The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-21

The dear old Tribune is in a terrible
uuandary just now. Its greatest desire
is to secure the election of Heber NJ.
Wells in order that the head of the
paper may. secure. control of the public
lands business of the new state and
use the department for his own inter
est 1t would like to be able 20 draw
q comparison between the two candl-
dAtes for governor that would be I'M
favorable to the Democratic nominee.
But when it sets out on this EMISSION
it is confronted with the very patent
fact that it cannot pick a flaw in John
IT. Game. while it can bring nothing
forward that will offset the effect of the
criticism that Heber NJ. Wells has
never shown indications of the posses
sion of such ability as would NJ MN
to be governor Of Utah.
Under such desperate circumstances
sl7e esteemed Tribune is driven to eX-
treme measures. In fervent words II
portrays Wells as the representative OF
rouner Utah Ii prOnOunceS John !.
S,aine as unfit to hold the office because
he was prominent under old condlrlons
in the territory. 1t mlsstateS the posi-
ton taken by The Herald. II IS not
urging Wells age against him. Far
9~fA, il. There are at least twenty-five
Young men in the Democratic party
whose age almost corresponds with
shat of Wells who have already given
As4npie evidence of such knowledge OF
governmental affairs and executive
ability that they would be available
gubernatorial timber. It is not age that
is tie issue. 1t is fitness.
The Aged Advocate.
There is something excessively anus
-,cSng in the Tribune's attitude. w no. on
= ding articles holding up Wells Foe
Sr5use of his youth, would imagine that
the writer of those a. ticleS is one on
whom old age has written his deep
marks. upon whom decrepitude IS bear
ing heavily? Who, seeing an old man
slowly walking along the street, with
gray locks and Wrlnkled forehead,
would look upon him as the one VINO
would urge forward inexperienced
youth for the honors which belong to
-ipened experience? Who, reading the
sentences directed against John Z.
Game because he was prominent in
Utah before the division on party lines,
would imagine that the writer Of those
sentences had spent the years o. his
most vigorous manhood in prominent
opposition to the man whom he thus
enGeavors to defeat?
Cannot c. c. Goodwin realize that
whenever he brings such an argument
to bear it can be turned against him
self with double force by those of his
own PARTY who wish to defeat him for
the Uniter States Senate? Can he not
realize that it is somewhat inconsist-
ent for him to aspire to a higher Office
than Mr. Game just because of his
prominence in years gone by and then
endeavor to defeat Mr.. Game just be-
cause of the latter's prominence during
the same period?
Theatrical Questions.
Under the heading Let Us See," the
esteemed Tribune yesterday devoted its
leading editorial to a supposed review
of The Herald's comparison Of Game
and Wells in which it takes parts of
sentences and endeavors to make of
these arguments in the usual way. One
part, however, deserves some little at
DENTON. "The Herald speaks deprecat-
angly Of Mr.. Wells because he has TAX
49, part on the stage on some amateur
Neatricals,'' says the Tribune. rs
4fat cril2e? Then what is to become
OF John T. Game. who ran the Whole
theatre for several years?"
In the first place The Herald does
not speak deprecatingly Of Mr. Wells
because he was an amateur actor On
the contrary, it spoke very highly OF
hun as such. 1t really conceded
Ia drels TO him. II holds nothing against
either Mr.. Game or Mr. Wells be.
cause Of their connection with the
theatre. But one point it does wish tc
insist upon That point has an i'm.
portant bearing on the present cam
paign.
1t is that, from one end Of the terri.
tory to the other, the chief fame OF
Heber NJ. Wells is based on the fact
that he is an actor the most success
1ul amateur in Utah; while the Chief
fame Of John T. Game rests on the
fact that ne has been an able, good
faithful, honest representative OF his
constituents for ten years in Congress
Draw the distinction well. Notice thai
even in the Tribune extract quoted
above John T. Game appears as the
executive head, Heber NJ Wells as The
amateur actor. Again The Herald says
that Heber M. Wells is not known fol
his executive ability or political knowl
edge throughout the territory, while
everywhere John T. Game is known as
9 man of broad, conservative ideas
sound political Judgment, good ability
ana thorough knowledge of politica
questions and affairs.
Tie Sanpete Libel.
THE Herald insists that Mr.. Game
has been around the territory re
peatedly There is a very strong i'm
pression that he went TO Sanpett
hurriedly last fall and that just afte.
his return 1t was found that the San
a,ete ballot boxes had been stuffed.
continues the Tribune. Mr.. Game die
not go as hurriedly as did Frank ]
Cannon and c. W. Bennett. who Wen
to Sanpete just after election and re
turned before MIR. Game went there
while Mr.. Game was in Sanpete hi:
acts were open and entirely free from
anything that could be criticized
Moreover Mr.. Game will go to San
aaete again today, speaking in Ephrain
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