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Show , . - Saturday, June 15, 1940 - , . . ' . The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utahl , t , t eser -- --- - - - .. ,- - 0 triters , . . ' ,On' Militantly Aggressive Pens ' -- I Withstood Threats ,,,t illorld Of -- --- , aught - ' , ' liberty' At Its Masthead With 'Truth And ri, .1161, ' (L. t1 F , ''' i ;tt. 'I.!I a'", tl ., '1,.. 1 --.1 . , - 47 - r Strugglel Against Outside Influences Organ Of Church IOUS . -- 4.' . ' , , - and its fellowshipped members, . first. last and all the 'Laic". ' . And that policy was continued unabated during many years to 1 come, 'especially- - during those 7, ,t, ...t years when Charles , John Q. Cannon, John Nicholson f and J. M. Sjordahl were at the editorial helm. On Sept. 6. 1880.. " " ',2g, the masthead announced Charles' 1 W. Penrose as editor, a position A I In which he continued with slight , . : , interruptions until Oct. 1, 1892. " ' . ' , N, .. ''. ' ' 1, when John Q. Cannon and othera ' ' (Mk, took charge. Cannon was follow. ' , - ' '" ' ' . g. ', ' .,, , ': i ' ed by Mr. Siodahl when he went ' ' , ' ..,,.:',-,', 1 , ., to war in 1895. Penrose was iack '. ,;,.. , t,,,,,.,, .. . ,' , ,, .,. , og . , ,r, ,,,,, ,,,4,,,, ,,, i. ' : , I January .,, 1, 1899. and his name , , ; , , ,., , , remained In the masthead until , Feb 1 1907 when it was drop. . ped and none substituted. "- FIERY WORDS VANISH l. when the , . During the years , 0, . ;',..., ...,,,,,- ., ; , ..1 .... ,z. : ..,,, . truly illuatrious Mr. Penrose was - P,:.,-- , ' - ' ,4, ,, .. , -" '''' passed editor, the . Church , ' ,',.'1,..- ,--, - ,,, c, . '' ' ' ' its most trying times in ...Jr ', through , r ' , : ' k., 1.,,. ,; ''',te 1 1 , "" ,. .' Utah. In his strong, vigorous. , ,;,?, , s ', ,,. 4 t ' virile style he fought the battles "0--t - ..4 : . , , t.:- ( it i , ,, 7 '..... , of the cause he had espoused, and , , .. .,,-became one of the most outstand. ,, A 1'. :' - r ' ir " ,,,. '..,' '' , , ''.. , , ,. ' In ,, tnd distinguished editorial , :,,,,, .,,. , , A : :. ,' ' ',' , ,.le - - . rk. in Western America. writers ..., '' , ,,.,,,,..., , a twr. I , With all the strength and vigor .. . - ,,,,,, .. N . , 4, .. -- 4of his pasqlonete soul. he defen4. ,'' , -it f- , , ,,e",,,-, - ' ed the principles of his religion , A., t tt 1 ,r..--,41 and advanced its cause ' in the ? 4 4' . ---- world. 44, : ' 4t,Since his time, editors of the it paper have included John Q. Can. ", , ' . , non, Col. E. LeRoy Bourne. Harold Goff, Joseph J. Cannon. and at present James A. Langton. LAINOSIV. , with Mark E. Petersen as man. aging editor. , ibe .44 0417r7k , ' . With the change of condition' , r:,40. ' qiterPw tx: ' 40. In Utah, the stronz fiery, pas4- 1 , , sionate. positive editorials van. , y:. -, ' , w I of the hated from the 'past t I ' "i p 'SO r , press and became subjects of , Loma 4r---JItANfol- - , reminiscences whenever and ;; 0,V;.. p 1 "1.-1r wherever newsnaperrnen of - a ,,' I 'ow rIg; , 11 1 " former generation torizregated . , 'emu A ; "! ' 11...0 t ,Yes. the editorial policy of tne ' . 1 LAE, , . ohs, t .4. past was definite and well.chart. moo, , - t., ft - , ,...,,,,-.... Rr Ma,' , 7 , , 0 7 .',' ,., ;..., ,3.."..4t , ,,,,,,,,it 1,- ed, and the readers knew what 77 .,04,,,,...1011 ,e,,, 0,,,,,, . - k eat, 4, ,L- e. A., they might etnect a month or a - .. . . t hence. Al! hail to those talyear 7:,, i ---, 's,...,...e-ps.t"-. Pawl, heroic writers who have ,. ',,,,,, 4, -; , , dirge gone. But no mournful '.. , ;7, a . NmeNaiiirA, ; 4,, i'l "" should be sounded because of ., ,:," , ..,, ' 440.1p, a., r -for ''',' ' ' "''..ttheir they fought ' ' '' 't,' a 4,,.." k4 ' passing. -- ..'"I ,.,,,, ,,,.., ' - 1,- ;l' ," , : ..' ; ,,, , ' , ss,'''.:,' .',! ,' ' ' - ' , , -, , ' ,er -' fight, they finished their ',roe '...,; . ,. , ,,,, 'f,t,,., t'''k - :,0,, , , ,, -- - ',." 