It was founded in 1871 and was known as Mormon Tribune by some former LDS Church members William Godbe , Elias L.T. Harrison and John Tullidge . A successor to Utah Magazine ( 1868 ) , the publication was founded in 1870 as the Mormon Tribune by a group of businessmen led by former LDS Church members William Godbe , Elias L.T. Harrison and John Tullidge who disagreed with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ' economic and political positions .