The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-19
A FEW PLAIN TRUTHS.

Reiterating its dishonest assertion
that the manager OF The Herald helped
set In motion the original machinery
that resulted in the formation of the
american" party, the Tribune says
editorially:
We have not the slightest doubt that
the manager OF The Herald understood
perfectly the object of the meeting he at
- tended before he went to il, At any
rate. he did not seem in the least sur
prised at the purposes IN view, as eX-
planned by those who had called il. Nor
was he at all backward in expressing ms
accord with what was said, and with
what was proposed. So pronounced was
hc in this, and so unqualified IN ms
agreement, that he and two others there
present were appointed committee 10
draw up "a statement in concrete form or
the conditions here, TO be submitted 10 q
subsequent meeting.
And after that report at the second
meeting. which was adopted with MS con
cuFrence. he began 10 weaken. He teie-
phOned 20 the editor of the Tribune ASK
ing that no public mention be made OF MS
part in the proceedings, not because ne
was not in full accord with them, put
because of the delicacy OF his posllloh
as the manager of the Democratic organ
and because he did not feel sure that the
owner of The Herald would approve oI
his acting with the movement This re-
quest was acceded TO and the secrecy mas
been kept inViolate; but II cannot be KEPT
further. We cannot allow the manager
OF The Herald 10 get away Win an at
tempt TO screen himself by bald talse-
hood at the same time imputing Hes -
Ma Tribune when it told the exact trutn
o. the case.
Every sentence quoted bears the
mark of senile dementia aggravated by
an improving disposition The simple
ruth. already published, is that The
Herald manager was buncoed by mis-
leading invitation 10 preliminary
gathering of americans" knowing
nothing of its purpose, it is true, also,
that he was appointed on a commit
lee. but he declined TO serve, a fact
which the Tribune carefully conceals.
1n smile of this refusal 10 serve, his
name was appended 20 . report al
subsequent meeting which he did not
attend and was withdrawn on his
request 80 or demand-by telephone.
There was no secrecy" about 1t
then nor need there be any ABOUT
il now The whole scheme was
AN effort by a trick &c commit The Her
aid 10 the support Of the American
party Just as this present misrepre-
sentation is an effort 10 discredit The
Herald. Every reader Of this paper
knows its attitude; it may be added,
as an unimportant detail that the
manager of The Herald expressed his
sadividuaI opinion OF the American
movement at the polls by voting for the
entire Democratic ticket without an
exception.
Neither IN this nor any other OF It's
policies has the position OF The Herald
been a secret" IL has fought the
activity of church officials in politics;
il has said constantly and clearly that
trouble must Inevitably follow such
activity. When Apostle Snoot was
candidate. supported by most of the
present Americans" The Herald's at
titrde was uncompromisingly against
his candidacy and election. There was
40 mystery about that, and the event
proved the correctness Of the position
When Ezra Thompson was nominated
for mayor by Apostle George a. Smith,
who contributed largely 10 Thompson's
election. The Herald took occasion TO
point out the unwisdom of utilizing such
support. but neither Thompson nor his
present American" supporters thought
there was anything wrong about Il.
Indeed, they thought it good joke on
the Democrats. There was no secrecy
about The Heralds attitude then.
When Senator Keans was elected
largely by the assistance of high church
officials. The Herald, speaking for the
Democrats Of the state, protested and
was laughed at for It's pains. There
was no particular secrecy about that.
BGt. III every discussion Of this sub
;ecf, Ne have made it plain that the