4. , , f S, . '4 t 6 ,, A ', , , faith. , f 4 1 the ' ,, 4. , course, they kept , . ,c,o.,: , , ,,,..s, 411 lo," ,,,,,,-k , ' ' ' ll tr. 6 ...i' - r A '11: ,.,n,,,4 4 '" ,''',' t.,44- ,'', ki ;.,t s"" a (''''':., '''4, '' V,.ksv,k ,, r- 4 I , 5 age , kilego , ' I , . . - . , , ) . -Kt , Militantly aggressive was the editorial policy of The Des1,:l , eret News from the time its initial issue appeared on June 15, . 1850, down through the years which followed. Guided and directed by strong, virile men who were actuated by a principle and .. Lk,: that ideal, sometimes against the nation or the entire world for , that,matter. It was the organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of ' i Latter-da- y Saints in an era when that meant a struggle and a fight against outside influences which had sought for years to k destroy the leadership of the Church and scatter its members. i Already the Mormon people had passed through the perils and ' privations, the hardships and sufferings of Kirtland, of Missouri and Nauvoo, and they felt that the arm of the world was raised 1 against them. Consequently, the editor of any publication repor fight as the ocresenting them had to be prepared to write casion might require. With the motto "Truth and changes which do not lodge by Liberty" at its masthead, the carefully select' prospectus of the new sheet de- - the wayside, alland ed, compared picked from dared that it was "designed ()rigithe chaff for your special beneinallY to record the passing li events of our state and in fit and gratification. And all this is not all; there are choice and connexion refer to the arts ana well writen selections on every sciences, embracing general edu- conceivable topic of interest,- use, cation, medicine, law, divinity, ; instruction, amusement, etc., as domestic and political economy, handled by the gentiles, together and everything that may fall tin. der our observation, which may with the advertisements of property, lost and found; articles tend to promote the best interest. and for sale, etc., etc., etc. wanted amusement and welfare, pleasure ' "Now the parent, or child, at our fellow citizens." 'of home, or at school, who cannot Truly a lofty, noble and ambi- - derive real, lasting spiritual and . Imto one tious policy, designed benefit from carefully . L., prove not only the physical and- temporal The News, and practiereading inand the but - temporal condition-o-spiritual lng upon what he learns theref tellectual Its readers. by, is differently constituted At its masthead appeared the from anY, person we have ever name of W. Richards as editor met with. , As scarcity of books and publisher, a man who had - need no be an excuse, vi- longer numerous the through passed we hope teachers, parents, and cissitudes of the Church for many scholars will so improve the comac- was and thoroughly years ing winter that they can look with policies and t back upon it as a ' quainted of its The next -- - . problems 1, portion of their probation." of thwas: gives 10, 4 paragraph d r t;.1 . some idea of lit'dians Permit Two ê ,,. type of man BORROWING FROWNED UPON ,.. .,:c '", , L, ,,. 4' 4.' : : , te AA., '.., Mr. Richards s: .,i' -, ; i ,,,,' ')y o ' ". i tof At the masthead of The News , s4. .5 , ,, ,,, Lines To Lay Rails -r 40' it 1( ' ! ' ' 114 SCHOOL USE TOLD tv -, , kg,. ' ' .". ''' ,..k,,.,,,!,,.,,,,' -, 1 , ' . ' ,, , ',, . , . '' 1- , e',. $, ,0 the name of 1,,,, o..n 1 ,,, ,, ..t. e Li.,,,, ,,,, -; .., , , ,amoositoWbs414,.u. d! 4...,110 , ,A ' 1, t thaLarrmg.tont...date. who "We hold ourselves responsible ,. . 