The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-30
UNRELIABLE NEWS.

If one in the West were 70 rely
upon the reports Of the political Sit
nation in the East sent out by the
Associated Press, he would conclude
that the Democratic party was fight
ing in hopeless struggle. 1t Is re-
marked that very little Democratic
news comes over the wires and
what does come is of an insignifi.
can't or Objectionable character. a
Democratic speech will be boiled
down to pointless paragraph, while
column after column Of john Lo-
gen5s language will be wired across
The con tinent. There Is a daily
bulletin from Blaine, all Of whose
movements and sayings are care-
fully noted as being extremely I'M
portant to the country. A Republican
meeting of small proportions is
magnified into an inspiring
affair, while a reusing gathering OF
the Democratic hosts is TOLD about
in a line if mentioned st all. The
telegraph makes it appear thar the
enthusiasm is all on the side Of the
Republicans, who are carrying
everything before them, the people
being fairly wild in their efforts to
get away from Cleveland, and into
the Blaine ranks. All this is truly
characteristic of the AssociatedPrese
which is as rank Republican in lis
sentiments and operations IS the
New York tribune itself. 1t will
be remembered how the great news
gaJheIer and disseminator persisted
in defeating TiIden right up TO the
counting of the votes, when it was
forced to announce the figures:
how it circulated every libel on the
old man that was started, and did
ell that the powerful concern could
do to depress the Democracy
and"enthuse"t the Republicans. Four
years ago it also labored in the in
terest of Garfield, and has since
never lost an opportunity to belittle
the Democracy and Democratic
statesmen.
Eastern newspapers, however,
and people coming from the east
tell an entirely different story from
that told by the Associated Press.
The campaign is in its heat in eev-
eral States, especially in Ohio and
Illinois, in both of which the Demo-
Gratis are not only enthusiastic but
are steadily gaining recruits from
the Republican ranks. 1t is believed
quite generally that The Democrats
will carry Ohio in October, as the
Germans are going over to them by
hundreds. The Democrats are also
hopeful Of carrying the State
ticket in Illinois, though of course
they do not expect to win the pres
idential electors. The Democratic
detection In New York is said to be
trifing and In no sense alarms the
party managers, who are as cons
fdent of carrying the State as they
were when Tilden was at the head
New Jersey and Connecticut are
also being made. lively by nightly
mass meetings, PROFESSIONS and
bombs by the Democrats who seem
10 feel that those States will be
faithful to the party. A gentlemen
just back from an extended tour OF
the middle and Western states says
he never saw a more enthusiastic
campaign opening, and that Dem
ocrats every where are ia bilant
being far more confident than ever
before. They seemingly have
plenty of money, and their spe> k
ers are among the most brilliant in
the nation.
The facts would never be known
If the Associated Press were relied
upen to furnish them. IL November
the country will learn how the Re
publican enthusiasm has been mag.
nifed.