The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-15
THE rRru. AND THE COMMISSION

THE TRIB. AND THE COMMISSION. I
In answer to our query as to the rea- |
son why the Tribune is constantly |
peclzin5 away at the majority of the |
Utah Commission, our neighbor slips
away from the proofs Of its misrepre
sensations and enters a general denial.
claiming that it has not misrepresented
them nor the facts. But after thus de-
nying the charge, it proceeds to con-
dnue the attack, repeats its false
charges and winds up by a reference
to its account of the proceedings of the
Commission on Tuesday.
There need be no further proof of its
determination to misrepresent that
body than this same account Anyone
reading it with discrimination will be
able to see that it is a burlesque re-
port of the proceedings of the Commits
sion. 1t was written to please the Trih-
une people, not to give information to
the public. 1t exaggerated every fea-
ture of the inquiry. It resorted to in
vention when there vas nothing to ex-
aggerate. 1t is denounced by persons
of both political parties who were pres
ent. It is one more of the gross out
RACES upon the majority Of The Com
mission perpetrated by the Tribune.
At that meeting protest against the
issuance of certificate of election to
Mr.. Anderson of Beaver was presented.
Commissioner Tatlock, following the
tactics marked out for Republicans by
their leader, tried to prevent any in
vestgation. That has been the trouble
all along in the canvass Of votes for
delegates to the Constitutional ConVen-
ton. To stop inquiry has been the
Republican policy from the first. Tat
lock did not succeed. The investigation
proceeded. Counsel appeared on either
side. Fair opportunity WAS given to
both. The result was the certificate
was given to MI. Anderson. the Re-
publican delegate-elect.
The question vas as to his eligibility,
not as to the number of votes cast for
him That was a proper subject of in
quiry. The Commission are authorized
under the Enabling Act and the Ed
munds law, to issue certificates to
those persons who, being eligible for
such election, appear to have been law
fully elected. After hearing arguments
and testimony as to the eligibility Of
the gentleman the Commission unani-
mously decided to give him the GER
tifcate.
Tn
der to place the majority of the Com
mission in q false light, the burlesque
report of the proceedings was fabri-
Gated and published, and Is now refer
red to as proof that 1t has been mot
only natural but necessary" for the
Tribune to lampoon, abuse and mis-
represent the Democratic members Of
the Commission as it has done Contin-
uaIiy for several months.
A few days ago it assailed them for
not inStructing the canvassing board
for this county to file their report with
| the Territorial Secretary, asked if that
| was not small for Democratic Commits
! sioners to resort to. and wound up
with the query. We wonder what new
deVntry they are UP to noW?"
! 1t has been pointed out to the Trib-
une that no such instruction ought to
have been given to the canvassing
| board, that it would have been unlaw-
| full if it had been given, and that the
! Tribune's whole complaint was blum
der and its query gratuitous insult.
J +
lows the libel to go out to prejudice the
public against the Democratic Commits
| siOners and Chairman Letcher especi-
ally, for the meanest and most ma
| licious Of purposes.
| There has not been a single act Of
the majority of the Utah Commission
| to justify the persistent assaults of the
| Tribune, some Of which we have ex-
/ posed and all of which first exhibit the
| most malignant intent to injure, and
second, have been followed with de
! malls Of what had been said. The lat
ter are as useless as the former were
vile. The object in view has been to
rnisrepresent and defame the Demo
Gratis in the Commission. If that has
failed in any degree it is because OF
the exposures made by The Herald and
its publication of the actual facts in
the several cases.
For the course of the Tribune there
is no excuse. And when the whole
matter is concluded, the small reason
it had for making any kind Of a fuss
over the doings Of the Commission viii
be apparent, while its wilful perver.
sions Of law, fact and Official action
will stand naked and nasty to its ever
! lasting shame.