The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-28
A NATURAL oUTGRoWTH.

officers whenever, in the course OF
duty, it has been necessary for these
officers to use violence. THE HER
AID will not assume that the city
police are faultless; that there have
not been times when excuses have
been INDUCED in; and that violence
has not been prscticed when it was
not merited but whether the acts Of
the police have been justifable or
otherwise, the Tribune has pursued
an even tenor and has invariably
abused those whose duty it is to
preserve the peace, and who, as the
experience of Saturday shows. take
their lives liz their hands in
performing their duty. This course
has been the more striking for the
reason that only as regards the city
police force has this perpetual anil
mostly been shown. In cases of the
most fragrant violations of law and
of justice, such as have been Prac-
ticed by United States officials
particularly in the history of one
who is now a member Of the I'ri-
6une's editorial corps-that same
journal has invariably applauded
the conduct, upheld the law-breaker,
and gloried in the indignities offered
the victims of their wrath. Its
idle talk to say this peculiar chsrac-
teristlc of the TrtbuIae's journalism
has not had its effect; and that
effect has been to engender an IN
natural hatred among those who
make police necessary, towards the
members of the corporation con
Btsbulary. They have felt that any
force used against them, however
we'll merited would meet with SYM
pathy from the Tribune and its
supporters and would be made the
basis Of another violent assault on
the police. Had these abusive pa
pers been confined to bare structures
on the course of the officers, they
might find partial mitigation, bat
as often as the police have been the
subject Of these vicious attacks just
80 often have the Yjlest lies and
ISLANDERS been uttered in support of
the abuse, the idea being to incense
the people against those employed
by the corporation for public protec-
ton. ....,. ..-.-. t".:l
1t is an undeniable fact that as
3 result of this course on the
part of our contemporary, that
portion of the population which
render a police force necessary have
presumed on their llcentious and
UnlaW full liberties, and have caused
vast deal more trouble. and ,ex4
pense than would otherwise have
been incurred: We could point to
hundreds of instances, but there is no
citizen who is not familiar with the
subject and who does not realize.I
that what is here said is absolutely
true. What can be expected from
gamblers, prostitutes, cut-throats,
peace disturbers, garroters and des-
peradoes, when a permanently
established journal continually
takes sides with them and makes
their cause its own? Nay, which
recommends some of their
evil practices as a means OF over
coming features in the majority o.
the population to them objection
able?
Looking at the matter calmly and
dispassionstely, and calculating the
effect such continued abuse and
SANDER of the police force must |
have upon the troublesome classes
of society, is it really not matter
for surprise that the killing of Cap
tain Burt on Saturday was the first
affair Of the kind in Salt Lake city?
1t is The Custom of the
public and pubic prints to support
the Office rs; ere it is different.
Admitting tat n occasions they |
do go to exs rem s, that the police
'fare brl5al and violent" yet there
must be times when they are justi-
fed; but the 1rt5ul1s is yet to record |
a single instance where the provoca-
lion and the case demanded that the |
arrested party should he dealt with |
larshly. We have seen the police
10 that which our calmer or les
interested judgment dIs~pp,oveG !
ne have also seen the1 81 ~ /
the taunts, TIE. tn. |
abuse, The vles ! epitLets.