The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
THE MILK IN THE COCOANUT.

No self-respecting newspaper would
care to answer in kind the Salt Lake
Tribune's attack on this paper yester-
day. The reading public is entitled.
however, TO know the cause Of the out
break and the reasons are easily given;
Within less than eight weeks the
Daily Herald has made a net gain of
625 paving subscribers. Most of these
came from the mining camps Of this
state and a large percentage Of them
were formerly readers of the Tribune.
Disguised with Colonel Lannans deser-
ton of silver and attracted by The
Herald's superior news service, they
took this means OF showing their con-
demnation of one and their approval
of the other in the most effective way
possible.
The second cause of the eruption was
a query suggested by the Tammany
demonstration at the mention Of Bry-
ans name on the Fourth OF July. Re
ferring 10 this remarkable show of en-
thusiasm, The Herald asked: Does
the aforesaid editor, Colonel Lannan,
still think silver is dead2 Does he still
think Mr.. Bryan has grown smaller in
the public eye since the last campaign?
Does he still think he made good
bargain when he traded Bryan and
silver for Hanna and gold? Or, does he
ever Think
In view of the coloners Washington
interview on Bryan, these We're peril
nent questions, and they still remain
unanswered. The response they brought
editoriaIly, though. viii convince every
body that the colonel really never
thinks; he may have occasional spasms
during which he writes, but the pro-
ducticns bear no evidence of what the
colonel himself would call ratiocination.
The fact is, the Salt Lake Tribune has
abandoned the cause of silver under
circumstances pointing to a recently es-
tahlished connection with the bunghole
of Mark Hanna's campaign barrel. And
the people have caught on 10 that fact.
No Safeguarding of other newspapers
or individuals viii conceal this deser-
ton TO the enemy it pretended to fight
IN 1896 1t is a more dangerous foe
now than an honest, open fighter, be-
cause it assumes friendship for free sill
Yer while it stabs bimetallism in the
back. Its editorial remuneration of the
cause is accepted by outsiders as proof
that the intermountain states have
abandoned hope, and, ike the Tribune
itself. are ready TO wear Hanna's golden
collar OF servitude.
Still another reason for this out
break: one of The Herald companys
stockholders was candidate for a high
office. The fact that he was interested
in competing property was cause
enough for the Tribune 10 attack him
personally Without a shadow of foun-
dation for its charge, even before the
bauoting was begun, it accused him
with intending 10 use money corruptly
in his campaign. II openly encouraged
a self-confessed perjurer TO attempt to
secure a bride for his vote, and this
with the aid Of the Tribune's own chief
Of police.
Although the candidate attacked was
a man OF high character in this COM
munity. a man OF public spirit, pro-
moter OF the STATE NSli3iS, al LIS
was no bar 10 its dastardly plans. Al
though its purpose failed, it has con-
tinued its malicious attacks on him Ike
q common Matchmaking sheet, with no
other apparent reason than 10 crafty
The grudge Of its owner-a grudge
based solely on the spite small soul
has against a competitor.
O. @ %
we think these reasons explain fully
why the Tribune has descended to such
depths in its attacks on The Herald
and its owners. Doubtless it viii con-
tinue TO have just such business rea-
sons for just such language.