The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-16

] Struggle, DuL the 49, 49, OPpO-
sition from those who are now posing
as friends of the Mormon people, and
! askinn their cuffra oe at the ballot boz
/ in the coming November
| Colonel Trumbo has been accused
of having baseiy subsidized the papers
! of the country. Now, even II the press
were purchasable. it would take the
wealth of Croesus to Duy all the kind
| things that have been SAID OF Colonel
! Trumbo. And in making such charges
/ the accusers do not realIze that IN
| stead of injuring Colohel Irumbo they
merely place themselves on record as
holding a very low opinion of the
greatest benefactor of, the age-the
newspaper. The idea that a great
! newspaper is purchasable only ema-
mates from the brain of a person who
is himself vulnerable. A thoughtful
mind would reject the idea of barter
as too contemptible and too ridiculous
! for considers ton. The clippings here
appended, from some OF the prominent
Republican and democratic newspa-
pers, extending clear across the con-
tinent, are but 1.-THE OF those on rec
ord. They need no explanation; they
speak for themselves.
In the efforts that were made for
so many years to secure statehood,
Colonel Trumbo has done as much, or
more, than anv other man to secure
this great boon The people know but
little of the great struggle that was
necessary to obtain statehood for
Utah. It is a well-known fact that to
make states of the Dakotas, Montana,
Washington, and: IN smaller de-
gree, Idaho and Wyoming, hundreds
of thousands Of dollars were spent,
and in their cases there was not the
prejudice. socially and religiously, that
then existed against our territory.
There can be no question that several
hundred thousand dollars were raised
for Utah. and this amount was eX-
pended in methods purely honorable,
and yet necessary. An enormous
amount of labor and clerk hire
was made necessary to reach
into every state. into every element,
and to form friendships in such inf1u-
entail quarters as so make it possible
for people in Congress disposed to
help, to do so safely There is a
world OF expense in these matters.
very much like the expenses of q ma
tiO1al convention, or a very Ions con-
ttnued national campaign. In this
struggle Colonel Trumbo has been one
of the most prominent factors, spend
ing his own means freely and willing
ly for the people of Utah. giving con-
tinuously and unremittingly more than
seven years of his time IF his efforts
IN behalf ofrthe people of Utah. in the
long and almost hopeless fight, are
not appreciated by them, they GER
tainly are bv those who know the
facts and we're on the ground during
this momentous period, as the follow
ing kilograms and letters. selected
from many others, will show"
Then followed kilograms and let
tiers from various Republican leaders.
congratulating him and giving him
credit for a great deal of work done
by Democrats.
The written matter of Charles Crane
ends with the following interesting
revelations:
Statehood.
LAS I have said before, he has been
accused of trying to destroy the sugar
factory at Lehi a more unWarra ~
ted, untruthful and damnable asser-
ton could not be made by dishonest
men than this In conversation with
one of the greatest sugar manufac-
turers in the United States, a short
time since, [ was informed that not
only was Colonel Trumbo the friend of
the sugar factory In Utah, but that
he and President George o. Cannon
A4NSN ANeSb1 PH4COIlOl dDpedIS 10 lDlS
same manufacturer to refrain from
sending sugar into this state to COM
pete with the Lehi factory-to which
request he acceded. This same manu-
facturer also furnished. free Of
charge, The first sugar-beet seed sown
in this state. Not that alone. but
Colonel Trumbo was among the first
to subscribe $1,000 for the Lehf fac
tory Can the men who are now ira
ducing him show as good a record?
Not one scintilla of evidence can be
adduced by his bitter political oppo-
nents in the Republican or Democratic
parties that would be taken bv anv
court to prove that he has not always
been the earnest and consistent friend
OF the sugar interests in Utah.
The Sugar Factory.
"San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 8, 1895.
Charles Crane, Esq, Salt Lake Citv.
Utah:
MY Dear sir-N1y attention has been
called to the fact that certain Utah
newspapers are making most unwar-
Tanted and ungenerous attacks on
Colonel Trumbo, charging among
other things, that he is supported by
the so-called Sugar trust, because Of
my personal friendship and admiration
4AAAii- II otSIIiS IHCI6uIDIe 10 me
that such attacks, inspired, no doubt.
by ambitious rivalry, can injure him
IN the estimation of the intelligent
and good people of Utah. for whose
political rights and material industry
he has labored so long and so success
fully But in order that his position
may not be further misrepresented or
misunderstood, / desire to say that all
these attacks are utterly unfounded in
fact and absolutely untrue. l well re-
member my interview with Mr.. George
O. Cannon, in regard to the sugar in
dustry of Utah, which interview was
brought about by Colonel Trumbo's
good offices, and Mr.. Cannon and the
Utah Sugar company, which he repre-
scented, will assure you and all men
that we have faithfully kept our prom
ises then voluntarily made
1t is but just to add that Colonel
Trumbo's services on behalf of the
Utah sugar industry were of great and
incalculable value to your people, and
do not for a moment imagine that
they viii prove forgetful of those SER
vices.
The material industries of Utah and
California are and will be more closely
bound together. and the people of Utah,
soon to be clothed with statehood. will
bc udppy eiLQ VI OSpeIO JUS iHQe9Q IL lHey
continue to have as true, able and vigil
liant friends and servants as he has
proved himself to be. l beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
JOHN D. SPRECKELS.
Cranes Closing Words.
'In regard to Colonel Trumbo's con-
nection with the Southern Pacific rail-
road, there is absolutely no evidence
that Colonel Trumbo has ever had