'Prom The Deseret News, to the highest court of truth for the editorial columns for sevour intentions, and the 'highest. eral years in a scholarly manner. use in building the Sal t Lake Temple is shown in this remarkable photograp h, taken by the staff of a Uniteil States Gee.: for Aug. 24, 1880 QUARRYINGStone court of equity for our execution. will be seen by the foregoing It The Interoceans Special nye Survey party which visited Utah in 1871 a nd recorded many scenes of early amyl in the Utah t erritory When we speak, we shall speak quotation that it was the policy and Both the Northwestern freely, without regard to men or of the leaders to make the paper party, and when, like other men, a publication that would be a ' ing the life of the Prophet Jo. were during the early summer down from his position as 'di. after the first issue of Tlie News ' tion on what Is called the 'Mot lillwaukee fg St. Paul Railroads we err, let him who has his eyes power in the or 1858, when the paper had tor and was succeeded by Mr. appeared, its editorial policy re. mon' question is weU defined. have received permission front community. and a seph." open, correct us in meekness, and moved to Fillmore and Parowan in very home. Nat. CARRIES SIZZLING WORDS Carrington. with T. B. H. Sten. mained unchanged, as is indicat- - We have tio halfway policy to the Indians to lay a track t be shall receive a disciple's re- - necessity In this manner those stalwart because of the ed by the following quotation approach of house as assistant. urally, its editorial arguments hamper us in our arguments, or through their reservation In the ward." were all in favor of the views men who directed the policies of Johnston's 1 ,: from the bane of Nov. 21, 1879: trammel us itropt course. We are Black Hills, and in the race for Fearlessly Army. OLD CRY RAGS be FOR it may - held From the foregoing the sheet endeavored to promote those editorials and essays dealt for the Church of Jesus Christ that section the country will see by the leaders of those who News not does "The Deseret ; ii ! The of editor seen that the first its growth, its circulation and with the situation under such - Through all of these years . aim at any distinction as a ben-- , Of Latter Day Saints, its author's. had been driven from their some of the fastest track laying Intended man a who was I '' News there was a continual cry In the Will Pre- ' its usefulness. But as death captions as "Truth homes and forced to seek a ed tenets, its recognized leaders, ever witnessed is or what commonly national, . the with to proceed publication dwelling place in the wilderness, editorial columns for old rags of must come Treatment vail," "Unfair men, so it ditt a 'We called have paper. 'spicy' of the truth as he saw it without with which to manufacture the to Dr. Richards, and the issue Utah," "What Of Utah" and oth. but through it all they were endesire to pander to a deprav. fear or favor. Dissemination of I ers as illuminating. paper for the publication, and at ,no of The News of March 16, 1854, to build up a culture ' ed public taste: .We would rath. :, the news, and of the doctrine of deavoring weeks would pass between times f colone and a carried not fall. that should Car. those Mr: years, er our During tame have and of the one was objecChurch paper the a two issues. the appearance of , umn editorial on his death and rington was at the helm as edi. The early editors sought to t , .,,, truthful, then sprightly and mis. ,,, tives sought, and it was hoped ; , delays were attributed to this was signed by Orson Spenvacations These tor, with occasional As of the the , to make the publication of such make the paper one that might leading. organ . of mean. lack In the the 1i A paper. cer. of In the June 8th edition to returned ' he his which ' during '.. News is The , Church, a high standard that it could be rival in literary merit "The Spectr expected the its time, paper mad. appear. that year, 1854, the paper , profession as a civil engineer, but the to minutes the record of used