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Show iw Obedience Is Rewarded, "Took Counsel' From Church Authorities and Went ' to Arizona. Yet tho Dcseret News Insisted That the Church Had No Political Designs. A year ago last April Tho Ttlbuno published pub-lished in its news columns a story to tho effect that tho authorities of tho Mormon Mor-mon church were evidently planning to get control of the politics of Arizona and Now Mexico by tho tlmo they were ready for Statohood. To accomplish this purpose, pur-pose, Tho Trlbuno set forth that they appeared ap-peared to be adopting tho plan of transplanting trans-planting bright young Mormon attorney's and politicians from Utah to those States, "mi uneu its un instance 1110 transrer or Oeorgo H. Crosby from Richfield, Sevier county, to St. Johns, Ariz. Unlimitod Prospects. "This transfer was decided upon at tho recent conference" said Tho Trlbuno In tho nrtlclo referred to above. "David Udall, the president of tho St. Johns stake, asked air. Crosby If ho woro willing will-ing to go. Ho held out the allurement that thero was not a Mormon lawvor In tho entire Territory of Arizona; that ho could start In as Prosecuting Attorney of Apacho county, and that there was no limit to tho bright prospects ahead of him. "Mr. Crosby announced him willingness to go. President Udall then consulted with the church authorities nnd tho result re-sult was that the young attorney was given a 'call.' He will close up his business busi-ness in Utah as quickly na posslblv and movo his family to St. Johns: Discussing tho matter last evening, Mr. CroHby said I ho understood it to bo tho present policy of the church authorities to transplant a largo number of tho young attornovs in 7 nau i-ucuiuiy grauuateu from law schools and who are finding lt difficult to crowd in upon tho old lawyers law-yers of this city. He thought lt would bo a good thing for tho young men nnd a good thing for the communities Into which they were thrown, as their education edu-cation and training would make them natural nat-ural leaders." News Fit No. 1. On the ovcnlng of tho day that tho above article appeared, the Dcseret Nowb pub- Bhcd a long editorial under the heading, Another Malicious Canard," in which, after reviewing Tho Trlbuno article, lt denied tho truth of tho story flatly, saying say-ing in part: " 1 '"Iowcvcr that may be, the whole story Is founded on fiction, and thero Is so llttlo Of truth In It that there In scarcely a thread of it In the entire blanket of falsehood. false-hood. No young attorneys or attorney has been called to go to Arizona, there is no such 'policy' contemplated as that formulated In tho Imagination of The Tribune writer; nothing of tho kind was adopted or tnlkcd of 'at the recent conference. con-ference. Tho man referred to has not been nppolntc! or requested or 'set apart' to remove from Utah.' Tho entire thcorv of Tho Tr buno. based on Its Billy as- ' sumption, Is untrue and tho malice be- hind the article Is as clear as though the f class" fabrIcntlon was mad0 of thin 1 Alter continuing at somo length to ex- ' Plain that if Crosby had decided to go to St. Johns ho hod dono It on his own ac- J count and had never received any further ! counsel from tho church than to do as ho I pleased, the News closed its editorial with those words: J "But wq aro sure that in the present A condition of the feeling and opinion In this fatate. tho trumping up of such talcs as 1 that told In Tho Trlbuno this morning and "5 flcatlon that Is , breathed In tho entire H artlclo will not stand tho test of popular : Inquiry, and In tho trend of public senll- ? ment will bo frowned down nnd rejected as unworthy of serious consideration." h News Pit No. 2. 3 In another editorial of April 13. the News ' had this,, to say concornlng tho Crosbv f, ur'rt "oi1101' .J'10 "casing, "Without El Honor or Shame : c "Of course, after making a false and r foul attack on tho authorities of tho 'Mormon church. Tho Salt Lako Tribune. notwithstanding tho exposure of its wronc X assertions and irrational deductions, re- tuseB to correct Its errors, and repeats its If misstatements for tho purposo of decciv- t- ng tho public and furthering Its own ' transparent designs. y "The story published about a number of " young attorneys being selected to bo sent to Arizona for political purposes was and 7 Is entirely void of foundation in fact, i It was founded on fiction. But It persists v. In avowing that the nonsense It uttered camp from George IL Crosby, Jr., on his ll receiving a 'call' and being 'sot apart' by tho church authorities 'to go to Arizona (? to practlco law.' as ;tho only "Mormon" k attorney In tho Territory!' If the 'young E lawyer told a Tribune reporter anything 13 to tnnt effect, ho iittii-PrT n uiimfi hood. The evidence, however, goes to show that what he did say has been colored col-ored and