Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-02
IN A PITIABLE CONDITION.

OF the State and the ordinances OF the
city should be enforced, or repealed,
or amended to meet existing conditions
appears TO us 30 plain and simple as 10
be beyond serious dispute That the ex-
ecutve department Of city or State
is responsible for the non-enforcement
thereof, is equally evident, To argue
against either, exhibits either lack OF
common understanding or peryersily
Of purpose that Is not commendable
In any Individual or paper
II Is a conceded fact that some Of the
ordinances Of this city are openly de-
fed and others easily evaded. This
has become 50 notorious that popular
demands have had to be made for the
execution OF those ordinances, and at
the last municipal election the candi-
dates were appealed 10, by the citizens
OF all shades Of politics and religion, to
declare themselves on this important
question. Pledges were made by the
successful candidates which have not
been fulfilled. This Is a topic Of pres
ent discussion, and the condition Of
affairs is a matter OF reproach TO the
city and to It's executive officers.
The Salt Lake Tribune however APP
pears to take the side Of the wilful, de-
fiant vlolators OF the law, and
TO defend the officers who neg
lect their duty in relation to It's
execution Also II attacks and
grossly misrepresents the Deseret News
for demanding the performance OF Of
hcial duty and pledges solemnly made,
both OF which are ignored or treated
with disdain. The Tribune also shifts
its position from day to day contra-
diets It's own statements. dIsproves its
own arguments, convicts itself OF Its
own falsehoods, and now, to cap the
climax OF It's Inconsistencies, declares
that In order to meet US, 1t must move
In more than one direction at once"
Thanks for that singular admission.
II should be observed by all who have
paid attention TO the twistlngs per-
versions and abusive tactics Of the
Tribune In it's irrational attacks on the
News that II has not squarely met
one single statement OF fact or argu'
ment that we have presented. but in
stead has avoided and evaded both. and
has attempted meanly to arraign our
motives. In doing 80 II has wllfully
misrepresented the News as we
could very easily prove beyond ques-
ton II necessary, but that has nothing
to do with the question to be sonsid-
cred.
Whatever motive may be said TO
be behind the public demand. which
the Deseret News voices, for the en-
forcement OF the city ordinances, the
fact remains that the law Is
violated openly and that the executive
cfllcers OF the city are responsible for
the situation. There is no getting
away from this truth. The Tribune
may shift, and dodge, and throw mud
and lmpute improper motives as much
as II 5leases, but the main issue Is
still before II, IN spite Of all its vain
endeavors to confuse the public mind
and 10 bear false witness against its
neighbor
We lave proved beyond fair dispute
that every allegation made by the Trl-
bune IN this controversy is false. II
speaks again of our attack upon
Judge Dlehl." We have demonstrated
by quotations from the Tribune that
the attack was It's own. It speaks
again Of orders given by the Mayor
to the Chief OF Police to close the sa-
looms, and We have proved that no
such orders have been given by the
Mayor, but on the contrary he told the
Chief Of Police TO "let them alone.p
We have showed from the records OF
the City Council that instead OF the
Mayor ordering the Chief In this par
tlcular the City Council ordered the
Mayor himself. as well as the Chief to
attend 20 this duty.
We refer to this again because the
Tribune keeps up its attacks on the
News in reference 10 this matter.
This has been our position all along. |
II has been one of defence, 80 far as
our contemporary is concerned That
paper mas manifested as much blank
ignorance of the subjects on which It
has enlcavored TO attack the Deseret
News, as of malice and a disposition
to distort our language and mlsrepre-
sent our purpose. The TRADE of today |
Is specimen Of It's former tactics.
which every now and again are renew
I'd. II Is exposing itself to the derIsion
Of Its readers, and the contempt OF
every Just and well informed resident
,f this CITY, After trying daily TO
move IN more than one direction at
'nce' On the same subject, II seems
not TO have sense enough to know
row TO quit, when II has been
thoroughly routed in every direction.
L is in a most pitiable condition.