Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-30

martyr TO misrepresentation II not
abuse. The truth is that nothing OF the
kind can be found In any OF the utter
onces OF this paper We have taken
pains 10 20 over the files Of the Deseret
News, to see II anything personal or
improper had been said edltorially con-
corning either the convention or the
Superintendent We have failed 10 md
anything that needs correction or modi-
fcation
one member Of the meeting Of Tues
dav referred TO an editorial Of April
"a, Neither the News Of April q
nor Of May II, nor Of June q, has any
thing to say on the subject one way or
another on July q we made these
remarks which we submit cannot be
objected TO by any reasonable persons
1.-THE sentiment IS growing among the
educators Of the State. as well as
among the parents OF the children at
| tending the district schools, that the
| text books now In use had better be
continued for the coming school year.
! There Is little doubt that many u them
might be greatly improved, and that
| some OF them are not up with the times
| and ought to be displaced by more adj
| vancel works, such as are auagtrd 10
| the growth Of information and the ad.
vancement I'm methods Of teaching. But
the difficulties that lie IN the way OF
necessary changes in consequence Of |
The errors In the conduct OF the late |
school convention preclude the idea |
Of any other course The difficulties IN |
the way u calling another convention. |
OF taking an appeal from the decision |
n the district court, and OF obtaining
any material changes previous 10 the |
opening VI the schools FOR the ap-
preaching term, seem 10 forbid at
tpmpts In that Arectiun We hope there
VIII be harmony Of feeling between
the county superlntendents and the
people generally, with the superinten-
dent Of public Instruction, and all par
ties Interested In the management OF
our school ahalrs, so that the children
shan not be deprived of that lnstruc-
ton and those facilities. which are es-
sentlal 20 the progress Of education in
The state Of Utah Let all personal |
feelings and private interests be put
aside In view Of the general welfare"
1t is evident that number Of the
superintendents are not able 10 dstIn.
suish between the utterances Of a pub
lie journal and communications that
are published over che signatures Of
private individuals They do not appear
to have any greater knowledge on this
simple matter than they have Of law
or OF common courtesy. We repeat. 1
the Deseret News has never attacked
Supt Nelson nor any other gentleman
associated with the convention. All the
flaming speeches and pathetic bewail-
ings INDUCED In as 10 this. are so much
Sound and fury slgnlfylng nothing" /
sensible or truthful /
Supt Ashton IS reported as stating
that ''The News had refused to print
an article for him ieits entirety bur 4
had eliminated certain portions of It.
and had done nothing but stab the con- G
venton IN the back He further init q
mated that the Deseret News had pub 7
lshed as editorials. articles from the a
CHM people" The Deseret News pub O
lished everything presented by supt L
Ashton, in reply 10 communications (,
which appeared over the signatures "a
Of the writer's. This paper gave both O
sides OF the controversy. on one occa- h
sion Mr. Ashton wrote an article con- d
tanning personalities, in a similar spirit n
to that which melted the wild talk in
the meeting on Tuesday. The city ed n
ltor informs US that he called Mr.. Ash 81
tons attention to those lmproprletles r.
and the impossibility Of inserting them n
IN the News, and Mr. Ashton himself 4
marked them out Of the copy and the
whole Of his letter which related 10 the h.
was published over his sig u
nature. q
Mr. Ashton cannot shoY any editorial =,
n this paper which can be reasonably a.,
construed as "stabbing the convention o.,
ther in the back or in any other part "a.
4 It's anatomy. That body did its own -,
by the irregularities which -,
aused the Issuance Of the injunction =,
rom the District Court nor Is Mr.. -,
ashton any more truthful In his asser-
lon about editorials from "the CHM PEG. O.,
e" The Editor Of the News" knows
othng about any "Gnn people" and p,
as not put anything into these columns n
ut the views and sentiments and con-
lusions of those who are responsible
Or its utterances Perhaps we ought
OF TO take any notice Of the intemper- ~
te and excited ebulltions Of angry -.
zen, whose blunders have occasloned y,
he trouble that stlll confronts the ",
tate; but as they were made in an -,
hcial or semi-oiical capacity, we "
ave briefly commented upon them, ~
The Descret News will ever be found +,
eady TO correct any errors that may va
ppear in its columns II has no oh. Ne,
sct in view than that OF the welfare ~
{ the State The cause OF education has 80
ways been promoted therein This
las admitted even by members Of the
leetlng on Tuesday We have re.
ciyed numerous expressions Of ap.
royal Doth IN person and by letter al
{ the course Of this paper on the text IN
ook question. The learned Judge pc
no issued the injunction fully sup III
orted the Views Of this paper in the pr
ecIsIon rendered, after a thorough and pr
lreful review Of the matter The In. M
lltIug remarks concerning him IN The
tuesday, meeting ought TO have been de-
lstan'ly ropudiatci by a body Of men IL
opposed TO represent the educational SD
lterests OF Utah, and were all-o,-a SO
Lnnn uIln Nh. Ln.nI-.a nsannIts nrnt. | ~.