The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-04
Denying THE RECORD.

Our esteemed morning contem
porary is loundering about in a vair
attempt 10 defend itself from the toe
well proven charge of relarding pro.
gress in Utah. There is a new man
st the wheel, and it is clear that be
does not understsBd how heavily the
cid tug is laden. If be did he would
not make the reckless mistakes OF
which be is guilty. The conduct and
course OF the journal are too well
known in this community for q
stranger to come in and say what the
paper has dons, and what it has not
done. As the readers Of the nontem-
porary have discovered during the
past few days, no matter how tai
ented 8 man may be, be is very apt
to blunder and display a shocking de-
gree of ignorance when he under
takes to speak of events which trans
pired here when he was sojourning
in the land of corrupt politics and
purchasRble papers and Legislature. If
the Tribune has not injured the terri
tory by its falsehoods and sensations,
why was military commission sent
here 10 Investigate and prevent an
alleged violent outbreak, and upon
arrival to find Utah the guietest and
most peacesble spot o. the continent?I
Why did a distinguished military Off
Ger tell the assembled business meu of
this city that if they would see the
territory prosper, :hey must sit down
on that pestiferous. sheet, which was
causing greater alarm and more harm
to Utah than everybody else could do
good? Why have congressman and
distinguished men from the east,
upon visiting this city, repeatedly
and almost invar.ab y said that Utah
could not take her place in the march |
OF progress, so long as she supported |
60 hateful and scoundrelIy a news.
paper2 Why have the Salt Lake
lawyers publicly denounced the paper
because Of its libelous assaults upon
character? Why have federal judges
refused to recognize on the streets its
editors, regarding them as Ishmael-
ties and vile communists? Why
have federal governors been obliged
to officially deny the organs seusa-
tional stories, and report to the
federal government that there was no
foundation in fact for the disqaieting
stories invented by the Tfi6Hne2
Why have so many of the federal
officials refused to permit the
paper to be seen By their iami-
iEs7 Why was the brsiHy but
sensational editor, few months ago,
forced by the Gentle business men to
retire from the tripod, if il was not
that he was hurting Utah and re. {
tarding her progress? Upon what
understanding was the present sditor
subsidized by merchants, bankers, J
mine and mill-owners, lit were not !
that be should elevate the tone of the {
paper, shoHii put 8 stop TO the vile |
the personalities, the base
less sensations and other features
which bad done 80 much to iDjure
mining and other deyelopmentin the :
territory7 Why is it THAT some Of the
men who have generously contributed =
towards the editoI's salary, and GEN.
tile business men quite generally, are
lately ex pressing disappointment and
disgust at the sudden relapse Of the g
organ into the filthy aad shiny chan i,
nel Of old? When the Tribune under. {
axes to deny that it has been the il
,hief cause OF Utsh's slow progress in
mineral development, 1t convicts it :
Ielf of falsehood rs well &c sensa- i
ioualism. The record is too well 8
Known in this community. 1t does b
not do for stranger to come in here :
Ind say what the organ has done. !
BE emily exposes his ignorance and z
makes himself sppear ridiculous. lW
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