The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05
A CHARACTERISTIC REPORT.

Our unesteemed morning contemporary
is very anxious to have division in
the Democratic ranks. Persons connect
ed with it have been trying to foment
strife between two or three prominent
Democrats and The Herald, and
imagine they have succeeded. That is
proclaimed as "a terrible split" and
what that paper earnestly desires is
asserted as a matter of fact. There is
Simply nothing in it worthy of public
mention.
AS the convention is drawing to a
close, some gentleman, greatly respect
ed in Democratic circles, thought
it wise to get the Democratic dele
gates together before leaving for their
homes in distant parts of the terri
tory, that good feeling might be pro-
NOTED, and that harmony be maintain
ed which is essential to party sue
cess. A meeting was held on Friday
night, which was private, and in which
no Republican had the right to intrude.
Matters were discussed freely which
were of interest to the party, and the
result was a clear understanding on the
principles necessary to be adhered to
by all members of the Democratic
party.
It was not a convention, nor formal
party meeting of any kind, but simply
a friendly gathering of few Demo
Gratis for a confidential and frank ex-
preston of opinion. The result was
gratifying in the extreme, although
matters were discussed from opposite
points of view.
The Herald would have made no
reference to it, because it was a pri-
vate affair, but for the garbled and
mixed UP mess which appeared in
Saturdays Tribune purporting to be
report of the meeting, which is describ-
ed as a Democratic Quarrel" It is one
of the worst specimens of Tribune in
accuracy that has appeared for some
time. and is a sample of the reckless
1ess of that paper when anxious to ap-
pear informed on subjects and occur
rences that it knows nothing about.
It is not true that Mr.. Hansen. Of
the News requested to be allowed to
remain. or that he made any remarks
whatever.
1t is not true that Judge Powers or
The Herald was attacked by Mr.. Sloan
or that he said the party was without
an organ.
1t is not true that Judge Powers re-
piled to Mr.. Sloan in a "scathing" or
other effort.
It is not true that any gentleman
present complained of encountering
difficulties in securing insertion in The
Herald of any matter. editorial or
otherwise.
It is not true that either Mr.. Richards
or Mr.. Miner 'intimated that some of
the Gentiles present were acting iri
bad faith" or that they were likely
to desert the Democratic party"
It is not true that any one connected
with The Herald opposed the resolu-
tons"
It is not true that accusations and
epithets'' were freely exchanged.
1t is not true that the basis of the
adopted were anything like
what the Tribune states.
Iue lEulu OI the tribune article Is
like the truth of the description of the
crab. as "a red fish that crawls backa
wards" The crab is not a fish, it is not
red and it does not crawl backwards
That paper scarcely ever fails to mix
and mingle truth and error in such pro-
portions that it is difficult to tell
''tother from which, But in this case
it has taken one or two facts and
surrounded them with such cloud Oh
faIsehood that the truth is completely
obscured. 1t is like the niggers two
grains of wheat in three barrels OF
chaff"
The effects of the meeting will be
and are to promote mutual good feel
ing, TO cause Democrats to unite on
common ground. to Danish the terms
Mormon and Gentle in political par
lance, to resist improper influences in
politics, and to help out the party in
good trim for the campaign which is
before us. The Tribune
would do better by trying to establish
harmony in Republican ranks than in
efforts to fabricate contentious which
do not prevail in the Democratic
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