The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-16
THE FREE LANCE.


aud it takes an adept to win at it. The
Tribune tries it sometimes a last resort,
but it does it with such an air of conscious
deceit that it does not pay. Sometime ago
when it commenced to delve in the Par
sons scandal, and before 1t realized what
an ass it was making of itself, the organ of
Annie Prindle actually strutted upon the
scene with the defamation that it never at
tackled mans reputation without ample
proof behind il. THE HERALD then quoted
from the Tribune's editorials the attacks on
the four Doodle aldermen and asked why it
did not name the culprits If it had proof of
their guilt, and, by its silence, made itself
accessory to it. Meier word did the organ
reply. 1t had simply made one Of its
periodical bluffs and was called down.
OF course THE HERALD might have en-
numerated whole lot of cases in which
the Tribune made reckless charges of
| similar character, but out of consideration
for its space it desisted and simply men,
toned the last case then on record. 1t isn't
the last case cow.
| A few days ago-though it isn't the first
! of April yet-the Tribune had recovered its
gall sufficiently to try another bluff This
time it defed the world to point out sin
gle case where it had deliberately lied. The
proposition was so ludicrous as to make
people laugh. They are not through laugh
ing yet. If the Liberal organ had reversed
the challenge there might haye been some
sense in il.
This preface, while not essential, may be
explanatory of the virtuoUs air the Tribune
assumes with regard to Colonel I4ett's re-
Spouse to a toast at the Democratic ban
quet in Denver. Colonel Lett received an
invitation from the mayor of Denver, who
was TO be toast master at the Greystone
banquet given in memory OF Samuel j..
Owing to the election he could not be
present and so he responded by letter.
The HERALD asked for the letter, partly
because it was ringing Democratic
letter, partly because it dealt on
Utah politics, and partly because it ema-
mated from the leader of the Democratic
party in the recent campaign. And when
the Associated Press brought the report of
the Greystone banquet, Colonel Lett's let
ter went in with the rest as e part of it.
The Tribune professed to be shocked at
this; shocked, Notwithstanding it prints
regularly stuff as telegraph that is sent by
mail in advance and held subject to release.
Presidential messages are thus frequently
received, also bureau reports, and in the
Tribune, Pee Wees little schoolboy eoul
litions. Indeed, in the very report of the
banquet was an Associated Press note:
ITO edidors-Insert Cleveiand's and Boies'
speeches sent by letter"
I I
The main thing in an enterprising jour.
nal like The HERALD is to get the news
and getitp. d. q. Col. Let's letter was re-
ceived at the Greystone club on the nigh,
of the Sth, and on the morning of the 9tt
THE HERALD published it. What is Prin
dies organ going to do about itl
AS q matter OF fact, THE HERALD pays
more for special kilograms than the Iribun,
ever did, and this seizure upon Let's letter
is simply an effort to break the force of
comparison that mist necessarily be obi
JUS w Jig VI gan.
7
County Attorney Murphy rendered hi
legal advice in the Bowman forgery case
Now let the county court hire lawyer t,
, render legal advice on Murphys epistle
} We prefer Mayor SCOTS plain and pointe.
report: Bowman must go.
I t
Before Boss Powers left Salt Lake TO
Washington he told q friend that he woul,
"roast the Democrats before the congress
SIGNAL committees, the aforesaid "roast'
being duly prepared before the boss left
4 We presume Allen, too, will roast" tn
: divisionists. Still, the two roasts will fal
9 fiat when compared with the roast
Powers got when he tried to be distric
I Judge, or Allen when he was smugglsd int
9 the county clerkship. The last two 'roasts
i are of record and official.