The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-02
. R,sod of Journalism That 10 q Dis
grace to the State
FAKE DISPATCHES OUTODATE
Rocsh has no Understanding, Agree
ment or Combine With Dubois on
Mormon Question: .

During the fight the Boise States
man made on H. Smith Wooley i
seemed that there was nothing toc
low, too contemplate for that paper
to stoop to, But it has now taker
10 another proposition. 1t is fol-
lowing Senator Dubois in his anti.
Mormon crusade, and seems to be
doing much dirtier work than ever.
Il is even worse than the Capital
News, which has never been any.
thing but a disgrace to the State
when it concluded to make politi-
cal point.
On Thursday of last week the
Statesman contained what purport-
ed to be dispatch from Omaha:
Omaha, June 16.-(Special dis
patch to the Statesman )-Senator
Fred r. Dubois and Hon. w. E.
Borah of Idaho stopped over at
Omaha short time on their way
to the Chicago convention. While
they were somewhat reticent, it is
understood that they have been in
vited to meet leaders Of the Repub-
lican party for a conference looking
to the framing of a plank in the
national platform in regard to
polygamy and unlawful cohablta-
ton and it is said that a meeting
has been arranged with Senators
Lodge, Spooner, Gallinger and 9th
erS."
1t will be noticed that there is
not. positive statement in the
above, but that "it is understood"
and lit is said" The next day
the Capital News contained the fol-
lowing:
Chicago, June 18. Capital
News, Boise. Idaho: Your message
delivered late. ! have no under
standing, combination, conspiracy,
cooperation or agreement, ex-
pressed or implied, with Senator
Dubois on the Mormon question.
BORAH."
Coming from that paper, Of course
there is no telling whether it is a
genuine dispatch or not; but we are
inclined to believe it is on account
OF Mr.. Borah's name being signed
toit, and containing positive state
ment.
But the most amusing thing CON-
nected with the matter is the fol-
lowing from the Capital News:
That Dubois Borah Special dis
patch in the morning paper is an
evidence of a standard of journalism
greatly in disrepute among the
newspapers of the present time. 1t
marks back to the time when jour
nallsm had not progressed to its
present state of independence and
fairness. Faking news dispatches
IN order to bolster up an editorial
position destroys the confidence of
readers in the reliability of a news
paper once it is exposed, as in the
case g In point, and weakens its in
nuence in all respects"
Coming from newspaper that
mas filled the bill. as above cited
ever since the first issue, that is, to
say the least, quite rich. The Cap
tal News has always been noted
'or take dispatches and fake inter-
views in which there was not a
word of truth.
VI course the Statesman has been
as dumb as an oyster ever since the
publication of the purported dis
pa'cn quoted above. 1t has in no
"Snner attempted to defend itself
u0r Intimate that it had been i'm
rOSea upon. 1t we'll knew when
,ue dispatch was published that
'e was not a word of truth in it.
=. IS the most contemplate journal
D .nat has ever been shown up in
VIC oeate'-Idaho Falls Register.
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