The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-15
BREWER PEOPLE ARE MAKING A
DIRTY CAMPAIGN.

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DIRTY CAMPAIGN
The Brewer people are making q
most peculiar campaign. with Charles
A. Smurthwaite as their leader MT
Smurthwalte was made chairman of
the Democratic city convention and,
in carefully prepared speech. ne pro
ceeded to make charges of dishonesty
and misconduct against the Repub-
lican candidate for mayor and his re-
marks were applauded by the Demo
cratic convention. which was attended
by Mr. Brewer. Since then Mr.
Brewer has not seen fit 10 repudiate
Mr.. Smurthwaite. and we take II that
he sanctions the campaign of yilifica-
ton Mr.. Smurtnwaite is making.
With that understanding. the Stand
ard feels al liberty TO retaliate in de-
Tense of the Republican party with all
the power at Its command. yet we
must confess there Is no desire on our
part to invade the private life OF the
Democratic nominee or bring into this
campaign anything beyond that which
directly bears on public affairs.
though Mr.. Smurthwaites latest at
tack in this mornings Examiner. re-
produced in another part of this issue.
has left us free. by reason OF Mr.
Smurthwaite's official recognition by
his party, TO strike blow for blow with
out stopping to inquire whether the
contest Is according TO the Chester
feldlan code of etiquette
Charles Smurthwaites head should
bc examined, likewise the heads OF
those who have pushed him forward
as their campaign yiliher and party
spokesman.
In his first attack on William Glas-
mann he made four unqualified state
ments, each one OF which was a wilful
Justification.
He said the former mayor inaugur-
ated tne policy OF flning gamblers and
prostitutes for revenue purpose. That
Is known by at least two.thirds of the
people of this community to be false
He said the former mayor saw that
all the advertising of the city was
given 10 the Standard BY insInua-
ton. that Is an untruth, and worse
still, It Is bearing false witness, for
the city advertising which the Stand
ard obtained was under a contract
made with the city during the Demo-
cratic administration preceding Glas-
mann's term Of office.
He said the extra compensation
voted the councilmen was started by
the former mayor That. on It's face,
is false. as the mayor would have
been involved in the prosecutions
were It true. as the prosecution was
conducted by bitter enemies
He said the former mayor made a
false and fictitious assignment OF the
Standard, That Is a palpable un-
truth, for the Standard was not the
property of VIM. GIasmann TO assign.
Now, TO add TO those four false ac-
cusatlons. Mr.. Smurthwaite Is out In
an open letter" of putrld mental out
pOurings that discloses him as a man
whose mind is surcharged with the
vile and the obscene,
CborIac S0o,,rpl,u-os,.
every rule of decency IL by so doing
he can provoke cheap applause and
make himself conspicuous. He is
even willing to be booted II the boot
will lift him high enough TO gain mo.
mcntary notoriety. On ono or two oc.
casions in the past he has invited
kicks which have Jared his whole
anatomy and sent him into retire.
ment for considerable periods and
evidently he is again presenting him.
self in excellent pofition to be once
more suddenly hoisted
In replying to Glasmanu's answer
10 Smurthwalte's four charges made
as chairman OF the Democratic city
convention. Smrrthwalte, instead OF
meeting the Issue fairly. sneaks away
from the challenge and hides under
the cheap cloak OF the courts. He
says
Invoke the courts to prove nv
charges in the Democratic convention
libelous,"
For the purposes of this campaign
that would suit Mr.. Smurthwaito as
tho courts could not possibly pass
upon the libel until months after The
election. and then Mr.. Smurthwaite
undoubtedly would plead that his ut
teranccs were made in the heat OF
political campaign and. at any rate.
were privileged because made
against candidate for Office whose
public and private life is open TO re-
view.
This last subterfuge of AIr. Smurth
waite Is characteristic of the man,
as he is keen enough 10 be crafty and
cunning, though absolutely lacking in
that manllpess which might PROMPT
an omen and fair cont trOVerev with IN