Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-28 | Page 4 | Curious Attack on Salt Lake.

ATTACK ATTACH ON OX S. I SALT T J LAKSin LAKS J in another column of oC this paper w we reprint an on article from the Salt Sall Lake Tribune of May ay 27 We Vo do this to give gi It circulation J. J And at the same me time line we hope m mem mein members m- m hers bers of or the Presbyterian and other churches both In Utah and ond elsewhere re will believe us when we wo sa say ay the tho Tribune lr Tri bune bunc Is not speaking for tor Salt Sail Lake Lako The Thc statement that ns assemblies or conferences conferences con con- of ot evangelical churches arc I Inot not welcomed in Utah It Is not true The he very vicious statement that Christian Christlar I sects are warned to keep a away from froni Salt Lake Lae If the they wish to avoid eon con and and Insult Is Ls a a. base sl slander r on the city where the Salt Lake Laka Tribune Tri TrI- buns bun gets Its living JIvIng And In any paper other than tho the Tribune so decided a knock at Salt Lake would be Inex Inex- I The Republican Is Js not posing pOISing as a n defender deCender of the Mormons nor as the organ of oC their church But fairness to a largo large ar o element in the states state's population pop lation compels us to sa say tho the Mormons arc aro exceedingly hospitable In their treatment of representatives of ot other creeds The They certainly do nor d do- do servo serva the color the Tribune has sought to give ghe them The conference of oC the Methodist church or the assembly of the lie Presbyterian Pres Pres- or the lawmaking body of or any other denomination would be as ag welcome In Salt Lake Lako as In Denver or In nn any other city In the nation Anti And tho the Mormons l would be side by br side with other citizens In making that welcome realized and worth worthy I Vh Why there arc are other denominations here and tho they are aro not Insulted nor treated with contumely b by the tho Mar Mor mons There arc are no better church buildings in an any city no matter what size than the Catholic cathedral The Tho Presbyterians t the ii e Method Methodists the Congregationalists and anti the Jews are arc among those who have places of oC wor woy vor- vor ship The Baptists have one and ate aie build building InS InS' another An And Mormons have contributed to the very cry building funds of or man many f If not all of or them Really we do not understand wh what t motive even the Tribune bad as Is that paper foolish as ns Is Its Us editorial policy polley could have helVe had for printing such an article articleS as that headed Salt S Lake Not In It It 1 It Is not true It ItIs itIs Is Js not fair fall to our people anti and It Is b byno by byno no means menns an expression of ot tho the non- non Mormon sentiment of Salt Lake