The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-23
VERY APPROPRIATE.

1t has been some time since we read any
thing more appropriate than the endorse
ment of one GEORGE w. BARTCH by the
editor of the Tribune. Birds of a feather
flock together" And inasmuch as BARrCH
did some out and out lying in his speech in
the chamber of commerce, it is natural that
the editor of q paper which endorses the
following high-sounding and truly moral
sentiment: II believe that billiard halls,
saloons and houses of i'll fame are more
powerful reforming agencies here in Q tan
than churches and schools, or even than
the Tribune should come to his (BARTCH's)
defense in the following language:
He can give full reasons for what he saws. and
to denounce him as telling what is not true with
out showing any reason for the denunciation
Will only harm those that indulge in the Drac-
! tce. He speaks from personal knowledge of
what he is talking about, and speaks after hay
| ing Tor years been one of the chief supernten-
dents OF education In Pennsylvania. He saws
there is good school system in Denver q
wretched one here. he says the first structure
shown him in Denver was d public school build
| ing, the first one shown him here was the jail
1t is easy to investigate and find whether he is
mistaken or not. Ii he is not the proper thing
| to do is not to lca0uncc him, but TO make the
schools what tAey should be.
1t is pre-elninently proper that when
man tells an untruth the Tribune scribe
should come to his defense and claim that
the gentleman has spoken from personal
knowledge. The personal knowledge
which teaches man to say that which is
false to create prejudice against the com
munity is just the kind that should be de-
Tended and the author of the falsehood
praised in the mind of an editor who enter
tains the opinion that houses of ill-fame
are more powerful reforming agencies here
! in Utah than churches and schools. -
, Tue HERALD congratulates Mr.: BARTcH
! that he has been sustained by the organ ii
SANDER and the party of political robbery,
and we will assure him that the bigger the
lies that he can muster up cheek to tell.
the greater will be the praise that he will
get from the same quarter, provided always
that his lies are in the interests OF the So
called Liberal party and are calculated to
increase the prejudice that exists here and
abroad against the majority Of the people
CT the community.
! 1t is really laughable to think that even g
! Tribune scribe would be so verdant as to
use as an excuse for defending BARTCH
| that the first building he was shown in
Denver was school and the first he was
shown here was a jail. 1t is wonderful
that this should be defense for the false
statement that the iails and barns are
superior to the schools in this city. The
second building must have been barn if
the same line of argument is to apply in
this case. 1t is just such men as BARTCH
who see Jail and barn and nothing else,
and then s'tell it ALP so far as the affairs of
Utah are concerned, who have caused the
erroneous impressions which are enter
tanned outside of this territory regarding
the people. Men and women who have
been in this city from one to twenty hours
have more real knowledge of the situation
here than is gained by residents for many
years. Had BARTcH sufficient sense to
have seen a few Of the school buildings
in this city after he had looked at jail and
barn, before he allowed his desire to dis
tinguish himself to cause him to show the
length of his ears. it would have been bet
ter for his reputation.
1t looks TO the ordinary mortal as if
BARTCH had trotted around TO the Tribune
Office and given he editor the pointers
with which to construct his defense. Ii
, such is not the case, how did the editor
get his history! The praise that is given
to BARTcH is just about the kind that one
would look for if it were inspired by him
self A man with so little sense that he
, thinks because he has seen q jail and q
barn before he saw a school, that therefore
these buildings are better than the schools
although he had never seen any of the latter
class of buildings, is just the kind of a
, fellow to wish to air his attachments
and solicit a write-up from an editor.
Judge BARTCH may be highly educated
gentleman, but it will be apparent to al
that very important part of his education
{ has been neglected, viz: that feature which
r inculcates the necessity of speaking the
truth on all occasions. If his remarks il
the chamber showed the gentleman to bt
the possessor of pair of long ear:
j his defense makes a still further exhibit Of
their length.
4 In conclusion, we will say that we have
no personal feelings against BARTCH, an(
r we are willing to drop his falsehood abou
: the schools if he will only confine himsel
q to the truth when he is airing his rhetoric