The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-22
TaAT CHANGE OF FRONT.

1t was along in the latter part Of
Lake Tribune compared the cause of
independent bhnetallism to a corpse
and asserted that it had reached the
conclusion that 1t is useless to make
another stand for silver in this coun-
try until conditions change"
In the early part of May the owner
and widely known editor of the Salt
Lake Tribune" went to Washington
City. where an interview with him was
printed by the Post. There was moth
ing in that interview which differed
materially from the sentiments already
expressed in the editorial columns of
his personal organ. He repeated the
announcement Of the death of silver
and said that free coinage had been
eliminated as a living factor from the
issues of the day. Two weeks before
his newspaper had uttered the same as
sertion. In the printed interview Mr..
Lannan went further and spoke Of Bry-
ans abilities as being exaggerated and
his influence as waning; most natural
observation accompany the editorial
announcement of April.
Few people were really surprised at
the switch of policy for straws had
been indicating for some time how the
wind was blowing. But now the Trib-
une is cautiously trying to crawl out of
its predicament and extricate Mr.. Lam
nan from the tolls of that Washington
interview AS an old newspaper man
and journalist of such experience that
most other members of the craft ap-
pear to him as amateurs" Mr.. Lam
nan should know better than to surrep-
titiously go back on an interview which
he permitted to pass unchallenged for
more than thirty days.
It won't do. It can't be repudiated.
Men have no right to tell the Repub-
licans of the east one thing and the
Republicans of the west another. 1t
isn't square to court favors of the adj
ministration on one code of principles
while soliciting support of the people
on another code.
But what credence can be placed in
a denial by his newspaper. anyhow?
When Mr. Lannan left for Washington
it was intimated that he might have
something to say concerning the fed |
eral building site which had not then |
been selected. Editorially the Tribune
said: Mr. Lannan went east a, week |
ago to attend the Associated Press |
meeting in Chicago; to attend to some |
private business in New York and |
Washington, and possibly to run a day 1
up TO Massachusetts. where his dead |
brothers widow and children and |
where his parents graves are Before |
going, he never expressed any prefer |
ence for any particular site for the gov
eminent building, and so Indifferent |
was he that he would not attend a |
meeting called to fix up a proposition |
TO submit the Continental corner for
such site
Two days later it printed the facts |
concerning "the fight over the selec- /
ton of a site for the new public build
ing at Salt Lake city" 1t said that /
among the advocates and agents of the !
various lots was MIR. P. II. Lannan Of /
the Tribune, who desired the building /
to be located on the Continental site /
if possible, but in the event that site
is not chosen, urged the selection of the /
Dooly site"
This bit OF really truthful informa-
ton was furnished our neighbor by its
Washington correspondent 1t would |
better ask him whether or not Mr.. Ian
nan was interviewed at the same time
by the Post. It's own denial needs some
such confirmation.