The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-25
THE HERALD" AND RUK-sEILIEe.

THE HERALD" AND RUk-sBLLIRG
It is not often that the HERALI
pays attention to the snarls of its
bucolic contemporaries. 1t under
stands that the average country ed
itor is overburdened with the idea
that the chief duty Of journalism is
to find fault with people and assail
other newspapers. It is the prevail
ence of that idea which induces so
many of these coW-county journal
lists to Settle all the national and in
ternational questions which arise in
the world. If there should happen
to be nothing wrong with govern
ments or public institutions, the
amateur editor displays his erudi-
ton and general shreWdness by
calling newspapers to task and tell
ing how other journals err in policy
and judgment. Outside his own
journal no newspaper is conducted
according to the ideas Of the bucOlic
tripod-straddler This has always
been so, and We presume it eyer will
be SO long as there are editors with
the weight and responsibilities of
country newspapers upon their
shoulders. Believing in tie IN
cbangeableness Of things in this
respect, the HERALD, as remarked,
has made it a rule-Which has been
Tiel3ted only on rare Occasions-to
ignore the snappings and snarlings
of its country contemporaries. They |
may furnish consolation to the self |
important snappers and snarlers,
and can do US no harm, hence why |
not allow the thing to go on IN
molestedP There ought to be some |
Compensations and comforts in such |
journalism.
What has called forth these
remarks now is a shame
less, abusive and libelous as
sault on the HERALD in
4hs editorial columns Of the Utah
.JouT7sq9, a new publication issued
from Logan. It makes news item
In the local columns of the HERALD,
concerning detectives and liquor
selling in Logan, the subject for
the editorial, and in a column
article the writer displays much i'll
manner and bad judgment, worse
journalism, and employs several |
falseboods, no doubt uttered TO in
lure the HERALD. The youth and |
inexperienee Of the Journal are our |
only excuse for referring to its |
slander. Perhaps If it knew better |
it would have better manners and |
a higher regard for the truth. We
quote some of the Journal mans |!
Hbels:
We have ,beRoFo noticed, in the col |
zEns Of sac HRRALD, articles that were |
calculated 20 afford aid or comfort, or /
both, 90 Whisky NEE, and the disbelief /
Of pSpSg IN the policy OF PRACTICABLE |
ity Of prohibition has Oflen been shown |
dN &c editorials. The HERALD is jour |
nal that We have Always sincerely re- /
spacled, because of its independent and /
outspoken advocacy Of the rights and in |
SpreIts Of tbe masses Of the people OF |
&tah. But we are convinced that the |
HERALD loses respect and confidence !
smODg those who support il By its policy {
and some upon the general subject Of the /
liquor traffic. 1he Selling Of toe mass Of !
the people of THE Territory is 10 favor Of
prohibition, which would be the rule in
nearly every coRnty srd municipality in /
&, could the majority have their way, |
and when toe HERALD or any other /
journal manifests sympathy 10 favor Of
the liquor traffic, particularly when Il Is
carried on in contraventisn OF prohibi-
tory municipal ordinances, it will GER
tainly lose in reputation and patronage
among the masfes Of the people.
Perhaps the HERALD's past dis
regard of assaults in thermal press,
has embOldened the Journal to go
farther in meanness and SANDER
than its contemporaries, and to add
faIsehood TO its ill-mannered at
tempts at criticism. Now, the
JoIr7sage "We" has not noticed in
the HERALD articles Calculated to |