Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-11-02 | Page 4 | Contemptible False Pretenses

CONTEMPTIBLE FALSE PRETENSES. Tho Deseret News, the church organ, last night cited a considerable number of what It pronounced to be "Infamous falsehoods," "raeh, raw, and ridiculous charges" mado against Slormons In tho present campaign In Id'uho, and hays that "disgusting as they are," they "do not reach down near to tho low level of the libelous ravings of their fellow agltatora In Utah." We have heretofore Invited the News to specify wherein thero has been the "abuse and vilification" It claims In this campaign in Utah; artd we now ask It to point out some of the "libelous rav ings" that have struck such a low level in Utah. Thero has been nothing of the kind, as tho church organ well knows. But it prints this willfully false accusation In order to stir up Mormon prejudice against the American, party, In the trust that Its Slormon readers who know no better than to believe Its statements, and who perhaps see no American paper, pa-per, may have their minds poisoned against tho truth and against the American, party. We therefore tako the occasion to say that tho apostlo who wrote what we above quote did so sinning against the light; knowing that ho Intended to falsify and deceive; he bears false witness wit-ness against his neighbors,- and belles their earnest and honest efforts. This ho dos as a son of Belial, a disciple of Ananias, a willing enemy to candor and. cood faith, a moral decrenerato.