Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-25
FALsEHooD1 LET us SEE

Like a babbllug gossip confronted and
conf0rnded with evidences OF her tat
tie, the Tribune socks relief IN hysteria
and abuse. On Saturday this paper
called attention to the fact that the
Knockers organ was setting its hard
ened face and waning influence against
the educational interests of the city,
while its editors and managers were
meeting in secret with the defcit-mak-
ing members OF the American" coun-
ell. In the vain hope of pointing way
out. and that in these secret consider
ations the party appeal for help was
given preference, over the public
schools. which arc In sore distress for
the lack of funds. II may be said in
this connection that their need rs not
based upon any sduandcrlng of money
or Encouragement, but upon the
growth OF the city, which has Of late,
been so rapid that the present building
facilities are wholly inadequate to ac-
cornrIodate the number of children
who apply for admission.
The Organ. manfestly hurt, not al
what Il had done. but like the thief.
because II was found out. declares that
what the News" said was false, and
asks for the proof Of it's offending. We'll.
out OF its own mouth let II be judged.
Recently a committee OF the education
al forces Of the city called upon the
various newspapers and laid the stu
alton before the editors. The Tribune
was included In that visitation. Fol-
lowing the enlightenment II received,
and while the American council adj
ministratlon. win the editors OF the
Tribune was busy trying ito find the
way out of the deficit maze IN which
II was cropping, and commenting di-
rectly upon q relief measure before the
legisla ture. II said.
1.-THE pretense Is that the teachers
should have more pay; but there Is not
the slightest assurance that the teach
ers as a class would get more pay with
The added levy. though probably some
favored Ones in the force would be
benefited IN the partially of the board.
WE REGARD THIS WHOLE RAID
upon the taxpayers as more political
than otherwise, and have not the slight
est confidence in the good faith of those
affliction,"
This is sentence for sentence, and
word for word what Il scribe of the
sheet said in the editorial columns of
The Organ on Wednesday, Feb, o. So
much in the way of proof upon that
phase of the subject, Is II not COIN
piete and conclnsive2 The Organ next |
asks with much concern as to the
whereabouts OF the address upon the
necessity for the proposed bond issue, |
and declares that II has not seen the
same. Perhaps not, but for It's informs
ntion we choerfully volunteer the state-
lnent that II was printed by all OF the |
salt Lake dailies. itself Included, and |
that by turning to it's own files OF the |
10th inst, last column, page ~, it can |
see that address in full 1t is IN the |
form OF a letter, over the signature OF |
Superintendent Christensen, to the conn |
mittee on buildings and grounds. The !
absence of the names OF the members
OF the board OF education does not I'M
ply that tho document has not got Off
cial sanction. for Il has THAT should |
SdilHiN AAN VI knt VI pNliN NJ ~ 'hN " |
won't.
and finally" tho Tribune says !
"sincs tho News has inflicted its liz.
1lorance and mendacty upon the pub
lie, we would like to have 1t explain the
connection which It suggests between
teachers wages and a bond issue for
building purposes on that point the |
News" did not make, or attempt TO
make, Connection" but We may say |
IN reply, that the building of new school |
houses. by special bond issue or other
means, and the Increasing of teachers |
salaries, are both Infinitely more de-
sirabe than to empower the incompc- |
tent peanut politicians of the
american" party 10 Impose greater |
lax burden ON the people, simply that
On unnecessary dehct shall be wiped |
out for the sole benefit ~ the discred-
tied crowd that created II.