The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-22
ALEX, M'WH|RTER
CHANGES MIND
He Does Not Now Hold the Amer
lean Party Responsible for
His Loss.
READS CLIPPING IN THE
TRIBUNE'S POSSESSION
Freely Acknowledges That This
Paper Did Not "InterpOlate,'
as Charged.

When Alexander McWhiter wrote
that letter to his friends in Scotland,
which was published IN Tho Tribune
Friday morning, and in which ne made
tho statement that "city officials Will
stoop to any dishonorable act Tor
gain he was hot. at was Just arter
| was robbed he said Saturday, but
he has different views of local condl-
tions and the American party now.
When asked Saturday by Tribune
representative why he wrote the let
ter he replied. al was hot at that time,
il was Just after / had been robbed. l
was q stranger and did not understand
conditions, ] do not take thst view
now. have lived here and Know
more. ! do not hold the American par
ty nor any party responsible for the
acts Of any individual member. 1
have many good friends in tho Amef'-
can party and in the Police department
I have friends and some / respect very
highly. [ take n different view OF
things now than | did when L wrote
that letter,
Alexander McWhirter made this
statement 10 reprcsentahve OF me
Tribune after he had been shown the
extract from the Ayrshire paper which
contained the allusion that lie and his
brother had commenced business with
the assistance of kind friends. Alex
sndcr called at The Tribune Office early
in the day to see the newspaper cut
ting. invitation having been extended
through the columns of the paper TO
any who desired 10 do so. When he
called the editorial rooms were not open
so that he could not see the extract.
and to accommodate him n Tribune re
porter called with the extract and eX-
Libitcd it to him.
Fact Admitted
After reading the article Alexander
McWhirtcr admitted that the original
was exactly as reproduced in The Trib-
uue There was no interpolation OF
sentence rs charged by the Organ of
the Lord. and this McWhirter ad.
mitted. AS stated in The Tribune on
Friday morning. in the Introduction 10
the McWhirter epistfe allusion is made
10 the Scotchmen having commenced
business "with the assistance of kind
friends. McWhir,er says he did not
write that to his friend in Ayrshire,
and Tho Tribune did not say
he did He does not know who
wroie that or made the com
mont, neither docs The Tribune; but it
is there When II was pointed ont TO
him that the assumption Of The Trib-
upe that be had written these words TO
friend in Scotland was Il reasonable
and natural one. he admitted that il
was. He states that the letter as pub
hshed was complete, that he sent clip
pings from fhe local newspapers con
tanning accounts of the bunko game and
that his letter was simply comment
thereon. But his letter as he wrote it,
made no reference to the assistance of
kind frieuds;p the editor or report.
er Of the Scottish newspaper does that.
The Tribune quoted the Scottish paper
word for word, AS was shown 10
McWhirter, and hence there was no in
tcrpolation by The Tribune as charged
by the church malefactor.
And again The Tribune is prompted
TO ask why did tho Lord s organ sup
press the reference to Ind friends ~
Why did il become furious and charge
The Tribune with crime when allusiou
was made TO the "kind frlends?i' Did
this statement Of the truth reach roo
near homel II so ''let the CALLED
Jade vince, our withcrs are unwrung'