Show FOLLOWING THE TilE WRONG TRAIL In its ils constant setting forth tile the worst of or Salt Lake Lako Instead of the best belL In in lii its manufacturing tal false e statements to the tho detriment of ot the tile people of or Utah Instead of or telling tho the creditable truth I about them we have long Ions felt that th tim Tribune Is making a mistake Possibly Possibly Pos Pos- I sibly that paper and arId Its makers have havo never given a more mor convincing Instance I of this wrong wrong- course than in 10 tho the following tel fol fOl 1 lowing copied from Crom the tho Indianapolis Star Star Star-nn an interview with Mr 11 Frank Se Se- frH nit of or the Tribune last week on a visit to his home state What hat can you OU do said Bald Mr Se Se- frint when the tho Mormons have havo control control control con con- of tho tue courts In Utah county I ii 1 havo have in mind one typical case of or polygamy In Salt Lake City continued continued continued con con- Mr I know leno knoof of a woman woman wom WOrn an who a few years ago was left a awI widow wI ow She had a a. pretty daughter about IS 13 years ears old The mother was wis married again to a Mormon and decIded decided de do- I to convert her daughter She Sho I Induced tho the girl to lo enter into polygamy poly pOll gamy with her husband and the lie daughter was finally married to 10 him hint Here Hore was vas mother and daughter the tho wives of or tho same man Some clever person might sit It down and figure out Just what relation these children are arc areto areto to each other I have havo never ne been able to do soI soI so I uI am well acquainted with Ith a member mem ber bel of or the Mormon church who lives liveson on a n certain street In Salt tIt Lake City Ho lie has a beautiful wife and several children Just around the tho block he has another wife and she has children chil chil- dren The These e women aro are furiously Jealous jealous jealous Jeal jeal- ous of or each other and often meet and exchange compliments Tho The children of ot tho the t two o wives hate each other and andare arc are always fighting and scrapping I I In the tho first place the stories are not true In the second ond they the are aro not typical cal even cal even of or polygamy Xo No ono one can be condemned for the tho attitude of stern reprobation of or that Institution But the picture this Salt Lake Lako man draws of ot his neighbors does not represent polygamy and and Is worse orse than a a. plurality plural plural- It ity of or wives 1 What hat effect can it have o on the minds of ot Eastern readers to be be beas bea a assured as- as on tho the authority of or one coming from Salt Lake Lako that the courts are dominated by the Mormon church or any other church 7 How is It going to help the state or the he city to tell people that revolting Intercourse Intercourse be between between between be- be tween men and women Is typical of or Utah illustrative of or the moral standards standards standards stand stand- ards of ot our p people How will it arid add to the fame tame or the fortune of or Utah's inhabitants In what possible degree can it reflect credit on tho the In which Mr Is making a very ery good living What will be the effect of ot that picture in the minds of ot men and women who later hear a good thing about the state Will wm it not prejudice them against Utah so strongly that they will discredit even the good things presented before theme them Is it not a tendency of or human nature to remember remember remember ber such statements And will not the people who hear henr and remember them be bc turned against everything pertaining pertaining per per- taming to Utah And if It Mr made such statements statements statements state state- ments without foundation how much farther did he ho go so Is not his whole policy wrong Does It In any W way serve the Interests of ot anyone in the tho state Let us again in all kindness assure the Tribune that its cour course c In these those matters has been and is radically bad It does docs not help that paper It does dos not better anyone anone reading that paper And it certain certainly does not help Utah Out of or that sort of or thing thins gre grew the tho New York Times' Times editorial declaration later later defended ed by the Salt Lako Lake Tribune Tri Tri- bune that bune-that that Utah Is a community of ot f I criminals I Cut it out boys bos It hurts you ou ant and the whole people people and and it isn't winning anything |