Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-30
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.

| truthful and silly an attack on the Des-
eret News appeared In any paper, as
| that in an editorial OF this mornings
| Salt Lake Tribune. II is mendacious
and malicious throughout The same
old eplthets which were common q
while ago, are TO be found IN the pres
ent ebullition Of rage, and the same
persistent endeavors to villify and mis-
represent We do not intend to pay
much attention to such spurts Of fren-
zy, but viii give this passing attention
to the mattsr involved, which is the
Sunday liquor-selling trade and the re-
sponslbilIty for its continuance in de-
hance Of law.
The Deseret News has taken the po-
sltlon. all along, that the executive de-
partment of this city Is under sworn
obligations to enforce the city ordl-
nances This Is construed by the Trb-
une as IAN assault with several adleo-
tlves) upon Mayor Thompson Yet in
the same article the writer says that,
the News" probably means the Chief
Of Police. For II cannot mean the
Mayor" How well these two state
ments harmonize, we leave 10 the read
Ing public to determine. The Trib-
une goes on 10 rake over the ashes Of
the controversy between the City Coun-
eli and the Mayor on the latter's
attempt to remove the present chief,
witch has nothing 10 do with the ques-
ton under consideration, and all its
mud-nlnglng because Of II is entirely
in vain. The News" but voices the
general sentiment, in condemnng the
open violation Of city ordinances which
Is permitted, and which could be stop
ped II the executive department of
IN city government was in earnest In
efforts to suppress It.
The ruling OF Judge Dlehl, by which
II was alleged that one defendant who
had sold beer on Sunday April 9Th, es-
capped conviction, has been referred to
by all the city papers. Many jocular
and sarcastic remarks have been made
by all of them IN reference TO his al
legged statement, that what was said
to be beer might have been yellow
ink II was not until yesterday that
the News learned from the Judge
that he had never used the term. non
had II been mentioned IN the trial OF
the case referred to- We therefore
gave place 10 that denial. The Tribune
now says that "The complaint came
from the News. that the charge
made against the Judge was utter
ly baseless,' and talks about our reoti-
flcation OF the error as "a base
sneak"
The truth is, that the first mention
made Of the Judges ruling by the
News" was on Thursday afternoon
April 10th. But on the morning Of that |
day the Tribune had an editorial |
on the subject directly beratlng the
Judge In its accustomed tender !
and elegant CD style, In which the fol-
lowing choice sentences occurred.
"A court of competent common sense |
ought not to permit itself TO be made
ridiculous BY allowing such sophlstical |
experiments to have any weight. They |
bear no relation whatever to the ao-
tual everyday occurrences Of saloon.
In chemical laboratory, or even on |
the Shelves OF drug store. appear
ances do not go very far, but In a sa-
loon Il Is different There. when you
see man drink what appears to be |
beer, II Is beer, and not some nOn-drink- |
able concoctlon. II is the widest nom
sense TO pretend that there Is any |
great principle OF evidence or any mys-
terry about the plain, everyday drink
ing OF q glass Of beer, and the court |
that allows Itself to be the tool OF |
tricksters In such simple matter Is /
TOGO silly to be court"
Thus the complaint" did not origin
ate with the Deseret News The Trlb-
une took the same ground concerning
the matter as that OF Oh the city pa
pers, but rubbed II in" a little more
severely. The point we made. how
ever In recurring to the subject was,
that the excuse offered for not ar
resting the yiolators Of the Sunday |
liquor ordinance was without
substantial foundation. and this
was proved by the number of
convictions that have been had, and
also from the fact pointed out by the
News" that IL convictions could not be
had in one city court, the cases could
be taken TO another.
Now as to the connection Of thu
Mayor with the enforcement of the city
ordinances. The News" has not made
any assault Of any kind or form up
on that functIonary. Even the Trib-
une says our remarks must mean the
Chief OF Police for II cannot mean the
Mayor But let us see whether the
Mayor has anything TO DO with this
matter or not II II not the duty Of
the Mayor to ''see that the law and or
dinances are faithfully executed"
Does he not take an oath that he win
do 80? What is the use OF trying to
exculpate that officer from the respons-
ibility placed upon him when he does
not act In accordance herewith?
The Deseret News has never made
any personal attack on Mayor Thomp-
son, but has. on several occasions.
spoken In approval OF measures that
he has taken in the public interest
But he is at the head Of the executive
department, and we but echo express
slons that are continually made by
prominent people, when We say that II
the executive department which in
cludos all its officers from the Mayor
down, was earnest and sincere In
IN endeavoring 10 carry out pledges
solemnly made before the election.
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