in the school rooms as was tator" of the former century in r a ance as when possible on March 9, 1859, the name of the name4 AlbertCarrweekly numerous conferences Which are ' , shown in an editorial published England, and they desired its as editor. In the issue--o14! !t.' 11Elias Smith appeared in the mast- - ana in-t- heeirculationto become as general ington held periodicallyinthevariout4 t ,, $1....,....,. March ....,.;,,,197.1,11:, 5, head as Mr. editor 1855,Editor and .. Uarring,. as AN-publisher. possible. stakes of Zion. and to publish which said in part: I Consequently they ton declared: es another the counts ' Smith remained in that capacity ,77:411: CI change; .,?.:',.t.zi;L, ,r,7711' , t ! . of missionary labors and "When you have got as good a frowned upon, the practice of name of Cannon be anin Q. "It must borne George apan until 1863, when always 23, ,,L, ,,,,,.7 t. I Sept. Latter-Daof !,, the the progress teacher as you can find, made the borrowing or lending The News as editor next and mind the News is The that had nouncement he peared stated A' ,tthat day emphatf, and they did not hesitate to say , 1 .. work throughout the world. , school room as comfortable, and e) ,,- itiA the Daily News was started. been entirely responsible for the r, hr u, t, ' ically a Church paper, and that so in their editorial columns. For BACKS MORMON CAUSH kit( 1, d From procured as suitable books as the instanc2. ;71,;4r, then ; until in 20, its should be 1873, Aug. editorials those between ii, keepdates, ' reading the following item apmarket will afford, Impress upon t "In expla;ning and defending but that Mr. Carrington had re- - n! directed the editorial policies A : 4,; A' . Al ,;', 4 Tp 41f; ,L.- ': ,!' 6' ,:',. ing with its known character and peared on the editorial page of of the paper with great sucyour children the idea that they the I of to and must doctrines to and this the continue CI,turned the muthe had design, principles '07 post of Nov. issue 29, 1851, while ' '::, I! are sent to school.to learn, and I cess. .throwing all the strength p.. , kitA,,,,4 i , Aly l: iliPl'i.l'1,1' ''''' be the case until the reading porIt the Church. The News has sought '. pied formerly as editor with the Dr. Richards was still at the not only from books Vilo J : too, that, ! of his i if brilliant '4' tion of intellect ; our are and Utah's in .to faith added of i business 7i iiIIN'1:, I4ii; plainness population present responsibility '' but from the conduct and converA! steadfast soul into his work, de1';:4;,: 1 and simplicity as is set forth in ready and willing to properly manager. Meanwhile the tone ;,,,;?rt::z7,t-'::',-,4t;':24,.,,,,.',0 t,4,:11441z,s t sation of the teacher, end of each will you lend the cause of righteousP., of or rather sustain the of two fending Cod. of "'Esquire and revelations the editorials the had .140, t..:".-,,. i,.,, publication h., vs. Lee quality '..: ,m," li, Air ... other, and to shun anything that, , 1 me The News? I just want to :1'' ,,r more papers.- When that time ar, 7,1,7,11F-,continued strong and aggressive: ness and often carrying the fight than presenr-th- e opinions and is degrading. To accomplish this 0 41 At pop 54 -k, -- 4,.. e t tinto the enemy camp. tiut on ,fr,4dzi:11-iforead the General Epistle, said - rives, tht Church paper can The editorial page on July 10, in critiof And deductions yob men.. 10',, cz tz of will r 1 you , effectually, many a rich farmer a few days since. 20, 1973, the notice appearp, '' ' F- r be thrown Ant a still more con,-.-i.a;,ii.