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Show \ -2UAfter another year of lambasting the Mormon Church, Reed Smoot, the Deseret News, the Herald-Republican, President Joseph F. Smith, and trayed even a few of their the American The American Party own in the city officials, the Tribune per- following terms: party of enmity, but a party of party of hostility, but a party of peace; it is not a party of destruction, but a party of con struction; it perpetrates no evils, but always gives benefits; it is not vindictive, but charitable, it is not antagonistic, but wishes the most harmonious relations with all; it does not welcome strife, and engages only in such activity as is neces friendliness; Party is not it is not a a sary to assert, vindicate, and maintain the freedom and equality before the law.20 principles of Ameri can Further, the Tribune announced, 'le will probably not need to wait very long until a complete victory nOn the American side, was absolutely clean. ,,21 if is attained, state-wide." concluded the Tribune, "the campaign |