors and protection. So far,
then, We agree with the church organ.
But that there is otherwise any ram
pant lawlessness unusual in a cosmo,
ically deny,
The church organ then transfers TO
the American officials the sentiment,
F'We will enforce only the laws that
suit us Here again tho church or
gan takes a sentiment from where it
applies TO where it does not apply. AS
all know. that is the sentiment pro
claimed and acted upon by the polyga-
nous officials Of the Mormon church;
that is always what they have done
They are, and always have been fierce
in deuouncing the sins of others and
condoning their own. They select at
their own pleasure such laws as they
choose for obedience, and such as they
defy in this regard. This nolygamous
and awdefying sentiment among the
ecclesiastical clique of the Mormon
church is so we'll known here. that it
is a piece Of excessive impudence on
the part of the church organ TO under
take to transplant that sentiment to
the American ofticialdom Of Salt Lake
City. There is not the slightest war
rant for it. nothing iustiies such an
utterly false and bigoted statement as
is made by the church organ in this
regard.
The burden of the church organ S wall
appears to he its claim that the stock.
ade' is being established under diff
ferent auspices than before, and it un
dertakes to hold the American city adj
ministration responsible therefor. And
yet the control and responsibility in
that matter was assumed bv the sheriff
of this county. and he announced EN-.
phatically that not only would he abol
ish the " stockadc, - but that il should
never run in this city. Under these
circumstances, we marvel ar the duplic-
Ity of the church organ in affirming
the opening of that place, and under
taking TO hold the police department Of
this city primarily responsible for it,
II is a matter that has been assumed
by the Sheriff, definitely and positively,
under the statement that he had charge
and would assume responsibility, de
claring that there should he nothing Of |
the kind in Salt Lake. And row, il |
there is a revival of the "stockade. -
1t is clearly the Sheriff S duty to carry
out his promises, and there is no reason
for assailing the police department IN
this connection.
But there is a quiet hunt that the
81 Federal bunch has tipped it off to
the Sheriff that he will not be support |
ed by that bunch in further interfer-
ence with the stockade - That bunch,
IT appears, considers the whole matter
political proposition. 1t blames the |
people of the western part of the city
for not voting for Mr.. Murdoch, the |
bunch s candidate for Mayor. last
fall; and because the people there would
not vote for him in greater numbers |
than they did. the "bunch - proposes to |
let the stockaden run. and calls off |
the Sheriff, saying that he shan t have
money 10 act against the 'redlight -
district. If this is the truo situation,
as we believe it TO be, and as we be.
lieve the church organ knows it to be
what an arrant, miserable hypocrite that
church organ is!
And last night its Continued in our
next mendacity carried the same ola
calumny and misrepresentation of an
ancient editorial in The Tribune, n mat. |
ter often refuted, but perennially
brought forward by the church organ
with false Interpretation and malicious
cant.