(-:I1861. was filled with an account' of acts änd the 0,-., sayings cising and arouse have to 4-.;k,' yourselves, inted Mr. that was Cannon Broth. venient form for binding, be of the Fourth of July Celebra-qtio''Esquire our opponents to avoid as much retiring , :!10,teArtaltil.11410.og,r2ApfelIVOMWOO! take a real interest in the and David Calder assuming full er 13,' him the paper) confined more exclusively to docas possible, offensive personaliand on Sept. 23, 1861, there provement of your children, or It will (handing of the dolsheet. cost was an editorial entitled "What charge trine, history and Elders correyou Just five ties. and to attack measures raththey will doubt your counsels, A masthead change Aug. 1. lars; for as you are better able er than men. When strong lan-- spondence, and the world and Its is Wanted and Must be Done." In and become negligent, or worse, more to a affairs find all of thesen there appeared a 1877. named George Q. Cannon pay for space in paper than myself, has been used by this pap ample more than with guage with for them, a paper devoted to that kind I J and Brigham Young Jr.. as edi you must go to the office, pay strong spirit of loyalty and pat it has been rendered necessary adults, example has far greater of As matter. is five ' it and take the tors and publishers, but pressure - by the exigeneles of the case., and now, it must riotism, although the writer could yoUr dollars, k weight than precept al be mixed up, history, serremnants of the volume, and I not resist the temptation. occa - of other business resulted in the course of- Unprincipled CORRESPOND ELDERS will mons, take another el their resignation two years later mies, and has had for its object copy.' correspondence, news, sionally to:point out that this ENJOY THE COMPLETE APPOINTMENTS of of case a books, "In ;i scarcity scien-biographical, geographical. "That is the way-tlend The spirit existed despite former in. and their names were dropped the vindltation of our cause. furnish your children with the News tific etc.'" and other articles etc. on Aug. 2. 1879. and none were to rich men.. The poor arid not the stirring up of the justices. And Judge Smit's reOF current numbers of The Deseret won't ask l' Through the next two or tirement I nthe end was attribut. substituted. Nearly thirty. years passion of the people. Our post. such favors. They are i News, at least one copy of which Mormon three the ad some writers to the fact years. people by to subscribe and pay for UTAH'S LARGEST AND FINEST HOTEL should be taken every house willing ran into more difficulties and that The News had run an "edt-- it: and no elder in Israel. who - in this territory, aslaall the profits The Deseret News some torial carrried which to seemed breathe Is to his disposed office, to magnify the arising from it belong the tone of the Southern cause." sizzling editorials on current will be willing to be without Church, and there first appear in The events In the Territory and elseWhile this was written by a sub- News: he cannot do it and ROOMSsof Joseph be where when the occasion re- print the History . ordinate, Judge Smith accepted for , future useful. I ' and preparing the Smith, and teachings ... Vie The of these full quired, strongest responsibility and Stepped counsels of the First Presidency, ness as he should do.- It is un. . k of the Quorum of the Twelve, - certain when the Life of Joseph, -the History, will be published in And others here at headquarters. It TARLITE GARDENS -II In addition to that most ,neces- - - book form, and we recommend & Bell Howell For r Atop the Hotel Utah is the beautiful, newly rd.o Ts.care-- , ., d . . , , , sary information, you will find all to preserva their for future dame. at Roof. Starlit. for use; our rated refurnished and elders and fully, of Dining they correspondence , will find a great amountt of the home and abroad, ing nitely to "Music As Mellow As Moonlight" styled by Filma Moving Picture Equipment t our foreign missiOns, the pro- - History in print before the vol. of tarry Kent and his orchestra. , gress ume closes. 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