The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
THE FALSE "BUTTER-IN." +"

The Smoot paper, evidently with the
intent to help the chief church organ
out of its difficult position with re-
spect to its partnership with the Cos
mopolitan Magazine, which is publish
ing the revolving Henry Lewis articles
against Mormonism, attempts to come
TO the rescue. But it does not in
the least help the Deseret News; it
only opens the way for the ditchlng
of itself. 1t repeated yesterday morn
ing falsehood which it put in edi-
torial form first on December 10Th and
then on the 9th Of January, of collu
sion between The Tribune and Pear
g, the second editorial being an at
tempt to discredit the denial made by
the editor Of Pearson s Magazine of
a prearrangement with The Tribune;
second, it included lin that same edi
torial false charge against the for
mer general manager Of The Tribune
and the editor Of The Tribune.
First, with respect to the denial of
collusion between Pearson S Magazine
ard The Tribune, the editor of Pear
sons wrote as follows to the Smoot
paper, which refused to print it until
after The Tribune had printed it:
We have observed an editorial in your
issue OF the 18th inst. which contains
ment Of The Salt Lake Tribune and Fred
T. Dubois had met the editors of Pear
sons and other magazines and had ar
ranged with them for the publication OF
articles defamatory of Utah. This is an
error. No officer nor editor of this
magazine ever saw Mr.. Dubois or any
member of the management OF The Salt
Lake Tribune at any time,
Further, Mr.. John Thompson. editor
of Pearson s Magazine, wrote in pri-
vate letter under date of January 14th
TO the editor of The Tribune as. fol
lows:
I wrote to the Herald Republican on
the 20th of December correcting it con-
Serning {, 3 an editorial which that paper
That editorial charged Pearson's Maga
Zinc, McClure's Magazine. and Every
body's Magazine with having pre-
stories with The Salt Lake Tribune and
Fred 7. Dubois. / wrote explaining that
there had been no prearrangement on
carefully the happenings which prompted
the articles. Now, the Herald -Republi-
can is apparently attempting to rein
force its charge Of prearrangemenL by
the fact that this magazine secured in
formation concerning one particular in
cident from The Salt Lake Tribune Mr..
Barry. after being commissioned to do
the articles. in pursuit OF information.
visited the office OF The Salt Lake Trib-
uDe. a newspaper which has consistently
fought the evils OF polyEamy and other
evil Mormon practices. This seems quite
r natural thing TO do.
1t is most surprising that a man Of
the intelligence which a man certainly
must have TO reach the position OF editor
Of the Herald Republican or any other
newspaper. should construe this as proof
Of prearrangement. Mr.. Barry also
sought. other reputable sources OF In
formation. He talked TO merchants
lawyers, and men in all Grades of life.
1t would seem just as natural to accuse
any one OF these men OF having Inspired
The Pearson articles as TO accuse The
Tribune.
That completely disposes of the
prime charge of collusion between Pear
son s Magazine and The Tribune. But.
of course, the Smoot organ refused to
make correction.