The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-14
PROVO CITY. JAN. IA, Is
THE ELECTION CASES.

The difference between case tried
in the courts and one tried in the
newspapers received very clear Illus
tration in the trial of the Sanpete
cases before Judge Bartcb in Salt Lake,
In these cases the papers announced
the result as altogether against the
commission and in favor of the repub-
licans. The truth is that the decision is
altogether, or nearly so, in favor of the
commission. The judge holds also
that the plaintiffs must pay the costs,
aboat 5000. This result has brought
the authorities and papers of the re
publican party about the ears of Judge
Bartch in great shape. 1t seems that
the Judge was trying the cases in good
faith and by the evidence adduced and
not by partisan vaporings of the law
yers. This is all very cruel to the Tri-
bune and its many weak and un-
guarded echOs among the country pa
pers. The events of Saturday in this
way were rather too much for the great
liberal organ. 1t worked itself into a
fearful rage and even to the point that
1t actually dropped the commission long
enough to call The DISPATCH liar in
the most approved billingsgate in use
in the slIms of Salt Lake. Now We
rather like this all. We are glad to
find out as we, do by this circum
stance, that the paper in question is
ashamed of itself. 1t can't be got into
that hopeful state of mind without be-
coming mad, enraged indeed. When
1t is in that condition it must have a
victim. In looking over the field its
bloodshot eyes first fell upon the
the modest and demure little DIS
PATCH. "Here's the very thing
sighed the great editor, 81 can slug
TIE DISPATCH without fear of the con.
sequences because my paper is greater
/ have a larger circulation and am
more powerful in every way. It is a
safe thing" Immediately he touched
bell and when the servant answered
the following order was conveyed
"Iell our toughest and greatest black,
guard on the force that want him.
He came. "Well chief, what is your
will?'' 81 want a very bitter article
written upon the Provo DISPATCH. ,
ITO what purport2" asked the hired
plsckguard. 30, l don't know nol
care. Call The DISPATCH a liar
its editor coward, a thief or anything
else abusive that you can think of"
The result was astounding and one Of
the lowest and most degrading ant
filthy articles we have ever seen in
print.
Not single fact or argument pres
ented. Not single, even weak de
tense of Its party, the republican judge
who tried the case-nothing save only
coarse Safeguarding abuse of the pa
per which it has not been able to an
swer with either fact, logic or in any
other way. All this we solemnly be-
lieve comes from its chagrin because
Judge Bartck did not order Letcher to
instant execution, with Thatcher and
Norrell on either hand, in imitation O
q certain other execution which oc
CURED about eighteen hundred year!
or so since. The feather which finally
broke the Tribune up was the decision
of the judge that the Sanpett
plaintiffs were ordered and adjudgeC
to paw the costs, thus drawing rathe
heavily and unexpectedly upon the
lighting fund" SO loudly proclaimed
and boasted of by the Tribune funC
collected from innocent and unin
formed people, even some ladies Wht
we're glad of this opportunity to tes
tify in money to their devotion to tn
60. p. 1t is just possible that it wa
this loss of money which drove tn
Tribune into such a beastly state Q
mind, because of all things earthly i
loves dollar best. We hazard littl
when we say that there is not a re
spectacle republican in the party in
Utah but condemns the article il
question and who does not despise thl
inspiration as well as the hirelin,
blackguard who put it on paper.
The head and front of The DIS.
PATcH's offending is only that cit die
not and could not see the Sanpett
cases through the same spectacles tha
the Tribune does. The people of Utal
have experienced this dragoonery s.
long that like many other vices it j
suffered to exist, SO true is it tha
familiarity bre eds contempt. If ther
had been q vIrtuous and dece u
stranger. intelligent, and accustomed
to decent newspapers, present in Sal
Lake yesterday morning, he must hav
left the city with queer idea of com
munitv whose leading paper coulc
write and publish such an article with
out creating storm of indignant pro
test from the outraged people.
THE Argus on Saturday in a length,
article on the trial of the election cases
had the following paragraph. Nov
the Tribune can throw another har