The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

prov Tsthese allegations from their own
nles, as we stand ready to do, they point
N triumph or at least in extenuation. to
I the speech Of ex-senator Cannon in the
/ THEATRE and State Senator Rideout in
the legislature, as justification for their
course.
bet ween these gentlemen and their organ,
II has nothing 10 do with US, and for this
same reason we refuse to accept the Trib-
une suggestion 10 criticise anything
Mr.. Cannon or Mr.. Rideout may have
said.
The modest suggestion" of the Tribune
to pursue other game is merely another
biuIf, crafty injected, TO detract atten-
ton from their own guilt, and again we
INFORM these would-be oracleS of Young
Otan that the Chinese methods of procur-
ing substitutes for decaDltatIon viii not
suffice in this instance. Our charges are
directed against the Salt Lake Tribune
no one else, and as American citizens we
demand they stand up and answer.
Enough of this aboriginal warfare, either
retract or come out in an open night. We
suggest they re-read our initial letter; the
evidence we are prepared to adduce in
SUPPORT of those charges Nil be taken
from their editorial pages and, however
unreliable the testimony culied from. this
source may be, at all events, it should be
satisfactory TO them.
As young men who have our fortunes to
carve out in this state, whatever the flu
ture may have in store for US. we expect
to realize it. Utah is our home, and we
assert, with all the emphasis that written
words can convey, that the Tribune is
daily injurinS our prospects by its sense
less abuse or the majority of the citizens
i'll this state. 1t is advertising to the
world that Utah is filled with pledge
breakers; that it is a hotbed of vice: that
Young Utah are in abject slavery TO the
priesthood and a score of other ridiculous,
unWarranted statements that have no ac-
tual foundation except in the pathological
brain OF the Tribune editor.
When questioned for evidence of these
statements. horn
spite and nursed in bgotry, we are re-
called with a fabricated letter from some
zens, etc. The same wonderful and con-
vincing logic is hurled at Young Utah
in answer to their questions, and it APP
pears necessary to remind the editor of
the paper in question that the stereotyped
phrases, getting groggy," tries to be
severe, another long screed.' are all OBJ
solete; These pet phrases carry no weight,
they do not appeal to, but rather disgust
an intelligent reader, and even at the risk
OF appearing preSumpeuOus considering
the disparity IN age, We cannot refrain
from offering the advice to cater to a
more enlightened class of readers
We would lick to impress upon the Trib-
une earnestly that, for our part, we have
not taken up this matter for fun, nor ex-
erc.se, but as a serious matter, affecting
our character and intelligence, as well as
our principles, and we wish it distinctly
understood this is not matter of spite
put, having remained silent so long under
these attacks, our patience is simply worn
out.
Now, then, we again serve notice on the
tribune that If attacks upon our man
hoed do not cease, that we propose to
push this matter to it's furthest extremity
ana nave the general public judge as to
the righteousness of our cause.
We warn the Tribune that its sneering
reference to the Herald branch of Young
Utah has been made a note of, and pos
SlblY we may be able to open the Trib-
une eyes some early morning.
we haze not rushed into print like
Few schoolboys, but, on the contrary,
nave counted the cost and thought out
our aims and objects for the future to the
best of our ability, and if we cannot get
satisfaction at this time, tf1en we pro-
pose to go on until we do.
We desire to. thank you, sir, for the
space we have been allotted from time to
time, and assure you we esteem it priv
ilege. Respectfully,
YOUNG UTAHNs.