The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-17
BosroN is said to be the only city in the
country which taxes bicycles, the tax there
being 81 cents per wheel.
DUDLEY, NOT TANNER.

We have all along thought it was cruel TO
charge Colonel w. w. DUDLEY, of blocks
of fire notoriety, with offenses done in the
name of TANNER DUDLEY has graduated
and taken diploma in the Republican
school of corrupt politics. His rank is so
high that all bow to him as the boss expert
in crookedness, in defiance Of decency and
IN carrying points by foul means when fair
will not avail Yet DUDLEY is able and
clever Whatever may be said concerning
his honesty, nobody has ever intimated that
he was even remotely related to fool.
CORPORAL TANNER is more ass than knave.
Indeed, he is not knayish at all in the COM
monty accepted meaning of the term. He
is blatherskite, but he would not steal
money from the government with which TO
make himself rich He will talk like fool
and strain point to help old soldiers, but
we don't believe TANNER would go into the
street and deliberately buy votes for cash.
It has been alleged that from the first
Colonel DUDLEY has stood back of TANNER
and is really responsible for the late pen
sion commissioners conduct, the fool
ish breaks and all. The Hoosier was
! JliC dtIudl COllll1SsLOuCAs IL IL Ian
being mere helpless puppet in his hands.
This is a severe charge to prefer, for it
| implies that the popular estimate of DUB
LEY's shrewdness was all wrong, for man
| of average intelligence, though scoun
drel. would hardly be guilty of the blundcrs
which have brought TANNER low and into
disgrace. 1t seems, however, that there is
good deal in the talk concerning DUDLEY's
! control and management of the pension
bureau while TANNER was the nominal
head. The former occupied the commits
sioner' room, and the men were rarely apart
during office hours. 1t is understood that
DUDLEY directed the rulings to be made,
TANNER not having enough sense to know
whether the decisions were in harmony
with the law or directly opposed to the
statutes. AS illustrating the closeness of
the relations existing between the two, and
to show how completely TANNER was subor-
dinated by DUDLEY, All exchange publishes
the following report OF recent converse
ton in the Commissioners office.
What answer are you going 10 publish to the
| assaults which the Republican press have begun
to make upon you, commissioner the visitor
inquired.
You had better not pay any attention 10
newspaper assaults, = said Col DUDLEY hastily TO
the nominal chief Of the Office.
L have concluded to pay no attention to news
paper assaults echoed hr. TANNER. You see,
If attempted"
i wouldn't say anything at all for publica
ton" interrupted Col. DUDLEY.
Il don't intend TO say anything q: all for pub
lcaton, echoed Mr., TANNER. The Demo
cratic papers"
But the papers refer TO are Republican pa
pers,' remarked the visitor, quickly getting in
ahead Of the colonel, who was preparing TO inter
what papers do you refer to. sir?'' inquired
Col DUDLEY.
'.Well, the Philadelphia Press, for instance"
Il haven't read the article, - said DUDLEY.
II have said TANNER.
But you can't spend your time answering
those things said DUDLEY.
oh no, / can't spend my time answering
those things" echoed TANNER Now, only this
morning got n note from Il n, TBURBER which
said
i shouldn't pay any attention whatever to
such attacks" hurriedy interrupted DUDLEY
with frown.
i don't intend to pay any attention to such
attacks" echoed TANNER
IL is safe to conclude that whoever may
b. TANNERS successor, Colonel DUDLEY
will not be as influential with him as with
the bla.ant simpleton who has just been
snuffed- out.