amplified and commented upon. In tho usual stylo of that paper. "Wo repeat, on tho authority of the first presidency of tho church, that neither George H. Cro3by. Jr., nor any other young attorney' has been called, appointed, appoint-ed, set apart, selected or ndvlsed, to movo from Utah to Arizona for any such purpose pur-pose as that outlined in Tho Tribune " Thon. oa April 15. The Tribune published an Interview with George H. Crosby. In which was contained tho substance of tho first story printed In Tho Tribune. Tho story was a special from Richfield, where Mr',C,roaby tnen ltvcd' J""1 was, In part, as follows: Crosby Confirms Tribune. "In talking with a friend of mlno, who Is a Tribune reporter," said Mr. Crosby 'I wild In substance, as quoted by Tho Tribune, that T was going to St. John because tho opportunities were good, because be-cause tho president of that stake wanted ' me to, and the authorities of tho church advised mo to go. I explained that lawyers law-yers were so scarce down thero that there was not ono of any kind in Apache county, and not a Mormon lawver In tho Territory. I spid that frloiids of mine, not necessarily Mormon friends had told mo that the District Attorney .4 pfflce usually went bogging In Apnch'o county I said that until I should obtain a lucrative practice I expected to teach Hohool. I did not say I would be tho principal of a school, but that an teacher T, hoped to receive a salary of $90 Dor montJi, v "f further remarked, as roported by Tho Trlbuno, that tho Mormon loaders ljad iidviBcd young Mormon teachers and lawyers not to congregate In tho qltles. but to move out to the colonies of which counsel I thoroughly approve' hen asked whether tho requests of tho church- authorities to do certain thinra arc' called orders, I replied that such requests re-quests wore usually known ns calls, T rernombcr saying nothing about politics. , Neither did tho stake president, nor Apostle Woodruff, nor President Smith. If thoy want mo to oxerciso political control con-trol thoy should not havo chosen a Republican, Re-publican, becauao moro of tho Arizona Mormons, I am sorry to oay, aro Democrats, Demo-crats, and I fear lt is goln to bo hard to chanKo them. "I do not care to discuss my talk with President Smith furtlwr than to say that he advised me to go down to Arizona, as the stake president wanted -mo to." News Fit No.' 3. And the News of the same ovonlng, commonting upon the Tribune's published Interview with Crosby, among other tMnirs said: "It is as we have stated from the first. Tho untruths about Crosby's being called' by tho church authorities and set apart to go to Arizona to practlco law; tho calling of other- young attorneys to remove to that Territory to control its politics; and all tho stuff set forth editorially edi-torially as well au locallv in that paper about this bolng part of the policy of tho church, were manufactured by Tho Trlbuno Trl-buno and plastered on Crosby. Its story was. utterly false and was not even made up from Crosby'a statement about ' bin expected removal, but was ono of tho characteristic fabrication's of an anli-'Arormoa' anli-'Arormoa' 'sheet, that seems to bo-unable to tain senso or better behavior from tho experiences of the past." And now, after aU thl3 frenzv. a eo-ciuel eo-ciuel to tho wljole story Is found In a llttlo llt-tlo clipping, from the Davis countv Clipper Clip-per of October 21. l!WI, after Crosby has been a resident of St. Jphns. Ariz., Just Ions' enough to-be a voter. The Clipper snya: . . . . ' The Denouement. "George.. H.-Cresby, tho former editor of tho Rrchllcld Itcapcr. who is now liv-iT.G liv-iT.G at St. Johns, Ariz., is running for District Attorney .of .Apacho county." Democrats Hear Powers at Park City. Special to Tho Trlbuno. PARK CITY, "Oct. 25. The 'Democratic - - .. ' rally this evening was tho nearest approach ap-proach to u political demonstration that haa occurred hero this campaign. Be-sidcB Be-sidcB tho various county candidates, Judgo O VT. Powers, J. II. Moylc. Judgo Hall, Ray Van Cott and J. w. Gclgor v.oro in attendance, und tho zatherlng presented moro of tho appearance of an old-time political meeting than has been seen hero lor somo time. .Judgo Powers was th0 speaker' of the even ns. It was largely duo to hlo por-soiml por-soiml popularity ncro in tho camp that llio large audlcnco assembled at tho Dewey theater.- Tho speaker was at nia best. Hio speech was interesting from tho beginning to the end. Ho prosontod the Democratic) vlow of the presont poll tlcul situation in a clear, logical and forceful manner. Tho marked attention of thoso present, together with tne fro-(lticnt fro-(lticnt outbursts of applause showed that the Judge is still .a favorite in Park City and would scorn to Indicate that his vote here, will bo a largo ono. William Glasmann will address thr 'Republicans hero Thursday evening. |