The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-20
SOME SERIOUS CHARGES.

By innuendo the Salt Lake Tribune
has been advertising the Utah legis-
lature as a nest Of corruptionists. It
has repeated its infamous Islander by
insinuation and indirection until it has
created that impression among a class
OF people who fail to understand the
personal malice behind its utterances.
Yesterday. emboldened by the con-
tempt with which its utterly absurd
nbels had been received the Tribune
undertook TO apply to the present leg
islature some remarks made three
years ago by President Cannon.
While the sentiments expressed in
that sermon are commendable, the
Tribune's infamous insinuation that
the picture was prophetic of today,
that "the condition foreshadowed by
Apostle Cannon had come" with the
assembling of the present legislature,
merits the denunciation of every fair
minded man and woman in the state
As plain as an awkward pen can put
ii, the Tribune charges that the mem
bers of the Third state legislature are
bribe-takers.
President Cannon made no reference
to the present senatorial fight; at the
time his words were uttered there had
never been such a contest in Utah, but
the Tribune makes the application.
As bluntly and brutally as a low
brcwed rufIian can speak it, the charge
of corruption is made.
If it has proofs, let it produce them.
1t will not suffice in dealing with the
legislature of the state to say: I'VE
know it is so, and that is enough
Churches and communities may be
slandered in that way with no redress
except through an appeal to public
sentiment.
But the organ has gone too far when
it undertakes to intimidate or be-
smirch the character of a state legis-
lature.
BY innuendo it says that the corrupt
use of money has begun.
BY implication it says that the state
legislature is under suspicion of brib-
cry.
Indirectly it says that the legisla-
ture of Utah is not above bribery.
Directly, openly and deliberately it
charges that this condition has come.
What are members Of the legislature
going to do about it?
This is the first time in half CEN
tury that Utah legislature has been
branded with susceptibility to the in
nuence of corruption.
What are the members going to do
about it?
This is the first time the public ever
heard a breath of suspicion concern
ing bribery in Utah. And now it is
borne abroad over the land and over
the world by the scurrillous sheet of a
vindietive boss.
It is an infamous SANDER on the
state.
1t is a base libel on every senatorial
candidate.
It is a brazen insult to every men,
Der Of the legislature.
1t is a faIsehood so mean. so ground
less, that the legislature should demand
its immediate retraction.
only scoundrel would make a SER
ious charge against a state, against
people, against their chosen represent
tatives, against men who are supported
by as honorable and upright legisla-
tors as ever graced the councils Of the
commonwealth, when there isn't
shadow of proof to substantiate it.
The Tribune is trying by libelous in
nuendo to intimidate the Lawmakers
Of the state, as it has abused the people
in the same craven. undetermined, Vi
cious way.
It's charges are general, indiscrimi-
nate and comprehensive. They include
every candidate and every member Of
the house and senate.
The owner of the Tribune. Mr.. P. H,
Lannan. is believed to be the instigator
Of these attacks. At any rate. he is
responsible for their circulation.
He should be summoned before the
bar Of either house, or of the joint as
selnbly, and made to disclose the in
formation upon which these charges of
bribery are founded.
He should be made to answer to the
legislature for what he has said 10 the !
world through his personal organ.
He should reveal the names of those