Show IT COUNTS THE other day we published something in relation to the anti mormon political capital talk of governor rhomas to au an associated press reporter we were not dot only compelled to exhibit the one sided course of that gentleman but also that he was showing himself to be a rigid economizer of the truth while he dealt out its opposite in a liberal spirit the governors organ in speaking of our article and of this journal says this morning it picks up as not true the statement that the church owned stock in the deseret national bank A great many people say the church did own that stock the denial of the NEWS does not count if a great many people make such a statement all we have to say upon that point is that they are in ha the same box as the gentleman in whose defense the assertion is offered they simply do bot tell the truth in connection with thas subject we introduce the following SALT ALT crry feb 15 to whom it may concern con pern any statement to the effect that the mormon church has at any time owned stock in the deseret national bask bak to is untrue L S HILLS cashier the denial of tho the NEWS was good enough for anything on this subject when combined with that of mr H huis ills it denes the world it is an unpleasant task to draw attention to the meaner qualities of men while it is an agreeable duty to commend their nobler tendencies or deeds be that as it may while we never precipitate the initiatory attack those who make unjust assaults and sacrifice truth for the attainment of ulterior ends may expect us to follow them up as long as we can wield a faber in defense of the right |