| Show WE PROTEST WE are pleased to see articles taken f from r om the DESERET NEWS republished by our country contemporaries they are welcome to copy anything they find brad in our columns that suits them the more they clip the better it will serve our purpose which la Is the spread of intelligence and the maintenance of truth and liberty but we desire to enter a protest against the attachment of headlines to editorials from this paper which convey by implication a part izan zan meaning that we never in tended and which is not warranted by the text of the articles to be plain we ave refer now to an article which has appeared in recent is sues of the logan journal bourna ou rna headed beaded the deseret news denounces the disgraceful methods by which the republican party carried the dogan cogan election these headings displayed in bold type tend to color the ole pita article over which they appear without them there is nothing to indicate that a reflection was sought to be cast by the NEWS on any party we consider it unfair to this paper and unfair to the party named to construe in this manner our remarks rem arks as specially applicable and condemnatory of one party more than the other with the merits or of tho the controversy between the two parties in logan over the recent election we have nothing to say and we think with all candor and with due respect to both that the sooner they drop the unprofitable contention the better but on general principles we have expressed our opposition to the use of the names of church authorities to influence voters one way or another no matter who has doue done this it is wrong and to be strongly condemned but the Dica wasT NEWS has not said the republican party or anybody belonging to it has done so therefore while the journal does not say exactly that we have that is the natural infer ence from its headlines and we hope his will not be continued if editors wish to draw inferences or conclusions from any remarks of ours they would be more appropriate in their own editorial columns and even there it would not be fair to apply specially to a person or a party re marks we only intended for general application if our friends in cache valley will permit us to offer them a little friendly advise without any design of infringing upon their perfect independence we would say brethren cease this contention over a past issue accept the situation avoid recrimination build up your beautiful city with mutual effort and advocate your respective political principles on rational grounds free from personalities and those aggravating reflections that drive roots of bitterness loop deep down in the hearts of those who should he be friends even if they do not see eee alike in all things |
