The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-19
KNOCKING THE SCHOOLS.

hNoChlNN The SlJ1OOIS-
A sorry and miserable arraignment is
| that which the organ of the American
party is making against the proposed
bond issue for the benefit OF the city
schools. From the time the PROPOSE
tion was mooted IL has thrown cold wa
ter upon It, just as 1t did on the legis-
lation calculated To make increased sal
aries for teachers possible,
One thing is clear. and the parents.
teachers and taxpayers, may as wen take
the organ is going TO defeat the bond
issue on Saturday next II such an ac-
complishment lies within Its power. 1t
constantly commends the policy OF col
lectinG sidewalk and other public i'm
DroVement assessments from property
owners, years in advance Of the work
being done. At least, 1T is championing
every move OF the political organization
which for more than n year and half
has been doing that kind of business, II
has thrown a sustaining arm about the
notorious msdeeds of the police depart
ments II has given columns OF encour-
agcment to the perpetrators of the Nc
Whirter robbery. 1t has abused without
cessation the officers who have sought
diligently to bring the guilty TO Justice
1t has remained silent on the violation
OF the Sunday closing ordinances. II de-
MED that gambling was being carried on
until Councilman Mulvey who had first
handed information along this line OF
activity put an effecIual estoppel on its
uttcrances, by openly declaring on the
floor OF the Council chamber, that II did
exist, and that 1t was folly to make any
other claim. 1t professedly stands for
law and order. and persistently aids dis
order. 1t has spouted Vocferously for
the public schools and has posed as the
chief spokesman for the teachers, but IL
opposes the bonding, and 1T Vainly tried
10 place Its big brogans on the measure
that meant a little better wage Tor the
army of men and women whose llVeH-
hood Is made in instructlng the young.
1t shrieks, Build new schoolhouses and
"long live the teachers while the latter
with the parents, sadly ask, ION WHAT
That is the most remarkable series
of Misrepresentation and absolute
falsehoods that we have seen in the
News since the new and defensive de-
claration of the Mormon Conference
appeared IN It's columns. But all and
singular, the above allegations, insinua~
tions, suggestions, and charges are alb
a depravcd organ of any kind of a
church to bear false witness against its
neighbor such as this.
The Tribune is not opposing the
school bond issues. 1t has only called
for the presentation of substantial
reasons why. the bonds should be voted.
With a proper programme, public and
open, we are prepared to favor such
issue; but we don = want to Hgo it
blind or TO put great responsibilities
into incompetent hands.
With respect to the increased teachers
pay, we favored it, stipulatiug only
that the increased revenue should 90
to the teachers. Amy objection to this
must necessarily be for some side
scheme, and not for the teachers.
All and sundry, in substance and in
detail, the misrepresentation and the
abusive faschoods in the News s editor
ial are quite as easily disposed Of. The
Tribune has not favored the collection
of local improvement taxes "years in
advance of the work being DONE" but
tho reverse, it has thrown no sustaining
arm about misdeeds anywhere. but no
doubt if we should so do for the mis-
deeds of the priesthood, all else would
be forgiven, AS to the McWhirtcr case,
we have opposed the scandaIous and
criminal conspiracy which tho church
pulllltldHS nave entered )HJO with the
sheriff and county attorney, aud every
good citizen should dcnouuce il. AS TO
Sunday closing, we arc quite willing TO
follow tho precedcnts set by the church.
AS to robbng gambling joints, they arc
suppressed and we commend the sup !
preston. The Tribune is in favor of |
the impartial enforcement of the law. /
which the News is not. We believe i'm
and support the public schools, and The /
News sneers at them. And so the list /
is complete, the bubble of malice and
falsehood is pricked.
BY the way, what is the News Z posi.
ton on this school bond issue3 So far
it has not said yea or nay, unless
The foregoing editorial from its columns
its support of them apparently
IN the false assumption that Tho
Tribune is in opposition.