The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-05
DEsPIoABLE EFFRoxrERn.

For many days the Salt Lake Trib
une has published in its editorial col
umns the alleged statements of Soma
OF the Judges of election in Sanpete.
Inc comments attached to them indi-
cate that the purpose in their publica-
ton is to make. it appear that there
! mas been something wrong in the mat
ter, some sort of ''tampering with the
ballot boxes" how. when, where, and
by whom is not made to appear.
We have taken no trouble to find out
the truth or falsity of these purported
! interviews" because the substance of
them simply amounted to a re-affirma-
ton of the correctness of the returns
and we had no doubt the judges be-
lieved fully that they were correct.
Comparisons Between the books, the
lists and the tally sheets, however
prove beyond question that they were
mistaken.
| But, coupled with the statements
| said to have been made by those gen
tlemen, are some things we do not be-
lieve they ever uttered. It is the same,
no doubt as the pretended remarks of
gentlemen in the Third precinct of this
! city, which were vehemently denied by
them as soon as they were printed in
that paper.
We here reproduce one Of the Trib-
une's daily editorial morsels that it
may be seen how much truth there is
in it, as it may be taken as a sample
Of the veracity of the rest:
A1nasa AIdrich is a postmaster down
at Mount Pleasant He was a Demo-
cratic presiding judge in that town at
the late election. He certified the re-
turns up to the Commission, and this
is what he says about them:
these returns" says Mr. AIdrich, FIRST
othclaily as presiding judge of the pre-
clnct and afterwards in an affidavit. I
know that the count on the night of
box containing the ballots was forwarded
to the Utah commission in the same con-
olnon mat we left it in after we had
completed the count. AS Democrat I
was interested in the success of the par
ty, but there were more Republican votes
cast in the precinct that there were Demo-
Gratis, and the judges tailed them ac-
cordingly. Indignation is so high at the
=
If another election should be called, I
doubt If enough respectable citizens could
be found to act as judges"
Mr.. Aldrich, who does not read the
Sheet in which that statement appear
ed for several days in succession, was
! recently asked by a gentleman whether
he had seen the item, He had not, and
on having it presented to him, declared
it was false; that he had refused TO
talk with the Tribune reporter but
had, through repeated opportunities.
answered one or two questions. He was
very indignant at being thus misrepre-
sented
Being in the city as witness in the
ELECTION case he called at this Office af-
ter leaving court and explained the
matter. In addition he furnished the
annexed statement in writing:
To the Editor of The Herald:
My attention has been called to a
Ipurported interview in the Salt Lake
Tribune, wherein l have been reported
TO have made certain statements which
are not true. What / said was in sub
Stance as follows: II have sworn to the
correctness of these returns first Off
cially as judge of election, and after
wards in an affidavit; and further than
that 1 have nothing to say" 1 did not
say to the reporter 81 know that the
icount ON the night of the election was
correct" 1 do not profess to be infalIi-
BILE. The best of men make mistakes
II believed the count was correct or
Iwould not have certified to that effect
The statement that l said, "Indigna-
lfion is so high at the present moment
in Mount Pleasant that If another elec-
ton should be called, doubt if enough
respectable citizens could be found tic
act as judges" is false, and was never
uttered by me to the reporter What !
did say was that I. individually. would
not act as judge of election again. Fol-