The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-09

To The Salt Lake Herald:
The resentment Of a cringing Cowardly
sycophant, devoid of principle and the
Christian virtues retained on the staff of
the Standard has been suddenly aroused
by the publication of an article I'm a re-
cent issue of The Herald. wherein the
writer sought 90 expose for the enlight-
eminent of the laW-respeCt and Chris
ton element of the community an unpre-
cedented reign OF vice and crime under
the present administration Of the police
department.
The good citizens of Ogden who read
yesterdays STANDARD viii have noticed
that the attempted reply to The Herald
article. instead OF defending upon prlnct-
pie and by legitimate argument the
charges made with reference to the eX-
istence Of evils I'm the community, poured
out the vaporings Of a shallow mind, long
since gone into moral bankruptcy, I'm
personal assault on the author of the
article, combining himself only TO vitu-
peration and abusive personalities, the
only weapon left 10 one who poses as the
exponent and defender of crime and de-
bauchery. IN no other result shall be
achieved from the publication of The
Herald contribution referred to than
the disclosure TO the people or
this CITY of the Standards attitude (al-
though ii was not editOrially issued as
a scOffer and deuOuncer of moral reform
some good viii have resulted. as the
reform forces Of the community viii
pect encouragement In their crusade in
behalf of the moral purity of the people.
Whoever the author OF the Standard libel
may be- the Standard is responsible for
its publication, and has placed itself in
the attitude Of the champion defender Of
corruption, vice. crime and scOundrellsm.
Towering above all personal and Vltu-
perative abuse. the cold calculating facts
as depicted In The Herald still confront
the people. The police are stiA receant,
passiVelY tOlerating the existence Of
crime Conditions have not changed and
are not likely 10 until a concerted move
ment ls launched BIZ those interested IN
cleansing the city from its putrid stream
-of accumulated vices and Impurities. The
guardians of public morals can only be
spOnsibillty By Intervention Of the citizens
or process OF impeachL 2ut.
I know of no philosophy that dlscOur-
ages the reformation % an individual,
who. having become conscious Of his past
folly and lndiscrctiQn, seeks to make
reparatiOn and amendment Every pre-
cept and teaching of our theology invites
repentance and reformation. The world
of Christianity holds out forgiving and
implOring hand. in q spirit OF Chrlst-lilze
love and meekness. seeking 10 recall the
erring and unfortunate Of Gods children
everywhere from the snares and tempta-
tons and 8ilurments Of the ursodiy.
The standard in "a spirit OF indecent
and brutal leVlty by its art De OF yes
terday seeks TO hold up 20 pi We rldlcule
and contempt the author OF The Herald
article, insinuatlng that the police had
brought about a reform. When the police
department Of this city accomplishes the
reformation Of one individual . drives
trary. tyranical Insulting and insolent
conduct coupled with us shameful
neglect of official duty.
Let the anu-Ylce committee and the