Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-29
CATCHING At 4 SHAD0WY
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straw. so the swamped Liberals"
overwhelmed with the food o: proofs
of JOHN T. Gaines indefatigable |
labors in behalf OF the people Of
Utah, catch at an expression drawn
out of congressional clerk by pro-
fessioual lie-catcher, {. c. a Tribune
reporter, and this STRAW" was
nothing but = shadow.
The bill FOR the public building in
this city, which John T. Caine
worked for at least as faithfully as
those hired lobbyists, c. w. West
and A. l.. Thomas, shared the fate
Of about forty other similar mea-
sures. A clerk employed in the
House of Representatives was visit
ing this city, a reporter from the
"Liberal'' organ met him, and
catechised him in ''Liberalo fashion,
for the purpose OF drawing some
thing from him which could be tor
tured into q charge against the Dele
gate. He succeeded in getting the
CLERK to say that members OF
Congress were expected to put into
shape the kind Of report which they
wished committees having bills in
charge that those members favored,
to make to the House. Also that
probably Mr.. Game neglected to do
this, and so the public buildings bill
for salt Lake City was not reported
in time for its passage.
And now the thing that daily
pours forth lalsehood in the editorial
columns, attacks Mr.. Game and
charges him with letting the bill be
s'fatally delayed Of report from the
committee simply by neglecting to
write the report expected Of him in
support Of the measure"
Now, in the first place, the chair
man OF the committee and the men,
bers composing it will not very
highly appreciate tine statement Of a
clerk that they expect Congressman
who DO not belong to their commit
tee to write their reports for them,
and to do 50 according to the private
views and wishes Of those members
who desire the bill to pass.
In the second place, it was not
the duty Of John T. Game TO write
or prepare a report for that COM
mittee, and he would have been
considered a little too ofiicious il he
had proposed 10 do such a thing.
In the third place, the report tcds
ready, the committee was prepared
2 to recommend the passage Of the
bill, and Delegate Game saw to that
matter, and did his complete duty
in relation to it.
Inthe fourth place, the bill would
have been reported TO the House,
with other similar, bills but for the
indisposition Of the Speaker to recog-
nize the chairman Of that committee
when he tried 10 get the floor.
There were other measures which
the Speaker considered Of greater
importance, and to which he gave
the preference.
In the fifth place, the Salt Lake
public building bill Jared no worse
than forty others for buildings in
various States, and the member:
of Congress from those States are
not blamable for their failure. And
so Delegate Caine is not to be
blamed because the bill which
Messrs. West and Thomas were
hired to see enacted failed to gei
through.
Tine thing thai is engaged in utter,
ing daily libels against Mr.. Game
and other gentlemen, says: "But
that it was Delegate Gaines duty
to attend TO this report there is NJ
question: According to this ruls
II is the duty O. Delegate TO Con
gress to write the reports Of 2 com
mittee of members to which hC
does not belong. II that is really
one of the Delegates duties, i
is not so understood eithe
in the committees OF in the HOusr
or in the Senate. It is one of thu
'sduties'' manufactured by tn.
Tribune thing, as an excuse for at
lacking Mr.. Game, and is simply
campaign lie. It will DO the Glib
eral" candidate no good, and Ough
TO do the Peoples candidate nj
harm. In order TO say something
against him his sinking assailant
are obliged TO lie. AS for tn
writer Of the libel, it simply add
one more falsehooI to his journal
istic record Of infamy.