Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-07-22
uALSTEAD AND LOGAN.

There is n bakers dozen of men who !
conduct the leading journals in the East, |
who through many years OF unopposed
arrogance and egotistical writing, have
arrived at that point, in their own estl-
nation, where they firmly believe the
country cannot prosper without their
help and counsel and where they are III
a position to dictate policy for the
nation which it must accept or he ire
trievably ruined. Of this class of un-
mitigated humbugs, Halstead stands
pre-eminently first in all that goes to
make marplot and dangerous man.
lie controls leading Republican paper,
and with it, large number OF leaders
OF that party, who fear his vindict-
i've hostility more than they respect
themselves, and are consequently forever
in line with his preaching, no matter
how erroneous OF impolitic it may be.
He has become so used to this ready ad-
hesion to his orders---for they have been
nothing less-that the recent action OF
Logan, Evarts and Teller on the Payne
investigation affair has completely upset
him and made him furious at what he
deems u fragrant disobedence OF his be-
hests Finding that he could not drive
these men to a dishonorable act by means
OF his paper, he now, in accordance with
his usual custom, turns on them, ana
pours out all his bitterness, malice and
hatred in the ears OF his purblind read
ers, hoping thereby to ruin the men he
could not rule The scathing remarks OF
Logan on the floor of the Senate vii
give additional publicity to the lying
ISLANDERS OF our illustrious dead whicl
was the stock in trade OF this journalistic
hyena for years, in the days when OH
national life trembled in the balance, ant
it is possible that under this new orde
OF things, men may be led to see the tru
inspiration of this man and avoid hi
counsels rs they would a plague. Wit
few other men OF good brain power, h
has worked himself into u pitch G
notoriety that adds seeming weight to hi
sayings, but the time is passing for tn
power of such men, and in view of tn
hagrant want of principle eS
hibited by ialstead in hi
denunciation Of Logan, it is to b
hoped that Republicans in general wi
pass his malice-laden effusions by witt
the contempt they deserve, and il the
must be Republicans, be guided at leaf
by decent men who will not preach lie
to them for the purpose OF Amounting
wounded vanity. Class race in pres
circles is rapidly disappearing, and no
that the thousands of intelligent peopI
view the matter in its true light, the
wonder why they have been so long tic
and influenced by the writings Of q fe
men, whose chief characteristic hi
always been a lordly egotism combine
with personal greed and backed by
wealth OF brain power which has bee
prostitutec to these unseemly ends. II
democracy OF the press, the men wi
go into small communities and fro
contact with the people, learn
know their wants and wishes, and gi
them publicity, are the men most trust'
by the masses in these days, and the
steadily growing influence is telling {
the enormously established power of Il
few autocrats who assume TO mould pu
lie opinion, and the country is all t
better for it. Halstead's abuse of Logs
is Logan's best defense against Halstea
and so it is in the case OF few 9th
would-be public censors. and those wi
whom they pick quarrels. The day
general enlightenment is ut hand, VIII
all such presuming and scheming IN
will be judged at their true worth, a
their place in national affairs be ma
solely on their merits. In such 4 &C
summation, they will step down and o,
and they will not be missed. The wol
ing, .oiling, bustling masses have be
taught at last, that such men as Halste
are not fit to guide public opinion, a
they are forced, in self-defense, to foll'
the advice of the DEMOCRAT and exami
and Judge for themselves.