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Show Tho Salt Lako Trlbuuo is roSponsl bio for tho statomont that President Josoph F. Smith was prosout at tho glovo contost botweon Gnrduor nnd Sohreok tho first of last week, in-Salt Luko City. Wo havo boon wondor iug ovor siuco whothor it told the truth or not, but as wo havo soon no denial iu tho columns of any of tho roliablo Salt Lako papors, it would nppear probablo thut for onco it is not mistnkon Tho Tribune is so liablo to ninko mlstukos whon it has anything to say ubout Prcsldout Smith that orou if thoy wero to say thut ho had gono to hoavou, wo would havo to soo tho statomont confirmed by somo papor that has u boltor rop-utatiou rop-utatiou for truth and fnirnoss than it has boforo wo would boliovo it, probablo prob-ablo though it might bo. Hut tho purpose that tho spiteful publishers of that papor havq in tho publication of tho statomont nbovo roforrod to is not to dispcuso nows, but to iujuro Prosldout Smith, and thoy soom to bo vory much disappointed that tho Dos oret Nows does not doiiy tho statement. state-ment. In thoir paper of tho 20th inst thoy nsk if it 1b bo much moro disgraceful dis-graceful to bo soon at a republican convention 'thuti at a prlzo light? Well, thut would depend upon what sort of republicans composed tho convention. con-vention. Wo havo many republicans down this was whoso company is good onough evou for good don-oemts, but if tho convention woro to bo composod of such republicans us Koarns nnd Cannon havo shown them solves to bo, wo think tho prizo light would cortuiuly bo tho moro rospoot-ablo rospoot-ablo guthoring. Thut is, ho com puny thoro would bo less linblo to turn on its friends, and bettor principles prin-ciples would govorn. Tho Tribuno failed to stato. how many divines of othor denominations woro present nt tho light. |