The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-17
POLITICAL sLAckMAlL.

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POLITICAL 6LACkMAiL.
In an embroidered assortment of de-
liberate misstatements. intended to de-
ceiye the Tribune yesterday asks ques-
lions as follows:
II there is so much nonsense and
hypocrisy in the American party move
meat why was il that the manager of
the Herald was one Of the men who
helped 10 set in motion the original
American party machinery lie thought
u necessary last year TO organize against
ana right the hierarchy. Why is there
less cause for il now?
The Herald thought the Utah Light *
halfway franchise was the most out
raeeops fraud 4 corporation ever at
tempted 10 Ioist on a municipality, aud
stood mahiuily against it for more than
three months. II changed in Il night,
back-tracbed on all it had said deuuHcta-
rory OF The company's scheme. advocated
the passage OF the franchise, defended
Hsrtensteln against an outraged public,
and got II. q. NJ. ]. and some other Nor
mon advertising 1T HAD NOT BEEN
GETTING. The nut is; Was il worth
while?
The answer 10 these questions is SIM
pie enough: they are plain lies in iu-
terrogative form. The manager Of
The Herald was invited by tele-
phone 10 attend an important
meeting of business men" The
invitation came from Joseph Lip
mann. then general manager of the
Tribune. who said he could not explain
tho purpose of the meeting over the
telephone. but it was urgent that The
Herald should he represented. Nat
urally, the Invitation was accepted by
, The Heralds manager in good faith.
When the business men" got together
they proved TO be a couclave OF the
Hearns Republicans. and one or two
Democrats besides The Herald man.
Not only did the manager Of The Her
aid take no part in setting in motion
The original American party machin-
cry" but he advised the Americans"
that The Herald had no sympathy with
their movement and would oppose it 10
The end. The Herald has as little use
for the American" policy as it has for
The Mormon or non Mormon OF any
stripe who DISCUSSES personal revenge
ia the form of patriotism. or seeks po-
Itical control by abuse of a whole COM
munity
The second question is a character
isticaliy base insinuation that The Her
aid supported the Big Cottonwood Wa
ter agreement in return for advertising
from the Z. &. NJ. I. and other Mormon
concerns, advertising it had not been
getting" The Tribune may explain its
loss of business support by Hbelous
SANDER OF a competitor but the bust
ness men Of salt Lake know the Trib-
une Is losing support because it has
) been injuring the business interests of
lie city and state beyond calculation.
}The unspeakable bascness of the Trib-
tunes innuendo is betterunderstood when
IL is known that The Herald has al
ways had the advertising of the Il. Q.
NJ. l. and all the other concerns con-
1roned bY Mormons, as we'll as of prac-
tlcauy every non-MormOn business
house. no matter what it's political at
titude. They have advertised in The
Herald because it paid them TO DO so.
and no one OF them, either directly or
Indirectly. has ever suggested that The
Herald's political policies would be pun
ished or rewarded by the refusal or
award OF business patronage.
The indirect charge that The Herald's
support could be bought by advertising
patronage is on a par with the asser-
ZION that The Herald first opposed the
franchise by which the city secured the
Big Cottonwood water. and then
changed in a night" The truth is, and
the TrAune knows it, that the fran
chise finally adopted, and which The
Herald supported. was radically differ
ent from the one first proposed.
In it's final form the city secured the
water rights. d Accent car fare. the right
10 use the water for municipal power
plant and lower rates for electric light
ing-none Of which concessions was in
The original franchise. AS adopted. the
franchise was a good business PROPOSE
zion Tor the city, and The Herald is
proud Of its part in getting it passed.
The result proves that The Herald's
position was right; the city water
problem is settled for long years to
come. it is assured an adequate supply
VI pure water at a ridiculOusly small
lfost. and next summer will see the
Fcompletion Of the work which has been
made possible by the franchise agree
ment
II the Tribune has 40 better argu-
ment 10 advance in behalf of the
American" cause than malicious at
tacks on the integrity and honesty Of
its business competitors. il has reached
The point where no decent man can
aford to SUPPORT it. And If The Herald
could be injured or scared by such at
tacks, it might be ready to take part
in a political movement which. IN es-
scace, is organized political blackman !
from which no business probity. no
character. however good. no antagonist. !
however sincere. can hope to escape at
TACK.
As It is, The Herald is quite willing |
mat the people who know its owner
SHIN ana management should judge It |
b., as own record. and The Tribune by /!
rs record. The verdict has already /
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