The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-10
HOW THEY HATE The TRIBUNE!

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hate The Tribune, The organs of
falsehood, treachery, and deceit are
raving at this paper all the time. They
are accusing 1t Of being an enemy of
the State, of being hostile to It's peo-
pie, and Of being disturber Of the
public peace.
The truth is, though, that The Trib-
une is doing more for the State than
all of its assailants put together. 1t
is showing up the resources, progress,
and development OF the State in way
that is approved by all right minded
citizens. Wherever there is new en-
terprise of consequence, new find OF
development. The Tribune takes no.
tice of it aud pushes it TO the front.
In the political field The Tribune is
the only paper in Utah that gives its
opponents fair treatment. 1T prints tho
| facts or every matter as soon and as
truly as il can possibly get them 1t
spares no pains to get the truth, and
prints the truth when it gets it. 1t
never denies q worthy opponent hear
ing, and il never undertakes TO crush
a foe for any difference in opinion. IL
is different from the papers that assail
The Tribune. They abuse the public
confidence. They lie without stint.
They rail at The Tribune, but dare not
quote what The Tribune says, because
that quotation would show the false,
hood of their position with respect to
this paper. They never extend any
courtesy or even common Justice to an
opponent, They arc absolutely treach-
crous, false, narrow minded, uneener
GUS, and indecent in their trca tment
of every one that differs from them.
| The Tribune alone is Loing good
work for the city and for the State
1t exposes evil conditions here, to be
sure, but it does not assume that those
evil conditions are the State, or even
in the interests Of the State. 1t wants
to sec the evils eradicated, the laws
vindcatcd, and truth and justice pre-.
vail, 1t wants TO see everybody have
equal opportunities under the law, and
everybody equally amenable to the law
and TO become good, law abiding citi
zcns. This is the head and front Of
The Tribune IS offensc. But to say that
IN taking This position Tho Tribune is
an evil influence is to say that law
Iessncss ought to prevail; and to say
that it is opposing the interests of this
State and of the people in it, is to
make most damnable confession
which The Tribune would be far from
alleging against the State and its pco-
pie. We oppose the cvil"doing, the
law breaking, the pledge breaking, and
dishonoring of the chiefs of the Nor
mon church in their dealings with the
Nation, and their dealings with their
plightcd word of honor To say that
because we arc doing this we arc
abusing the State is to suppose that
these cvil-docrs arc the State and that
to object TO their bad faith and dis
honor is to defamc the State and
calnmniate its people. A most calam-
tous position for our opponents. Those
who take this position are the real
defamcrs and ealumnjators. 1t is those
who say that lawlessness is the proper
condition and dishonor should be pre-.
ferred that defame the State and its
people. The Tribune has never said
one word in derogation of the people of
this State, Of the richness of the re.
sources herein, bat has in every way
spoken well of those people aud com
mendcd the development of the re.
sources and riches to u far creator cx-
tent than any other paper or than all
of, its assailants combined.
The Tribune S offcnse simply is that
1T wants American liberty in Utah.
equal opportunities for all its citizens.
and fair chance all around. Tt op.
poses ecclesiastical monopolics 1t op-
poses the theocratic domination in poll.
ties and civil affairs. 1t antaponizos
the moDopolistic church commcrcialism
which drives so many Of the young
and ambitious men and women reared
in tho Mormon church out Of thi State
that they may obtain opportunity in
which TO exercise their energies and
abilities, In all of these particulars
The Tribune is for the people and
against those who oppress them and de-
prive them OF their rights under the
law as American citizens and their op.
portunities in the battle of life.
1t is for this alone that The Tribune
is attacked. Every one of those who
attack it know this. and know that thew
are doing tho devil s work in making
their attacks. But il is no new thing
for the powers of darkness to assail
the powers of light, and yet we have
never known of the powers of darkness
winning the victory. We have not the
lcast idea that the powers of the devil
hell. and darkness can continue to pre-.
vail in Utah. Gradually the light is
spreading and when its splendid iIlu
is seen throughout the length
and breadth of the State, then indeed
will the victory for liberty. for jus
tice. and for righteousness have been
won in spite of the raving and cnash.
ing Of teeth Of the devil aud all his