Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-11-24
MORE LAW AND LOGIC.

peared an article from the under
signed which, on inspection after it
had run the gauntlet of the types,
was found to contain two or three syn
tactical slips. 1t was, as you are
aware, thrown together in less than
half an hour when the forms were
ready and there was no time for re-
vision. A friend whom | met on the
street day or two ago spoke about
the article and said it was not what
Il ought to be. This was not surpris-
ing. but the succeeding statement was.
it being to the effect that the compost
ton lacked the element of dignity
Now. wouldn't that bust your suspen-
ders? It calls up an incident in the
career of that greatest and most
abused Of American Journalists. Hor-
ace Greeley. In his paper, the New
York Tribune, he occasionally deal
with ruh'ic men. especially roliti-
c'ans with a mercless hand, and ono
of this class who had been roasted t.
turn rushed into Greeley's workshcr
one doy in frenzy of race and poured
cut the Walls of his wrath upon tn
offending editors head. The Latter
DID not show the slightest concern and
finally the visitor as If to cap the eli
max. shouted out "Mr. Greeley. you
are no gentleman, sir, no gentleman"
Without looking I'm or pausing for
moment in his work the editor merely
grunted out. well who in HI eve"
said wss?" Dignity. forsooth, Their
are three desirable things in this life
with which | have but a passing ac
quaintance. one that can't be made t.
grow into ANYTHING like intimacy, ard
they are dignity, wisdom and money
So much by way of personal eXplana-
ton
The article was DESIGNED to occupy
vacant place and therefore could
not have been especially obtrusive
The vacant srace referred to was the
failure through considerations of pol
icy, fear or meanness of any of the
local papers to say word on the side
of the accused in the matter of the
accusations against President Parllin-
son and Counselor Israelson of Cache
county. I thought ] would see wheth
err YOU could stand the pressure or not
and you did 1t was not a case o.
butting in at all, but an expressed de-
sire to have the light as well as the
dark side of the situation presented
to the public. The scrawler Of these
lines is a long way from being a phil
anthropist and is not overly stocked
with the more refined phases of Chris
tianity, but enjoys chipping in" when
it may be the means of contributing
tn square deal. PERHAPS a breach OF
the statutes was committed by the
gentlemen named; undoubtedly there
was If the facts are as given out. Bur
what does 1t amount TO at the most
Nohodv's life was lost or imperiled
nobodv's property was taken or de-
stroyed: nobody was injured in limb
or reputation, and while the subject
may demand and will doubtless re-
ce'va attention commensurate with its
gravity, 1t e surely no occasion call
irg for the mad dash of a high-pres.
sure PATRIOT from here to Cache coun-
ty TO swear to a COMPLAINT and en-
couraeed by the Sticking on of the
Two principal morning papers here
and the nerveless neutrality of the
others, proceed to make Rome howl
and turn the whole commonwealth
tonsy turvy. 1t is already known
and OUGHT to be If 1t is not generally
understood that in criminal accusa-
lions and prosecutions there is dis
t'n"t line of seraration between an
oHense ner Sc and one which eX-
ISIS merely by construction; that